Longest Horror Film Made From Crayon Drawings

United States

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Madisonville, Kentucky, United States / August 20, 2024

Paul Catalanotto of Madisonville, Louisiana told an entire feature-length ghost story on paper: The Children Under the House runs 79 minutes 36 seconds and carries its visual storytelling through original crayon drawings, shot one sheet at a time and cut together with narration. It belongs to analog horror, a genre built on the texture of degraded home video and found footage, and Catalanotto swaps the usual VHS glitch for a child's crayon drawing of a girl with X's for eyes. RecordSetter measured the runtime at 79:36 against the film's public release and sampled 486 frames spanning the full length, confirming crayon artwork on paper carries the imagery throughout, interleaved with handwritten case notes and narration cards. GameRant later named it one of the 25 best analog horror works online.

Tags: artdrawingmoviefilmcrayonhorroranalog horror

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- The record goes to the longest completed horror film whose visual storytelling is carried primarily by original crayon drawings on paper.
- The film must have a continuous narrative and be feature length, meaning 40 minutes or longer.
- The film must be publicly released and viewable in full so the runtime can be independently verified.
- Runtime is measured from the first frame to the last frame of the released cut, credits included.
- Minor supporting elements in other media are permitted, including colored pencil, handwritten text, and digitally typed narration or chapter cards, provided crayon drawings remain the primary visual medium.
- Submissions must include a link to the complete film, not a trailer or excerpt.
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