Matt Van Stone

When Showtime’s Masters of Horror was first released on DVD they released all of the episodes as individual DVDs that usually came in a 2 pack. So for the price of $20 – $30 you would get two one-hourish episodes. This really disappointed me for two reasons. First off, I wanted to buy them, but didn’t want to spend $200 to get all of the episodes, and second I knew eventually they would release a box set and I would be stuck with all individual DVDs.

Well, my lucky day has arrived. They have released the Masters of Horror: Season One Box Set.

Masters of Horror is a Showtime TV series that takes classic horror writer/directors and puts them behind the camera for a 1 hour episode. Each episode is an individual story and is basically a mini-movie.

Some of my favorite episodes from season one include Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, Dreams in the Witch House, and Jenifer. I highly recommend this series for anyone who loves horror. Even if you dont love horror I suggest you give it a chance because it is some really entertaining television.

Here is the synopsis from the episode Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

Based on Joe Lansdale’s short story of the same title, this episode pits Ellen (Bree Turner), a seemingly defenseless young woman, against Moonface, a deformed and demented serial killer. As the story cuts back and forth in time, we slowly discover that our heroine is not as helpless, nor as innocent as she initially seems. Trained by her abusive husband Bruce (Ethan Embry) to be a survivalist, instructed to use any and every available object as a weapon in a time of need, Ellen gets to test the real life application of these lessons. Ultimately, chained to the floor of Moonface’s horrific cabin with a most unsavory roommate (Angus Scrimm), she races against the clock to free herself before she meets a grisly fate. This gritty episode pits a strong female protagonist against evil incarnate.

Season two has also been aired and released on individual DVDs like season one originally was. I’ll wait for the box set for those episodes as well. Season two has some really good stories as well.