Chocolate (Masters of Horror)

"Chocolate"
Masters of Horror episode
DVD cover for Chocolate
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 5
Directed by	Mick Garris
Written by	Mick Garris
Production code	105
Original air date	November 25, 2005
Guest actors
Matt Frewer Lucie Laurier Henry Thomas

Chocolate is the fifth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. It originally aired in North America on November 25, 2005. It was directed by Mick Garris and based on his short story.

Plot

A divorced young man Jamie (Henry Thomas) who develops artificial flavorings begins witnessing and experiencing the sights, smells and sounds of a woman he's never met starting with the taste of chocolate in his mouth (hence the title of the story). Troubled by these sudden experiences, he soon witnesses the woman murdering her former artist lover by stabbing and slashing his chest. Determined to find his mystery mate, his search leads to Catherine (Lucie Laurier), a beautiful Canadian woman who is suspicious of his actions. They become closer until Catherine attempts to murder him due to the psychological and psychosexual experiences that she also feels and doesn't enjoy the fact someone she doesn't know can feel what she can. In an attempt to save himself, he suddenly sees through Catherine's eyes at the wrong moment, killing her when he randomly shoots her.

The entire episode revolves around Jamie's story of the circumstances to the cops that interrogate him of the events that led to the murder. He states that he "knew what it felt like to die" when Catherine did and that it all happened because his life was so empty and hers was so full.

Cast

Henry Thomas as Jamie
Lucie Laurier as Catherine
Stacy Grant as Vanessa
Leah Graham as Elaine
Matt Frewer as Wally

DVD and Blu-ray

The DVD was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on May 9, 2006. The episode was the fifth episode and the fourth to be released on DVD. The episode appears on the fourth volume of the Blu-ray compilation of the series.

Trivia

In the episode, Jamie looks over a (scribbled out) copy of Stephen King's novel Desperation. Mick Garris, the director of this episode, directed the TV adaptation of the novel, Stephen King's Desperation. Henry Thomas, who portrayed Jamie in this film also acted in Desperation, as did Matt Frewer.

External links

Chocolate at the Internet Movie Database
Working with a Master: Mick Garris at the Internet Movie Database
Review for Chocolate at Dread Central
Review for Chocolate at Slant Magazine

Masters of Horror

Season 1	"Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" "H. P. Lovecraft's Dreams in the Witch-House" "Dance of the Dead" "Jenifer" "Chocolate" "Homecoming" "Deer Woman" "John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns" "Fair-Haired Child" "Sick Girl" "Pick Me Up" "Haeckel's Tale" "Imprint"

Season 2	"The Damned Thing "Family" "The V Word" "Sounds Like" "Pro-Life" "Pelts" "The Screwfly Solution" "Valerie on the Stairs" "Right to Die" "We All Scream for Ice Cream" "The Black Cat" "The Washingtonians" "Dream Cruise"

Related	Fear Itself Masters of Science Fiction Soundtrack

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