Episode
Masters of Horror: Dance of the Dead
Overview
This story revolves around a post-apocalyptic town where re-animated corpses of friends and enemies dance on stage for the few people who survived a nuclear holocaust. Peggy a naive girl learns of the dangers of the outside world and the sacrifices made to guarantee her survival.
Details
- Series
- Masters of Horror
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2005-11-11
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Dance of the Dead is Episode 3 in Season 1 of Masters of Horror. It aired on 2005-11-11. The runtime is 60 min.
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