Every year the bar is raised the screw is tightened. What frightens us, what unnerves us? What causes that delicious shiver of fear to travel the lengths of our spines? It seems the answer changes every year. who died years earlier doomed pioneers forge a path westward as a young mother discovers her true nature an alcoholic strikes a dangerous bargain with a gregarious stranger urban explorers delve into a ruined book depository, finding more than they anticipated residents of a rural Wisconsin town defend against a legendary monster a woman wracked by survivor's guilt is haunted by the ghosts of a tragic crash a detective strives to solve the mystery of a dismembered girl an orphan returns to a wicked witch's candy house a group of smugglers find themselves buried to the necks in sand an unanticipated guest brings doom to a high-class party a teacher attempts to lead his students to safety as the world comes to an end around them. The fantastical, even though it’s horrific, is better than their even harsher reality.An Air Force Loadmaster is menaced by strange sounds within his cargo a man is asked to track down a childhood friend. There is something inherently heartbreaking about children who find ghouls and ghosts the fun part of their daily lives. The only solace Daal, Baython, Quinn, and Keena find is in the myths of their planet, in particular Screecher’s Reach, where a terrifying ghost is believed to reside.
Already the short film has set up the hard life these characters have, as the real-life inspiration of places like this were cruel and inhumane. With its contribution to Star Wars: Visions Volume 2, entitled “Screecher’s Reach,” not only does the studio have perhaps one of the most intense entries, but it has introduced horror to on-screen Star Wars.Ĭartoon Saloon has also injected its Irish personality into the Star Wars universe with “Screecher’s Reach.” The workhouse that Daal and her friends hail from is a clear allusion to the many workhouses that children were sent to back in the 19th century.
Cartoon Saloon is known for tackling heady subjects with its stories, and I would actually compare them to the works of Don Bluth and his team. Cartoon Saloon is an incredibly talented studio that has told many incredible stories: The Breadwinner and Wolfwalkers are two notable examples. When I saw the announcement trailer, I was so excited. Star Wars: Visions has returned with nine new episodes with nine new studios, and one of those studios is Cartoon Saloon, based in Ireland. This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 episode 2.
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