Masters of Horror: Fair Haired Child
by William Malone
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Actor: Ian A. Wallace, Jesse Haddock, Lindsay Pulsipher, Lori Petty, William SamplesDirector: William Malone
Brand: Fox
Producer: Adam Goldworm
Producer: Andrew Deane
Producer: Ben Browning
Producer: Bo Altherr
Producer: John W. Hyde
Writer: Matt Greenberg
Writer: Mick Garris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.77:1
Running Time: 55 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-12
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
DVD Reviews of Masters of Horror: Fair Haired Child
DVD Review: Probably the only good entry from the Masters of Horror series: 3.5 stars
Summary: 3 Stars
Masters of Horror was a show released through Showtime in which some of the best known directors and writers in the horror industry conjure up 1 hour stories similar to a Tales From the Crypt style. This format is right up out alley. We loved Tales From the Crypt and other short tv series and hoped this anthology would be on the same page. Unfortunately it's not in any sense. In two 13 episode seasons there is about 2 good efforts, the rest are complete garbage which makes sense since the show was cancelled after it's second year. So out of 26 episodes there are only 2-3 worth watching. Luckily Fair Haired Child was one of the select few and turned out to be a pretty creepy effort. What drew us to try this one out was the creepy looking face on the cover (yeah we fell for the cover again). With a mug like that this creature had to be worth checking out especially if it's under an hour long.
The short starts with outcast teenager Tara and she sits through another painful day of school. Being shunned by everyone she hops on her bike to head home when she gets plowed down by a van. It was really fake looking so there were a couple laughs. While on the ground she is dragged into the back of the van where she's drugged and passes out. When she awakes she is sitting in a room with a nurse waiting. She tells Tara she is in a hosiptal in Vermont, far from her home in Virginia. Tara starts to freak out and gets up to call her mom who has no interest in picking her up. Seems the mother wants nothing to do with her daughter and gives her the brush off so she can get back to her nap. Parent of the year! Now that Tara is abandoned the nurse tries to ease her mind then starts asking her questions in regards to her health. Finally she asks if she's a virgin, which she is, forcing Tara to wonder what kind of hospital this is. Turns out it's no hospital and the woman isn't a nurse. Tara has been kidnapped by a couple who refuse to let her leave. They grab her by hands and feet and chuck her into the dark basement where the door is locked behind her.
Once in the basement she sees a kids hanging from the ceiling but is still alive. She rushes over and helps him down but he hasn't enough energy to talk. She tries to find out why he's here and all he can down is warn her by writing on the wall his name is Johnny and she needs to hide quick. She isn't sure why until Johhny starts morphing into the creature you see on the cover. This thing is really creepy looking so kudos to whoever did the makeup. It walks around all quick and eratic looking to eat Tara. She manages to escape to a part of the basement just in time for the creature to turn back into Johhny. She approaches him and asks what his deal is and why he turns into this thing. He informs her that he died years ago and the parents made a pack with the devil that they would sacrifice 12 virgins to the creature he becomes in order to bring him back. Tara happens to be the final sacrifice (Rowsdower!) in order to bring him back to life, but Johhny doesn't want it to heppen. He is harmless and doesn't want to kill but the creature inside takes over. After all the screams end the parents unlock the basement and retrieve their son. Now that the sacrifices have been complete he is a normal boy again. The family is sitting upstairs where Johhny just stares at the window forcing his mother to ask what he's doing and he responds; waiting. He tells them he had made a pact with the devil that instead of sacrificing the girl he'd prefer his parents be the sacrifice and the creature bursts through the window to rip apart the parents. Johhny now is back to a normal boy and Tara is unharmed. The ending is turned out corny since Johhny and Tara now seem like a couple and will live there lives together in the secluded home. Could've wrapped it up a bit cooler then that but whatever.
Overall this Masters of Horror was a pretty good effort. The atmosphere and creature were extremely creepy and represented the intruguing cover well. This wasn't one of those you were tricked into by a great looking cover, it actually delivered. So if you are interested in checking out any of the Masters of Horror series then make Fair Haired Child one of your only choices. Almost all the rest are a complete waste.
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