Masters Of Horror
£22.99 each, Anchor Bay

This series, made for cable and DVD, gathers the cream of horror directors, old and new, and allows them to strut their gory stuff in under an hour. It's a great idea, and the results, though uneven, are never less than interesting. Some directors, like Phantasm's Don Coscarelli and An American Werewolf In London's John Landis, deliver strong, if standard, chiller tales. John Carpenter improves upon his recent movies and Reanimator's Stuart Gordon tries his hand at more oddball imagery. Lucky McKee, director of the hotly-tipped The Woods, nearly ignores the horror remit, choosing to deliver a goofy and charming lesbian love story - albeit one featuring killer bugs. The real success is Joe "Gremlins" Dante's Homecoming, an excellent, political zombie tale of dead soldiers coming back to ruin a Bush-like president's election campaign. It's wonderfully heavy handed, and nothing like it would exist were it not for this series. The movies also come with commentaries and director documentaries, featuring rare clips and student movies, making this an essential purchase for fans of horror and cinema.

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