Despite being advertised as a monster anthology, there are monsters only in the metaphorical sense. It's an interesting premise that unfortunately results in a slow, bleak, and depressing experience. I wouldn't call Monsterland a bad series, it's well made and the acting is very good, however from the previews I was expecting an entertaining set of monster-based shows, similar to the stand-alone episodes of Grimm, Supernatural, X-Files, etc. Instead we get a study in psychology where the underbelly of life is given form and the 'monsters' are manifestations of human struggle and mental illness. Again, interesting in its own way but definitely not the fun monster romp I was looking forward to watching.
Review of Monsterland
