Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns (2005) f/ Josh Mosley

We're back, and we've got a real barnburner (cigarette burner?)
for you this time! Chris, Nick, and returning guest co-host Josh
Mosley have A LOT to unpack about John Carpenter's first of two
episodes of the sadly defunct Showtime anthology series
Masters of Horror. With its In
the Mouth of Madness-style plot, its graphic
bloodletting, and its unique ideas on the medium of film,
Cigarette Burns certainly stands out in
the Carpenter filmography -- this is definitely not a case
of late-career check-cashing. But, there's often a big difference
between "interesting" and "good," and while one of your hosts
thinks Cigarette Burns is a masterpiece,
there's definitely a strong case that can be (and, over the
course of this epic-length episode, is) made that this
might not be among the director's strongest work. Hate it or love
it, though, this hour-long film  leaves us with all kinds of
things to talk about, and we appreciate Josh being in for the
long haul!