Masters of Horror Ranked
In 2002, director Mick Garris invited some director friends to an informal dinner at a restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California. The original ten “masters” attending were John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, Don Coscarelli, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Stuart Gordon, Tobe Hooper, John Landis, Bill Malone, and Garris himself. The dinner was an extremely satisfying experience for the directors: a welcome night of camaraderie, humor and mutual admiration of one another's work. These are all the movies I have seen ranked from best to worst
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- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsBilly DragoShihô HarumiMichiéIn the 1800s, an American returns to Japan to find the prostitute he fell in love with, but instead learns of the physical and existential horror that befell her after he left.
- 2005–200759mTV-MA7.5 (9.8K)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn CarpenterStarsNorman ReedusColin FooUdo KierWith a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsGeorge WendtMeredith MonroeMatt KeeslarHarold is seemingly a peaceful neighbor in a quiet American midwestern town, but he's actually a murderous psychopath, setting a trap for a couple who has just moved in across the street from him.
- DirectorWilliam MaloneStarsLori PettyLindsay PulsipherWilliam SamplesA warlock couple abduct a young teenage girl to sacrifice her to a mysterious and evil entity as an offering to resurrect their long-dead boy.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsSteven WeberLaurie BrunettiCarrie Anne FlemingFrank Spivey (Steven Weber) is a detective who rescues a strange young girl with a horribly disfigured face and lusciously ripe body from a deranged killer.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsCaitlin WachsEmmanuelle VaugierMark FeuersteinDetermined to "rescue" his pregnant daughter from an abortion clinic, a religious fanatic and his sons plan a violent assault - just as the doctors' suspect her pregnancy might not be of this world.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsThea GillJon TenneyTerry David MulliganA hotshot White House speech writer deals with the publicity nightmare of his life when recently deceased soldiers return from beyond the grave.
- DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsArjay SmithBranden NadonJodelle FerlandTwo curious teenage boys break into an old mortuary looking for thrills, only to find themselves stalked by a former teacher who is a very real vampire looking to increase the ranks of the undead.
- DirectorJohn McNaughtonStarsSteve BacicMicki MaunsellGerard PlunkettA grieving widower seeking the help of a necromancer is told the terrible tale of Ernst Haekel, a man obsessed with reanimation.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsChris BauerMatty FinochioLaura MargolisDeeply affected by a personal tragedy, an office drone comes to realize his sense of hearing has taken on extraordinary capabilities that could drive him insane.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsEzra GoddenCampbell LaneJay BrazeauA graduate student questions his sanity after he rents a room in an old boarding house which was the residence of a 17th-century witch, and he discovers that the evil forces still roam within the walls.
- DirectorRob SchmidtStarsJulia BensonMartin DonovanAnna GalvinWhen a grisly car accident put his wife into a coma, a man reluctantly pulls the plug only to realize her spirit has turned vengeful against the living.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsCaroline CarterJulia TortolanoVenus TerzoA family man unearths an old letter, claiming that historical figure George Washington was a cannibal, and that a colonial-era reenactment group may be upholding that way of life.
- DirectorLarry CohenStarsFairuza BalkMichael MoriartyWarren KoleIn the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect it to anywhere, a recently divorced woman traveler, who's a passenger on a bus that has broken down, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsElyse LevesqueJeffrey CombsAron TagerThe Black Cat, set in 1840 Philadelphia, has the great writer Edgar Allan Poe, struggling with alcoholism, writers block, as well as being out of ideas, short on cash, and tormented by his wife Virginia's black cat that will either destroy his life or inspire him to write one of his most famous stories.
- DirectorNorio TsurutaStarsDaniel GilliesThom IrvineEthan AmisAbsolutely terrified of the sea, an American lawyer reluctantly goes on an ocean cruise to be near the wife of a client, with no idea of the grim situation that awaits them all.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsBrian BenbenWalter HighMichael P. NortheyA harried, burned-out cop believes that a recent string of murders proves that the murderer might be a deer-like creature in the form of a beautiful woman, straight from a local Native American folklore legend.
- 2005–200751mTV-MA6.5 (5.9K)TV EpisodeDirectorDon CoscarelliStarsBree TurnerAngus ScrimmJohn DeSantisWhile driving at night along a lonely road through the mountains, Ellen gets distracted by her radio and hits a car parked on the road. She faints and looks for help since her car does not start again. She meets Moonface pulling a woman in the woods. He's a deranged monster-like man that collects human bodies. She is abducted by Moonface, but she recalls the survival lessons of her husband Bruce as she faces and fights back against the killer.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsMeat LoafLink BakerEmilio SalituroA sleazy, desperate fur trader haunts a local strip club and gets his hands on some priceless raccoon furs - which might be more than just priceless but cursed.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsJason PriestleyKerry NortonLinda DarlowA strange virus turns the entire human male population into homicidal maniacs who end up wiping out all females, leaving a woman and her daughter to fend for themselves.
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsTyron LeitsoNicola LipmanJonathan WattonTaken 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.
- 2005–200757mTV-MA5.3 (2.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorTom HollandStarsBrent SheppardMaxwell NeckTim HenryYears ago, they pulled a disastrous childhood prank on the neighborhood ice cream delivery man that got him killed, but now as they've become adults with families of their own, the last thing anyone expected was for that man to come back in the form of a vengeful, bloodthirsty spirit.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsJessica LowndesGenevieve BuechnerJonathan TuckerIn a post-apocalyptic society, 17-year-old Peggy lives with her mom, who's overprotective since her young daughter Anna died. Peggy works at her mom's restaurant. When two punk couples come to the diner to eat, Peggy is attracted to Jak, who invites her to go out with him later. Without letting her mom know, Peggy goes out with Jak, and they go to a dark club, the Doom Room. The master of ceremony is the ringmaster of a freak show with dead people. The MC injects blood into the dead and they dance on a ring for the exalted audience. When Peggy sees her undead sister Anna dancing in the show, the MC discloses the truth about her presence in the circus.
- DirectorMick GarrisStarsHenry ThomasMatt FrewerStacy GrantIn Chicago, Jamie works in the food lab of a company developing flavors. Jamie is divorced and on a diet, but after eating a chocolate, he becomes connected to a beautiful woman. He can see through her eyes and feel what she's feeling. Jamie falls in love with the woman until he witnesses her killing her lover. He travels to meet her with tragic consequences.
- DirectorLucky McKeeStarsMike McKeeErin BrownAngela BettisA story about an evil bug with the ability to change people's behavior, a commentary on the dangers of moving into a relationship too quickly.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsSean Patrick FlaneryMarisa CoughlanBrendan FletcherApocalyptic tale of a monstrous force which devastates Sheriff Kevin Reddle's family and his small Texas town. Sheriff Reddle thinks there's a connection between this mysterious, invisible force which made his father kill his mother back in 1981, and he sets out to uncover and stop the so-called "damned thing" before it decimates the whole town by forcing the residents to kill each other and then finally... themselves.