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Tony Peake was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1951, to English parents.His father, Bladon Peake (1902–1972), was a theatre and film director. Peake was educated at Waterkloof House Preparatory School in Pretoria, St. Martin's School in Johannesburg and at Rhodes University in Makhanda (formerly known as Grahamstown), where he read History and English, graduating with a BA (Hons ...
The Dungeonmaster (originally Ragewar: The Challenges of Excalibrate and Digital Knights) is a 1984 American anthology fantasy film produced by Charles Band, and is split up into seven distinct story segments, each written and directed by a different person: Dave Allen, Band, John Carl Buechler, Steven Ford, Peter Manoogian, Ted Nicolaou and Rosemarie Turko. [2]
Daemon is a 1985 British horror film about a young man who is possessed by a demon. It was written and directed by Colin Finbow and starred Susannah York, Bert Parnaby and Arnaud Morell. It is a ghost story set in suburbia. The film was produced by the Children's Film Unit, which made films aimed at young audiences. [1]
Gormenghast is a four-episode television series based on the first two novels of the Gothic fantasy Gormenghast series by Mervyn Peake. It was produced and broadcast by the BBC . First broadcast in June 2000, the series was designed for an early evening time-slot in much the same vein as the earlier adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia .
This film was followed by Puppet Master vs. Demonic Toys in 2004 with alternate designs for the toys, which initially aired on Syfy. In 2010, a direct sequel to the first film titled Demonic Toys: Personal Demons was released, which ignores the events in Dollman vs. Demonic Toys. Although the UK DVD inlay refers to the events.
It features Ken Stott and Maxine Peake as the title characters, and Alex Jennings as John. Written by Richard Cottan, directed by Richard Laxton and produced by Simon Heath, it was made by World Productions for the BBC. [1] The drama's first broadcast was watched by 709,000 viewers, making it the most watched programme on BBC Four that week. [2]
A reviewer for TV Guide gave the film two out of five stars, calling it "lame", stating that the film was "of interest only to Cameron Mitchell devotees". [15] J. A. Kerswell of Hysteria Lives! awarded the film two-and-a-half out of five stars, writing, "The Demon succeeds in being downright freaky. It's not a good film by any means ...
Steerpike nearly loses his own life in the process, but uses this to his advantage, claiming that the jump into the moat was a desperate attempt to save his master from the fire. The incident, however, leaves Steerpike permanently scarred; his face now red and blotched.