The "Dreadville" series of movies takes place in the city of Dreadville, in what I presume to be Illinois (although the film is vague on this matter). We are treated to a collection of stories surrounding murderers, rapists, police officers who enjoy doughnuts and "20/20" and some extensive blood and gore. From there, the plot goes just about anywhere.
In my career of reviewing horror films, it's not uncommon to be treated to some truly awful productions. While "Hell's Threshold" may be the worst and may always be the worst (with all due respect, Felix Diaz) there was problem after problem with "Dreadville" that made the movie not particularly enjoyable and had my work actually feel like work. Let me address those concerns before I return to the positive aspects.)
From the very beginning, we are brought up to speed (poorly) with an opening scroll of text that was choppy and featured horrible grammar. If spelling, punctuation and diction are not your forte, you may wish to avoid on-screen text. Especially when the text could easily have been left out of the movie and made no noticeably difference. Proof-reading is important.
Once the film got going, we see plenty of blurry video and sound that is hard to make out. I understand we're dealing with low budget and there's no sound stage. But I've seen plenty of productions that find ways to make both sound and picture clear. Surely, I don't expect Hollywood-grade techniques (and would prefer not to see such things) but I would like to watch a film without straining my eyes and ears.
The plot is also a bit confusing, though this might be fixed on a second viewing that I'd rather not have. I didn't fully gather who some of the characters were and how they were connected. Maybe they weren't connected. I was under the impression this movie took the various shorts the director filmed and ran them together, making the continuity a bit confusing. Okay, not "a bit"... actually a lot confusing. But let's talk about the good.
I really want to say this film knows about blood and gore. There is great blood, great gore and plenty of it. (If you want to use a quote from this review, that might be the one you want.) Flesh torn off and eaten, chests gouged open. I like that. I can see a future in special effects for these guys... maybe apply at KNB?
But also, although the production quality is bad, you can tell there's a story to be told. A well-thought, intricate story. And the film is set up in a way that many more stories could be told. I can see this as a television series, something like "Twin Peaks" or "Eerie, Indiana". With the right budget and the right crew, the stories that want to be told by this film could really hit home. So that's my word of advice -- rather than try to push this movie (which isn't good), see about turning it into something bigger. As for the people who want to see this film but haven't yet, you're not missing anything. Unless you're a producer and want to hire these guys, just steer clear.