Editing Demon Knight (section)

==Reception==
[[Rotten Tomatoes]], a review aggregator, reports that 44% of 39 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4.6/10. The consensus summarizes: "The usual pulp delights of ''Tales from the Crypt'' are too few and far between in ''Demon Knight'' -- a disappointingly slack and by the numbers siege flick."<ref name=RT/> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' wrote that it is "neither funny enough nor scary enough to be fully satisfying as either a shocker or a spoof".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/film/reviews/demon-knight-1200440445/|title=Review: 'Demon Knight'|author=<!-- Staff -->|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|year=1995|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> [[Stephen Holden]] of ''[[the New York Times]]'' wrote that it half-succeeds at being chilling and funny.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=990CE6DC163EF930A25752C0A963958260|title=Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight (1994)|last=Holden|first=Stephen|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1995-01-13|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> David Kronke of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "a direct-to-video affair" that was given a theatrical release based on the strength of the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-13-ca-19399-story.html|title=MOVIE REVIEW: 'Demon Knight': 'Crypt' Offers a Silly, Gory Tale|last=Konke|first=David|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=1995-01-13|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> [[Owen Gleiberman]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' rated it D+ and wrote: "Is there anything more dispiriting than trash that flaunts its lack of conviction?"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1995/01/27/tales-crypt-presents-demon-knight|title=Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=1995-01-27|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> Walter V. Addiego of the ''[[San Francisco Examiner]]'' called it "a slime-and-gore fest that offers little but a few outrageous sick jokes and the chance to make a mental list of all the horror movies from which it borrows".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Demon-Knight-should-be-buried-3160026.php|title=Demon Knight' should be buried|last=Addiego|first=Walter V.|work=[[San Francisco Examiner]]|date=1995-01-13|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> Edward Guthmann of the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' wrote that, though the film is dull and slow-paced, he was overall positive to the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Grisly-Thriller-A-Grossout-for-Boys-3049100.php|title=Grisly Thriller A Grossout for Boys|last=Guthmann|first=Edward|work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|date=1995-01-13|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref> In a retrospective, Chris Eggertsen of [[Bloody Disgusting]] called it "one of the most underrated genre entries of the '90s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/24306/time-to-revisit-tales-from-the-crypt-demon-knight/|title=Time to Revisit... 'Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight'|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=2011-04-26|access-date=2015-06-08}}</ref>

Later Ernest Dickerson said:<blockquote>"I've always enjoyed ''Demon Knight''. I love horror films, and I had a lot of fun creating a horror mythology. It was a great cast. I was also happy to do the first film where an African-American woman saves the world. That was a good project to be involved with".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chicagoreader.com/blogs/an-interview-with-cinematographer-turned-director-ernest-dickerson/ | title=An interview with cinematographer turned director Ernest Dickerson | date=June 22, 2018}}</ref></blockquote>