For horror fans, this cartoon is monumental. Influenced of course from the 1931 films Dracula, and, Frankenstein, and the 1933, Mystery of the Wax Museum. House of Frankenstein(1944) and House of Dracula(1945) were a ways off yet! The reason this toon stands out- in Oswald's wax works we meet Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, Hunchback of Norte Dame, the Invisible Man and Mr. Hyde to name a few. How could a self respecting horror fan not watch this? It's interesting to see the evolving look of Oswald the rabbit as well. Here he is at his midpoint look. He would change much more drastically later, most notably in the comic books, then with Disney change back to his original form. Some of the early Oswald films were re-released with his modern look in the opening sequence. This one, thank goodness, has the original opening, plus a song to boot! The voice characterizations are all very good, as well as the plot construction, animation, and fast pace. Too bad Oswald's part wasn't bigger, though. Walter Lantz had horror themes in other toons, such as Witch Crafty(1955) and Frankenstymied(1961).
