Description:When Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers undeWhen Thad Beaumont was a child, he had an operation to remove a tumour from his brain. during the operation, it was discovered that far from being a tumor, the growth was a twin brother of Thad's that never developed. Years later, Thad is a successful author, writing his serious books under his own name, and his pulp money-makers under the pseudonym "George Stark". When blackmailed by someone who has discovered his secret, Thad publicly "buries" George Stark. From that point on, Thad increasingly becomes the prime suspect in a series of gruesome murders.... (more)(less)
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Watched October 25th - Amazon Streaming -
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"Most of us keep that inner-being hidden away, locked up, a fiction writer doesn't have to do that - he doesn't have to hide it, he doesn't have to keep it from anything, he can let it out, bring it out into the open. let it live, let it breathe - hell, he can let it party, give it the car keys and let it ride." - Thad Beaumont
The Dark Half is another collaboration between Stephen King and George A. Romero, and as with Creepshow, they "
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Directed by horror master George Romero, the oft-overlooked The Dark Half predates similar films The Number 23 and King's own Secret Window. It revolves around an author whose pseudonym develops a mind of his own and seeks to kill anyone he feels is responsible for his "death."
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