Alone in the Dark is a 2005 English-language Action Horror movie written by Elan Mastai, Michael Roesch and Peter Scheerer. The movie is directed by Uwe Boll and produced by Uwe Boll, Wolfgang Herold and Shawn Williamson under the banner of Boll KG Entertainment in collaboration with Herold Productions, Brightlight Pictures and Infogrames Entertainment. Edward Carnby, detective of the paranormal, unexplained and supernatural, investigates a mystery with clues leading to Shadow Island that brings him face to face with bizarre horrors that prove both psychologically disturbing and lethal, as he discovers that evil demons worshiped by an ancient culture called the Abskani are planning on coming back to life in the 21st century to once again take over the world. Alone in the dark stars Christian Slater in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Tara Reid, Stephen Dorff, Frank C. Turner, Matthew Walker, Will Sanderson and Mark Acheson. The movie is based on Alone in the Dark by Infogrames. The music was composed by Reinhard Besser along with Oliver Lieb, Bernd Wendlandt and Peter Zweier. Cinematography was done by Mathias Neumann and editing by Richard Schwadel. The motion picture has a running time of 96 minutes. It was released on 28th January 2005. The Film was successful at box office. Alone in the Dark was made on a budget of $20 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $40 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Odeon Films. Edward Carnby, detective of the paranormal, unexplained and supernatural, investigates a mystery with clues leading to Shadow Island that brings him face to face with bizarre horrors that prove both psychologically disturbing and lethal, as he discovers that evil demons worshiped by an ancient culture called the Abskani are planning on coming back to life in the 21st century to once again take over the world.