Scripted series · Showtime
Masters of Horror
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lori Petty
Judith
1 eps
Bree Turner
Ellen
1 eps
Jon Polito
Montesquino
1 eps
Sean Patrick Flanery
Sheriff Kevin Reddle
1 eps
George Wendt
1 eps
Jason Priestley
Alan
1 eps
Robert Englund
The MC
1 eps
Daniel Gillies
1 eps
Aron Tager
1 eps
Erin Brown
Misty Falls
1 eps
Martin Donovan
Cliff Addison
1 eps
Brian Benben
Detective Dwight Faraday
1 eps
Fairuza Balk
Stacia
1 eps
Jon Tenney
1 eps
Meat Loaf
Jake Feldman
1 eps
Michael Ironside
Mr. Chaney
1 eps
Tyron Leitso
1 eps
Matt Frewer
Wally
1 eps
Campbell Lane
Masurewicz
1 eps
Lee Tergesen
1 eps
Steven Weber
Frank Spivey
1 eps
Udo Kier
Bellinger
1 eps
Saul Rubinek
1 eps
Chris Bauer
1 eps
Caitlin Wachs
1 eps
Clare Grant
Valerie
1 eps
Jonathan Tucker
Jak
1 eps
Corbin Bernsen
Ira
1 eps
Colin Cunningham
1 eps
David Nykl
CSI
1 eps
Thea Gill
1 eps
Derek Cecil
Ernst Haeckel
1 eps
Gwynyth Walsh
Katja
1 eps
Matt Keeslar
1 eps
Ron Perlman
1 eps
Yoshino Kimura
1 eps
Ethan Embry
Bruce
1 eps
Brendan Fletcher
Deputy Strauss
1 eps
Sonja Bennett
Dana
1 eps
Henry Thomas
Jamie
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Masters of Horror actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Masters of Horror reads strongest on Tension, Cliffhanger Intensity and Bingeability.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
An anthology series written and directed by the most famous names in horror.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
Cigarette Burns
In this episode Jimmy Sweetman ventures out to locate a rare film print called "Le Fin Du Monde". The film once shown has been known to drive its audience into a crazed frenzy before the theatre goes up in flames. He finally discovers that the film does live up to it's reputation on the results are quite shocking.
- Directed by John Carpenter
- Written by Drew McWeeny, Rebecca Swan
S02E02
Family
A young couple moves into a new home only to find out that their neighbor, a seemingly normal man who works from home is not what he seems.
- Directed by John Landis
S02E11
The Black Cat
Edgar Allan Poe is a writer out of ideas and short on cash that's followed by a black cat that will destroy his life or help him to write one of his most famous stories.
- Directed by Stuart Gordon
- Written by Stuart Gordon
S01E01
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
While driving at night on a mountain road, Ellen gets distracted and hits an abandoned car. When she tries to get help, she is attacked by a backwoods killer and must fight to stay alive.
- Directed by Don Coscarelli
- Written by Joe R. Lansdale, Don Coscarelli
S01E04
Jenifer
Jenifer is a tale of a modern-day Lolita who with her good looks and charm destroys the bodies and souls of all the men who crosses her path. Police officer Frank unfortunately saves this young girls life only to find out in this horrific twist that that no good deed goes unpunished.
- Directed by Dario Argento
- Written by Steven Weber
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S00E02
Dream Cruise (Uncut Version)
S02E12
The Washingtonians
- Directed by Peter Medak
- Written by Richard Chizmar, Johnathon Schaech
S02E11
The Black Cat
- Directed by Stuart Gordon
- Written by Stuart Gordon
S02E10
We All Scream for Ice Cream
- Directed by Tom Holland
- Written by David J. Schow
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Mick Garris
Showrunner
Richard Christian Matheson
Writer
Stuart Gordon
Writer
Sam Hamm
Writer
Steven Weber
Writer
Brad Anderson
Writer
Matt Venne
Writer
Matt Greenberg
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Richard Chizmar
Writer
Dennis Paoli
Writer
Lucky McKee
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Joe R. Lansdale
Writer
David J. Schow
Writer
Drew McWeeny
Writer
Don Coscarelli
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Sean Hood
Writer
Johnathon Schaech
Writer
Richard Matheson
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Rebecca Swan
Writer
John Landis
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ben BrowningProducer
- Morris BergerProducer
- Mick GarrisExecutive Producer
- Mick GarrisProducer
- John W. HydeProducer
- Adam GoldwormProducer
Writing
- Richard Christian MathesonWriter
- Stuart GordonWriter
- Sam HammWriter
- Steven WeberWriter
- Brad AndersonWriter
- Matt VenneWriter
Direction
- Stuart GordonDirector
- Brad AndersonDirector
- Tobe HooperDirector
- John McNaughtonDirector
- Norio TsurutaDirector
- Mick GarrisDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- YouTube TVStreaming
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