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Darkness Falls: Leave Uwe Boll's Latest Video Game Adaptation Alone

By Mitch Krpata

Boston Phoenix | February 8, 2005

Alone in the Dark, the movie, has very little to do with Alone in the Dark, the game. But whereas the game drew on film noir and the faceless horrors of H.P. Lovecraft to create an ominous atmosphere, the movie seems primarily inspired by Boll's sense of self-satisfaction.

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Tags: Uwe Boll, Alone in the Dark

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