Larry Fessenden and the City of Monsters: Trailer for Trauma Or, Monsters All

Although his films have never received distribution in Italy, if any horror enthusiast among you exists, the name Larry Fessenden should not be unfamiliar. A New Yorker, born in 1963, Fessenden is someone who for several decades now can be regarded as the godfather of American independent horror cinema, a figure who, besides writing, producing, editing, and directing, has often taken on character roles for a multitude of directors, has launched talents such as Ti West and Mickey Keating, and much more.
The influence of Fessenden on the genre, in short, is assured, even if his films have never become major commercial phenomena. It probably won’t be the new, imminent Trauma Or, Monsters All that will debut digitally in November, but the plot and trailer seem genuinely those of a very interesting and intriguing film.
The film centers on a young writer who, conducting research for a book she is composing, spends time in the town of Talbot Falls, seemingly peaceful and sleepy. Matters take a darker turn the day after the publication of an article by Cassandra, the young author, which delves into the town’s dark and buried past: from that moment on, monstrous figures—a werewolf, a vampire, and a Frankenstein-like creature—begin to emerge from the shadows, compelling the town’s inhabitants to confront a long history marked by fear, guilt, and the forced erasure of trauma.
“I have spent my entire career reimagining the classic monsters of horror cinema,” said Fessenden, because they reveal something deeply human about us. Trauma Or, Monsters All brings all of this together in a single film that speaks of memory, identity, and the wounds we must learn to live with.”
Here is the trailer for Trauma Or, Monsters All.