Where the Dead Go to Die

"I won't say that anything that happens in this movie is justified in any sense of the term, or that Where The Dead Go to Die is an underrated gem that you need to go check out. Even while trying to write this, I feel incredibly uncomfortable. Even though this movie was created large part due to one person, which I want to reiterate is commendable, overall, it's incredibly hard to watch due to the voice acting, audio levelling, and consistent and extremely graphic concepts that the bad animation tries to present."

- That Creepy Reading

Where the Dead Go to Die is a 2012 American animated anthology horror "comedy" film written, directed, animated, edited, scored, and co-starring James 'Jimmy ScreamerClauz' Creamer.

Plot
The film revolves around a group of kids living on the same block. The kids, named Tommy, Sofia, and Ralph, are being haunted by a talking, black, red-eyed dog named Labby, that takes them on a hellish ride through dimensions and time periods. The first segment is called "Tainted Milk", the second is called "Liquid Memories", and the last segment is called "The Mask That the Monsters Wear".

Why It’s Dead And It Should Go To Die

 * 1) The official trailer says nothing about the film, as it's just a collection of ugly and graphic imagery that tells the audience absolutely nothing about the actual plot and story. Not to mention how there's absolutely zero narration or dialogue that could give even the slightest hints about the plot of the film and what it's actually about.
 * 2) The story is by far the worst aspect of the film. It's divided in three segments that are completely detached from one another (except during the epilogue, where the characters from each segment meet each other at the well), each with a different protagonist: Tommy, the drug addict in the "Liquid Memories" segment, and Ralph with a covering on his head due to an having his unborn Siamese twin attached to it, but the general plot is non-existent due to just how inconsistent the movie is and it's complete refusal to establish anything in or about the story.
 * 3) Everything in the movie makes no sense. Any established plot points get nothing to back up or properly explain them and they're all downright nonsensical (when they're not outright disturbing and messed up). Not to mentioned that they're quickly swept under the rug when the segment ends and the next one begins, only for yet more nonsensical and underdeveloped plot points to be introduced.
 * 4) Abysmal animation that's very glitchy, hideous, and looks downright unfinished when it's not being graphic or shocking. It even has glimpses of things (mainly eyeballs) that look like they were taken from real photos/videos. And needless to say, they do not clash well with the already hideous and horrific animation.
 * 5) Speaking of animation, there are many segments that are very disturbing and violent. (e.g. The limbs yanked out of bodies like legs, arms, and even genitals, brutal on-screen deaths, child abuse, and even child pornography and bestiality)
 * 6) The film was intended to be a dark comedy, but little to no viewers found it funny. Instead, most were revolted and frightened. Because any events or concepts like the ones described in the previous point are absolutely not funny or amusing in the slightest, and they can't  be made that way no matter how hard you try.
 * 7) Awful voice acting and sound that feels completely out of place. Labby speaks in a very quiet tone and sounds like he's constantly gasping for breath, which can be extremely irritating and at various points and makes it almost impossible to know what he's actually saying. Tommy's voice sounds obnoxious and rather nasally. And most of the other characters' vocal performances sound either bland, over-the-top (and not in a good way), like they're trying desperately to sound edgy and intimidating, or like they're not even trying.
 * 8) Poor lip syncing that rarely, if ever, match what the characters are actually saying.
 * 9) All of the characters here are terrible. They range from idiotic and prone to going along with whatever others tell them to do with no hesitation (Tommy) to the annoying (Ralph and his twin, Tommy’s dad), to the unlikeable and selfish (the murderer from the second short), the disturbing (Sofia's dad), to the extremely evil and satanic (Labby).
 * 10) Most of the events that occur in the movie are straight-up horrifying and disturbing (as discussed previously in WIS# 5). And while media with mature or serious concepts have worked before, it was because they weren't entirely focused on said mature content. They also took the time to develop the story and characters so that's it's not just graphic content, but instead an actual story. An whatever said graphic content that was present was for the purpose of the role that it played in the story, so that there's a reason for why they're in the story other than to make it edgier and more "adult". But that's not the case here. Because here, not only is there almost zero plot or character establishing, but the graphic content is there for no other reason than for the sake of pure shock value rather than furthering the story.
 * 11) Awful human character designs that don't look much better than the actual monsters. They range from having giant strands of hair sticking out of their arms, to lacking faces, looking like mannequins, or having their eyes looking extremely creepy and unsettling.
 * 12) The poster for this movie (which showcases the junkie from the second story in the Church from the said story kneeling over the corpse of the woman who was killed in it, all the while being surrounded by cyclops people and having multiple tentacles reaching out for him) is extremely terrifyingly abysmal to look at.
 * 13) Horrendous soundtrack from Carlos Bonilla, Flyface, and Jimmy ScreamerClauz which sounds distorted and eerie (when there actually is a soundtrack, due to the fact that the majority of the film has little to no background music).
 * 14) The title also sounds stupid. Where the Dead Go to Die? They don't go anywhere to die! They're already dead!
 * 15) * On top of that, it's also misleading. As the movie itself has nothing to do with actually showcasing where the dead go to die, but instead shows three completely unrelated stories.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) ScreamerClauz animated and produced the entire movie by himself, which is quite impressive, to say the least.
 * 2) The stories themselves, especially "The Mask That the Monsters Wear", are pretty interesting, if only they were executed more tastefully.
 * 3) * Speaking of the third story, while the events that occur in it are likely the most disturbing ones of the entire film (which is really saying a lot), isn't actually pure shock value and has some genuine character/plot establishment. Which is more than what can be said about the other two segments. It's cinematography is also shockingly good.
 * 4) Most of the models look passable despite being poorly animated.
 * 5) Jimmy ScreamerClauz himself admitted he was high on drugs when he wrote this. This basically explains everything wrong with this film.
 * 6) While downright horrifying, the idea about three stories told in a rather creepy way and them being rather disturbing is a pretty neat concept.

Reception
The movie gained mixed reviews from critics. It was given positives reviews from sources like Rue Morgue, DVDtalk, and horrornews but was the panned by the audiences and Youtubers like Bobsheaux and Headbanger142 for it's animation, voice acting, characters and story. As of 2021, IMDb has a rating of 3.9/10 while Letterboxd has a score of 2.1/5. The film is often featured in listings of the worst animated films ever made, with some calling it even worse than the infamous Foodfight!. On Rotten tomatoes, the film has an audience rating of 24%. Only 27% of the google users liked the film.

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