Kurtz (Heart of Darkness) circumstances and remote settings to assert power over others. It is widely believed that Conrad drew influence from these characters, as well as Stevenson's plot lines, when writing "Heart of Darkness". In the 1958 loose adaptation for the CBS television anthology series "Playhouse 90" Kurtz was played by Boris Karloff. This version uses the encounter between Marlow and Kurtz as its final act, and adds a backstory in which Marlow had been Kurtz's adopted son. Francis Ford Coppola's acclaimed Vietnam War film "Apocalypse Now" (1979) centers on the protagonist's mission to find and kill the renegade Colonel Kurtz (played by
The Whisperer in Darkness (film) Rotten Tomatoes. On the Internet Movie Database it has 6.7 out of 10 stars. John J. Puccio of "Movie Metropolis" said "The atmospherics are in place, and the filmmakers catch the essence of Lovecraft's expansive horror with efficiency. The film is entertaining without attaining greatness." Andrew O'Hehir of Salon.com said "'Whisperer in Darkness' has a chiller-diller conclusion and some moments of real terror." "The Whisperer in Darkness" was nominated at Oaxaca Film Fest. The Whisperer in Darkness (film) The Whisperer in Darkness is a 2011 independent film based on the H. P. Lovecraft short story of the same name, directed