Ok, Masters of Horror has been at best, a mixed bag. Some of the stories have been lame, some of the effects in various shows more so. I know, I know. But some of it has been great, when running on all cylinders it has been haunting.
As any good horror story should be; scary, werid, off-putting. I love the IDEA of Masters of Horror, take the best in the biz, let’em go. But the realization has, at times, been less that realized.
Dissapointing for sure, but unforgivable? Not hardly. When MoH works it really works, the trouble is these directors are working on cheap budgets on a brief filming timetable in Vancouver. There is only so much they can do there. They try, some succede, others…not so much. Still even their stabs at it are fun.
You have to look at MoH as a sort of EC comics in the visual medium. It is horror cotton candy, take it as such and enjoy it that way. I do.
Just don’t let the elephants stomp you on the way out of the tent.