Alone in the Dark is an 2005 CanadianGermanAmerican science fiction action horror film, loosely based on the fourth installment of Infogrames video game series of the same name. Directed by Uwe Boll, the film stars Christian Slater as supernatural detective Edward Carnby, Tara Reid as the scientist assisting him, and Stephen Dorff as the government operative who joins forces with them.
Edward Carnby Slater is a detective who specializes in the occult amp other paranormal subjects. He was apparently the subject of strange experiments when he was a child, leaving him with heightened abilities as well as a sixth sense that allows him to sense the paranormal. Throughout the film, we also learn that Carnby used to work for Bureau 713, a secret government organization that seeks to protect the world from paranormal dangers.In his spare time, Carnby investigates the disappearance of the Abkani, an ancient Mayanlike civilization that worshipped demonic creatures from another dimension. Central to the plot are several artifacts unearthed in 1967 and now on display at the citys Museum of Natural History, at which Carnbys exgirlfriend Aline Reid is the assistant curator. While working on a missingchild case, Carnby soon finds himself investigating the very scientist who conducted experiments on him as a child. He also finds himself working with Aline and former protg now rival Commander Burke, his replacement at Bureau 713, to stop an invasion of the Alienlike demonic creatures who are pouring through a portal opened by the Abkani artifacts. ........
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