10 Comic Book Movies You Should Feel Guilty For Enjoying

8. Demon Knight (1995)

Based on the 1950's EC Comics series of the same name, HBO's horror anthology show Tales From The Crypt was a huge hit with genre fans when it premiered in 1989. From a voodoo-dabbling prostitute to a killer Santa Clause, the show offered fans something new and gruesome every week. It only made sense that they would eventually make the move to the big-screen. Their first film was appropriately titled Demon Knight. The plot is simple and sweet. A man named Frank Brayker (played by William Sadler) is on the run from the Collector (played by the hilariously over-the-top Billy Zane), a demon hell-bent on acquiring a mystical key that he possesses. With nowhere else to go, Brayker holds up in an old bed and breakfast along with a half of dozen other people. Under assault by a horde of demons, they must try to survive the night and keep the key from the Collector€™s hands. This film gets a lot of unnecessary flack thrown its way. Perhaps this is due to the fact that the film that followed it (a Dennis Miller starring vampire flick that shall not be named) came along and tarnished the Tales From The Crypt brand for all time. However, Demon Knight manages to deliver a fun, solidly-crafted supernatural horror flick that stands as one of the most underrated genre entries of the `90s. It has a great cast, genuinely impressive practical effects and sharply-drawn (though expectedly broad, given the genre) characters. It's a fast-paced, energetic ride that you shouldn't be ashamed to love.