The Pine Creepers | Animated Horror Story

In the summer of 1995 three friends ventured into the woods...

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[RustedZeus]

THIS is the kinda horror I love. No jump scares just creepy vibes and mystery. Absolutely perfect

[aliceangl]

Saw "The Worm" came back to check out this one, happy I did ^°^

[hussainqureshi]

There's something amazing about this style of animation that makes it feel so warm, fuzzy, and nostalgic for childhood memories. The contrast between this and the actual scary, horror elements meshes perfectly, and I'd love to see more works like this in general!

[GOOBANGI]

The opening almost made me cry, brought me back to my childhood when everyday was an adventure with your friends………now I’m alone

[RocketWithASmile]

when one guy goes missing and the entire town goes looking for him, he either meant something to everyone or the town was bored or they've had peace for the past 10-20 years

[ElvenSailor_Main]

To me theres nothing creepier than silence, someone just being taken away. They dont scream, they dont struggle, theyre just taken. Because even a scream would let you know at least kinda whats happening, but if you hear nothing then you literally have no idea what happened, how thats even possible. Creepy.
Reminds me of a random animated short i saw a couple years ago, dont remember it but it was a bigger sister and a little sister, the little one was maybe 5 and she was going to the kitchen at night because she heard noises, and the sister followed behind, the whole time the characters foot steps could be heard, floor creaking, breathing, just normal noise, and the ending scene was a flash of something coming into the window and grabbing the child and yanking her out so fast that you could tell she didnt survive the force of it, but it was totally mute silent. Fast and no sound. Really great layer of horror and unnatural.
If you're somewhere quiet right now, like in bed, imagine it. The ringing in your ears it's so silent, and imagine it. Scary, right?

[AnimatedHorrorFlicks]

I actually feel kinda bad for all the folks out there that are missing out on this underrated masterpiece. The colors, composition and sound design are spot on and you really captured the retro 90s feel perfectly. I can't remember the last time an animation provided me with so much nostalgia and I'm really looking forward to more ;)

[maxpokebruh]

Just looking at the inside of the car frightened me. Seeing the scuffed up blanket and broken windows, you can imagine what Jordi experienced the night he was taken by the Pine Creepers.

[eyes]

I love the pine creepers design at a distance you could mistake there face for an owl with there facial structure, at first I thought they were some sort of owl people but looking closer you see that they are some kind of goblin creature making them more otherworldly but still grounded.

[cartooncritique]

Damn...left his buddy at the mercy of those Rake rejects. He must be suffering from a terrible case of survivor's guilt.

[potatosloth]

This feels like a Hilda sub-story my god this already looks so good

[MarinCarin]

Don't know if someone's pointed out that 4 people disappeared in the 70s and we see exactly 4 Pinecreepers. Interesting detail

[meathead]

I love how Hilda's artstyle has already become an influence for many artists

[THATGuy]

I appreciate the economic use of animation, taking advantage of stillness and saving most of the frames for when they're needed. I also like the designs for the monsters, as they look like they could have derived from new world monkeys; some particularly stealthy, semi-plausible form of cryptid.

[Dog-Lover]

“Bite the bullet” is an informal phrase that means to do something unpleasant or
painful because it is necessary; even though you would like
to avoid it.

[uphi-downlow]

I've always been a fan of "silhouettes of creatures hidden in fog/mist only seen when lightning/lighting hits" and "forrest horrors"

And I saw your Worm video first then this and I'll say this is by far my favorite

[AshynnKor]

the build up, the scene being set, the lore being laid out. perfection, utterly beautiful

[Ny-kelCameron]

Reminds me so much of Gravity Falls; the art style, the story, the creepy atmosphere.
I'm not one for the Cal Arts style or any of it's derivatives, but once it is paired with an engaging story, it definitely works.
Looking forward to more.

[paleoartstudios]

What a wonderful combination of narration and animation! You just made me see how I can combine both audiobook writing and animation. Thank you for inspiring me ❤

[titan_o]

Reminds me of a very strange and scary encounter me and my brother had while backpacking in the Colorado wilderness.
Never thought much of it until I got more into horror stories and podcasts and heard people talk about similar experiences. I’ll never go out into the woods at night alone and without a gun again.

Great stuff guys, 10/10 from me.