from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series The Fair-Haired Child (2005) Directed by: William Malone Written by: Matt Greenberg Starring: Lindsay Pulsipher, Jesse Hadock, William Samples, Lori Petty PLOT A warlock couple abduct a young teenage girl to sacrifice her to a mysterious and evil entity as an offering to resurrect their long-dead boy. (from IMDb)
Cigarette Burns (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Cigarette Burns (2005) Directed by: John Carpenter Written by: Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan Starring: Norman Reedus, Udo Kier, Christopher Redman, Chris Gauthier, Zara Taylor PLOT In this episode, Jimmy Sweetman ventures out to locate a rare film print called “La Fin Absolue du Monde”. The film once shown
‘Deer Woman’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Deer Woman (2005) Directed by: John Landis Written by: Max Landis and John Landis. Starring: Brian Benben, Cinthia Moura, Sonja Bennett, Anthony Griffith, Lisa Marie Caruk, Ben Cotton PLOT In this horror comedy, a set of peculiar murders leads skeptical detective Dwight Faraday to suspect that an ancient Native
‘Homecoming’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Homecoming (2005) Directed by: Joe Dante Written by Mick Garris and Sam Hamm. Based on the short story “Death & Suffrage” by Dale Bailey Starring: Jon Tenney, Thea Gill, Robert Picardo, Beverly Breuer, Terry David Mulligan, J.W. Carroll PLOT During the campaign for the reelection of the President of
‘Chocolate’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Chocolate (2005) Written and Directed by: Mick Garris Starring: Henry Thomas, Matt Frewer, Leah Graham, Stacy Grant, Lucie Laurier PLOT A man named Jamie (Henry Thomas) who works in a food laboratory (of a company eats a sample of the chocolate produced but – this doesn’t happen in the
‘Jenifer’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Directed by: Dario Argento Starring: Steven Weber, Carrie Fleming PLOT Police officer Frank saves a young girl’s life only to find out that no good deed goes unpunished, for Jenifer is not a little girl in need of protection. (from tv.com) Quickie Review Horror generally gets a bad rap
‘Dance of the Dead’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Directed by: Tobe Hooper Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jessica Lowndes, Robert Englund, Melena Ronnis, Marilyn Norry PLOT This story revolves around a post-apocalyptic town where re-animated corpses of friends and enemies dance on stage for the few people who survived a nuclear holocaust. Peggy, a naïve girl, learns of the
‘Dreams in the Witch House’ (2005)
from Showtime’s “Masters of Horror” series Directed by: Stuart Gordon Starring: Ezra Godden, Campbell Lane, Jay Brazeau, Chelah Horsdal PLOT Walter Gilman, a college student, rents a loft in a building in the New England town of Arkham. While studying inter dimensional string theory at college he is haunted by nightmares of a 17th-century witch
‘Incident On and Off a Mountain Road’ (2005)
Showtime’s Master of Horrors series was one of my favorite quick horror fixes when I didn’t have time to watch a whole movie. It ran for two seasons before the plug was pulled on it for a variety of reasons – depending on who you listen to. Some of it was really good. Some of