William Stead is directing Popeye while Steven Murphy plays the spinach-eating sailor himself. The official synopsis reads: “The legend of Popeye haunts a group of councilors as they intend to open a ...

Cartoons from the first half of the 20th century are creepy for a lot of reasons. For one, many of the lead animators in the early days of film had dark senses of humor. In addition, while cartoons ...