Product Details

• Actors: Karen Austin, J. Winston Carroll, Miho Ninagawa, Anthony Harrison, Diego Martinez-Tau
• Writers: Mick Garris
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
• Run Time: 114 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000DZ95I0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #60,103 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Cigarette Burns Film is magic. And in the right hands it can be a weapon. For on-the-ropes movie programmer Kirby Sweetman (Norman Reedus of THE BOONDOCK SAINTS and BLADE II) the holy grail of cinema is LE FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE a legendary lost movie whose sole showing was rumored to have driven its audience to a homicidal frenzy. But as Kirby gets closer to the truth about the film he s sucked into a private hell of grisly hallucinations and brutal acts of violence. Now the only surviving print of the film is within his grasp and the most horrific screening of all is about to begin. Udo Kier (SUSPIRIATHE KINGDOM) co-stars in this gore-drenched mind-blower written by Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan and directed by horror legend John Carpenter the creator of THE THINGTHE FOG ESCAPE FROM NEW YORKTHEY LIVE and HALLOWEEN. Dreams in the Witch House When stressed-out student Walter Gilman (Ezra Godden of DAGON) rents a room in a decrepit old house his graduate thesis studies begin to take some very strange twists: He suffers nightmares about a voracious rat with a human face. He suspects that a gateway to another dimension may exist behind his wall.And he is seemingly seduced by a luscious she-demon who thirsts for souls of the innocent via a covenant that screams for blood. But when Walter must face the most depraved urge of all will the line between madnessmurder and unholy mayhem be crossed forever? Chelah Horsdal (HOLLOW MAN 2) and Jay Brazeau (INSOMNIATHEY) co-star in this disturbing shocker directed by Stuart Gordon co-written by Gordon & Dennis Paoli (THE DENTIST CASTLE FREAK) and based on the infamous short story by horror master H.P. LovecraftFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR Rating: NR UPC: 013131452792 Manufacturer No: DV14527

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MASTERS defines it..., April 4, 2006

By	xx "xx" (xx) - See all my reviews

"Cigarette Burns" is directed by horror legend John Carpenter, the creator of HALLOWEEN. "LA FIN ABSOLUE DU MONDE" (The Absolute end of the World)is the title of the most sought after horror movie in history. One man's obsession with finding the movie may become his demise.
This movie was very well done, and very inventive.
NOT MANY full length films are even close to the quality of this.
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"Dreams in the Witch House", Gordon's movie, isn't as good, but puts a strange perspective on a new age ghost story. A man rents a cheap apartment so he can study, but he doesnt do much of that. He discovers evidence of a dimensional shift in his room.
Very bloody and caught me off guard.

The DVD combo pack is absolutly worth the time to watch...a horror fans' delight.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're in the mood for gore..., July 26, 2006

By	Michael D. Sepesy "egaeus" (Cleveland, OH USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having seen several other episodes from this series, I didn't expect quite the level of splatter that these two offerings have, but each was well done and creepy. Carpenter's is the better of the two and gets progressively more intense the nearer the main character comes to finding the forbidden film he's looking for. My only issue with Cigarette Burns is a storyline one -- the "evil movie" is supposed to be be impossible to find anywhere, yet after going through a lot of effort, the protagonist finds a copy in a somewhat obvious place.

Gordon's Witch House grew on me as I watched it (not literally, thank God). It starts rather quietly but ends up in some very dark places. The special effects with the witch's familiar are a little wonky, but the overall production values of each film are great. Both of these films were alarming in some ways, but if that's what you're looking for, you might give them a try.

5.0 out of 5 stars Yikes! No! Run! Yuck! Stop! , August 14, 2008

By	Veritas - See all my reviews

"Cigarette Burns" and
"Dreams In The Witch House"
is a truly great double feature
of mind-numbing horror.

Warning: extremely nasty and creepy.
Do not watch if you are pregnant
or have a weak heart.

These are not sadism or mysteries
masquerading as horror,
but authentic horror, that is,
not only scary, but regarding
things that are out of this world
coming into this world in a most
unfriendly way.
No happy endings here,
other than total gratification
for the horror movie fan.

As of this review,
I have only seen three of the
Masters Of Horror film series,
these two and "the Fair-Haired Child"
(also excellent).
If these films are representative,
then I am greatly looking forward
to seeing the rest of them. I think.

[I'll try "Jenifer" (Dario Argento!) next]

They are not only original and well-plotted,
they are brilliantly implemented as well.
Masters of horror indeed.
This series was a great idea.
The element of competition may have
brought out the best in the participants.

Note Bene: The musical score for both films
are excellent, particularly John Carpenter's
"Cigarette Burns".

"Dreams In The Witch House" is an excellent
adaptation of H.P Lovecraft's universe(s)
by Stuart Gordon (see "Dagon" for another;
you will not be disappointed).

Note bene II: This product description
describes a 2-disc set, which I would
have preferred, but the one that I
received was a single disc with both films.