MASTERS OF
HORROR 2
Wieder einmal haben sich 13 Top-Regisseure des Genres zusammengeschlossen. Es handelt es sich um den 2. Teil der 13 teilige "MASTERS OF HORROR" Serie, zu der jeder der 13 Regisseure genau einen Teil beiträgt. Die einzelnen Episoden sind wieder unabhängig von einander. In der Season 2 werden folgende Regisseure ihren Beitrag abliefern:
Neu mit von der Partie sind:
Brad Anderson ("Session Nine", "The Machinist")
Ernest Dickerson ("Bones", "Demon Knight")
Tom Holland ("Fright Night", "Child's Play")
Sie treffen auf die "Masters of Horror" Veteranen:
John Carpenter ("Halloween", "The Thing"),
Dario Argento ("Suspira", "Terror at the Opera")
Joe Dante ("The Howling", "Gremlins")
Mick Garris ("Riding the Bullet", "The Stand")
Stuart Gordon ("Re-Animator")
Tobe Hooper ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Poltergeist")
John Landis ("An American Werewolf in London").
Auch vor der Kamera wird der Horror-Fan wieder mit bekannten Namen und Gesichtern verwöhnt, dazu gehören z.B. Sean Patrick Flanery ("The Boondock Saints", "The Dead Zone"), Ron Perlman ("Hellboy"), Meat Loaf ("Fight Club"), Michael Ironside ("Scanners", "Total Recall"), Marisa Coughlan ("Boston Legal", "Teaching Mrs. Tingle"), George Wendt ("Cheers"), John Saxon ("From Dusk till Dawn", "A Nightmare on Elm Street"), Ted Raimi ("Spider-Man"), Caitlin Wachs ("Commander in Chief"), Meredith Monroe ("Dawson’s Creek") und Matthew Keeslar ("Waiting for Guffman", "Art School Confidential").
In der Pressemitteilung die ich in meiner E-Mail vorfand wurden bereits folgende 10 von 13 Episoden von IDT Entertainment vorgestellt:
"Family",
directed by John Landis and written by Brent Hanley, tells the story of a young married couple (Meredith Monroe and Matt Keeslar) that moves into a new home in a new city and finds out that their neighbor (George Wendt) is not what he seems.
"Pelts",
directed by Dario Argento, written by Matt Venne, adapted from F. Paul Wilson’s short-story, is an erotic tale about stolen raccoon pelts that violently turn against those that covet them in this Giallo-style adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s short story. Meatloaf and John Saxon star.
"The Damned Thing",
directed by Tobe Hooper, inspired by Ambrose Bierce’s classic short-story and written by Richard Christian Matheson, is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle’s family and his small Texas town. Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan and Ted Raimi star.
"Pro-Life",
directed by John Carpenter, written by Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan, tells the story of a young girl trapped inside a clinic, that discovers the only thing more dangerous than her pursuers is the demonic secret that she carries within her. Ron Perlman, and Caitlin Wachs star.
"The V Word",
a vampire film directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by Mick Garris, reveals the punishment visited upon two teenage boys who make the very poor decision to break into a mortuary. Michael Ironside stars.
"Sounds Like",
directed and written by Brad Anderson, adapted from a short-story by Mike O’Driscoll, tells the story of Larry Pearce - an ordinary man blessed with a gift of extraordinary supernatural hearing that drives him to the brink of insanity and forces him to take violent action to silence the horrific cacophony in his head.
"The Screwfly Solution",
directed by Joe Dante, written by Sam Hamm and adapted from the Raccoona Sheldon short-story, is about a nightmare virus infecting our nation, transforming men into psychotic killers who attack every woman that crosses their paths.
"Valerie On The Stairs",
directed and written by Mick Garris from a Clive Barker original screen story, tells the tale of a novelist who discovers there are fates worse than literary anonymity in this sexually-charged tale of terror.
"We Scream For Ice Cream",
directed by Tom Holland from David J. Schow’s adaptation of John Farris’ short-story, depicts a local ice cream man who, in this case, is turning sweet-toothed children against their parents.
"The Black Cat",
directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Gordon & Dennis Paoli, has the great Poe, out of ideas and short on cash, tormented by a black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories.
directed by John Landis and written by Brent Hanley, tells the story of a young married couple (Meredith Monroe and Matt Keeslar) that moves into a new home in a new city and finds out that their neighbor (George Wendt) is not what he seems.
"Pelts",
directed by Dario Argento, written by Matt Venne, adapted from F. Paul Wilson’s short-story, is an erotic tale about stolen raccoon pelts that violently turn against those that covet them in this Giallo-style adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s short story. Meatloaf and John Saxon star.
"The Damned Thing",
directed by Tobe Hooper, inspired by Ambrose Bierce’s classic short-story and written by Richard Christian Matheson, is the apocalyptic tale of a monstrous force that devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle’s family and his small Texas town. Sean Patrick Flanery, Marisa Coughlan and Ted Raimi star.
"Pro-Life",
directed by John Carpenter, written by Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan, tells the story of a young girl trapped inside a clinic, that discovers the only thing more dangerous than her pursuers is the demonic secret that she carries within her. Ron Perlman, and Caitlin Wachs star.
"The V Word",
a vampire film directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by Mick Garris, reveals the punishment visited upon two teenage boys who make the very poor decision to break into a mortuary. Michael Ironside stars.
"Sounds Like",
directed and written by Brad Anderson, adapted from a short-story by Mike O’Driscoll, tells the story of Larry Pearce - an ordinary man blessed with a gift of extraordinary supernatural hearing that drives him to the brink of insanity and forces him to take violent action to silence the horrific cacophony in his head.
"The Screwfly Solution",
directed by Joe Dante, written by Sam Hamm and adapted from the Raccoona Sheldon short-story, is about a nightmare virus infecting our nation, transforming men into psychotic killers who attack every woman that crosses their paths.
"Valerie On The Stairs",
directed and written by Mick Garris from a Clive Barker original screen story, tells the tale of a novelist who discovers there are fates worse than literary anonymity in this sexually-charged tale of terror.
"We Scream For Ice Cream",
directed by Tom Holland from David J. Schow’s adaptation of John Farris’ short-story, depicts a local ice cream man who, in this case, is turning sweet-toothed children against their parents.
"The Black Cat",
directed by Stuart Gordon and written by Gordon & Dennis Paoli, has the great Poe, out of ideas and short on cash, tormented by a black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories.
Neben Geschichten aus der Gruft für mich das Beste in Sachen Horror-Serie.
Kein Wunder, bei den Regisseuren! Zwar gibt es natürlich auch schwächere Folgen, aber den Großteil finde ich einfach toll. Lohnt sich!