Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
| "Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" | |
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| Masters of Horror episode | |
DVD cover for Incident On and Off a Mountain Road
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Don Coscarelli |
| Written by |
Don Coscarelli Joe R. Lansdale Stephen Romano |
| Production code | 101 |
| Original air date | October 28, 2005 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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John DeSantis |
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John DeSantis
Ethan Embry
Heather Feeney
Angus Scrimm
Bree Turner
Incident On and Off a Mountain Road is the premiere episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, directed by Don Coscarelli. It originally aired in North America on October 28, 2005. The screenplay is based on a short story by American author Joe R. Lansdale. It was first published as a comic book series, Masters of Horror #1-2, 4 issues.
While driving on a secluded mountain road, Ellen (Bree Turner) loses control of her vehicle and collides with an abandoned car on the side of the road. When checking to see if the other driver is all right, she finds a trail of blood leading into the forest. Following it, she encounters a deformed serial killer known as Moonface (John DeSantis), dragging the driver of the other vehicle. Narrowly escaping him, Ellen flees into the forest, with Moonface following her trail.
Through flashbacks spread throughout, she is shown receiving training from her survivalist husband Bruce (Ethan Embry), training her with both weapons and guerrilla tactics. She attempts to use these skills several times but despite her best efforts is still captured by the killer and taken to his workshop deep in the forest on a ridge overlooking a large waterfall.
After awakening in the basement--filled with the corpses of Moonface's previous victims--she encounters the delusional Buddy (Angus Scrimm), apparently insane but seemingly unharmed by Moonface. He speaks cryptically of the killer's methods and intent. Shortly thereafter, the killer comes downstairs, turning on a generator. Police sirens begin sounding as various lights around the room begin flashing. Lifting the other woman onto a large table -- he uses a drill press to remove both of her eyes.
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