The Monster Factory

What Will-Fred, 11, not the coolest kid in school, lacks in size or status, he makes up for with outlandish dreams and loopy expectations. When his family moves to 'Perfect Town', hope renews eternal he'll make fast buddies among the school's uber-cool. Yet, with self-involved parents ignoring him at best, and spoiled baby brother Danno, Will-Fred sadly relies on Comic Superheroes for friendship, even guidance, until the fateful day he and wheezy overprotected Elmo stumble on a horrific Monster in a derelict Factory at the far edge of town. For over a century, SlugThing, ripening and insatiably feeding on ecological sludge from The Factory’s many metamorphosis, still lacks self-awareness, until it fixates on young Danno, Will-Fred's three year-old brother. Stalking the boys home, SlugThing forms a new colony in Will-Fred and Danno’s basement. Will-Fred fears not only Danno, but the entire town is doomed. When they try to warn them, everyone laughs. Only an odd bum - a Viet Nam vet with nightmares of his own, takes them seriously. It is down to Will-Fred and Elmo to concoct an 'equalizer' to destroy SlugThing as they called the indescribable Mass . The plan backfires with horrendous results and the boys learn their enemy is much, much closer, and more chilling than Will-Fred’s worst nightmares....