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Masters of Horror (2005)



Date added to database: 10/29/2005
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Releases (30)
Reviews (2)
News Items (34)
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Show Categories: Horror

Releases for Masters of Horror (Top)

Season Releases
Season 1 Limited Edition Mausoleum Set buy
Season 1, Volume 1 (Blu-ray) buy
Season 1, Volume 1 buy
Season 1, Volume 2 (Blu-ray) buy
Season 1, Volume 2 buy
Season 1, Volume 3 (Blu-ray) buy
Season 1, Volume 4 (Blu-ray) buy
Season 2 Limited Edition Skull Set buy

Individual Episode Releases
Cigarette Burns (John Carpenter) buy
Deer Woman (John Landis) buy
Deer Woman / Sick Girl buy
Dream Cruise (Norio Tsuruta) buy
Dreams In The Witch House (Stuart Gordon) buy
Dreams In The Witch House / Cigarette Burns buy
Fair Haired Child (William Malone) buy
Family (John Landis) buy
Homecoming (Joe Dante) buy
Imprint (Takashi Miike) buy
Jenifer (Dario Argento) buy
Pelts (Dario Argento) buy
Pro-Life (John Carpenter) buy
Right To Die (Rob Schmidt) buy
Sick Girl (Lucky Mckee) buy
Sounds Like (Brad Anderson) buy
The Damned Thing (Tobe Hooper) buy
The Screwfly Solution (Joe Dante) buy
The V Word (Ernest Dickerson) buy
The Washingtonians (Peter Medak) buy
Valerie On The Stairs (Mick Garris ) buy
We All Scream For Ice Cream (Tom Holland) buy



Reviews for Masters of Horror (Top)
Cigarette Burns (John Carpenter) - Template for near-perfection (3/24/2006)
Ratings:
Video:   9/10
Audio:   9/10
Extras:   9/10

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Summary of "Cigarette Burns (John Carpenter) - Template for near-perfection":
Anchor Bay seems to have a template for these releases, and while "template" makes it sound negative, but that couldn't be further from the truth. They did a hell of a job with "Dreams in the Witch-House," and "Cigarette Burns" is just as good. The only material missing from this release is the storyboards, but there's an extra commentary track to make up for it; it also adds another hour of material to the disc. If the template they're using is near-perfection then why not go with it?

I didn't like this episode as much as "Dreams in the Witch-House." I didn't find it scary, and I thought the concept was a bit cheesy. A film that makes people go crazy and kill people... I could understand it if Andy Milonakis was starring in it (see my review of that horrible, horrible show). The whole concept seemed a bit silly to me, and I wasn't as involved in the episode as I was with "Witch-House." Even Carpenter mocked the concept in his commentary.

While I didn't like the episode, I loved the DVD. That may make you go "Huh?" but it's true. The bonus materials on this single disc are incredible, and they put many multi-disc season sets to shame (probably 75% of them). Anchor Bay has done an amazing job with this release, just as they did with "Witch-House," and I can't wait for the next round to be released. (read entire review)

Dreams In The Witch House (Stuart Gordon) - Umm....awesome! (3/02/2006)
Ratings:
Video:   9/10
Audio:   10/10
Extras:   9/10

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Summary of "Dreams In The Witch House (Stuart Gordon) - Umm....awesome!":
Wow, wow, wow! Fans were upset when the release was announced as individual volumes, but I think people will quickly grow to love these discs. It may be hard to swallow spending over $100 for the season, but just look at this disc. They couldn't afford to put this together for the regular set price of $60, so they broke them up and crammed them full of extras. They're also giving fans a choice; you can collect the entire series (released over 2006), or you can pick and choose the directors and episodes you want, knowing that you'll get a ton of material on your favorite episode(s).

I'm extremely impressed with the extras on this disc; there isn't a fluff piece anywhere! The commentary was great, the featurettes were informative, and did more than just scratch the surface, the biography was more than I was expecting, and they included both the screenplay and the short story that the episode was based on. The episode is just over 50 mins long, but there's over 3 hours of bonus material on the disc! I think this is the highest mark I've given in a review, and certainly the highest for a single-disc release. If they had included deleted scenes or outtakes then it would have received a perfect 10/10 score. Gordon mentioned there was some stuff cut in the commentary track; it should have been included. I should also mention that all the bonus material is anamorphic widescreen; slick!

I liked the episode, but I loved this disc. Anchor Bay has created a near-perfect release with this disc, and they've done things that wouldn't have been possible to do with a season set priced at $60. The series has already been picked up for a second season, so plan on buying more DVDs in the future.

