masters of horror-related stories
Posted Aug 1st 2008 11:19AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S01E08) Well, first off I have to give props to the make-up and effects departments. In some prior episodes there have been some pretty awkwardly awful effects scenes ("Eater" when her arm is bitten), but throughout this episode, the make-up on Doug Jones (the
Hellboy movies) was just astounding. It's interesting to me that at the NBC website and everywhere I can look, Jones is the only principal listed for this show.
I'll grant that his performance as patriarch Grady was a show-stopper, but John Pyper-Ferguson as his brother and Molly Hagan as his wife are just as integral to the effectiveness of the story and the emotional power that the character back-story provides. In fact, Doug Jones got third billing in the show credits themselves. I guess they just know where the strength of the show lie. And Jones is a proven master at playing the bizarre and/or downright creepy under heavy make-up, as he ultimately does here. With roles like the Silver Surfer (
Fantastic Four), Abe Sabien (
Hellboy) and El Fauno/The Pale Man (
Pan's Labyrinth), Jones is absolutely brilliant at bringing these characters to life.
Continue reading Fear Itself: Skin and Bones
Posted Jul 21st 2008 6:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Reality-Free
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Earth - The Biography
- L.A. Ink - Season 1
- Las Vegas - Season 5
- Masters of Horror - Season 2 (Boxed Set)
- The Mummy - Seasons 1, 2, and 3 (animated)
- Robot Chicken - Star Wars
- Sesame Street - Count On Sports
- Spaced - Complete Series
- Transformers - Cybertron
- TV Funhouse - TV Funhouse
Posted Dec 10th 2007 6:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Beverly Hills, 90210 - Season 3
- Big Love - Season 2
- Dirt - Season 1
- Disneyland - Secrets, Stories, & Magic
- Frasier - Season 10
- Gomer Pyle, USMC - Season 3
- High School Musical 2
- Lost - Season 3
- Masters of Horror - Season 1, Vol. 4 and The V Word
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Collection 5
Posted Nov 12th 2007 6:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow:
- The Addams Family - Complete Series
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? - Season 4
- Captain N and the New Super Mario World - Complete Series
- DaVinci's Inquest - Season 2
- DuckTales - Vol. 3
- Gilmore Girls - Complete Series and Season 7
- Kenny vs. Spenny - Season 3
- Masters of Horror - Dream Cruise and Season 1,Vol. 3
- Melrose Place - Season 3
- Miami Vice - Complete Series
- Northern Exposure - Complete Series
- Perrry Mason - Season 2, Vol. 2
- Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? - Treasure Chest Gift Set
- South Park - Christmas Time
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Atlantis SquarePantis
- Tale Spin - Vol. 2
- The Young Ones - Extra Stoopid
- Zorro: Generation Z - Return to the Future
Posted Sep 17th 2007 6:10PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Ballykissangel - Season 6 and The Complete Collection
- Blade: The Series - House of Chthon
- Boston Legal - Season 3
- Brothers & Sisters - Season 1
- The Bullwinkle Show - The Best of Rocky & Bullwinkle, Vol. 2
- Casper - Vol. 1
- Corner Gas - Season 4
- Everybody Loves Raymond - Season 9
- Family Guy - Vol. 5
- Ghost Whisperer - Season 2
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy - Season 1
- Jekyll - Jekyll
- The Johnny Cash Show - The Best Of The Johnny Cash Show (Deluxe)
- Josie and the Pussycats - Complete Series
- Married... with Children - Season 7
- Masters of Horror - Sounds Like and The Washingtonians
- Smallville - Season 6
- Stargate: Atlantis - Season 3
- Superman (Animated) - Doomsday
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Season 1, Vol. 2
- Upright Citizens Brigade - Season 2
Posted Aug 27th 2007 6:29PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Beyond Belief - Season 1 - Dane Cook - The Lost Pilots
- Danger Mouse - Complete Series
- Dark Shadows - The Beginning
- Flight 29 Down - Vol. 2
- Friday Night Lights - Season 1
- Heroes - Season 1
- I Shouldn't Be Alive - Season 1
- Masters of Horror - Season 1 Limited Edition Set
- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide - Field Trip Edition
- The Odd Couple - Season 2
- The Outer Limits - Season 1, Vol. 2 (original series)
- Samuari Jack - Season 4
Posted Aug 13th 2007 6:23PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- All Creatures Great and Small - Series 7 and Complete Series sets
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force (movie)
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - Book 2: Earth, Vol. 4
- Bewitched - The Complete Seasons 1-5
- Brian Regan: Standing Up
- Doctor Who - #75 and #158
- Dynasty - Season 2
- Elvis: The Miniseries
- The Fugitive (original) - Season 1, Vol. 1
- Home Run Derby - Vol. 2
- Kids in the Hall - Pilot: Headcrusher Edition
- Loonatics: Unleased - Season 2
- Masters of Horror - "Valerie on the Stairs" and "We All Scream For Ice Cream"
- McLeod's Daughters - Season 3
Posted Jun 11th 2007 6:22PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- Deadwood - Season 3
- Diagnosis Murder - Season 2
- Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries - Season 2
- Jesse Stone: Night Passage and Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D List - Season 1
- Masters of Horror - The Screwfly Solution
- The Office - Season 1 and Season 2 set
- The Practice - Vol. 1
- The Rat Patrol - Season 2
- Red Shoe Diaries - Season 1 Limited Edition
- Walker, Texas Ranger - Season 3
- Welcome Back, Kotter - Season 1
- What's Happening Now - Season 1
Posted Apr 16th 2007 7:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs, in stores tomorrow.
