DVD Review: MASTERS OF HORROR SEASON TWO - BOX SET
 By Dave Dreher

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Aug 8, 2008, 5:25 PM

I thought when I first announced the skull packaging for the MOHS2 that it was a great idea and the other day when it actually showed up for my inspection I was thrilled to see that it was everything I thought it would be and then some.

It really is a shame that Showtime let this series go as it really was a neat experiment and allowed film makers the freedom and resources to play around with the genre and see what happened.  Season two is a perfect example of this.  Not that the season didn't have a few misfires - in my opinion - but even the misfires were inventive and exciting.

A couple of the stand out performance are Jeffery Comb's Emmy worthy turn as Poe in THE BLACK CAT and William Forsythe as that demented clown in WE ALL SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM.  Both episodes are must sees.  Also PETER MEDAK's THE WASHINGTONIANS is an exercise in strangeness that I have never forgotten and if you haven't yet watched it then let this box set serve as the perfect reason to do so.

Although the episodes are very strong the real star of the show is the incredible Skull packaging and it is what is going to draw genre fans in by the droves.  This release is limited to only 15,000 units and it's been out since July 29th so you may want to get off you ass and pick this one up.  Below is all the info you need on the release so read it then go buy it

This really may be the first must have purchase of the year.  Great shows and awesome packaging = go buy it now!!!!

Here ya go:

They are obsessed by the dark. They share an obsession for terror. Now the anthology series that challenged the very limits of cable television delivers a second season of mind-altering fear from 13 visionary directors. Each episode is presented uncut, uncensored and loaded with the award-winning Bonus Features that carved an all-new standard in genre DVDs. They are 13 stunning discs from the foremost filmmakers of fright, entombed in a single Collectors Edition like no other. Feel the evil. Taste the dread. They are the Masters Of Horror.

SRP: $86.97
Format: DVD
Rated: NR
Length: 706 mins
Genre(s): Horror
Original Release: 2008
       
Masters of Horror - Season Two: Family (John Landis)

Still Gallery
Original Storyboards
Skin and Bones: The Making of Family
Terror Tracks: Mastering the Family Score
Audio Commentary featuring writer Brent Hanley
Director Bio
Screenplay (DVD-ROM), Also on DVD


Masters of Horror - Season Two: Pelts (Dario Argento)

Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Still Gallery
Original Storyboards
All Sewn Up: Mastering the Effects Sequence
Fleshing it Out" The Making of Pelts
Audio Commentary with Writer Matt Venne
Storyboard Gallery
Still Gallery
Director Bio
Screenplay (DVD-ROM)
Motion Menus
Also on DVD


Masters of Horror - Season Two: Pro-Life (John Carpenter)

Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Talent Bios
Still Gallery
Original Storyboards
Final Delivery: The Making of Pro-Life
Demon Baby: Birthing the FX Sequence
Audio commentary, featuring Director John Carpenter and Writers Drew McWeeny and Scott Swan
Director Bio
DVD-Rom: Shooting Script
Photo Gallery
Motion Menus
Also on DVD


Masters of Horror - Season Two: Right to Die (Rob Schmidt)

Burnt Offerings: Making of Right to Die
Flay-O-Trish
Audio Commentary featuring Rob Schmidt
Also on DVD, Right to Die Script
Photo Gallery, Motion Menus


Masters of Horror: The Screwfly Solution (Joe Dante)

Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
The Cinematic Solution
The Exterminators
Audio Commentary featuring Director Joe Dante and Writer Sam Hamm
Still Gallery
Screenplay (DVD-ROM)


Masters of Horror: Valerie on the Stairs (Mick Garris)

Widescreen Presentation
Still Gallery
Spine Tingler: The Making of Valerie on the Stairs
Jump Scare: Editing Valerie
Audio Commentary Featuring Writer/Director Mick Garris
Valerie on the Stairs Script


Masters of Horror: The Black Cat (Stuart Gordon)

Widescreen Presentation
Audio Commentary Featuring Director Stuart Gordon and Actor Jeffrey Combs
Bringing Down the Axe: A Look Behind the Special Effects of The Black Cat
The Tell-Tale Cat: Making of The Black Cat
Photo Gallery
Screenplay (DVD-ROM


Masters of Horror: We All Scream For Ice Cream (Tom Holland)

Widescreen Presentation
Audio Commentary with Director Tom Holland and Writer David J. Schow
Sweet Revenge: The Making of We All Scream for Ice Cream
Melt Down: The Scoop on the Visual and Make-up Effects
Photo Gallery
Screenplay (DVD-ROM)


Masters of Horror: Sounds Like (Brad Anderson)

Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Aural Madness: The Making of Sounds Like"
A Cacophony of Sounds Like: A Look Behind the Special Effects"
Audio Commentary featuring Director Brad Anderson
Sounds Like Script
Photo Gallery


Masters of Horror: The Washingtonians (Peter Medak)

Widescreen Presentation enhanced for 16x9 TVs
Audio Commentary Featuring Director Peter Medak and Writer/Star Jonathon Schaech
The Washingtonians Script
Photo Gallery
Feast On This: The Making of The Washingtonians
Wigs, Teeth and Powder!: The Makup Effects Of The Washingtonians


Masters of Horror: The Damned Thing (Tobe Hooper)

Widescreen Presentation
The Damned Thing: Building the Oil Monster
Texas Terror: The Making of The Damned Thing
Audio Commentary with Writer Richard Christian Matheson
Photo Gallery
Tobe Hooper Bio
Screenplay (DVD-ROM)


Masters of Horror: Dream Cruise (Norio Tsuruta)

Widescreen Presentation
Audio Commentary featuring Actor Daniel Gillies and Producer Norio Tsuruta
The Making of Dream Cruise
DVD-ROM: Dream Cruise Screenplay
Photo Gallery


 

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