BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

super marauder Wow! This is cool!This starts out pretty generic, the cute girl driving down a dark mountain road only to crash her car, and she runs into a horrible monster. But wait! This takes some really cool turns and I'll admit I didn't see the ending coming. I really like that when a movie surprises me like that! For me, the story was not about woman being stalked by a horrible monster, instead it was about survival. Sure, there are plenty of shocks for us horror fans, and 'Moonface' is pretty scary. It's one of those movies that you don't see as much as you think you do. But I feel the real story is not about him.This has a great cast, great writer, great director, well it's GREAT!

Scott LeBrun 'Incident On and Off a Mountain Road' is thoroughly enjoyable, atmospheric horror with a lightning pace, delivering action, gore, and laughs in equal measure. It's based on a short story by Joe R. Lansdale, and co-scripted by Don Coscarelli, who'd previously brought Lansdale's story "Bubba Ho-Tep" to life. Pretty, appealing dancer / actress Bree Turner plays Ellen, who's motoring through the wilderness one night when she ends up in the domain of Moonface, deliciously played by John De Santis. Moonface is a towering, pale psycho with steel teeth who snatches unwary travellers and turns them into macabre works of art in front of his home. From then on it's a constant struggle for Ellen to keep her wits about her and remember the lessons taught to her by her domineering husband Bruce (Ethan Embry, in what was a real change-of-pace role and performance for him at the time). Bruce is a survivalist, see, and is constantly thinking about preparing for the worst. So this rocking episode is both an interesting look into the survivalist mentality, as well as a tried and true horror story with enough grisliness - including some implied ocular violence - to satisfy the gore hound in many of us. It also does great things with lighting and sound; when Moonface fires up his eye gouging machine, sirens go off! It has some great brief bits of grim irony, when some of the booby traps that Ellen sets up for Moonface don't work out as planned. Much of the humour is courtesy of Coscarelli's "good luck charm", actor Angus Scrimm a.k.a. The Tall Man of the "Phantasm" series, who plays demented Buddy, who chatters non-stop; the actor is just a hoot in the role. This is a fun, fun episode that begins a little quietly but soon starts coming up with shocks (when will characters ever learn to keep their eyes on the road?) and thrills that last right up until the end. Eight out of 10.

julian kennedy Masters of Horror: Don Coscarelli: Incident On and Off a Mountain Road: 8 out of 10: In many ways fifty minutes is the perfect length for a horror movie. Incident certainly has enough plot for a full length feature, but this is a story broken down to its core elements without any unnecessary filler. (It has a bit of a Twilight Zone feel as a result.) Masters of Horror is that wonderful Showtime series that has produced some great horror films and some guilty pleasures (in particular Clive Barker's Haeckel's Tale). Incident got this anthology series off to a very strong start.The film is about a woman that has a car accident on a deserted stretch of rain soaked mountain road. She quickly finds herself perused by a serial killer (dubbed Moonface) who is busy chasing a previous victim. She turns out not to be the damsel in distress that we suspected, as she has had survival training from her boyfriend which the film doles out in flashback. It is also interesting as one can see the progression of her relationship with the boyfriend as it coincides her conflict with Moonface.Director Don Coscarielli runs a tight ship with plenty of surprises in both plot and scope. The acting by all is above board with a particular nod to John DeSantis as the serial killer. Moonface, with his chrome teeth, baldhead and big shiny knife; he is such a quality villain that it seems a shame he is in such a small film. Moonface certainly could hold his own with the Jason’s and Leatherface’s of the world. In fact, he has that childlike quality that made Leatherface such an endearing character,. (Not to mention they share the same interior decorator.) The gore is good, the set design is excellent and the movie is simply never boring. Add on a story with depth and layers and you have a very strong start to an excellent series.

eytand94 The Plot: Ellen is driving along the road, when she accidentally crashes. When she wakes up, she's not hurt. But the worst is yet to come. A disfigured slasher from off the road named Moonface attacks, forcing Ellen to run for her life. But that's when she remembers her husband, Bruce, and his lessons of surviving and trapping your attacker. Using those lessons, Ellen fights back and tries to stop the killer. If she can't do that, then she's going to meet a grisly end.The Film: Don Coscarelli's "Phantasm" is a very entertaining horror film, one that is filled with gore, tension, and scares. So, when I heard Coscarelli was going to direct the TV adaptation of Southern writer Joe R. Lansdale's "Incident On And Off A Mountain Road" for "Masters of Horror," I was intrigued. I was never quite a fan of the "Phantasm" sequels or "Bubba Ho-Tep," but Coscarelli's entry in the series is great fun all the way. "Incident On And Off A Mountain Road" is a surprisingly original slasher movie, with plenty of gore, a hip villain, and a sexy heroine. Bree Turner is very good as Ellen, with Ethan Embry("That Thing You Do")as Bruce, and John De Santis as Moonface. And Angus Scrimm, the infamous Tall Man of "Phantasm," has a terrific cameo here as a wacko dude from Moonface's lair.The Result: Original, bloody, and entertaining are the three words to describe "Masters of Horror: Incident On And Off A Mountain Road." Don Coscarelli is a great director, and hopefully, he will make more movies like this one. "Hell of a night...huh, Moonface?"