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A review by lionboyreads
Trick 'r Treat: Days of the Dead by Michael Dougherty
3.0
Trick r Treat: Days of the Dead wasn’t bad, but it’s source material could also have been handled a lot better. It’s setup was similar to the movie it’s based on, although this anthology of stories wasn’t connected and they span throughout several periods of time. Due to it being an anthology and each story being written by a different writer (I’m assuming,) I’ll review the stories individually.
Seed: 3 stars
This one was fairly enjoyable. Any artwork by Fiona Staples is always welcome and the story was pretty good. It kind of danced back and fourth on being predictable, but it was entertaining.
Corn Maiden: 3 stars
This one was a pretty simple story and probably the most predictable. It was still a pretty fun read though and it probably felt the most like a true “Trick r Treat” story out of the bunch.
Echoes: 0 stars
Yikes. This one was a mess. The art style was hard to interpret half the time and the other half didn’t matter because the story was just as hard to piece together. I think the author had a little too much faith in the reader’s ability to keep up with what was going on. And the twist ending just for the sake of a twist ending was just... meh. It also felt more like something out of Sin City than this book.
Monster Mash: 4 stars
This one was probably my favorite out of the bunch, which is weird because it didn’t really feel like a “Trick r’ Treat” story at all. Sure, the movie definitely had monsters, but it wasn’t as in your face as this story was. This felt more in line with the recent Goosebumps movies. But it was still definitely fun, which is what the original film is all about.
Overall, I would say that it’s an entertaining read. Although it’s certainly not groundbreaking and you might only read it once instead of the yearly Halloween viewing of the original film (like I do,) it’s still worth the read.
Seed: 3 stars
This one was fairly enjoyable. Any artwork by Fiona Staples is always welcome and the story was pretty good. It kind of danced back and fourth on being predictable, but it was entertaining.
Corn Maiden: 3 stars
This one was a pretty simple story and probably the most predictable. It was still a pretty fun read though and it probably felt the most like a true “Trick r Treat” story out of the bunch.
Echoes: 0 stars
Yikes. This one was a mess. The art style was hard to interpret half the time and the other half didn’t matter because the story was just as hard to piece together. I think the author had a little too much faith in the reader’s ability to keep up with what was going on. And the twist ending just for the sake of a twist ending was just... meh. It also felt more like something out of Sin City than this book.
Monster Mash: 4 stars
This one was probably my favorite out of the bunch, which is weird because it didn’t really feel like a “Trick r’ Treat” story at all. Sure, the movie definitely had monsters, but it wasn’t as in your face as this story was. This felt more in line with the recent Goosebumps movies. But it was still definitely fun, which is what the original film is all about.
Overall, I would say that it’s an entertaining read. Although it’s certainly not groundbreaking and you might only read it once instead of the yearly Halloween viewing of the original film (like I do,) it’s still worth the read.