Prince Of Darkness Trivia

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Victor Wong and Donald Pleasence

The credits list Martin Quatermass as the writer. This is actually a pseudonym used by John Carpenter, a homage to the Professor Quatermass character from the BBC TV series and films.

The american television version is slightly reedited, suggesting that all that takes place in the film is just a dream that Jameson Parker's having. This idea is reinforced by :-

• After the opening credits there is a shot of Parker's house from the outside (the theatrical version opens with a shot of Parker trying to perform a card trick).

• After Parker watches on TV a program reporting the discovery of a new supernova, the narration goes on talking about the death of a millionaire and the discovery of a religious book in his library.

• All mentions of the dead priest, a member of the Brotherhood of Sleep, are deleted

• There are new sequences inserted that show Parker sleeping/dreaming in his bed