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I was very excited about this show......WAS! I watched the first few episodes, and to be honest, they were more sleep inducing than horror. The last one I watched was the one with Robert Englund, where the big reveal at the end was they prod dead zombies to dance and spaz around while people cheered, it was a BIG letdown.

Now Showtime won't air the episode directed by Miike because of a graphic abortion scene, which sounds like a good episode....I read a recap from reviewers. This is Masters of HORROR....there is suppose to be graphic horror scenes. Now the creators are going to put out a DVD with the Miike episode intact. Great, so people who bought Showtime for Masters of Horror...there are a few....will have to buy the DVD to actually get to see it.

Showtime and the producers of this show really dropped the ball with this show....it could have been golden!

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I'm a regular watcher, but I have to wait until the weekend to see them on OnDemand. I noticed that there were 2 episodes that weren't in the list. I don't recall the episode numbers though.

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I second the previous comment. This show pretty much lost me after the Robert Englund one. I did watch one or two others but found them to be cliche and a bit yawn worthy.

I also second the bit about Takashi Miike. I mean, what did they expect? Miike isnt known for subtlety.

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I generally agree with the above comments. Masters of Horror has had quite a few episodes that went on way to long, and didn't have much of a payoff to justify the time invested. "Dance of the Dead" and "Jenifer" were horrible.

However, I just caught "Cigarette Burns", which renewed my faith in the show. It had some truly twisted and wonderfully uncomfortable moments.

So while the show is very inconsistent, I would say it's worth checking out. There are a few gems to be found.

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The show is rarely bad (the zombie one) mostly good, and sometimes great (Cigarette Burns, Jenifer).

Stop whining.

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