This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Save your money for something good and enjoyable

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

I don't watch horror. Predictable. And gore is just cheap schlock.But I love circuses and sideshows. And there are many movies about them. First main introduction was Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way comes which was made into at least two movies.Anyway...This one is all a bit predictable. It takes a while - i.e. too long - to get going and it changes protagonists half way through! Really! If you've one eye on the plot line it's a bit jarring.It's def YA. Not just YA but childish YA. Sub 12 maybe. So although it has a great theme and some spooky moments, the childish parts really detract from the overall movie.But nice characters, well played and a suitable music score by Ryan Shore.But does the inane pop/hip hop music splattered throughout really appeal to the target audience? Really?Yeah, I know that's twice I've said 'Really'.I can't help but think how much better it would have been if it had aimed at a slightly higher age range or, at the very least, not been dumbed down so much. Hey ho...So, if you're a young and unfussy YA, go watch it.

R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls(2015) Starring: Dove Cmareon, Katherine McNamara, Ryan McCartan, Laine MacNeil, Briana Buckmaster, and Tiffany Espensen Directed By: Peter Deluise Review Hello Kiddies your pal the Crypt Critic is going to have a wonderful time at this Halloween Horror Nights, oh wait what this isn't Halloween Horror Nights? If not then what the hell is it?! Monsterville? What in the hell is that?! An R.L. Stine movie hmm, let me check this out. Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls revolves around a group of friends Beth,Kellan, Luke and Nicole who are invited with the rest of the town to a new theme park that has come into town called the Hall of Horrors. It's employers split them apart in attempt to use a spell to take their souls. Beth is the only who seems to notice and must resit the spell long enough to save her friends. This one seems like a fun time for the little children, the acting is decent not good but not cringe worthy. When the picture started I actually thought Kellan was going to be the hero but no it was like an adult horror film where there is a final girl, in this case Beth is that final girl. Which makes a great watch if you have a small girl to watch, what with all the feminism that's going on in television and movies these days. The effects have the budget of a ham sandwich so they are of course not good at all, but with that said what could you expect from a TV movie. Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls has a nice simple plot with a flowing narrative but with mediocre acting and no good effects, only good make-up for the monsters I'm giving this 2 and half pumpkins out of five.

If you have nothing else to watch and this is the only thing on TV, watch it I guess.The biggest problem I had was with the weird camera-work. Almost everything is blurred at the edges and I am guessing they were trying to give it a fairy-tale look with the blurring, but it just looks silly.The second problem is that the lead male and female have no chemistry. The Hunter guy has more chemistry with the lead female and mostly because they actually are a couple in real life.. so yeah.In the end, acting is fine, girls are fine, mood is light and I was kinda hoping for all that. But unlike Goosebumps, this movie wasn't very entertaining. Teen problems mixed with campy horror. Meh!

I was amazed by this movie. Thought it was gonna be just another cheesy kids horror movie, but I was surprised that it wasn't! The movie had a good plot and the "twist" in the movie was unexpected to me, which made it even better! Visual effects weren't that bad. The makeup could've been done better, but for budget wise was pretty good. Surprisingly, the guy behind the camera did pretty well! The direction of the film had some good shots but mostly just basic film capturing. Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan were the two actors I recognized in this film. Their acting was pretty descent. I think Dove Cameron was the better actress out of this film. It seems like she works with her role and makes her character the best she can! Anyways, I really would take a shot on this film before turning it down. I really think this movie will surprise you, but probably won't scare you!