---
title: "One Dark Night"
year: 1982
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/one-dark-night-1982"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 37935
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 94
community_rating: 5.4
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "PG"
---

# One Dark Night (1982) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/one-dark-night-1982

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

One Dark Night is a film first released in 1982. Catalogued under Horror. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A young woman faces a horrifying night in a crypt during an initiation rite."

### Why Watch
- Features a unique premise involving telekinetic power in death
- Provides classic 1980s horror atmosphere

### Caveats & Content Note
- Involves a terrifying and deadly overnight initiation
- Contains horrifying scenes inside a crypt
- Tone & Suitability: This film contains horrific scenes and a supernatural horror tone.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: horror, suspense, supernatural, creepy

## Streaming Availability Matrix

Direct streaming licensing updates dynamically. Consult the live tracking interface at https://www.archytele.com/show/one-dark-night-1982#watch.

## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Tom McLoughlin

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Meg Tilly** as *Julie Wells*
- **Melissa Newman** as *Olivia McKenna*
- **Robin Evans** as *Carol Mason*
- **Leslie Speights** as *Kitty*
- **Donald Hotton** as *Samuel Dockstader*
- **Adam West** as *Allan McKenna*
- **E. G. Daily** as *Leslie Winslow*
- **David Mason Daniels** as *Steve Breaker*
- **Kevin Peter Hall** as *Eddie*
- **Leo Gorcey Jr.** as *Barlow*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: When was One Dark Night released?
The film was released in the United States in February 1983.

### Q: Who is the strange man who dies in the film?
His name is Karl Rhamarevich.

### Q: What power does Karl Rhamarevich discover?
He discovers a way to become even more powerful in death through telekinesis.

### Q: Why is Julie in the crypt?
She is there to spend the night as part of an initiation rite.

### Q: Who supervises Julie during the initiation?
She is supervised by two other girls.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [One Dark Night — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/37935)

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