Fright Crewe isn’t the first all-ages horror story that Eli Roth has ever played with. While 2018’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls felt like Roth’s take on a children’s fable, Fright Crewe (which he created and executive produced with I Am Number Four author James Frey) takes more cues from the teenage supernatural genre — at times operating like a fusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Power Rangers. Executive produced by Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco, the series may not be breaking new ground, but Fright Crewe’s colorful and creepy take on the premise delivers a fun show for older kids.Fright Crewe focuses on five teenagers in New Orleans: outcast Soleil (voiced by Sydney Mikayala), her former best friend turned popular girl Missy (Grace Lu), Missy’s dim-witted boyfriend Stanley (Chester Rushing), Vodou-obsessed Pat (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) and the quiet Maybe (Tim Johnson Jr.). After being assigned to help clean up a local cemetery, Soleil accidently unleashes a dark and mysterious force of evil onto the world. In the process, she also places the teens into the grasp of spirits who bestow powers, which the five quickly see as both blessings and curses. If they want any chance of protecting New Orleans and their loved ones from the brewing demonic threats, they’ll need to come together and master their new abilities.Fright Krewe follows a well-trodden path, with a focus on teen dynamics and action-adventure that recalls as much X-Men as it does another pop culture play on Buffy. The central drama will be familiar to anyone who’s seen something in the genre before, but the execution is fun enough to justify itself. The animation — especially in framing bigger beats — is appealing, even if the movement is stiff at times because the focus is more on moments of atmosphere and intricate design. At times, this works for the show’s favor, pushing the boundaries with horror imagery intended for younger audiences. But it can leave the action suffers for it, looking janky at times.RELATED: REVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Goes Boldly Forward and Funnier Than Ever
Fright Crewe isn’t the first all-ages horror story that Eli Roth has ever played with. While 2018’s The House with a Clock in Its Walls felt like Roth’s take on a children’s fable, Fright Crewe (which he created and executive produced with I Am Number Four author James Frey) takes more cues from the teenage supernatural genre — at times operating like a fusion of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Power Rangers. Executive produced by Joanna Lewis and Kristine Songco, the series may not be breaking new ground, but Fright Crewe’s colorful and creepy take on the premise delivers a fun show for older kids.
Fright Crewe focuses on five teenagers in New Orleans: outcast Soleil (voiced by Sydney Mikayala), her former best friend turned popular girl Missy (Grace Lu), Missy’s dim-witted boyfriend Stanley (Chester Rushing), Vodou-obsessed Pat (Terrence Little Gardenhigh) and the quiet Maybe (Tim Johnson Jr.). After being assigned to help clean up a local cemetery, Soleil accidently unleashes a dark and mysterious force of evil onto the world. In the process, she also places the teens into the grasp of spirits who bestow powers, which the five quickly see as both blessings and curses. If they want any chance of protecting New Orleans and their loved ones from the brewing demonic threats, they’ll need to come together and master their new abilities.
Fright Krewe follows a well-trodden path, with a focus on teen dynamics and action-adventure that recalls as much X-Men as it does another pop culture play on Buffy. The central drama will be familiar to anyone who’s seen something in the genre before, but the execution is fun enough to justify itself. The animation — especially in framing bigger beats — is appealing, even if the movement is stiff at times because the focus is more on moments of atmosphere and intricate design. At times, this works for the show’s favor, pushing the boundaries with horror imagery intended for younger audiences. But it can leave the action suffers for it, looking janky at times.
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