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Eighteen Reindeer

2018 · 3 min

A tiny, eerie animated short that drifts by like a cold holiday whisper, unsettling more than frightening.

Directed by
James Felix McKenney
Genres
Animation, Horror
Overview
Produced for Glass Eye Pix as part of their 2018 Creepy Christmas Film Festival, in which each short is inspired by a holiday-themed word. This film, the tenth in the series, is inspired by the word “reindeer.”

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Directed by
James Felix McKenney
Genres
Animation, Horror
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • death
    Places
    • wilderness
    Era
    timeless
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • animated
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism2
    Romance0
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
    animation, horror
    Directed by
    James Felix McKenney
    Written by
    James Felix McKenney
    Runtime
    3 min

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