Wow! Director Peter Medak (The Changeling) delivers one of the eeriest and best episodes of the "Masters Of Horror" series so far. The 12th episode of the second season, "The Washingtonians", has it all, extreme creepiness, suspense and wit. The performances are entirely very good, and the supporting cast contains Saul Rubinek (Unforgiven, True Romance) in the role of a historian.
Mike Franks (Jonathon Schaech) travels to a small town in Virginia, near George Washington's birthplace, with his wife Pam (Venus Terzo) and daughter Amy in order to accept his late grandmother's inheritance. When browsing through the possessions of his grandfather, who was a collector of antique documents, Frank finds an eerie letter with the initials G.W.. A discovery of harsh consequences...
Jonathon Schaech and Venus Terzo deliver good and credible performances as the Franks couple and Myron Natwick is great as Samuel, an elderly local man. Julia Tortolano furthermore delivers some very good child acting as Amy Franks, and, as mentioned above, Saul Rubinek is great in his supporting role. The episode is highly atmospheric and very creepy and furthermore also delivers a fine portion of wit without ever reducing the suspense. This is how I love "Masters Of Horror", very well acted and directed, highly atmospheric and suspenseful and extremely creepy. If you like "Masters Of Horror", make sure not to miss "The Washingtonians"!
Mike Franks (Jonathon Schaech) travels to a small town in Virginia, near George Washington's birthplace, with his wife Pam (Venus Terzo) and daughter Amy in order to accept his late grandmother's inheritance. When browsing through the possessions of his grandfather, who was a collector of antique documents, Frank finds an eerie letter with the initials G.W.. A discovery of harsh consequences...
Jonathon Schaech and Venus Terzo deliver good and credible performances as the Franks couple and Myron Natwick is great as Samuel, an elderly local man. Julia Tortolano furthermore delivers some very good child acting as Amy Franks, and, as mentioned above, Saul Rubinek is great in his supporting role. The episode is highly atmospheric and very creepy and furthermore also delivers a fine portion of wit without ever reducing the suspense. This is how I love "Masters Of Horror", very well acted and directed, highly atmospheric and suspenseful and extremely creepy. If you like "Masters Of Horror", make sure not to miss "The Washingtonians"!