"Masters of Horror" The Fair Haired Child (2006)

Director:

William Malone

Writers:

Mick Garris (creator)
Matt Greenberg (written by)

TV Series:

"Masters of Horror" (2005)

Original Air Date:

6 January 2006 (Season 1, Episode 9)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A warlock couple abduct a young teenage girl to sacrifice her to a mysterious and evil entity as an offering to resurrect their long-dead boy.

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Demon | Warlock | Lake | Virgin

Cast

Lori Petty	...	Judith
William Samples	...	Anton
Lindsay Pulsipher	...	Tara
Ian A. Wallace	...	Math Teacher (as Ian Wallace)
Haley Morrison	...	Teenage Girl
Jesse Haddock	...	Johnny
Walter Phelan	...	Johnny Thing

Directed by
William Malone

Writing credits
Mick Garris		(creator)
Matt Greenberg		(written by)

Produced by
Keith Addis	....	executive producer
Bo Altherr	....	producer: special features, IDT Entertainment
Morris Berger	....	executive producer
Stephen R. Brown	....	executive producer (as Steve Brown)
Ben Browning	....	co-producer
Andrew Deane	....	executive producer
Mick Garris	....	executive producer
Adam Goldworm	....	co-producer
John W. Hyde	....	executive producer
Lisa Richardson	....	producer
Tom Rowe	....	producer
Pascal Verschooris	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by
Brian Pearson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Patrick McMahon

Casting by
Stuart Aikins		(as Aikins/Cossey Casting)
Sean Cossey		(as Aikins/Cossey Casting)
Nancy Nayor		(as Nancy Nayor Battino)
Kelly Wagner		(as Kelly Martin Wagner)

Production Design by
David Fischer

Art Direction by
Don Macaulay

Set Decoration by
Ide Foyle

Costume Design by
Lyn Kelly

Makeup Department
Mike Fields	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist: KNB EFX Group, Inc. (as Michael Fields)
Cleo Gagner	....	first assistant hair stylist
Sarah Graham	....	on-set key special makeup effects artist: KNB EFX Group, Inc.
Amanda McGowan	....	first assistant makeup artist
Adina Shore	....	key hair stylist
Margaret Solomon	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Margo Coughlin Zimmerman	....	production manager: IDT Entertainment (as Margo Zimmerman)
Sally Dixon	....	post-production supervisor
Marie Norton	....	administrative manager: IDT Entertainment
Zaida Rodriguez	....	assistant manager: IDT Entertainment
Stacey Jade Smart	....	executive in charge of production: IDT Entertainment
Pascal Verschooris	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karin Behrenz	....	third assistant director (as Karen Behrenz)
Mick MacKay	....	first assistant director
Ian Samoil	....	second assistant director
Yannick Leray	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Trevor Ralph	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Nick Dibley	....	property master (as Nicholas Dibley)
Jim Geddes	....	construction coordinator
Leesa Hanna	....	assistant set decorator (as Leesa McNalley)
John McIntosh	....	greens
Jake Miller	....	assistant property master
Vicky Peters	....	assistant art director
Zbibgniew Scheller	....	construction foreman (as Zbish Scheller)
John Wilcox	....	paint coordinator
Dylan Dowd	....	lead greens person (uncredited)
Les Ford	....	computer graphics designer (uncredited)
Sean McGee	....	on-set props assistant (uncredited)
Regan Steele	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Kevin Belen	....	re-recording mixer
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Jay Cheetham	....	background sound editor
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	sound supervisor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer
Jason Mauza	....	foley editor
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post coordinator
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Iain Pattison	....	re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Sebastian Salm	....	sound mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Colin Smith	....	boom operator
Matthew Wilson	....	sound effects editor (as Matt Wilson)
Todd R. Mason	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Joshua Stevenson	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special effects makeup
Mark Boley	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Mark Bolie)
Michael Deak	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Mike Deak)
Robert Freitas	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Rob Freitas)
Derek Heselton	....	special effects best boy (as Derek Heselston)
Grady Holder	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jim Leonard	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects makeup
Ron Pipes	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
Frank Rydberg	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group (as Frank Ryberg)
Shannon Shea	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
Wayne Szybunka	....	special effects coordinator
Veronica Torres	....	effects crew: K.N.B. EFX Group
Lino Stavole	....	special effects technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group (uncredited)
Lindsay Vivian	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Steve Au	....	cg artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Matt Belbin	....	digital effects editor: Anthem Visual Effects
Sébastien Bergeron	....	digital effects supervisor: Anthem Visual Effects
John Cairns	....	digital compositor: Anthem Visual Effects
Muzaffer Korkut	....	cg artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Darren MacKay	....	digital compositor: Anthem Visual Effects
Stu McRae	....	digital compositor: Anthem Visual Effects (as Stu MacRae)
Mladen Miholjcic	....	cg artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Stephen Paschke	....	cg artist: Anthem Visual Effects
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects coordinator: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Lisa K. Sepp	....	visual effects producer: Anthem Visual Effects (as Lisa Sepp-Wilson)
Trevor Strand	....	digital compositor: Anthem Visual Effects
Lee Wilson	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator
Jim Dunn	....	stunt performer
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Lindsay Pulsipher (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Auger	....	gaffer
Trevor Carabin	....	best boy lighting
Bradley S. Creasser	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Brad Creasser)
Tom Kaczmarski	....	key grip
Christina Kasperczyk	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lane Koch	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dean Schwingboth	....	best boy grip
Richard Wilson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Cove	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeff Grimshire	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Paul Matsalla	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Diyah Pera	....	stills photographer (uncredited)
Pascal Jean Provost	....	cinematographer: second unit (uncredited)
Jason Tidsbury	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting (as Sandra Ken-Freeman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Leduc	....	assistant costume designer
Tyler Tone	....	set costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Richard Cordes	....	color timer
Andrea Dixon	....	color timer
Marc Pollon	....	assistant editor
Matt Venables	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Williamson	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Mike Beckett	....	music editor
Lisa Brown	....	music supervisor
Jennifer Ross	....	music supervisor
Ed Shearmur	....	composer: main title music (as Edward Shearmur)
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor
James Fogel	....	assistant score engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator
John Swetlikoe	....	transportation captain
Duane Shearer	....	office driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Steve Best	....	assistant to director
Kristi Blicharski	....	unit publicist
Sheri Buckham	....	assistant accountant
Genessa Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Andrzej Dec-Williams	....	assistant location manager (as Andrzej Dec)
Kathryn Drew	....	production accountant (as Kath Drew)
Shalia Edl	....	production coordinator
Gary Garfinkel	....	network executive
Louisa Gradnitzer	....	location manager
Kristin Harris	....	production coordinator: IDT Entertainment
Dave Harvey	....	assistant accountant
Alison Hunter	....	script supervisor
Katy Lew	....	assistant to producers
Ross Redhead	....	assistant to producers
Louis Schwartzberg	....	stock footage
Alison Stephen	....	assistant to producers
Alison Stephen	....	script coordinator
Bonnie Sutherland	....	set supervisor
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in (as Stephen Tibbets)
Raj Uppal	....	assistant to producers (as Rajvinder Uppal)
Steven Vlasak	....	operations manager
Desiree Zurowski	....	stand-in
Krista Johnston	....	clearances (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mick Garris		creator

