Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

With impressive heroics, creepy villains, and the best popping eyeballs since Evil Dead II, the movie is relentlessly moral, cartoonishly violent, and consistently fun. Read full review

Good-humored gore, ably directed by Ernest Dickerson (JUICE), formerly Spike Lee's cinematographer. Read full review

It's trashy to the bone, but director Ernest Dickerson targets just the right tone for tension and comic relief, and keeps the whole thing rolling in Grand Guignol style. It may be disposable, but "Demon Knight" is never boring. It's consistently hilarious and just outrageous enough to make Gaines spin happily in his grave. [13 Jan 1995, p.H26]

Zane is an absolute blast, whether doing a little dance or trying to steal his way into each character's soul, he's having too much fun. Read full review

Gruesome, garish and smutty in a very juvenile way, Knight - the first of a promised trilogy - nonetheless is often frightfully engaging, thanks to a game group of performers and visually electric direction from Ernest Dickerson (Juice). [13 Jan 1995, p.4D]

It's not classic horror, but it'll do. [13 Jan 1995, p.18]