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The Dark Side of the Moon

1990 · 91 min

A claustrophobic, eerie space horror that slowly tightens its grip as isolation and dread mount.

Directed by
D.J. Webster
Genres
Horror, Action, Thriller
Tagline
Beyond Rescue ... Beyond Reason ... Beyond Salvation
Overview
It is the year 2022. A mysterious systems failure causes the crew of a spaceship to be stranded on the dark side of the moon, while rapidly running out of fuel and oxygen. They are surprised to discover a NASA space shuttle floating in space, and board it in the hope of salvaging some supplies. One by one, the crew is possessed and killed, and it is up to Paxton Warner to find the links between the dark side of the moon, the Bermuda Triangle, and the Devil himself.

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Directed by
D.J. Webster
Genres
Horror, Action, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • faith
  • death
  • fate
Places
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror7
Humour1
Realism5
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, action, thriller, science fiction
Directed by
D.J. Webster
Written by
Carey Hayes, Chad Hayes
Starring
Will Bledsoe, Robert Sampson, Joe Turkel, Camilla More, Wendy MacDonald, Alan Blumenfeld, Ken Lesco, John Diehl
Music
Mark Ryder
Cinematography
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Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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