Masters of Horror episode review — 2.8 — Valerie on the Stairs
Published in
Sep 8, 2021
Original air date: December 29, 2006
Director: Mick Garris
Writer: Mick Garris (short story by Clive Barker)
Rating: 5/10
Why is Christopher Lloyd so weird? He’s not a bad actor, but every line he delivers just reminds me of Doc Brown from the Back to the Future films. I just can’t take him seriously here.
The story is, for at least a good chunk of it, largely a remake of that Twilight Zone episode about the writer who’s able to create real life people out of his characters. And then somehow we get a monster.
It’s weird, but Tony Todd as this kind of devil thing is definitely the best part of the episode. The story’s never too engaging otherwise.
