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A review by matteldritch92
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead by Michael Dougherty
3.0
Trick 'R Treat is one of my favourite horror movies and I was excited to see what was in store when I read this book.
Unfortunately, the stories are really hit or miss; to be specific, half of them are well written while the other half aren't as good as I hoped. For the two lackluster ones, I'll get to those first;
The second story about a daughter of a crooked railroad developer befriending a tribe of native Americans is not the worst thing I've read, but it falls into a lot of neo-liberal tropes concerning their portrayals with some cultural appropriation towards the end.
The third story would've been a very good story if I could make out what was happening in the pages; the artist has a scratchy, hard to follow style that isn't really my cup of tea.
But for the positive, the first story and the final story are well written and well drawn , the final story probably being the best of the bunch and reminding me of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes".
Unfortunately, the stories are really hit or miss; to be specific, half of them are well written while the other half aren't as good as I hoped. For the two lackluster ones, I'll get to those first;
The second story about a daughter of a crooked railroad developer befriending a tribe of native Americans is not the worst thing I've read, but it falls into a lot of neo-liberal tropes concerning their portrayals with some cultural appropriation towards the end.
The third story would've been a very good story if I could make out what was happening in the pages; the artist has a scratchy, hard to follow style that isn't really my cup of tea.
But for the positive, the first story and the final story are well written and well drawn , the final story probably being the best of the bunch and reminding me of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes".