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[Childhood Injuries]

I'm getting more familiar with Michael all the time. I have to admit I'm surprised you scraped half your face! The worst I ever got was my knees and elbows. Yeah, I fell down on my bike a couple of times. That never happened to you? You had some unique injuries.

Given the sheer amount of cartoons you've made, of course you can make more. Every kid's gotten injuries like that. Well, except the really lucky ones. I loved it when you mentioned you went out like a poorly drawn cartoon character. You literally drew that.

[I’m Gay for Halloween]

Yeah, I can understand why the rating is so low. I mean, it was just a skeleton saying, "Hey". There wasn't much emphasis put on anything. I guess I liked how the skeleton was pink. That was kind of different. It was just far too short.

I find that in a lot of bad flashes. It shows there wasn't much effort put into it. It needs to be a lot longer and have action. Well, it's fine to be gay. This wasn't interesting at all.

AspenThorne responds:

Thank you for your feedback! I put quite a lot of effort into into it. It’s stop motion combined with animation. I took about a hundred pictures of a posable skeleton from Joann’s. Then I drew flames on each photograph for the eyes.Then I layered in the music and the voice over. As a queer person I enjoy making these shorts as a kind of allegory for the way I have been treated like a freak before people know me. I AM a little freak…but an adorable one who loves glam and Halloween.
As for the length, I’ve been struggling with depression. I’m bedbound and chronically ill and it really takes a toll. Art is a big outlet for me to cope. Especially because I lost the ability to paint and had to relearn how to draw digitally. I have been struggling to create lately. I’m very proud of this even if the effort doesn’t show.

[KENOPSIA]

This reminds me of a Creepypasta titled "Dead Mall". I binge read Creepypastas every year. It had a fountain too! It was interesting how this got dark so fast. It actually ended on a very uplifting note. Well, at least more uplifting than many horror stories.

It had very nice colors. This was kind of the thumbnail for Halloween Movies 2024. It just wasn't the image used as the actual thumbnail. Whatever, I think it counts. It's nice to have a well done Halloween cartoon.

horrorhare responds:

omg!! i had no clue anyone made a dead mall creepypasta, id love to read it!
in another universe, i wouldve been able to pace this film a lot differently so it didnt immediately jump to being 'dark'. i had plans for a completely different beginning! but alas, ill have to just keep those ideas in my back pocket for now :(
thank you for enjoying my work though!!

[Velvet & Minky: Barra Drops In]

I have to admit I was surprised this was under "Movies". I mean, it was a visual novel. There was a good amount of interactivity with this. That made it more interesting. I really liked their designs. The music was nice too.

It was a cute little interactive cartoon. I'm more interested in the drawings than the dialogue. I'm glad it didn't get sexual. I was afraid it would. You can never quite tell with these ratings.

KittyhawkMontrose responds:

Thank you for reading! 💖 I'm glad you liked the experience and the characters.

[Cool Goblin Encounter in Baldur's Gate 3]

This was one of the best cartoons you ever made! The best part was when he said that Cloud wasn't even a part of this game. The pulling it out of your ass joke was also hilarious. The simplistic animation truly worked here. I just loved this guy's voice. It fit the tone so perfectly.

I'm also glad it wasn't too long. The simplicity worked so well. The ending was great too. I guess they didn't all explode after all. That would have been too easy.

[King of the Silent Hill]

I thought this was very authentic to "King Of The Hill". It does seem like what would happen if "King Of The Hill" met "Silent Hill". Hey, the title makes sense! The animation style fit perfectly. I loved that representation joke. I'll always miss Cactaur and Tonberry.

Nonetheless, this is still good. I bet Dale would love to meet zombies. He's into aliens, after all! Yes, while not a fan, I have watched KOTH. This was fairly unique.

[Snake Burger]

Well, that was pretty nicely animated. I'm sorry, but I couldn't give it a high score. We didn't get to see Snake eat the burger! I know I've seen your style before. I don't think it's deja vu. This was not great for me.

Burgers are always good. I just didn't see what it had to do with Snake. You could've put any character here. Well, except for the cardboard box. This was just okay for me.

[Flyin' Coach]

I have to admit I didn't think this was great. I mean, half of it was credits. I did like the very last scene. I knew there would be a scene like it of course. It did have good animation. It was nice to see some zombie stuff.

I didn't see what it had to do with planes. Zombies on a plane? That's a good idea! It was still pretty nice to look at. I guess I should just understand "Left 4 Dead" more.

[Pizza Tower, more like PINGAS TOWER]

This was amazing! The mixing of dialogue was just perfect. I especially remember Wooldoor's line about the Penis Tower. That's a "Drawn Together" joke, BTW. I haven't seen Pingas in a long time. I thought it would be annoying.

Instead, it turned out to be perfect! The animation was amazing with how Robotnik moved around like Sonic. The whole thing was just beautiful. We got some amazing submissions for together. Everything moved together so perfectly. The live-action bit was great too.

Countess-Karo responds:

I was hoping somebody'd notice the Drawn Together line! That was actually one of the big things that made me fully finish this one, since the line fit too well to not use.

[Elden Ring is Awesome! (Sing-a-Long)]

I admit to not knowing much about "Elden Ring". I just know it's popular. This seemed like a very nice tribute. After all, I am familiar with this song. It might be because there don't seem to be many changes from what it originally said. It's just such an uplifting song.

I love this animation too! We can all love the world! There's always something going on. It can appeal to people like me who know nothing about the game. This is just cute.