We open on Edgar, working in the basement on what is clearly a “DIY project” yes, he’s filling in a hole with bricks. There’s nothing ominous about that, right? Once in a while, he sees something spooky out of the corner of his eye. Oh, and whatever happened to the cat?
Commentary
It’s a stop-motion, animated version of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Black Cat,” but it also incorporates themes and ideas from several of his other stories. The animation is well done, and it sounds good as well.
Directed by David Ochs Written by David Ochs Stars Animated, no voices Run Time: 5:04 Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srEvrF90-s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8srEvrF90-s Synopsis An animated ice cream truck stops at the curb. The guy in the truck grabs two children and drives off. Later, in the ice cream man’s torture dungeon, One child…
Directed by Jenna Jaillet Written by Jenna Jaillet, Josh Jaillet Stars Animated Run Time: 13 Minutes Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-HaN1dIs60 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-HaN1dIs60 What Happens A mad scientist and his faithful assistant build a dancing robot. It doesn’t work so well, so they look for an alternative. The young assistant, however, isn’t fully…
Directed by Chris Walsh Written by Chris Walsh Stars: Animated. Narrated by Barbara Steele Run Time: 4:13 Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnpsH3gBLjA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnpsH3gBLjA What Happens It’s a stop-motion short about a man who is obsessed with his camera, photographing only nasty, scary, gross things. Then, his insanity kicks in, and he stabs…