10 Scariest Stop Motion Animation Movies

10 Scariest Stop Motion Animation Movies

From unnecessarily over-the-top Nickelodeon cartoons to macabre tales of pure torment, these 10 stop motion animation movies are far beyond creepy.

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Before digitally-rendered films like Toy Story and A Bug’s Life revolutionized cinema, filmmakers and special effects artists often had to rely on the imperfect practice of stop motion animation to bring their most outlandish ideas to life. Yet, while classic children’s movies like James and the Giant Peach and Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town remain revered among those who grew up with them, there’s no denying the implicit creepiness of the lurching, unnatural movements endemic to this animation style.

While some filmmakers employ this approach to animation in order to intentionally terrify, others had no choice but to make use of it, rendering their creations accidentally abominable.

10 The Adventures Of Mark Twain (1985)

Loosely based on an incomplete work by American novelist Mark Twain, The Adventures of Mark Twain was an unremittingly surreal 1985 stop motion film developed by Will Vinton, who was something of a pioneer in the genre.

While the entirety of the film is haunting, it’s most remembered for a scene in which the protagonists encounter Satan. Depicted as a bodiless suit of armor carrying a shape-shifting Greek theater mask, Satan attempts to educate the character’s about the folly of mankind through a disturbing doubled voice that likely had many young viewers unable to sleep for weeks.

9 The Secret Adventures Of Tom Thumb (1993)

Intended as an adaptation of the British folklore tale of Tom Thumb, 1993’s The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb bears almost no resemblance to the centuries-old story. Nearly incomprehensible, there’s not much in the way of a coherent plot, and the entire project feels more like a scrapped Tool music video than a feature film intended for children.

Despite its disturbing aspect, The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is notable for featuring human actors posed frame by frame in the typical stop motion style. It’s certainly a unique approach, but it only adds to the horrifically surreal nature of the movie.

8 Vincent (1982)

An oft-forgotten early work from stop motion animation legend Tim Burton, Vincent was a 1982 adaptation of a poem that Burton himself wrote. While not overwhelmingly macabre, it features Burton’s distinct style and even includes a small cameo from Jack Skellington, a memorable Tim Burton character who would eventually be fleshed out in 1993’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Voiced by horror legend Vincent Price and including references to works written by the notorious poet Edgar Allen Poe, Vincent is, in a way, a celebration of all things horror, and it’s a must-see for fans of Burton’s later output.

7 Live Freaky! Die Freaky! (2006)

2006’s Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is a provocative and profoundly unpleasant film that serves as an aggrandized and comedic take on the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. When a nomad in the far future stumbles upon a book titled “Helter Skelter,” he believes Charles Manson — or “Hanson” as he’s known in the movie — is a messiah from a forgotten age.

Cheaply produced and incredibly irreverent, Live Freaky! Die Freaky! was made for fans of fringe culture and intended for those with exceptionally thick skin.

6 Emmett Freedy (1999)

Emmett Freedy is a short film included in a segment of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series, KaBlam. Intended as a comedy and featuring a storyline that wouldn’t be amiss in a more conventional children’s cartoon series, Emmett Freedy is grotesquely warped by its outrageously off-putting art style.

The characters featured in the short are all hellish caricatures brought to unnatural life, and the late-90s penchant for gross-out humor certainly doesn’t help anything. It’s amazing to think that this was produced with a young audience in mind.

5 Coraline (2009)

Based on a 2002 novella of the same name, 2009’s Coraline is often recognized as one of the most well-produced pieces of stop motion animation ever. Telling a twisted tale of doppelgangers transforming a child’s idyllic dream into a nightmare, Coraline, with its cast of compelling characters, offers a message about trust and family.

Earning an impressive suite of awards and nominations as well as a 90% aggregate score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, Coraline was one of the most successful children’s movies of the 2000s. That said, first-time viewers are in for a scare, and those particularly sensitive to horror may want to stay away.

4 The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912)

Forgotten in the wake of more influential Hollywood films that would use the technique in the following decades, Russian-born insect collector Wladyslaw Starewicz could be considered the father of stop motion animation. Famous for posing dead insects in his earliest films, he was a visionary who helped to popularize a movie-making movement.

Yet, influential as it was, 1912’s The Cameraman’s Revenge is, more than 100 years later, undeniably eerie. Anthropomorphized stop motion insects are off-putting on the best of days, but the fact that these are actually real, dead insects makes the film all the more uncomfortable.

3 Bobby Yeah (2012)

A 2012 effort from British surrealist filmmaker Robert Morgan, the BAFTA Award-nominated Bobby Yeah is nothing short of a 23-minute-long nightmare. Overtly macabre, Bobby Yeah presents a body horror hellscape replete with mangled flesh monsters and fingernail worm babies.

Obviously intended to provoke and disturb, Bobby Yeah is often only appreciated by arthouse aficionados who enjoy the works of Lucifer Valentine. Not to be viewed by the squeamish, it’s a perverse combination of stylish, almost cartoonish presentation and horror unimaginable.

2 Toe (2020)

In collaboration with YouTube channel, ALTER, Neal O’Brien and Chad Thurman’s Toe feels like a Tim Burton film were it stripped of all its life and whimsey. A dour and overtly grave short horror film, Toe sees a starving boy stumble upon a decaying toe, which he takes home to eat. Unfortunately, whatever the toe used to be attached to comes back for it later that night.

Produced with shock value in mind, there’s not an incredible amount of depth to Toe’s narrative. However, the short’s creepy visuals and black and white aesthetic make it stick out like a sore thumb — or toe, in this case.

1 Jack Stauber’s Opal (2020)

Jack Stauber is a singer/songwriter and animator best known for his lo-fi quasi-hit “Buttercup.” His music, while vibrant and engaging on the surface, has a somber, somewhat sinister side, which makes for a strange listening experience.

The same can be said of his 2020 opus Opal, which premiered on Adult Swim on October 31, 2020. A terrifying and close-to-home exploration of familial flaws and shortcomings, Opal’s presentation is off-putting, but the short’s troubling suggestions make it difficult to forget.

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