本套剧集最初创意来自于恐怖片导演米克•加利斯（Mick Garris），2002年他和一众业内同好在加州共餐。席间他们相谈甚欢，惺惺相惜。在此之后，加利斯召集席间的10位导演以及其他恐怖流的高手相约共同打造一套恐怖片剧集。2005年，加利斯身兼制作人和导演两个职务，打造出每集1小时的“恐怖大师”系列（总共两季26集），唐•卡斯卡尔利、斯图尔特•戈登、三池崇史、约翰•麦克诺顿、鹤田法男等名声显赫的导演相继参与其中，联合为恐怖片爱好者奉上惊险刺激的恐怖盛宴。
恐怖大师 (季节 1)
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road 6.5
播出日期: 2005-10-28
运行时间: 58 min
概述: When Ellen's (Bree Turner) car breaks down on a deserted mountain road in the middle of nowhere, she encounters a monster-like man who is intent on killing her. Ellen will not go down without a fight and the game of cat-and-mouse soon shifts as Ellen fights back.
Dreams in the Witch House 5.9
播出日期: 2005-11-04
运行时间: 55 min
概述: Walter Gilman, a college student rents a loft in a building in the New England town of Arkham. While studying interdimensional string theory at college he is haunted by nightmares of a 17th century witch and her rat with a human face. He must prevent the death of his neighbour's baby at the hands of these forces while it's possible he could become the murderer himself.
Dance of the Dead 4.6
播出日期: 2005-11-11
运行时间: 60 min
概述: This story revolves around a post-apocalyptic town where re-animated corpses of friends and enemies dance on stage for the few people who survived a nuclear holocaust. Peggy a naive girl learns of the dangers of the outside world and the sacrifices made to guarantee her survival.
Jenifer 6.2
播出日期: 2005-11-18
运行时间: 58 min
概述: 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.
Chocolate 5.1
播出日期: 2005-11-25
运行时间: 61 min
概述: Jamie, a newly divorced man who creates artificial flavours for the food industry, suddenly and inexplicably starts to experience brief and random flashes from someone - and somewhere - unknown: sight, sound, smell, touch. Learning that he's experiencing life through the senses of a mysterious woman, he begins to fall in love with her-without having met her. Eventually, he discovers a horrifying secret that binds him inexorably with the perfect woman in an erotic, horrifying dance of death.
Homecoming 6.0
播出日期: 2005-12-02
运行时间: 59 min
概述: In this contemporary political satire, The living dead have been found tampering with the Presidential election. Fear sweeps the nation as the media uncover this chilling fact which leads to widespread panic.
Deer Woman 6.0
播出日期: 2005-12-09
运行时间: 58 min
概述: In this horror comedy, A set of peculiar murders leads sceptical detective Dwight Faraday to suspect that an ancient Native American mythological creature is in fact real.
Cigarette Burns 7.3
播出日期: 2005-12-16
运行时间: 59 min
概述: 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.
Fair Haired Child 6.0
播出日期: 2006-01-06
运行时间: 58 min
概述: A 13 year old is kidnapped and locked in a basement by a scary couple with their younger son. During there incarceration in the basement the two children develop a special relationship and try and get through the night.
Sick Girl 6.0
播出日期: 2006-01-13
运行时间: 60 min
概述: Sick Girl is a comedy thriller about an insect scientist and the fly in the ointment that threatens her lesbian love affair.
Pick Me Up 6.1
播出日期: 2006-01-20
运行时间: 58 min
概述: This bloody tale will give you an interesting twist to hitchhiking. Both driver and passenger have a little surprise for the 25 year old heroine of the story
Haeckel's Tale 6.1
播出日期: 2006-01-27
运行时间: 59 min
概述: Based on Clive Barker's short story. While on his way to see his sick father, Ernest Haeckel takes shelter with an elderly man and his young wife but soon discovers their horrible secret...
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