Makeup Department
Leanne Rae Podavin	....	special makeup effects artist
Sherry Van Gool	....	additional assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Uppal	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Martin P. Blaine	....	lead carpenter
Bill Morrill	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Kris Casavant	....	assistant sound editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Talvinder Gill	....	assistant sound editor
Shawn Miller	....	sound mixer: second unit

Special Effects by
Ozzy Alvarez	....	lab technician: K.N.B. EFX Group
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects runner

Stunts
Byron Briscoe	....	stunt double
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double: Ethan Embry
Janina Dall	....	stunt double
Jim Dunn	....	stunt coordinator (12 episodes)
Ashlea Earl	....	stunt double: Bree Turner
Lani Gelera	....	stunt double
Jon Kralt	....	stunt rider
James Ralph	....	stunt double: William Forsythe
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double
Eli Zagoudakis	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
John Brown	....	rigging lamp operator
Jeff Cassidy	....	second assistant camera
T.C. Chapman	....	rigging gaffer
Glen A. Dickson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (episode: "Deer Woman")
David Gray	....	still photographer
Gary Stamford	....	gaffer: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dawn Grey	....	dresser

Music Department
Amanda Sobeck	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
John Sorenson	....	driver
Larry Tardif	....	driver: camera car and process trailer

Other crew
Ron Buck	....	technical advisor: military
Simon Chin	....	extras wrangler
Andrzej Dec-Williams	....	assistant location manager (odd episodes) (as Andrzej Dec)
Pancho Mansfield	....	network executive
Sandra Montgomery	....	script supervisor: second unit
Rainer Scheelisch	....	special equipment
Stephen Sobisky	....	interactive designer
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer

Production Companies

• IDT Entertainment
• Nice Guy Productions
• Industry Entertainment

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinemax (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Premiere (2007) (Germany) (TV)
• Showtime Networks (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Splendid Film (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vertice Cine (2007) (Spain) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Anthem Visual Effects (visual effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special effects makeup)

Other Companies

• Aikins / Cossey Casting  casting
• Thomas Cobb Design  main title design (as Thomas Cobb Group)
• Sharpe Sound Studios  sound post-production
• Boardwalk Foley  foley artists
• Background, The  walla group
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  film lab services (as Rainmaker)
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  post-production facilities (as Rainmaker)
• British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of

Runtime:

55 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (self applied) (2008) | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (self applied) (2007) | Spain:18

Company:

IDT Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Judith is playing the cello, her fingers are not in the right positions at all.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Working with a Master: William Malone (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Symphony No 7 in A Major op. 92

The best thing William Malone has directed so far

William Malone is probably the least credible director on the 'Masters of Horror' roster (with the exception of series creator Mick Garris), as his only 'big' film credits are the appalling House on Haunted Hill and the universally hated Feardotcom. This makes it all the more incredible that The Fair-Haired Child is actually one of the series highlights! The reason why Malone's entry works so well is because it utilises a strong story, which keeps it simple and doesn't go over the top; thus making it perfect for 55 minutes of screen time. The plot follows a young girl who is abducted. She wakes up in a strange environment, and her situation depreciates when she's thrown in the basement with a weird kid who can't speak. The tale works because we are fed just enough information to ensure that it stays interesting, without going enough into the tale so that we fully know what's going on. The twist in the tale is revealed via a set of very eerie flashbacks, and even though the actual idea behind the story isn't very original; it is very well handled. All this is topped off by a superb atmosphere, which gives the piece a very sinister tone. The scenes that take place in the basement look great and even hokey demon doesn't look too far out of place. Unlike a lot of the rest of the series; this one comes highly recommended!