Monsterland: DVD Review
Arriving on DVD and Digital Video this week is Dread Cenral’s “Monsterland”, which is their follow-up to the 2015 anthology, “Zombieworld”. The segments are directed by Graham Denman (The Divine Tragedies), Jack Fields (“Happy Memories”),Erik Gardner (Dreamtakers), Andrew Kasch (Tales of Halloween, Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy), Patrick Longstreth (“Hellyfish”), Sander Maran (“Curiosity Kills”), Robert Mclean (“Hellyfish”), The McCoubrey Brothers (“The Grey Matter”), Corey Norman (The Invoking 2), John Skipp (Tales of Halloween , A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) and Frank J. Sudol (“Tales of the Dim”).
Much like many anthologies, the segments are a mixed bag. Some are creative and entertaining, while others just don’t work at all. The quality definitely shifts a great deal from story to story. There is definitely plenty of creativity going on here. We have stories that deal with a radioactive mouse, a stay-at-home dad who breastfeeds his child, killer jellyfish, a zombie-man taking love advice from a worm that was eating his brain, and some trippy psychedelic puppet thing that I don’t even know how to describe.
I can’t say I was the biggest fan of “Monsterland” but it does have its’ charms and is worth a look to those who enjoy anthologies.
By: Marc Ferman