What's it all about?
Halloween has its origins in the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain. The festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is sometimes regarded as the "Celtic New Year". Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores.

The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them.

These days, rather than throw the bones of dead animals into fires, most people dress up in costumes, eat a ton of candy and carve pumpkins. It is also traditional to watch scary movies. So in the spirit of Old Hallows Eve, here are a selection of frightening cartoons from the home of animation.

Happy Halloween!



Los Living Dead - A girl must defend herself against zombies in this "jibjab" style animation
Bach is Back - the great composer comes back from the dead to play one last tune.
Vial of Youth - Countess Bathory is determined to prolong her beauty, even if it means others will die.
The Last Trip - In Pablo Polledri's entertaining Flash short, a girl gives a ride to a questionable hitchhiker.
Baby Ghoulie - This dead child's last wish before passing on to the next world is to have one last great Halloween.

Watch all 7 episodes of "Snowy the Frostman" - A homicidal snowman comes to life with murderous results in this aniBoom Series! There's Evil in that Snow!