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Masters of Horror: Fair Haired Child

Director: William Malone
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Widescreen presentation (1.77:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 tvs
The Face of Fear: An interview with William Malone
Working With a Master: William Malone
On set: An interview with Jesse Haddock
On set: An interview with Lori Petty
On set: An interview with Lindsay Pulsipher
On set: An interview with William Samples
Behind the scenes: The Making of the Fair Haired Child
Scenes from William Malone's first short film
Audio commentary with writer Matt Greenberg and director William Malone
Trailers
Still gallery
William Malone bio
DVD-ROM: screenplay
DVD-ROM: screen saver


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A teenage misfit is kidnapped by a strange couple and forced into a basement with their curious 13-year-old son in director William Malone's (House on Haunted Hill) entry into the Masters of Horror series. Tara is an outcast who withdraws into her comfortable world of fantasy rather than deal with the harsh realities of high-school life. One day, while riding her bike home from school, Tara is struck by a van and knocked unconscious. When Tara awakens in what she believes to be a hospital, the nurse tending to her (Lori Petty) tells the girl that she was found miles away from home before launching into a series of increasingly intrusive questions. Upon discovering that she is not in a hospital but a remote and isolated home, Tara is locked in the basement with 13-year-old Johnny. Though kind and sensitive on the surface, Johnny harbors a dark secret. As the pair struggles to escape their dark prison while discovering the cryptic warnings about a "fair-haired child" scrawled on the basement walls, it soon becomes obvious that it was fate, not chance, that brought Tara and Johnny to this dark and terrifying place. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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5.0 out of 5 stars William Malone's monster movie proves to be the best of Masters of Horror Season 1., Feb 19 2007
By Kevin D. F. Dennison "kevlar19" (Edmonton, AB Canada) - See all my reviews
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Who would have thought that William Malone's "Fair Haired Child" would turn out to be one of the best episoded for Masters of Horror Season 1? For starters, William Malone isnt really a "master" by any means. His prior two horror films have been the mediocre (though entertaining) Dark Castle remake of "House on Haunted Hill" and then the absolutely attrocious (as in BAD in nearly every respect) "Feardotcom". On top of this, the episodes writer is Matt Greenberg, the unfortunate man who brought us the poorly received "Reign of Fire" and "Halloween H20". How could these two produce such a stellar episode? Perhaps they both just realized it was time to prove themselves. Or perhaps they were the right combination of working together to make a good film. Who knows. Ultimately, the answers to this are a mystery. Regardless of their mediocre film careers thus far, Malone and Greenberg were able to make the coolest installment to the first season.

So what makes "Fair Haird Child" so damn good? Well, for one, its the only "monster movie" episode so far through all 26 episodes we have seen. Though it can be argued that Carpenter's "Pro-Life", Landis' "Deer Woman", Argento's "Jenifer", Hooper's "Damned Thing", and McKee's "Sick Girl" had strong elements of the monster movie within them as well. But "Fair Haired Child" is classical in this sense as the monster is 100% original, incredibly creative, very inhuman when in it's true form, and beyond creepy in how it looks. The monster takes center stage and is the driving force of the episode whereas the other installments were more slashers, dark comedies, satanic beings, or tales of madness with their creatures. And unlike the other episodes which had a monster of sorts in them, the formula of "Fair Haired Child" follows another classical trend in presenting its monster as other worldy, a being of pure chaos when it is in full force. It hungers and it MUST feed. Nothing can stop it.

The performances are another strong point in this installment. Lori Petty plays the disturbing role of a bereaved mother trying to ressurrect her dead son who along with her husband kidnapps a young girl named Tara. Through making a deal with the forces of darkness, she must feed 13 children with virgin flesh to the Fair Haired Child. She seems to be in complete control of her husband who is loosing his mind with the situation, and the two show only small increments of regret with their overall actions. They want their son back and they've completely gone mad through the process. Petty isnt the only acting highlight though, all four of the main characters are fantastic. And as plot twists sruface and the creepiness boils over with the monster stalking Tara, Malone treats us to one final shocker with his conclusion.

Simply put... "Fair Haired Child" is actually pretty incredible. It's stylish, its cool, its disturbing, its gory, its creepy, and its visually stunning at times. This is an episode that you can watch at any time for its pure entertainment and that chills it provides. Whether you're having a horror movie night, looking for something scary to watch on halloween, or just interested in throwing on a freaky film at random "Fair Haired Child" is a great choice.

After now watching every episode of the first season at least twice on DVD (some more than that), I can honestly and confidently say "Fair Haired Child" is the best episode of the first season. 5 out of 5.
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