mail-order monster

Don’t forget to vote November 6. Or if you do forget to vote, have a good excuse, like “I was watching this new movie about a little girl who builds a monster to exact revenge on her enemies.” Small Sam Pepper has had it rough the past few years. She lost her mother in a car accident, when her best friend PJ was in the backseat alongside her. You’d think PJ would be fully aware of Sam’s need for sympathy, but instead he grows apart from her and three years later, they’re outright rivals. After PJ bullies Sam yet again, she decides enough is enough. She rips open a comic book and orders a Build Your Own Monster Kit from the ads. Now life is going to go Sam’s way…or else! Mail-Order Monster isn’t the typical type of creature feature we call attention to around here — it’s intended for children and it carries a Dove Award sticker on the poster. But for pure family entertainment, you can’t beat a