Prince Of Darkness. 1987.
When the guardian priest of an abandoned church in Los Angeles dies, Donald Pleasance finds a diary and a key, opens the door of the basement and finds a cylinder with a gruesome green fluid. The priest contacts Victor Wong in the local university and he invites a team of students to research the findings and translate manuscripts. The group discovers that the liquid is the essence of evil, actually Satan's remains, and has been kept locked in the church for centuries.
One of John Carpenter's underrated movies that was made independently due to studio problems with Big Trouble In Little China. The film isn't fast paced, but it's not slow either, gradually building tension to the very end that's peppered with a mild scares throughout to assist. There are enough twists and turns to maintain an edge to the very end, with one final twist. The movie's entirely different concept of Good and Evil is developed in a very unique and unusual manner, while maintaining excellent credibility. Visual and Special effects along with the stunt work are done quite well, surprisingly so given the film's budget.
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