Short Film Blends Lovecraftian Horror with Saturday Morning Cartoon Antics

The team at Something's Awry Productions sent over this excellent short film called Mary & Marsha in the Manor of Madness, which tells the story of two girls attempting to make it out of a creepy mansion. If you're looking for a three minute cross between Lovecraftian horror, the cart escape from Temple of Doom, and some Scooby-Doo-style wackiness, this is just the thing.

Sinister secrets await as Mary helps her girlfriend Marsha escape from her parent's gothic mansion one dark and eldritch night. Our goal with this film was to combine the creeping horror of H.P. Lovecraft with the wacky action of classic Saturday morning cartoons.

Sinister secrets await as Mary helps her girlfriend Marsha escape from her parent's gothic mansion one dark and eldritch night. This hand drawn and digitally animated 'one shot' film takes us on a Lovecraftian escapade through the Manor of Madness. Our goal with this film was to combine the creeping horror of H.P. Lovecraft with the wacky action of classic Saturday morning cartoons. This bizarre juxtaposition of styles helps emphasize both the weirdness of the horror and the silliness of the humor. Also the idea of "Scooby-doo chases in H.P. Lovecraft" is just inherently funny, to us at least. The "side-scrolling" cinematography both suited the 2D animation and helped emphasize the eerie atmosphere of the mansion surroundings. It also makes it easy to understand where everything is in relationship to each other during the chaotic chase sequences. Drawn and animated by: Kris Theorin Written by: Kurtis Theorin Music by: Nick Angeloni ( www.n-so.cc)