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Welcome to Dreadville, a town so corrupt and evil the only ones interested in actually moving into the town was the Syndicated Mafia. Intent on running the entire town, hit squads were sent out to “convince” the criminal underworld and town citizens to join the Syndicated Mafia or die. This anthology presents three tales from Dreadville…
Red – When a vicious pimp’s sexual advances are rejected by a gorgeous woman in red, he decides to pay “Red” a visit. Instead of making his presence known he decides to dress up like dear old gramps and string her along for the surprise of her life. Sometimes wolves really do wear sheep’s clothing.
Are You Rei? – A psychologically disturbed woman is having a hard time coming to terms with the untimely death of her daughter. Unable to set aside her guilt, she begins having visions of somebody, or something, that resembles her daughter. Has Rei come back to make her Mother pay for her bad parenting?
Addicted – A lone addict rejects all that his near and dear to him for another fix without considering the tragic consequences of his actions. With nobody but his pusher and a needle to turn to, Eric finds himself caught in a dream state he may never wake up from.
Welcome to Dreadville is going to be a hit or miss viewing experience for cult cinema and horror fans. For starters it’s a shot-on-video series with poor sound, inadequate lighting, graphics that aren’t kind on the eyes, amateur acting and writing that could use a major tune-up. While all of this all sounds horrible, the series actually does what it can with what it has and comes out far more enjoyable than I’d expected.
“Red” is a clever little re-telling of the “Red Riding Hood” fairytale with a fantastic looking “Red” that was just bangin’ from back to front! “Are You Rei?” is a hard pill to swallow as the psychological/supernatural angle isn’t written distinctly enough to give viewers a clear understanding of what they’re supposed to “get” and the last story “Addict” is actually the best of the lot featuring a vibe reminiscent of David Cronenberg.
While I didn’t dislike this series, I do demand more of my viewing experience than most might so I probably would not have purchased this had I rented it from Blockbuster or Netflix. For fans of indie low budget horror, this is something I would recommend checking out when you’ve got some time to spare. I think with some different writers with tighter scripts and a better camera, the next Dreadville series will be a major step forward in the right direction.
