Sequels to `Toy Story,' `Tail,' `Dragonheart' go straight to video.

Byline: John Hartl

The latest sequels to "Toy Story," "An American Tail" and "Dragonheart" won't be stopping at the multiplex, but they will be nearly inescapable on video this month.

"An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster," which is already in stores (Universal Studios Home Video, $15 per tape), is a 76-minute continuation of the Steven Spielberg animated series that started in theaters 14 years ago. Fievel Mouskewitz is again the central character, who has nightmares about a monster terrorizing his neighborhood. Three new songs are introduced.

The first "American Tail" was directed by Don Bluth ("Titan A.E."), but the sequels …