Krazy Spooks is a weird little trip back in time

Is it worth the watch?

If you have ten minutes to kill and a soft spot for old-school, chaotic animation, yeah, it’s worth a look. People who get annoyed by nonsensical physics or rubbery, twitchy character designs will probably want to skip this one entirely. It’s definitely not for the modern 3D-animation crowd.

Krazy Spooks feels like a fever dream you’d have after eating too much cheese before bed. The storm at the beginning is surprisingly moody for such a short thing, but the mood breaks the second the gorilla shows up.

The pacing is just relentless. It’s like the animators were afraid that if they let a single frame sit still for more than a second, the whole audience would just walk away. The movements are jerky, almost frantic, which actually fits the whole 'spooky house' vibe pretty well.

Odd moments that stuck with me

• Happy the pup finding a skeleton. The way the bones just kind of flop around is honestly hilarious.
• The gorilla’s design. It’s terrifying in a very 1930s 'everything is going to eat you' kind of way.
• The house itself feels like it’s made of cardboard and bad intentions.

I couldn't help but think about how much animation has changed since this. You look at something like The Dawn Patrol from the same era and you see a completely different kind of tension, but here it’s all slapstick and panic. It’s not trying to be high art, and that’s why I kind of dig it.

The whole rescue mission is basically just Krazy running into walls and screaming. It reminds me of the manic energy you see in Fast and Loose, just with more fur and fewer humans.

Is the story good? Not really. It’s a skeleton, a gorilla, and a storm. But the shadows in the hallway have this weird, heavy look that makes you feel like you’re actually inside the house. Spooky, I guess.

Don't look for deep meaning here. You’ll be looking for a while, and you won’t find it. It’s just a cartoon gorilla being a jerk, and honestly, that’s plenty for me today. 🦍💨