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MY LITTLE GOAT – Animated Short

Posted on June 12, 2022July 4, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

The mother goat rescues her little goats from the wolf’s belly. But, she can’t find Toruku, her eldest son! Where is Toruku?!

My Little Goat is the master graduation short animated film by Tomoki Misato, and it’s a dark and disturbing tale. The story is a modern retelling of the popular Grimm’s fairytale The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats, with a particularly dark twist to it.

Director: Tomoki Misato
Writer: Tomoki Misato
Country & year: Japan, 2018
Voice Actors: Aimi Fukuhara, Mizuho Misato, Tomoki Misato, Kaori Yamashita
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt8463148/

WHO’S HUNGRY – Animated Horror Short

Posted on October 10, 2021July 15, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Two kids visit an ice cream truck and discover a dark secret.

Who’s Hungry is an animated horror short that is definitely not for little children!

Director: David Ochs
Country & year: USA, 2009
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt7245360/

100,000 ACRES OF PINE – Horror Short

Posted on August 1, 2021July 17, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

Ranger Megan Patel loses her brother Daniel, under mysterious circumstances. Struggling to understand how he died, she finds herself alone, venturing into the vast pine forest. However, as she follows the trail of her brother into the woods, the trees begin to change and shift around her. Soon Megan arrives in places without any recollection of how she got there. Almost as if something is pulling her deeper into the woods. Something dark and dangerous, that Megan might not be able to escape.

100,000 Acres of Pine (aka Hvor træerne blokerer for lyset) is a well crafted animated horror short.

Director: Jennifer Alice Wright
Country & year: Denmark, 2020
Actors: Sarah Airriess, Jericca Cleland, Kirk Johnson, Lawrence Marvit, Tobias Taastrøm
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13065942/

PLEASANT INN – Animated Horror Short

Posted on November 15, 2020October 3, 2021 by HorrorGhouls

A lonely Inn becomes a setting for survival against a monstrous visitor.

Pleasant Inn is an animated horror short, both directed and animated by David Romero. Make sure to check out his channel for more of his work, this guy has a lot of awesome stuff!

Director: David Romero
Country & year: USA, 2019

SCAREDY CAT – Animated Cat Horror Short

Posted on October 25, 2020October 3, 2021 by HorrorGhouls

This Halloween, the hunter will become the hunted. Prepare for a new frontier in feline fear.

Scaredy Cat is fun animated horror short, perfect for the Halloween season! If you make your cat watch this video, make sure you treat it with some Temptations snacks afterwards… 😉

Director: Temptations Cat Treats
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Lucky the Cat
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt13140640/

FRANCIS – Animated Horror Short

Posted on September 27, 2020October 3, 2021 by HorrorGhouls

A young boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago used to spend his vacations in Quetico Provincial Park, up on the border of Minnesota and Canada. But he won’t be going back any day soon, not after what happened to a girl called Francis…

Francis is an animated horror short from 2014, which is like a spooky and engaging campfire story where the narrator tells us the story of a girl who decided to take a rowing boat out to the middle of the lake. The visuals does a lot for the atmosphere, and it builds up the tension to a creepy reveal.

Director: Richard Hickey
Country & year: USA, 2014
Actors: Cameron Kelly (narrator)
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt2974404/

GIRL IN THE HALLWAY – Horror Short

Posted on June 7, 2020October 5, 2021 by HorrorGhouls

Why does ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ give Jamie nightmares? It’s been 15 years, and the girl in the hallway haunts him still. This is a testament to locked doors. A lullaby sung by wolves with duct tape and polaroids. Not all girls make it out of the forest. Some stories children shouldn’t hear.

Girl in the Hallway is an animated horror/drama short directed by Valerie Barnhart. Made in a variation of animation techniques it’s quite mesmerizing to watch. Based on a true crime story and performed by Jamie DeWolf (you can see the video of the original “Snap Judgement” performance here) it’s both creepy and heartbreaking at the same time.

Director: Valerie Barnhart
Country & year: USA, 2019
Voice Actors: Jamie DeWolf
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt11085712/

Girl In The Hallway from valerie barnhart on Vimeo.

TOE – Animated Horror Short

Posted on April 12, 2020June 24, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A starving young boy eats a human toe that he finds in the ground. Later that night, something dead comes to his bedroom wanting its toe back.

Toe is a pretty cool and atmospheric stop-motion animation horror short. It’s based on one of the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark stories which is called The Big Toe (which was also referenced in the movie Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark).

Director: Neal O’Bryan and Chad Thurman
Country & year: USA, 2020
Actors: Cassie Carey (voice actor)
Creators Twitter page: twitter.com/workshedanimate

LA NORIA – Animated Horror Short

Posted on December 1, 2019June 25, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A grieving young boy who loves to draw and build ferris wheels encounters strange creatures that turn his life upside down.

La Noria is a CG animated horror short by seasoned animator Carlos Baena (Pixar). This horror/fantasy short is in many ways more sad and emotional than scary, but does manage to build a certain creepy atmosphere with the monsters chasing the boy and the gloomy house he’s living in.

Director: Carlos Baena
Country & year: Spain, 2018
Voice Actors: Blanca Casellas, Jaume Ibars, Daniela Lucas
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt8804104/

MISSING HALLOWEEN – Horror Short

Posted on October 27, 2019June 25, 2024 by HorrorGhouls

A boy meets with his best friend to celebrate Halloween, making trick-or-treat.

Missing Halloween is an animated horror short by Mike Inel. While this is more cute and charming than creepy/scary, it’s still a very nice short to watch for the Halloween season!

MISSING HALLOWEEN - Animated Horror Short

Director: Mike Inel
Country & year: USA, 2015
IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt6641940/