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Buy Masters of Horror - Fair Haired Child. Deep within the desperate hearts of the bereaved, there is a pact with the forces of darkness that demands new blood to resurrect the souls of the dead. Lori Petty ( A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN and TANK GIRL) stars as a grieving mother with a remote estate, a ghastly secret, and a locked basement where abducted teen outcasts await an evil that feasts upon their virgin flesh. But to satisfy a parent’s depraved bargain, the beast must feed one final time. And tonight, the ultimate horror will begin for those who do not heed the hunger of THE FAIR HAIRED CHILD. Lindsay Pulsipher and William Samples co-star in this relentlessly creepy saga scripted by Matt Greenberg (HALLOWEEN H20, REIGN OF FIRE) and directed by William Malone that The Horror Channel calls "a perfect dark fairy tale…one of the most solid and impressive episodes to date
DVD Features:Widescreen Presentation,AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH WRITER MATT GREENBERG AND DIRECTOR WILLIAM MALONE,BEHIND THE SCENES: THE MAKING OF THE FAIR HAIRED CHILD,DVD-ROM: SCREEN SAVER OVER 3 HOURS OF BONUS FEATURES
DVD-ROM: SCREENPLAY,ON SET: AN INTERVIEW WITH JESSE HADDOCK,ON SET: AN INTERVIEW WITH LINDSAY PULSIPHER,ON SET: AN INTERVIEW WITH LORI PETTY,ON SET: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM SAMPLES
SCENES FROM WILLIAM MALONE'S FIRST SHORT FILM,STILL GALLERY,THE FACE OF FEAR: AN INTERVIEW WITH WILLIAM MALONE,TRAILERS,WILLIAM MALONE BIO,WORKING WITH A MASTER: WILLIAM MALONE
The ninth episode in the celebrated Masters of Horror series, The Fair Haired Child, unfortunately may have the least scare power. Director William Malone's (Feardotcom, The House on Haunted Hill) choice to cast the outcast teen, Tara (Lindsay Pulsipher), as a cute blond girl more suited to The O.C. than to horror, spoils an initial opportunity to convince the viewer of her suffering. Weak acting is the biggest detriment, however. As Tara is kidnapped and thrown into a psychotic couple's basement as a sacrifice to the Devil to bring their dead son, Johnny (Jesse Haddock), back to life, Tara's fear fails to translate into real dread. Black-and-white flashbacks of the sick married couple watching helplessly as their son drowns are equally corny. Johnny, the child zombie haunted by guilt he feels for living at the expense of others, especially Tara's, is the only interesting character. The fact that he is mute, communicating by scribbling thoughts into dirt, makes him eerily prophetic. As a character, Johnny terrifies more than the stop-motion demon who steals teens away to the netherworld. Like House of Whipcord, this story of a basement-turned-torture chamber has appeal for its archetypal plot concept, but The Fair Hair Child lacks actors who convey real angst. --Trinie Dalton
Masters of Horror - Fair Haired Child Review
Two grieving parents (Lori Petty and William Samples) make a pact with the Devil so their deceased son Johnny (Jesse Haddock), can be brought back to life. The process involves sacrificing 12 young virgins to a vicious boy-beast (see DVD front cover) who feasts upon their young, innocent flesh. The latest victim, a troubled loner named Tara (Lindsay Pulsipher), ends up bonding with the tormented soul in the basement and tries to unravel the mystery before she too falls victim to the fair haired child.
This entry in the "Masters of Horror" series was directed by William Malone who has surpassed expectations by delivering an entertaining episode despite its flaws. The film is visually haunting but some of the performances, with the exception of the young male protagonist (Haddock) fall flat. The young female lead (Pulsipher) was unconvincing. Physically speaking, she was too pretty to be believable as an outcast teenage freakazoid who everyone likes to pick on and her performance was a bit uneven. At times, she was good, other times she was clearly struggling to convey emotion but I will give her credit for trying. Visually, this film is interesting and out of all the episodes of Season 1, this one stands out over the others for its visual style and atmosphere. There are flashback scenes in vivid black and white and some scenes are set to classical music (the parents are accomplished musicians) which adds a dream like tone to the piece. The demon child is also a sight to behold (again, see DVD front cover). Too bad it doesn't get much screen time. I am a big fan of the "less is more" mentality especially in horror films (although I do love a great gore-fest as is evidenced by my other reviews). But sometimes the suspense, atmosphere, plot, build-up etc are suffice to make a film scary without resorting to buckets of blood, Carpenter's "Halloween" is one example, Bob Clark's "Black Christmas (Special Edition)" is another. The "Masters of Horror" series has not taken that approach since gratuitous nudity and explicit gore are plentiful throughout. This episode is an exception and while I give the director credit for trying to create an atmospheric and surrealistic horror tale, a little more was needed to make this memorable. I was yearning for more shots of the nasty creature. After all, it looks so good in the cover art and photo stills yet the actual film only offers a preview. The climax is a bit disappointing and it was hard to believe that this tormented young man who obviously had guilt issues would have done what he did to appease and protect the young attractive stranger in his basement.
Overall though, "The Fair Haired Child" is consistent. It differs from the others as this installment is devoid of purposeless nudity and gore galore but the film's visual flair will compensate for that as well as the lack of genuine scares and that lovable, huggable, charmer gracing the cover art is worthy of the 3.5 stars I am awarding it. Recommended.
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