Masters of Horror: Season 1 Box Set

Masters of Horror Season 1 offers some entertaining tales for the devoted horror fan. I only wish Season 2 was available, as there are some great episodes there as well. Here are my personal ratings for Season 1:Cigarette Burns 4/5: A film that drives people mad. Interesting premise with horror icon Udo Kier.Dreams in the Witch House 4/5: A nice rendering of a Lovecraft tale.Chocolate 2/5: One of the weaker entries. A man experiences life as a woman after eating chocolate.Dance of the Dead 3/5: Could have been so much better. Dancers needed to look more corpse-like.Incident On and Off a Mountain Road 3/5: Decent, but kind of unoriginal.Haeckel's Tale 4/5: From Clive Barker. I liked the creepy 19th century setting and the girl was hot.Jenifer 5/5: A gruesome and original masterpiece from Dario Argento. One of the best of the series.Deer Woman 4/5: Liked the use of a Native American myth in a modern context.Sick Girl 5/5: Very original, funny, and gross. If you like Lucky McKee's other film "May" you will like this.Homecoming 1/5: The worst of the series and it is not even close. Trite, obvious political preaching.The Fair-Haired Child 4/5: Creepy kidnapping tale.Pick Me Up 5/5: Fast-paced entertaining tale about dueling serial killers.Imprint 5/5: Warped, sick, twisted and thoroughly original story from a Japanese horror master. Even as a long time horror buff, the torture of the prostitute by her coworkers made me wince.

Good price! Good show! Thank you. I bought it specifically for 2 episodes but I’m still happy to have the rest of the episodes.

This was a classic horror anthology series that was cancelled way too soon. The DVDs in here look pretty solid for DVD and they sound ok. Now we just need season 2 in a DVD set like this.

first of all yes this was a flawed series but the good by far outweighed the bad(the bad being chocolate and homecoming neither of which could remotely be considered horror though they were horrible).as for the reviewer who wondered why they didnt release a boxed set coinciding with the individual dvds the answer is greed the same reason companies always double or triple dip they knew it would make $$$ from diehard fans which though i am a diehard i only bought 3 because i knew this would happen as it will with season 2.as for the reviewer who hated the whole set and apparently everyone associated with it they obviously dont like horror movies because though the rest werent all great several were the only ones that sucked were the aforementioned atrocities chocolate and homecoming and also if that reviewer is so great why arent they blowing the minds of horror fans with their brilliant movies?i felt i had to defend this series from critics who obviously have problems with anchorbay for their own lack of patience or those who hate horror and suffer from delusions that their opinion matters(for the record my opinion doesnt and shouldnt matter either but its just as valid and moreso to me as anyone elses and im not turning people away from or otherwise disparaging talented and creative not to mention successful artists or their work with the exceptions of joe dante and mick garris' contributions)

Here follows a few words regarding the box-set packaging.I really like the fact that all thirteen discs fit into a still impressively sized presentation box, which provides a fittingly appropriate home for what are hour long visitations from the grave.Sure the box could have been more sturdy, but if treated with care should be a future collectors item, unlike the endless copies with plastic cases. The only loss here is the cover artwork, but as a collector short of space this compact box-set suits me fine. Looking forward to the eventual second season box-set. With so many special edition horror DVDs packaged in a coffin shaped box, I have at least six, it is refreshing to finally get an actual tomb !I'm very much enjoying watching the episodes, being able to watch them as and when I like is a joy as I've never seen any of them prior to this set, so this is all fresh for me. So far I have to declare Jennifer as a favorite, a return to form for Mr Argento in my opinion. Surprised at the level of sex and violence, not pulling any punches for television horror.I recommend this box set to anyone like myself who enjoys looking at their DVD box-sets as objects of art.

enjoyable for horror lovers !!!

Item as described and fully functional. Fast shipping. Thank you!

Some of the best horror movies I've seen, and great stories as well. Video quality has the look of about 720p, but still very watchable with little grain, and good color. Writing and directing varies, but is typically on par with a large production movie. Actors are very good and professional. IF you're looking for a series of straight gore (there is some, but not usually gratuitous,and frequently non-existent) or torture movies (AKA Saw) look elsewhere. It's the stories, directed well and acted believably that makes you squirm for the people in the movies or give you OMG! moments. Weigh this, and the fact that you're getting about 12.5 hours of quality horror.I WISH they'd come out with Season 2 on BD!