Rotten
Pic is neither funny enough nor scary enough to be fully satisfying as either a shocker or a spoof.
Variety Staff, Variety
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Ready for your deadtime story?
1995 · 1h 33m · R
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Ernest R. Dickerson
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Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Ernest R. Dickerson Director
- Billy Zane as The Collector
- William Sadler as Frank Brayker
- Jada Pinkett Smith as Jeryline
- CCH Pounder as Irene
- Brenda Bakke as Cordelia
- John Kassir as Crypt Keeper
- Dick Miller as Uncle Willy
- Thomas Haden Church as Roach
- John Schuck as Sheriff Tupper
- Gary Farmer as Deputy Bob Martel
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Between scenes of splattering gore in which severed heads literally roll across the floor, the movie has a good time spoofing itself and a gallery of mostly sleazy characters who confront a crew of blood-thirsty demons.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Next time out, let's hope it involves a story that can stand on its own, without having to be propped up by the Crypt Keeper's silly patter.
David Kronke, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The movie isn't particularly well-paced, and I found it dull.
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten
Good entertainment stretched to three times its natural length is rarely three times better, but bad entertainment dragged out that long will typically be three times worse.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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