Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors

Mónica e os Ovos de Chocolate

March 2024 •Portuguese

None of the Above

November 2020 •English

A short comedy, adapted from the award-winning play by Tom Crawshaw.

Don't Do It

October 2016 •English

A man encounters a moral dilemma while carving a Jack-O-Lantern in Adam Green's 18th annual Halloween short film.

The Giants

September 1970 •Czech

A blue dwarf and a red dwarf get into a vicious argument. Each ultimately calls upon a matching giant to protect them, with unexpected results.

The Tower

August 2022 •English

A seemingly harmless party game leads to a horrifying spiral into madness, violence, and cosmic horror.

COME IN

October 2020 •Portuguese

Pipes sing and cracks spy. Where to go if inside is as dangerous as outside?

Exit

May 2020 •Russian

With their deadline looming, a small team of construction workers isn't too happy to find an anomaly in the house they're renovating. Especially one that breaks the laws of physics. But maybe there’s something to be gained from this? Like a finder's fee… Or nightmare fuel.

Who Goes There?

February 2020 •English

Minnesota 1880: The trust of three Norwegian sisters is tested when a stranger appears on their prairie. When the eldest invites him in to heal her dying sister, she doesn’t realize that a supernatural force is crossing her threshold.

The Gravedigger

June 2009 •English

Deep inside a gloomy cemetery in Barcelona, the dead are coming back to life. When the local undertaker notices the unholy events unfolding before him, he embarks on a treacherous journey to hell and back as he tries to stop these bloodthirsty visitors from another dimension.

Tales from Beyond the Grave

January 2014 •English

November 2nd, marks the Day of the Dead; a ghastly date on which cursed spirits rise from the grave to torment the the living. Witness here three shocking tales of violent debauchery. First, discover how far ‘loving the dead’ can really go, then observe the sinful rites of the ouija board and finally shriek in fright at the bloodthirsty rage of a beautiful killer.

Home of the Heart

December 2021 •French

Omid is an Iranian immigrant who came to France with his family. One evening, in the street, he is attacked and stabbed in the heart. But Omid gets back up! At the hospital, the diagnosis is blunt: he has no heart. Did he leave it behind in Iran?

Play Time

December 2013 •English

'PLAY TIME' is the winning submission for the Bloody Cuts - Who's There Film Challenge (2013), starring Anjella Mackintosh and Belle Mary Hithersay

Pigtails

October 2015 •Japanese

The earth shook. The sea roared. And then… There is a small house solitary standing by the seaside. A young girl has been living there alone since that fateful day. Mail is no longer delivered, but even this morning, she’s hanging out the laundry as usual. She’s unaware that all around her, the clothes pegs are quarreling, the pillow argues with the umbrella about the outside world, and the new toothbrush is unsuccessfully trying to charm the grumpy older ones. Do objects exist to be used until they are consumed or broken? Are they afraid of being thrown away once their life cycle is complete? A delicate story of hope in a cruel and gentle world after an unnamed disaster.

T.G.I.F.

September 1967 •English

Short comedy based on a Second City sketch.

The Sad House

July 2013 •Spanish

The story of a family told through objects found in junk shops and flea markets.

Carmen Torero z „Carmen-Suity”

July 1996 •Polish

Utterly astounding, iridescent sand animation from Aleksandra Korejwo based around Bizet's Carmen.

La Danse Macabre

December 1990 •Polish

A beautifully fluid sand animation inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns' piece, 'Danse Macabre.'

Flipped

November 2001 •English

Short comedy

Dear Jean-Claude

January 1998 •Dutch

A young Belgian of Maroccan decent identifies himself with Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Refrigerator Art: My Family

Invalid date •English

Animated with crayon drawings, Refrigerator Art is a series of shorts based on the adventures of a little boy named Billy, and his all-American dysfunctional family. The films are educational and heartwarming, teaching kids that having an alcoholic or psychotic parent isn’t just normal, but also utterly hilarious.