"Incident On and Off a Mountain Road" is the premiere episode of the first season of Masters of Horror, directed by Don Coscarelli.

Following it, she encounters a deformed serial killer known as Moonface (John DeSantis), dragging the driver of the other vehicle.

She attempts to use these skills several times but despite her best efforts is still captured by the killer and taken to his workshop deep in the forest on a ridge overlooking a large waterfall.

After Moonface leaves, Buddy talks Ellen into picking the lock on the chains binding her with a metal nail file that had been jabbed into her shoulder.

In another flashback it is revealed that her husband had raped her during a brutal fight, shortly after which she strangled him with his own belt.

Jon Condit from Dread Central rated the episode three and a half out of five, calling it "a generous and excellent start to an ambitious series.

"[2] HorrorFreakNews rated it four out of five stars, praising the episode's pacing, cinematography, direction, and Turner's performance.