Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995, Rated R, 92 min. Directed by Ernest R. Dickerson. Starring William Sadler, Billy Zane, Jada Pinkett, Dick Miller, Brenda Bakke and CCH Pounder.
It’s the Cryptober Crossover at Austin’s last remaining single-screen cinema as Roxy Horror – the queen of screams, high priestess of sleaze, and host of the Roxy Horror Picture Show – teams up with the rapscallions behind Z-movie advocates One Man’s Trash. They’ll be Brundleflying together for a special screening of the 1995 spinoff from the classic HBO anthology creepfest inspired by EC Comics, Tales From the Crypt. Was it hot garbage, or just ahead of its time? Was a bald Billy Zane inspired casting for a soul-hunting demon, or a sign that Nineties Hollywood was out of control? Either way, the badass metal soundtrack – Pantera, Ministry, Sepultura, and more – made it legendary. Make sure to come back for the deliciously sleazy followup, Bordello of Blood, on Oct. 24. – Richard Whittaker Read a full review of Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight.
Past date: Thu., Oct. 17
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