A very strange animated short that is aesthetically striking and features wonderful use of stop-motion. Despite the four minute running time it creates an eerie and dark atmosphere, which is increasingly noticable thanks to the odd and slightly disturbing design of the titular cat with hands and the foggy night-time setting. It's merely a showcase of the animation but it is done so well that it feels cinematic.

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Suddenly, I feel a lot more like a dog person...

Some friends have this wonderfully droopy and exceedingly affectionate cat that comes to visit them that I love to pat and play with when I am there. Now I am going to think it is all a ruse and it is just lulling us into a false sense of security before it strikes and ninjas our body parts and becomes this insane, hybrid doppelgänger cat-person that watches all the movies on my external while kicking back with our Connoisseur Cookie Cream Commotion ice cream. Evil bastard.

I hope it updates my Letterboxd diary at least.

Thanks to Fabian for making me aware of this unique and incredibly atmospheric animated short - and thanks to Adam Cook for making him aware of it! Running at under 5 minutes, 'The Cat with Hands' is remarkably successful in creating an unusual and thoroughly disconcerting atmosphere. The bizarre imagery of the titular feline combines well with the misty setting and rugged style of animation to create a feeling of uneasiness quickly.

Watch 'The Cat with Hands' here

Very smart. And very creepy. VERY creepy.

At only 3 and a half minute runtime to be exact, this short film is more effective in its approach than most feature length films. The dark story (which I hear is original and inspired by a recurring nightmare that the director Robert Morgan's sister had when they were children) felt like a twisted fairy tale from ancient folklore.

Its rapid pace editing gave the film a creepy visual aspect and the animation sequences looked more computer generated than stop motion but it was done very well and very creepy. The ending caught me off guard until just a moment before the big reveal but still it remained effective and extremely impressive way to top the whole story off. Such a well done short.

Uma curta metragem da categoria: O Que É Isto?? Estranho de um modo que me deixou desconfortável embora que, por muito que tentasse não consegui desviar o olhar.

I am not a "cat person". This didn't help.

Thanks to Fabian for making me aware of this unique and incredibly atmospheric animated short - and thanks to Adam Cook for making him aware of it! Running at under 5 minutes, 'The Cat with Hands' is remarkably successful in creating an unusual and thoroughly disconcerting atmosphere. The bizarre imagery of the titular feline combines well with the misty setting and rugged style of animation to create a feeling of uneasiness quickly.

Watch 'The Cat with Hands' here

Excellent creepy-ass short film. The kind of thing that makes you want to know exactly how this specific idea came about for these filmmakers.

Grumpy cats evil cousin.

Suddenly, I feel a lot more like a dog person...

Well, I wasn't planning on sleeping tonight anyway.....

Not sure why I watched this again. For what it is, it's a clever, yet batshit crazy little short that's worth the three minutes it steals from you.

Una grata sorpresa. La unión de técnicas de animación con realidad causa un terror de calidad, el terror en un envase pequeño, dura poco pero se queda grabado. Consigue una sensación increíble, sin llegar a pegar sustos, la atmósfera es muy buena. Con lo poco que dura, debería ser visto por todo el mundo. Un corto bastante interesante.