Spoiler-Free Review: Trauma, or Monsters All
Official synopsis In Trauma, or Monsters All, visiting writer Cassandra (Laëtitia Hollard) arrives in the quiet upstate town of Talbot Falls to research a book on George Washington Carver while working at the local library alongside her new friend Agnes (Aitana Doyle). After Cassandra publishes an article exposing the town’s unsettling past, buried secrets begin to surface as a werewolf, vampire, and Frankenstein creation emerge from the shadows, forcing the community to confront generations of fear, guilt, and suppressed trauma. Review Writer/director Larry Fessenden brings his unique vision of a monster rally film to cinematic life with Trauma, or Monsters All as creatures and humans from three of his previous works return for what may be the filmmaker’s last feature. Fessenden’s vampire Sam from Habit (1994), the Frankenstein-type monster Adam (Alex Breaux) from Depraved (2019), and the wolfman Charley (Alex Hurt) from Blackout (2023) all play vital roles as Charley and Adam help each other out while they live together
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