I also want to take this opportunity to criticize the people at Showtime for blocking people outside the US from accessing their website. This is a foolish move, especially since Showtime shows can be seen around the world on various networks that license them. We have lots, and lots of Showtime shows in Canada, so why the hell can't I access their website? Idiots! (read entire review)

Masters of Horror News (Top)
5/23/2008 Nice Hi-Res Pics - Inside & Out - of the SKULL-Shaped 'Box' for Season 2!! ***UPDATED: Even MORE Pics, Including Rear Art with Extras!***
Early this month we had the heads-up about Anchor Bay's Masters of Horror - Season 2 Limited Edition Skull Set DVD package, complete with "in the skull" packaging for the discs. We had links at the time... (read entire news item)

5/07/2008 Anchor Bay's Official Press Release for Masters of Horror - Season 2 Limited Edition Skull Set
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Heads Up for the Ultimate Box Set! ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT UNVEILS THE MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO BOX SET Limited Edition 'Skull' Packaging Contains All 13 Terrifying... (read entire news item)

5/02/2008 Season 2 Box Set Date Scheduled, Elaborate 'Skull' Package Planned
All throughout 2007, the individual episodes of Showtime's Masters of Horror saw separate releases on DVD, but now Anchor Bay Entertainment is planning to put together a Season 2 box set with all the... (read entire news item)

10/29/2007 Hi-Res Front & Rear Box Art For The V Word and for Blu-ray Season 1, Vol. 4
December 11th sees the release of Masters of Horror - The V Word on DVD (we recently had the official press release for that title) and of Masters of Horror - Season 1, Volume 4 on Blu-ray Disc. Over... (read entire news item)

10/19/2007 A Date, a Box and a Press Release
We've got a bit of catching-up to do with different news tidbits for various Masters of Horror releases. First of all, we've seen some confusion out there concerning the release date for Masters of Horror... (read entire news item)

10/07/2007 Cover Art & Press Release for MoH Episode from Ringu O Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From the Director of Ringu O and Premonition MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO WEIGHS ANCHOR WITH NORIO TSURUTA'S "DREAM CRUISE" Sailing Into Terror November 13th on DVD BURBANK,... (read entire news item)

9/02/2007 Set Sail with another 2nd Season Horror-ful DVD
Starz/Anchor Bay has announced that Masters of Horror - Dream Cruise, directed by Norio Tsuruta, will come to DVD on November 13th. Cost is $14.98 SRP, but you can order it from Amazon for an $11.19... (read entire news item)

8/20/2007 Get Graphical: DVD & Blu-ray Box Art for 4 Upcoming Releases, Including Tobe Hooper's 'The Damned Thing'
With Halloween on the way, just a bit over two months from now, let's celebrate early with a ton of box art for a real spooky series: Showtime's Masters of Horror. We've got hi-res front and rear artwork... (read entire news item)

8/06/2007 Larger Art For First 2 Masters of Horror Blu-ray Discs
In mid-July we had the first details of the Blu-ray Disc launch of Masters of Horror's first season. As we told you at the time, Starz/Anchor Bay is breaking that season up into 4 separate Blu-ray releases,... (read entire news item)

7/31/2007 Various Package Pictures for Upcoming Masters of Horror DVDs
"A picture's worth a thousand scares"; that's what we always say. Starz/Anchor Bay has released several pictures of upcoming DVD releases for Masters of Horror. Below is the front and rear box art for... (read entire news item)

7/22/2007 Two new Masters of Horror titles announced
From Possessed Ears to Wooden Teeth Seeped in Human Blood... BRAD ANDERSON'S "SOUNDS LIKE" AND PETER MEDAK'S "THE WASHINGTONIANS" LATEST MASTERS OF HORROR RELEASES FROM ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT The... (read entire news item)

7/16/2007 Starz/Anchor Bay Preps 4 Volumes on Blu-ray! Dates, Cost, Box Art
A few weeks ago we passed along word from Starz Home Entertainment President Bill Clark, that the first season of Masters of Horror would come to the Blu-ray Disc format before the end of this year. ... (read entire news item)

6/29/2007 Press Release & Final Art for Season 1 Limited Edition Mausoleum Set
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thirteen Legendary Directors - Thirteen Shocking Excursions Into the Heart of Horror - The Ground-Breaking, Award-Winning Series That Redefined Terror Is Available as a... (read entire news item)

6/23/2007 Press Release & Hi-Res Art for Valerie on the Stairs & Scream for Ice Cream
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Prepare to double your fears! ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT SPREADS FEAR WITH MASTERS OF HORROR - MICK GARRIS' "VALERIE ON THE STAIRS" AND TOM HOLLAND'S "WE ALL SCREAM FOR... (read entire news item)

6/21/2007 Wow! Cool 'Crypt' Package For Long-Awaited Masters of Horror - Season 1 Box Set
Yesterday we had a lengthy report about Masters of Horror. We reported about several upcoming single-episode releases from the second season, and we've got cover art at the very bottom for The Black... (read entire news item)

6/20/2007 Dates for Remaining Season 2 DVDs, & Box Set for 1st Season on DVD & Blu-ray
Starz Entertainment, formerly known as Anchor Bay, has been releasing single-episode Masters of Horror DVDs this year, at the rate of one per month, to get the second season covered in the same fashion... (read entire news item)

12/17/2006 'Pelts' art, 'Family' moved
We've been notified that "Family," directed by John Landis, has been moved to mid-April. It was initially scheduled for February 6, the same day "Pelts" is coming. Anchor Bay has decided to release one... (read entire news item)

