Is Spook Sport violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Spook Sport scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less sad than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Spook Sport end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Spook Sport easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Spook Sport

Name: Spook Sport
Genre: Animation, Music, Horror
Released: 1940
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 5.9

Directed by Norman McLaren, Mary Ellen Bute, Ted Nemeth

Produced by Creative Film Society, ONF | NFB

19408 min5.9 / 10

A whimsical, visually stylized animated short that uses spooky imagery and rhythmic movement to create a playful rather than genuinely frightening Halloween fantasy.

It's midnight in a graveyard. The principal characters are spooks, ghosts, bats, bells, and, at the end, the sun. As midnight strikes, 12 spooks appear, then two ghosts. They move to the music's rhythm. Against the black night, they are blue and yellow. Bats appear as does a xylophone of bones. Mist rises, spooks swirl. A bell tolls. The sky turns light blue, the ghosts' dance slows. Then black night returns bringing intimations of frenzy. Bones play snare drums; spooks peek out of square graves. Scary faces appear. Frenetic movement takes over. A rooster crows and all return to earth as the sun's light appears.

Clusters

Comedy Horror Movies Ridiculous Bad Movies Comedic Villains Over-the-Top Monster Movies Ancient Tombs and Crypts

Genres

Animation Music Horror

Keywords

Ghost Graveyard Woman Director Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Spook Sport violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Spook Sport scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Is Spook Sport sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Does Spook Sport end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Spook Sport easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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