本套剧集最初创意来自于恐怖片导演米克•加利斯（Mick Garris），2002年他和一众业内同好在加州共餐。席间他们相谈甚欢，惺惺相惜。在此之后，加利斯召集席间的10位导演以及其他恐怖流的高手相约共同打造一套恐怖片剧集。2005年，加利斯身兼制作人和导演两个职务，打造出每集1小时的“恐怖大师”系列（总共两季26集），唐•卡斯卡尔利、斯图尔特•戈登、三池崇史、约翰•麦克诺顿、鹤田法男等名声显赫的导演相继参与其中，联合为恐怖片爱好者奉上惊险刺激的恐怖盛宴。 本剧集荣获2006年艾美奖杰出主题音乐奖、2006年Sitges – Catalonian国际电影节最佳剧本和评委会特别奖。

2004 American adventure heist film by Jon Turteltaub

恐怖片导演米克·加利斯（Mick Garris）一手缔造的“恐怖大师”系列强势回归Showtime频道，第二季延请了丝毫不逊于第一季的豪华恐怖导演阵容，势要将尖叫指数拔到最高。单集将近1个小时的13部小剧集，魅影橦橦，怪诞诡异。似乎有着生命的地下油状物体，用强酸溶掉他人在装扮成自己家人的恐怖老伯，实施惨烈惩罚的孤独吸血鬼，听力极其敏锐却备受困扰的男子，孕育着魔鬼骨血的年轻女孩，弥漫全国令所有男人疯狂的螺旋蝇、心中埋着复仇种子的尖叫冰淇淋幽灵，食人族出身的国父华盛顿、恐怖作家爱伦•坡的黑暗秘辛以及游荡在公海中央小艇中的怨灵。 奇思妙想，光怪陆离，邪典故事交替上演……

Each week viewers see the gritty reality of life in a New York City Police unit as the officers go about their work with a grim determination. Two partners, Detectives Andy Sipowicz and John Kelley (later replaced by Bobby Simone), are the central characters in this weekly police drama, and personify very different approaches to their difficult job. Sipowicz's brash gruffness (covering an emotional vulnerability) is tempered by the precise and controlled demeanor of the two partners with whom he has worked.

At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, but the pair strike up a surprising friendship. When attractive co-ed Alex is assigned to live with the two male students because of her gender-neutral name, a roundabout love triangle ensues. Eddy secretly yearns for Stuart, who wants Alex, but she prefers Eddy. The complex situation leads to sexual experimentation and strained relationships.

In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.

2005 film directed by Tim Story

2006 film directed by David Frankel

After almost 10 years of marriage, attractive Zoe discovers that her marriage lacks passion and surprise, and is seduced by the possibility of finding those sensations already forgotten in her husband's brother. From this premise a series of events lead these three characters to a dangerous game of revenges, secrets and passions. Two brothers and one woman: the triangle is outlined in a disquieting way. It is a bomb that triggers family secrets, the contained rage of desire and the unmanageable power of love. An exciting story that subjugates the viewer from beginning to end. Even though Zoe/Sonia has been married to Ignacio/Ishan for about a decade, they are unable to have children. She wants to be intimate but he prefers to be ready for intimacy on Saturdays only, and she gets physically drawn to his artistic brother, Gonzalo/Rohan. Then things get complicated for her after she tests positive for motherhood and finds that her husband may be gay.

When the Pevensie siblings each follow their own path, they find themselves at Willy's Chocolate Factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover the world of Gnarnia, ruled by the White Bitch. Meeting up with characters such as Harry Potter and Captain Jack Swallows, the newly reunited family must team up with Aslo, a wise-but-horny lion to stop the White Bitch's army.

Captain Jack Sparrow works his way out of a blood debt with the ghostly Davy Jones to avoid eternal damnation.

When a cure is found to treat mutations, lines are drawn amongst the X-Men—led by Professor Charles Xavier—and the Brotherhood, a band of powerful mutants organised under Xavier's former ally, Magneto.

Gabriel is a young, aspiring musical composer whose life seems stuck in the First Act. When his new musical number gets a critical reception, a theatre colleague, Perry, tells Gabriel that he needs to get a life before he can write about one – so he heads straight for his local gay bar.

1984, Sandusky, Ohio. A naive 17-year-old navigates heartbreak and self-expression as he explores his sexuality.

Christina's swag lottery, with the Mode closet clothes and accessories, creates a feeding frenzy among the office fashionistas, while Betty wears herself out helping Daniel who had his credit card cut off, because of a $20,000 expense report that Betty filled and who was rejected, making it impossible for him to wine and dine an important Japanese designer, Oshi.

A young, beautiful career woman rents a backwoods cabin to write her first novel. Attacked by a group of local lowlifes and left for dead, she devises a horrific plan to inflict revenge.

A contemporary romantic comedy exploring the unlikely pairing of two 20-somethings thrown together by their respective best friends in hopes of igniting their own romance.

德鲁（艾伦·沃尔 Aaron Orr 饰）救下了一个要自杀的情绪不稳定男人马克（马修·蒙戈马利 Matthew Montgomery 饰）。虽然阻止了该男子的轻生行为，但马克却失去了记忆。在医生的同意下，德鲁带马克回到自己家里希望帮助他康复。机缘巧合下，两个单独的男人竟然产生了感情。而此时，警察找到了马克的妻子凯瑟琳（Ariadne Shaffer 饰）， 并让她带他回家。自从马克离开以后，德鲁的心里似乎失去了一些东西。回到家以后的马克渐渐恢复了记忆，原来他是因为妻子发现自己的性倾向才羞愧自杀的。妻子原希望失去记忆的马克可以和自己重新开始，但没想到这一次当马克回忆起所有的事情后却开始坦然面对自己的取向，并认识到德鲁在自己心中的地位。最终马克是会听从自己的内心，还是因为责任和妻子继续生活呢？

Multi-narrative adaptation of Richard v. Krafft-Ebing's notorious medico-forensic study of sexual perversity.

As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.