An artist creates a model haunted house for Ko-Ko, where there's a ghost behind every door. Ko-Ko and Fitz face a variety of spooks and are tormented by the actions of the artist, before Ko-Ko repays him in kind (with Max's help).

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If you have six minutes to spare and an appetite for that specific kind of 1920s ink-blot logic, Ko-Ko’s Haunted House is worth the watch. It’s perfect for anyone who likes seeing the strings—literally, in this case—of how early animation worked. If you’re the type who needs a cohesive plot or finds silent-era slapstic...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Dave Fleischer

Lloyd Ingraham
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"If you have six minutes to spare and an appetite for that specific kind of 1920s ink-blot logic, Ko-Ko’s Haunted House is worth the watch. It’s perfect for anyone who likes seeing the strings—literally, in this case—of how early animation worked. If you’re the type who needs a cohesive plot or finds silent-era slapstick grating, you’ll probably just see this as a flickering relic. But for the rest of us, there’s something deeply satisfying about how tactile and mean-spirited it feels. The setup..."

