Dark Sky Films Has Released Larry Fessenden’s Monster Mash TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL

TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL, the highly anticipated new feature from acclaimed independent horror auteur Larry Fessenden, is opening in theaters today. Kicking off with runs at the IFC Center in New York and the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles before expanding into additional markets.

Produced by Glass Eye Pix, TRAUMA OR, MONSTERS ALL serves as the grand culmination of Fessenden’s decades-long project of reinterpreting classic Universal horror lore. The film weaves together the iconic creatures from his previous works—the vampire from Habit, Frankenstein’s monster from Depraved, and the werewolf from Blackout into a single, haunting contemporary narrative.

The release marks the latest chapter in a nearly two-decade creative partnership between Dark Sky Films and Glass Eye Pix. Their long-standing collaboration has yielded some of modern independent horror's most celebrated titles, including Ti West's The House of the Devil and The Innkeepers, as well as genre pillars such as Stake Land, Stake Land 2, Hypothermia, Late Phases, Bitter Feast, and Blackout.

For more than thirty years, Fessenden has stood as one of indie cinema’s most original voices, channeling supernatural mythology through a grounded, human lens to explore contemporary social anxieties. In addition to directing acclaimed feature landmarks like Habit, Wendigo, The Last Winter, Beneath, Depraved, and Blackout, Fessenden has mentored and produced key works for a generation of filmmakers including Ti West, Jim Mickle, Jenn Wexler, Kelly Reichardt, Glenn McQuaid, and Jack Fessenden.

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