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The Dark Tower (2017 film)

The Dark Tower is a 2017 American science fiction fantasy Western film directed by Nikolaj Arcel, starring Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Taylor, based on Stephen King's novel series.

The Dark Tower (comics)

The Dark Tower (comics) is a Marvel Comics series (2007–2017) adapting Stephen King's novels. It started as a prequel exploring the origins of Roland Deschain.

The Dark Tower (Lewis novel)

The Dark Tower (Lewis novel): unfinished C.S. Lewis science fiction fragment, apparent sequel to Out of the Silent Planet, published posthumously 1977 by Walter Hooper; features Ransom, MacPhee, a Chronoscope, and a disputed authorship controversy.

The Dark Tower (series)

The Dark Tower (series): Stephen King's eight-novel epic (1982-2012) following gunslinger Roland Deschain's quest for the Tower, the nexus of King's multiverse; also the basis of the 2017 film and Mike Flanagan's planned TV adaptation.

The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three

The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three is a 1987 dark fantasy-Western novel by Stephen King, where Roland draws Eddie Dean and Odetta Holmes out of New York.

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands is Stephen King's 1991 third Dark Tower novel, in which Roland's ka-tet reforms, crosses Mid-World's waste lands and Lud, and meets Blaine the Mono.

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass is Stephen King's 1997 fourth Dark Tower novel, published by Donald M. Grant and illustrated by Dave McKean. After Blaine the Mono, Roland's ka-tet reaches a superflu-ravaged Topeka, Kansas, and Roland recounts his youth in Hambry, his love Susan Delgado, and Maerlyn's Grapefruit.

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower V) is Stephen King's fifth Dark Tower novel, published November 4, 2003 by Donald M. Grant and Scribner, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, in which Roland's ka-tet defends Calla Bryn Sturgis from child-stealing Wolves.

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah

Song of Susannah (2004) is book six of Stephen King's Dark Tower series, split between Mia's 1999 New York pregnancy of Susannah and Roland and Eddie's 1977 Maine search for the author as character.

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower is Stephen King's 2004 novel, the seventh and final book of the Dark Tower series, published by Donald M. Grant/Scribner, illustrated by Michael Whelan, ending Roland Deschain's quest with a looping ending.

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (1982) is Stephen King's first Dark Tower novel, following Roland Deschain across Mid-World's Mohaine Desert chasing the man in black; serialized 1978-1981, revised in 2003.

The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole

The Wind Through the Keyhole (Dark Tower 4.5) is Stephen King's 2012 eighth Dark Tower novel, set between Wizard and Glass and Wolves of the Calla; a story-within-a-story about young Roland hunting a skin-man and the fairy tale of Tim Ross.

The Dark Valley

The Dark Valley (Das finstere Tal) is a 2014 Austrian-German Alpine western drama by Andreas Prochaska, adapted from Thomas Willmann's novel, starring Sam Riley as a vengeful stranger; it won eight Lolas and was Austria's 87th Academy Awards submission.

The Darkening Ecliptic

The Darkening Ecliptic is a 1944 collection of sixteen modernist poems written by James McAuley and Harold Stewart as a hoax under the invented poet Ern Malley.

The Darkest Hour (film)

The Darkest Hour (2011) is a Chris Gorak-directed alien-invasion sci-fi film starring Emile Hirsch, shot natively in 3D in Moscow, produced by Timur Bekmambetov, released by Summit Entertainment December 25, 2011, distinct from the 2017 Churchill film Darkest Hour.

The Darkest Minds

The Darkest Minds is a 2018 American science fiction film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, adapted from Alexandra Bracken's novel, starring Amandla Stenberg as Ruby Daly.

The Darkness (band)

The Darkness is a British hard rock band formed in Lowestoft in 2000 by Justin and Dan Hawkins. Their 2003 debut won three BRIT Awards.

The Darkness (TV series)

The Darkness is a 2024 six-episode Icelandic crime thriller directed by Lasse Hallström, adapted from Ragnar Jónasson's novel and starring Lena Olin as a Reykjavík detective on her final case.

The Darkness That Comes Before

The Darkness That Comes Before (2003) is R. Scott Bakker's debut, Book One of the Prince of Nothing trilogy, set on Eärwa two millennia after the First Apocalypse, following the Dûnyain philosopher-warrior Anasûrimbor Kellhus amid a gathering holy war.

The Darkroom of Damocles

The Darkroom of Damocles (De donkere kamer van Damokles) is a 1958 Dutch novel by Willem Frederik Hermans about resistance, identity, and an ambiguous double.

The Darling Buds of May (TV series)

The Darling Buds of May is a British comedy drama on ITV, adapted from H. E. Bates's 1958 novel and starring David Jason, Pam Ferris, and Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The Darlings

The Darlings are the fictional bluegrass-playing mountain family on The Andy Griffith Show (1963-1966), with Denver Pyle as Briscoe, Maggie Peterson as Charlene, and the real band The Dillards as the sons, in six matrimony-themed episodes.

The Dashed Lines

The Dashed Lines (As liñas descontinuas) is a 2025 Galician-language Spanish drama by Anxos Fazáns, her second feature, starring Mara Sánchez and Adam Prieto; premiered at Tallinn Black Nights 2025, Gijón screenplay winner.

The Dating Game

The Dating Game is the Chuck Barris-created ABC dating game show that premiered December 20, 1965, hosted by Jim Lange, in which a contestant questions three hidden bachelors and picks one for a show-paid date; it ran through 1973 with later syndicated revivals.

The Daughter of Sláva

The Daughter of Sláva (Slávy dcera) is a lyrical-epic poem by the Slovak poet Ján Kollár, first published in 1824 and expanded into 645 sonnets by 1852.

The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!

The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind! (Maou no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!!, 魔王の娘は優しすぎる!!) is a Yuuya Sakamoto comedy manga (Manga Park, 2019–2025, 7 volumes) about the demon king's overly kind daughter Du, adapted into a 2026 EMT Squared TV anime.

The Dave Clark Five

The Dave Clark Five (DC5), an English beat group from Tottenham formed in 1962, rivaled the Beatles in 1964 with 'Glad All Over', 15 consecutive US Top 40 singles, and Ed Sullivan appearances; inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008.

The David Letterman Show

The David Letterman Show, also known as the Letterman Show, was a live NBC weekday morning comedy-talk show hosted by David Letterman from June to October 1980, whose format fed Late Night.

The Dawn of the Black Hearts

The Dawn of the Black Hearts is a 1995 bootleg live album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, issued by Warmaster Records in Colombia. Recorded live in Sarpsborg, Norway, February 28, 1990, it is infamous for its cover: a post-mortem photograph of vocalist Dead taken by Euronymous, and it became one of metal's most bootlegged albums.

The Dawns Here Are Quiet (А зори здесь тихие)

The Dawns Here Are Quiet (А зори здесь тихие) is a 1972 two-part Soviet war drama by Stanislav Rostotsky, based on Boris Vasilyev's 1969 novella, about five young women anti-aircraft gunners fighting German saboteurs in 1941 Karelia; Oscar-nominated, Venice prize winner.