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The Best Episodes of Masters of Horror Season 1

Every episode of Masters of Horror Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Masters of Horror Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 1 - Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
    6.4/10(6276 votes)

    #1 - Incident On and Off a Mountain Road

    S1:E1

    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.

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  2. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 2 - Dreams in the Witch House
    6.5/10(5676 votes)

    #2 - Dreams in the Witch House

    S1:E2

    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.

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  3. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 3 - Dance of the Dead
    5.0/10(4874 votes)

    #3 - Dance of the Dead

    S1:E3

    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.

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  4. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 4 - Jenifer
    6.3/10(6764 votes)

    #4 - Jenifer

    S1:E4

    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.

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  5. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 5 - Chocolate
    5.1/10(3592 votes)

    #5 - Chocolate

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Mick Garris

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  6. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 6 - Homecoming
    6.1/10(4680 votes)

    #6 - Homecoming

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Joe Dante
    Writer:Sam Hamm

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  8. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 7 - Deer Woman
    6.4/10(4533 votes)

    #7 - Deer Woman

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:John Landis

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  9. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 8 - Cigarette Burns
    7.5/10(10327 votes)

    #8 - Cigarette Burns

    S1:E8

    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.

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  10. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 9 - Fair Haired Child
    6.4/10(3856 votes)

    #9 - Fair Haired Child

    S1:E9

    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.

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  11. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 10 - Sick Girl
    6.3/10(4224 votes)

    #10 - Sick Girl

    S1:E10

    Sick Girl is a comedy thriller about an insect scientist and the fly in the ointment that threatens her lesbian love affair.

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  12. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 11 - Pick Me Up
    6.4/10(3830 votes)

    #11 - Pick Me Up

    S1:E11

    In the middle of nowhere, with only a two-lane highway to connect to anywhere, recently divorced Stacia, a passenger on a broken-down bus, gets caught in a bizarre and violent turf war between serial killers.

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  13. Masters of Horror Season 1 Episode 12 - Haeckel's Tale
    6.1/10(3258 votes)

    #12 - Haeckel's Tale

    S1:E12

    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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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" is the best rated episode of "Masters of Horror" season 1. It scored 6.4/10 based on 6276 votes. Directed by Don Coscarelli and written by Joe R. Lansdale, Don Coscarelli, it aired on 10/28/2005. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Dreams in the Witch House".