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
Conrad Hubbard Conrad Hubbard Conrad Hubbard is best known as a web designer and author for White Wolf, Inc.. Published material by Conrad Hubbard consists of contributions to more than 35 books which are classified as roleplaying game books, published by White Wolf Publishing and Sword & Sorcery Studios. Books which Conrad Hubbard has contributed to include: Books which Conrad Hubbard has helped with concept and design include: As a web designer for White Wolf, Conrad Hubbard led the production of a text-based online chat based role-playing game set in the World of Darkness, fictional New Bremen, Georgia. The New Bremen chat