The blooms are so dark purple they look black. Add some high drama to your spring garden with this flower. The mere darkness of the petals will stand out against their brighter siblings.

But at some point during the Skeksi invasion, a shard from the crystal broke off. A perverted version of it, now dark purple, gives the Skeksis their life and power. This, of course, is the ...

In the meantime, the original 1982 movie is available on Netflix right now. Using a black & white workprint of The Dark Crystal that Jim Henson and Frank Oz wanted to release, YouTube user scoodidabop ...

Since then, the Skeksis have ruled Thra from the imposing Castle of the Crystal, where they kept the powerful, purple Dark Crystal in the Sacred Chamber. The Mystics moved far away, but maintained ...