Trauma or, Monsters All

2026 Ranked 7.25/10 Celluloid Screams Day 4, Film 16. A really entertaining little love letter to Larry's triptych of universal monster homages. As with Larry's other films, the dialogue is pristine, the cast is perfect, and characters feel 3 dimensional. There's…

Gavin Turner

Larry Fessenden ties together his classic monsters from HABIT, DEPRAVED and BLACKOUT. Like all classic monster mashes, doesn’t take itself too seriously, and Larry inserts his signature themes to great effect. And why should only giant studios get to make shared universes?

Phil Nobile Jr.

I was unaware this was a continuation to three other films so I was initially dumbfounded and frankly impressed by it. I only learned it was a sequel when I went to the bathroom during the film. It was all a little less exciting after that, but I think it’s still a…

DGJ

cannot overstate how cool it is to see my hometown and all the beloved regulars at my job and my own anxious little face on the big screen!! we shot it the day after my one month anniversary on T. i’m kind of a monster too :’) a real honor. long live queer horror forever <3…

ian

Un peu surpris d'avoir autant aimé, mais comme dans les meilleurs Fessenden les faiblesses participent à la singularité du projet. C'est un monster mash à petite échelle, avec des monstres un peu tristes et fatigués de la vie, inscrits dans la vision d'une communuauté…

SylvainL

Cried in the end and then asked Larry about jazz. That's all you need to know. See it in theaters come November.

Avery Jay

A great, smart monster mash that blends history and gothicism to create a portrait of where we are as a country, where we’ve been, and a few options of where we might go to make things right. The monsters are out there. We’re just not looking in right places or at the right…

Richard_Newby

Look, this really wasn't for me, but I love the fact that Larry Fessenden is out there still fighting the good fight.

Hellbound_Heart

31 Days of Horror x Celluloid Screams Trauma or, Monsters All is a horror film following a writer investigating her town's dark past for a newspaper article as she stirs up fears about lurking monsters. It’s been an absolute pleasure watching Larry Fessenden’s monster…

Gary Cruise