It was on either HBO or CINEMAX i think it was 15-20 years ago i remember a detective run down like most of those movies there is a gargoyle type creature that does killing for it's master and one part of the movie has a guy who gets killed by tons of news papers circleing him and cutting him up till he dies please tell me someone knows this movie
Cast A Deadly Spell (1991)?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101550/
I second hellbilly's suggestion.
Ty so much i have been trying to remember that name for a very long time lol.