Season One of Masters of Horror has recently been released as a boxset from Anchor Bay, containing all 13 original episodes of the series on 14 discs. It includes the Joe Dante’s zombie episode Homecoming. The basis of this story was a great idea, original and heavy on social-politics, but it succumb to horrible execution, a crappy script and bad acting. I’m very middle of the road with Dante (I really dug Explorers, The Howling and even the crapfest that is Pirahna), but find myself disliking most of his work. Yes, I dislike Gremlins. Overall, this series has been a complete letdown, with only a few shining moments. John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns was great, Dante’s Homecoming, not so great. These episodes remind me of a bad rehash of the 90’s Outer Limits, with little to no horror or gore or anything truly scary. Here’s my million dollar question: How can 13 “Masters of Horror” not make one decent zombie film?

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