Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995

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6.834 / 10   454 vote(s)
R
Horror Comedy Thriller

Ex-soldier Frank Brayker is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil; the sinister Collector is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where — with the help of its residents — he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.

Release Date 1995-01-13
Runtime 1h 32m
Directors Ernest R. Dickerson, Rick Bota, Leigh Webb, Shane Dixon, Eric Jones, Christopher Faloona
Producers Gilbert Adler, A L Katz, Richard Edlund, Alexander B. Collett, Dan Cracchiolo, Wendy Wanderman, Scott Nimerfro, Richard Donner, David Giler, Walter Hill, Joel Silver, Robert Zemeckis, Hermes Pan
Writers Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Mark Bishop

Yeeeeeeaaaaaaah booooyyyyyyy.

I have very fond memories of Demon Knight from the days of the active horror community on Tumblr. I don't know if this is "good", but must a movie be "good"? Can we not simply have BIlly Zane wearing sunglasses in the dark, commanding his squad of practical effect demon puppets, and call it a day?

Sidenote: I know this is a Tales from the Crypt movie, but I would happily have given up the Cryptkeeper bookends for 5 more minutes of the actually story, silly as it is.

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.

Gimly