For the past six months, Disney has been taking Mickey Mouse back to his more surreal, "Steamboat Willie"-style roots in a series of short cartoons.
On Tuesday the studio unveiled the latest — and easily the most disturbing — entry in the series: "Ghoul Friend," just in time for Halloween (embedded below).

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The four-minute short shows our little rodent friend breaking down in a graveyard and encountering a version of Goofy who wouldn't look out of place in The Walking Dead. There's a strangely happy ending reminiscent of Sean of the Dead, and the whole thing feels very much like Disney's answer to The Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror.
The short was directed by Aaron Springer, a veteran of Spongebob Squarepants and Cartoon Network favorite Samurai Jack. He also worked with Ren and Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi on the iconic 1995 Bjork video "I Miss You."
What do you make of "Ghoul Friend" — a welcome break from the more saccharine versions of the mouse, or too scary for the smaller members of its target audience? Let us know in the comments.
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