Well in case you were wondering, Showtime’s Masters of Horror is now officially dead, and the torch has been passed to NBC, who have teamed up with Lionsgate to produce Mick Garris’ new horror anthology series Fear Itself. It seems like essentially the same concept, the main difference being that the show is no longer on a cable network — which means more viewers and less gore. Still, they have assembled some decent talent here once again, and I think horror fans will find Fear Itself gives plenty to look forward to.

Among the big names involved in the first 13 episodes are Darren Bousman, John Landis, Brad Anderson, Mary Harron, Ronny Yu and Stuart Gordon. Actors that have signed on to appear in episodes thus far include Brandon Routh, Elisabeth Moss, Eric Roberts, Cynthia Watros and Shiri Appleby. Part of me thinks this series could end up getting the shaft like ABC’s Masters of Science-Fiction, because these kinds of one-shot TV movies won’t be able to compete against other primetime heavy-hitters. Either way I’ll add it to my PVR recording list, even though I’ve still only ever seen a couple of episodes of Masters of Horror myself.

Check out a partial list of episodes and the talent involved after the jump.

Eater
Directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator)
Written by Richard Chizmar (From a Buick 8) and Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!)
Starring: Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Stephen R. Hart (Shoot ‘Em Up), Russell Hornsby (Lincoln Heights), Pablo Schreiber (The Wire), Stephen Lee (Boston Legal)

Spooked
Directed by Brad Anderson (The Machinist)
Written by Matt Venne (White Noise 2: The Light)
Starring: Eric Roberts (Heroes), Jack Noseworthy (Judging Amy), Cynthia Watros (Lost), Larry Gilliard Jr. (The Wire)

Community
Directed by Mary Harron (American Psycho, The Notorious Betty Page)
Written by Kelly Kennemer (The Music Within)
Starring: Brandon Routh (Superman Returns), Shiri Appleby (Charlie Wilson’s War), John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise)

Red Snow
Directed by Breck Eisner (Creature from the Black Lagoon)
Written by Mick Garris from a story by Del Howison (Dark Delicacies)

New Year’s Day
Directed by Darren Bousman (Saw II, III and IV)
Written by Steve Niles (30 Days of Night) from a story by Paul Kane

Family Man
Directed by Ronny Yu (Freddy vs. Jason, Bride of Chucky)
Written by Dan Knauf (Carnivale, Supernatural)

Skin & Bones
Written by Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan (Masters of Horror)

Something With Bite
Directed by Ernest Dickerson (Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, Bones)
Written by Max Landis (Masters of Horror), the son of John Landis

Nightmare in Lace
Directed by John Landis (An American Werewolf in London)
Written by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers)