Like a dream it is familiar on the surface, but somehow you know, something is not right. The comforting cartoon images seem inviting at first. This is until they get to the punch like. You find out soon that Arsenic Lullaby's cast of characters have nothing better to do than make each other miserable. Voo doo Joe, Liquid Sam, Edgar and others live in what can best be described as the bad neighborhood of Saturday morning cartoons, and they like it there.