Masters of Horror Season 2, Episode 8: Valerie
on the Stairs
The Second Season of the Masters of
Horror series on Showtime combines top horror writers and
directors together for a second year creating some incredible (and some
not so incredible) one-hour features. Valerie on the Stairs
is a ghost story in classic Clive Barker Style.
Review
Written by The Zombie Master Lee
Roberts April 6, 2007
Original
air date: December 21, 2006 Directed by: Mick Garris Written by: Mick Garris Story by: Clive Barker
Starring:
Tyron Leitso as Rob Hanisey Clare Grant as Valerie
Synopsis: Rob Hanisey (Tyron Leitso) is
an unpublished writer in need of a place to live. Lucky for him, a room
has just become available in a local hotel that caters to unpublished
writers. Even before Rob gets settled in, things start to get freaky.
Noises in the walls, crying coming from nowhere, ghosts, and demons:
with no explanation from the other tenants. Is Valerie on the
Stairs just a figment of Rob’s imagination or,
better yet, is it a figment of someone else’s?
Thoughts: I have been a fan of Clive
Barker’s stories for many years and Valerie on the
Stairs has his name all over it. He starts out with an
effective ghost story and goes into a twisted imaginative story with
demons, torture, and gore. Any horror fan has got to love that. I also
have to give Mick Garris credit. Not just anyone can translate Barker
to film and Garris did pretty well in keeping with Clive
Barker’s style. Valerie on the Stairs is
neither one’s best effort but it is not bad…and
definitely worth a second viewing.
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