"Masters of Horror" (2005) TV series 2005-????

Creator:

Mick Garris

Seasons:

1 | 2

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Their wildest dreams are your worst nightmares

Plot:

Anchor Bay has amassed some of the greatest horror film writers and directors to bring to you the anthology series...

Plot Keywords:

Anthology | Stabbed In The Eye | Nudity | Severed Head | Severed Finger

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Juan Carlos Velis	...	Dude (2 episodes, 2006)
Karen Austin	...	Mom / ... (2 episodes, 2005)
J. Winston Carroll	...	General / ... (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Miho Ninagawa	...	Naomi Saito / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Anthony Harrison	...	Detective (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Diego Martinez-Tau	...	Actor / ... (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Angela Case	...	Bikini Girl / ... (2 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:TV-MA | Australia:R (DVD rating) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 | New Zealand:R18 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Trivia:

According to creator Mick Garris, the directors involved were given free reign as to what stories they told, however they wanted to tell them. But when Showtime came on board, they laid out a handful of rules. One was, there could be no full frontal male nudity. Another was, there could be no violence committed on a child by another child (but violence by adults on children or children on adults was fine).

Goofs:

Continuity: In "Jennifer", Frank rolls up his car window after swatting a fly, but when he gets out of the car moments later his window is down.

Quotes:

Walker: [first lines to a run over rattler] You're not done yet!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "America's Next Top Model: Interview 101 (#13.8)" (2009)

A mixed bag.

When I learned of this series, I was thrilled. I'm a big follower of some of the directors involved, such as Tobe Hooper, John Carpenter or Dario Argento, and the idea that they would be given freedom and resources to direct one-hour self-contained horror stories made me shiver with anticipation.

The results, however, are a mixed bag. Don't take me wrong, most of the directors involved seem to be in good shape, and the stories have potential, but the writing and the acting are, with some notable exceptions, just by the numbers.

Anyway, if you like horror you won't mind spending a few hours with the lesser episodes. They're still above average, and the series has enough hidden gems to keep you wanting more.

My favorite episodes were, in no particular order: "Incident on and off a road mountain" (Don Coscarelli), "Cigarette Burns" (John Carpenter), "Deer Woman" (John Landis)and "Sick Girl", directed by Lucky McKee.

I just heard the series has been renewed for another season. All I can say is that I will keep watching it.