12/09/2006 Anchor Bay ships 1 million copies
ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT SHIPS OVER ONE MILLION UNITS OF MASTERS OF HORROR DVD SERIES Season One DVD Releases Culminate with William Malone's Fair Haired Child" on December 12th BURBANK, CA - Anchor... (read entire news item)

12/03/2006 Season 2 starts rolling out
Anchor Bay hasn't officially announced these yet, but Amazon.com is listing the first volumes from the second season of Masters of Horror. Both "Family" (directed by John Landis) and "Pelts" (directed... (read entire news item)

8/09/2006 Masters of Horror update
Alright, here's some updated MoH news that we've been meaning to post for awhile. Dario Argento - Jenifer will be released on August 15: Steven Weber of THE SHINING, THE STAND and DESPERATION stars... (read entire news item)

5/22/2006 August Releases Revealed (While Anchor Bay's Parent Company Gets Bought)
Online retailer listings such as those at BestBuy.com (linked below) are showing the August slate from Anchor Bay for Masters of Horror. So it looks like Anchor Bay's release schedule is still on track,... (read entire news item)

5/07/2006 Box Art For Dante & Cohen Releases, Possible Early Artwork For Miike Release
This past week's issue of Home Media Retailing trade magazine had an advertisement in it for Masters of Horror on DVD, and it contained the first pics we've seen of the July 18th releases from Anchor... (read entire news item)

4/22/2006 Cover Art and Extras for Deer Woman and Sick Girl (June DVDs)
As we've reported, the June Masters of Horror DVD releases are: June 27th ($16.98 SRP) Masters of Horror - John Landis: Deer Woman (Ep. # 7) ($16.98 SRP) Masters of Horror - Lucky McKee: Sick Girl... (read entire news item)

4/07/2006 July Horrors Officially Listed
Mega-online-retailer Amazon.com has posted their listings for the July releases of Anchor Bay's Masters of Horror DVDs. Here's the info on that below. Stay tuned for more details and cover art, when... (read entire news item)

4/03/2006 Rear Cover Art For Garris & Coscarelli DVDs
We've now gotten in the rear box art for the following Masters of Horror Releases: May 9th ($16.98 SRP) Masters of Horror - Mick Garris: Chocolate (Ep. # 5) ($16.98 SRP) Masters of Horror - Don Coscarelli:... (read entire news item)

3/26/2006 More Masters Up For Pre-Order Via Online e-Tailer
Amazon.com has put the June Masters of Horror releases up for pre-order. Here's the information, and you can click on the links to go straight to Amazon's listings and prepurchase these if you wish (currently... (read entire news item)

3/06/2006 May Masters releases officially announced
Anchor Bay has sent over the press release announcing the next 2 Masters of Horror releases for May 9, which backs up our previous news item. The Screams Continue With The Next 2 DVD Releases In The... (read entire news item)

2/15/2006 May Masters Dates Confirmed By Online e-Tailer
Last Friday we posted Anchor Bay's Masters of Horror release schedule through September, but hours later they asked us to remove it because they hadn't meant to make any dates public yet beyond the already-announced... (read entire news item)

2/10/2006 Studio Adds Argento's 'Jenifer' & Miike's 'Imprint'; Reworks Summer Schedule (Plus Rear Art For Witch House)**Removed**
Anchor Bay has kindly asked us to remove the list of upcoming dates from the site. These titles remain unannounced, and the dates we had posted weren't meant to be made public. Here are the confirmed... (read entire news item)

1/20/2006 Anchor Bay To Release DVD Of Unaired Masters Of Horror Episode From Takashi Miike
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From renowned Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike Comes a vision so terrifying it can only be seen on DVD -- IDT ENTERTAINMENT'S ANCHOR BAY ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE... (read entire news item)

1/18/2006 Spoooooky Cover Art For First Two Masters Of Horror DVDs
It's been a couple of weeks since we've given you the exclusive details, including extras, for the first two Masters of Horror DVDs. Both Masters of Horror - John Carpenter: Cigarette Burns and Masters... (read entire news item)

1/06/2006 John Carpenter Interview & Commentary Confirmed Among Extras On Cigarette Burns DVD!
:Last week we had the exclusive first report of all the extensive extras that will be found on Anchor Bay's March 28th release of Masters of Horror - Stuart Gordon: Dreams in the Witch House. On the... (read entire news item)

12/29/2005 EXTENSIVE Supplements To Be Found On Masters of Horror - Stuart Gordon: Dreams in the Witch House DVD!
A little over a week ago, we reported about Anchor Bay's DVD plans for Showtime's Masters of Horror. The first pair of releases are due out on March 28th: Stuart Gordon: Dreams in the Witch House (the... (read entire news item)

12/17/2005 13 Master-ful DVD Releases (But Not 13 Episodes) To Be A Pricey Proposition
IDT Entertainment produces the Showtime series Masters of Horror, a series of "1-hour movies" from some of the best-known directors of scary stuff. So it's no surprise that IDT-owned Anchor Bay is releasing... (read entire news item)


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