We love horror movies over here at Top 5 Scary, of course, and we know most of you guys do
too.
But, I think it’s safe to say that it’s easy to get bored with the same old live action
horror movies, that are constantly recycled throughout Hollywood and onto our big screens.
So, with that being said, let’s explore the world of animation, I mean, the medium
isn’t restricted to kids shows and Scooby-Doo, it does house many films that are rife with
blood and gore.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scariest Animated Movies Of All Time.
Lets jump in.
5 The Plague Dogs
Released back in 1982, this animation follows two dogs who escape from a laboratory and
are hunted as possible carriers of the bubonic plague.
Directed by Martin Rosen, this film is straight up triggering, and is a ruthless film that
does not shy about from cruelty towards animals in the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
The film has a very fitting PG-13 rating, considering it’s violent imagery and thematic
elements, I mean, the film literally kicks off with a drowning dog in a science lab get
resuscitated by siphoning the water out of his lungs.
This is a kids film, guys.
Yeah.
Now, the film itself sets out to criticize cruelty towards animals, as well as animal
experimentation, making this movie a very difficult watch indeed -- however, saying
that, it is perhaps one of two movies on our list that might actually be ok for younger
viewers to watch.
But, I can’t promise they won’t be traumatized for life.
I mean the ending as real Old Yeller vibes, but is way more ambiguous.
The message is clear though, and it’s delivery truly harrowing.
4 Watership Down
Yet another Martin Rosen film on our list, this film is perhaps slightly more popular,
but honestly, just as depressing.
Released in 1878, Watership Down follows a group of rabbits who are fleeing their doomed
warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home.
Now, unlike our last number, this film isn’t so much about the horrors of lab experimentation,
but instead about the cruelty of man towards the animal kingdom.
Yep, just as depressing.
The movie delves into the rabbits’ plight, whether through the dangers of snares; hawks,
cats, and dogs, as well as the chemical and mechanical weapons of human beings.
The scariest part of this movie, however, lies somewhere between the bloody General
Woundwort and the Black Rabbit of Inle, aka, the rabbit’s version of the Grim Reaper.
Watership Down!
Fun for the whole family!
3 Lily C.A.T Released back in 1987, this animated horror
follows the expendable crew of a corporate space vessel that must stop a murderous shape-shifting
alien organism that somehow got on board.
However, the alien monster is not the only trouble on board.
Lily C.A.T is essentially the result of combining Alien, The Thing, and 2001: A Space Odyssey
into one giant, f’d up pot.
Of course it’s far less serious than those films, saying that, it’s far less serious
than any of the films mentioned on our list, yet that does not diminish that horror housed
within.
Cats can get up to a whole lot in space, something we quickly find out in the sci-fi horror fantasy.
Lily CAT is essentially an insane cat and mouse game between the crew and a malevolent
entity that are wreaking havoc throughout their ship.
The gore factor in this film is dialed up to a 10, with it vastly outweighing the scare
factor, something would definitely traumatize any poor child that might stumble across this
bizarre film.
2 Seoul Station The most recent movie on our list, Seoul Station
was released in 2016 and follows several groups of people trying to survive a zombie pandemic
that unleashes itself in downtown Seoul.
Now, if you’re familiar with Train to Busan you will very much appreciate this spiritual
prequel, and while the medium may have changed, the fear factor is just as prevalent.
The film takes place in, of course, Seoul Station, where it appears that a homeless
man is Patient Zero of the zombie outbreak, resulting in wave after wave of flesh-eating
zombies, sprinting after our characters.
Now, Busan was a more brash spectacle, Seoul Station is more downbeat, instead focusing
on the desolate soul trapped in life’s pandemic.
Not only that, but there is also a nice dusting of social realism to go alongside all the
blood and gore, and the films conclusion is utterly nasty.
1 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III: The Advent
Released in 2013, this animated film follows Berserk II.
A year has passed since Guts parted ways with Griffith.
The band of the Hawks is plotting a rescue mission to save Griffith who is confined to
prison.
Now, although the anime adaptation pales in comparison to the source material, the film
is still worthy of your attention.
This installment is the third and final chapter in the Golden Age Arc, meaning, you might
have to do your research prior to going in, but once you reach this installment, hold
on, because it is a bumpy ride, that’s for sure.
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III: The Advent finds the once unbeatable Griffith utterly
broken and without control of his limbs after a year of severe torture in a dungeon.
He then makes the very brutal decision to take his own life, which is a tough enough
watch, but there is far more to come, believe me.
The Band of Hawk is drawn into another dimension during a solar eclipse, resulting them in
coming face to face with archdemons known as the God Hand.
What ensues are nightmare-inducing sequences, with one in particular that will haunt many
veteran horror lovers.
And that’s saying something.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any scary animations that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
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