This is an anthology horror series from NBC filmed in Canada. Surprisingly, the actors are top shelf with solid Canadians filling in the supporting cast. The stories are not scary but they play on the traditional horror tropes. It's a well-made series although it's not groundbreaking. There are thirteen episodes in total and only a few blander ones. It's usually a fun hour.

I will say at first the problem lies not with the Professional Directors, although they could definitely be doing something better. From watching these episodes I can tell that the problem lies with the writers, I mean we're talking talking about the writers of The Fly 2, Road House 2, usually not a single good horror film to their name, so what makes them think they can pull off a horror series when the last things they did were crap.The acting is good though, the music's good, sets, props all good. It's just the awful writing. In fact, the title sequence is usually the only good thing about this series. With the title sequence, the music's awesome and the visionary's awesome, if only they had spent as much effort as they did on the actual series as they did with the titles.

This episode was great. The two stars from Psych at a wedding to each other. The wife gets a letter saying something about how the person you are marrying is a killer. You think James is psycho but with the brother finding parts and you don't know if he is involved or not. You don't know who knows about it, what anyone knows with the family and friends all changing behavors and little innuendos and hints that they may know or be involved. Then the wife and husband have a little showdown. Youfind you that the wife, who has been scared the whole time, spoke to her new husband and asked him if he wanted to know what the note said. He says that he doesn't care and she will let him know when she is ready. Well she said she would, with a smile and she is the psycho. That twist at was GREAT!!!! Plus these two stars are terrific. Very different from their show.

Come on fellows give it a chance, the series is only five episodes in and reviewers are already calling it the worst horror anthology to grace the TV! Thats not very fair. Personally, i was always worried about Masters of Horror moving to NBC, MOH was hit and miss, the first season; quite excellent in my book, the second besides Gordon's and Rob Schmidt's episodes was mediocre, the only thing making it watchable at most times was blood and tits, 'Fear Itself' has none of those simple fall backs going for it and i have to say its been holding up better than the latter season. 'The Sacrifice' and 'Eater' are fantastic, 'Family Man' and "Spooked' have their flaws but were entertaining, 'In Sickness and in Health' well, that one was horrible. I've been pleasantly surprised so far but if the rest of the episodes suck, ill be the first to admit it bites the big one but wait till the damn seasons over before you claim its the worst of the worst. I'm staying positive and looking forward to the rest of it before the verdicts out.p.s.i will admit that title theme is the most horrible thing I've ever heard, i miss the MOH riff, oh well.