- America's Funniest Home Videos - Motherhood Madness
- George Lopez - Season 1 and Season 2
- Ghostbusters - Complete Series
- Happy Days - Season 2
- Highlander - Best of the Best
- Larry King Live - Greatest Interviews
- The Larry Sanders Show - Not Just The Best of The Larry Sanders Show
- Laverne & Shirley - Season 2
- Masters of Horror - Family
- Mork & Mindy - Season 2
- Murder, She Wrote - Season 6
- SpongeBob SquarePants - Friend or Foe
- The Venture Bros. - Season 2
Posted Feb 12th 2007 7:55PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
Here are the new TV DVDs in stores tomorrow.
- All in the Family - Season 6
- Beauty and the Beast - Season 1
- Cobra - Complete Series
- Emergency - Season 3
- The Golden Girls - Season 7
- Grosse Pointe - Complete Series
- The Hills - Season 1
- Hustle - Season 2
- Masters of Horror - Pelts (Argento)
- Men Behaving Badly - Complete Series
- Reno 911- Most Wanted Uncensored
- Zoey 101 - Season 1
Posted Dec 12th 2006 10:00AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
The Andy Griffith Show - Season 8 - Dog The Bounty Hunter - The Wedding Special
- Full House - Season 5
- Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Season 1
- Law and Order: CI - Season 2
- Masters of Horror - Fair-Haired Child
- Stacked - Complete Series
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe - Collection 2: Yellow Lion
Posted Oct 20th 2006 11:41AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Showtime, Premium Cable, OpEd, Horror
Last year, when I caught word that Showtime was creating a sort of meeting of the minds of horror with their new series,
Masters of Horror, I was pumped. I've been a sucker for horror books, movies and TV, especially including the B-movie horror that you'd often see
Joe Bob Briggs covering in some book or TV show. Unfortunately, though, I was a bit let down.
Last season's
Masters of Horror had one hell of a line-up of directors, with the likes of Mick Garris, John Carpenter and Takashi Miike. The problem for me was that, for the most part, this wasn't even close to the best stuff these guys could dish out. Somebody (the network?) wimped out in many cases, taking the camera away too soon from gory scenes as if to spare the viewer a tummy-ache. I felt cheated.
If you felt the same way I did about last season, next season's going to be a ... pleasant change for you.
Continue reading Masters of Horror season 2 -- an early look
Posted Sep 26th 2006 9:01AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD
The Benny Hill Show - Complete and Unadulterated: Vol. 5 - The Book of Daniel - Complete Series
- Brotherhood - Season 1
- Danger Mouse - Seasons 7 to 10
- Dark Shadows - Collection 26
- The Dick Tracy Show - Complete Series (Animated)
- Ellen - Season 4
- Kids in the Hall - Best Of, Vol. 1
- Mama's Family - Season 1
- Masters of Horror - Imprint (Takashi Miike)
- The Munsters - Fright Fest
- One Tree Hill - Season 3
- Riptide - Season 1
- Thriller - Season 1
- Transformers: Armada - Season 1, Part 2
- Voltron: Defenders of the Universe - Collection One (Blue Lion)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? - Season 1, Vol. 1 (Censored and Uncensored)
Posted Jul 11th 2006 9:06AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video
Our weekly roundup of new TV DVDs. Some noteworthy releases for today, July 11:
- Bridezillas - Season One and Season Two
- A Different World - Season Two
- The Ellen Show - Complete Series
- I Dream of Jeannie - Second Season
- ER - Fifth Season
- Masters of Horror - Homecoming
- Perry Mason - Season One, Volume One
- Reno 911! - Season Three
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea - Season One, Volume Two
- Weeds - Season One
Posted Jan 5th 2006 11:04AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Talent, Industry, Programming, OpEd, Site Announcements, The Five
The Best:Battlestar Galactica: Holy Frak, does this show kick ass. I barely
caught the old version of this show back-in-the-day, though from what I saw, it just can't be compared. If you think
you'd be uninterested in overly sci-fi aspects of a show like this, throw those fears aside. There are no aliens and no
light sabers. Pick up this series on DVD now and get caught up before next week, for Gods sakes!
The Shield: Has yet to disappoint, and this past season's inclusion of Glenn Close
was masterful. I have to admit that I was skeptical when I heard she was coming aboard for a season, at first. In the
end, though, I wished she was able to stay. Now coming on its (likely) final season, I'm very sad to see it go, and
I'll savor every moment of it.
Veronica Mars: As some of you may
know, I wrote about my experiences catching up with season one within a week or so, and I fell in love with this show.
The second season has lived up to...no...
beyond my expectations. The rest of this season is likely going to
place this show on my Best of 2006 next January.
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