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

User Rating:

7.8/10   

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 3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

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)
Juan Carlos Velis	...	Dude (2 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Country:

Canada | USA | Japan

Language:

English

Color:

Color

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

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Trivia:

This show was fully financed even before Showtime came along. Originally the episodes were just going to be released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment.

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:

Stacia: The only question is which one of you is the bigger psycho?

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Fear Itself" (2008)

Dreams in the Witch House

Okay, so I'm a Lovecraft freak, so what? There's lots of us out there....lurking. Okay, I'll add the Clive Barker episode, too (Haekler's Tale). Well, I personally thought that one was really Lovecraftian, too. Okay, first, Dreams in the Witch House. Not too bad. Pretty typical Stuart Gordon (particularly with changing most of the story). The main character, Ezra Godden seems to be able to hold his own in the acting arena, so I imagine die-hard Combs fans won't die outright. It worked. Since that was such a short story, it all fit into the alloted episode time, without leaving out too much. Overall, it was a pretty good adaption, so all you Lovecraft fans won't be disappointed.

Now, Onto Haekler's Tale. The HPL influence is really strong in some modern writer's material. This is no exception to the rule. The setting was done really well, and the mood, nice and evil.

It's to bad this series was canceled. It was very good for a horror series and there was plenty of good episodes.

It's too bad so many people prefer "Loser TV" (aka reality shows). Get a life, losers! TV is to entertain people, not point and laugh at the misfortune of others. I don't know about the rest of you out there, but I for one and very sick of seeing the EXACT SAME THING with different names clogging up channel after channel.

And, yes, this is relevant. Good shows get canceled, because everyone seems to want 5 different versions of American Idol.