Cigarette Burns

"Cigarette Burns"
Masters of Horror episode
DVD cover for Cigarette Burns
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 8
Directed byJohn Carpenter
Written by
  • Drew McWeeny
  • Rebecca Swan (as Scott Swan)
Featured musicCody Carpenter (composer)
Production code108
Original air dateDecember 16, 2005 (2005-12-16)
Running time59 minutes
Guest appearances

"Cigarette Burns" is the eighth episode of the first season of Masters of Horror. A supernatural horror story, it features a film-within-a-film subplot. It originally aired in North America on December 16, 2005. The episode was directed by John Carpenter, while the score was composed by Carpenter's son Cody.

Fangoria placed Cigarette Burns at the top of their list of "12 Amazing Episodes of The Masters of Horror" series, describing it as "among the highest-rated episodes and a fan favorite."