Cartoon Sunday: Manuel Ferreira's "A Deadly Visit"

How's it going lurkers? As a quick reminder, next Saturday night, Adult Swim's Toonami block will be doing ANOTHER Samurai Jack Marathon for the so-called "Halloween Weekend."

[Toonami Promo]: Samurai Jack Halloween Marathon (2017)

If you're like me, you may be asking "What does another Samurai Jack Marathon have anything to do with Halloween?" Believe me, it doesn't. 

It would've been more logical to air a Tokyo Ghoul Marathon. Then, follow it up with OVA 1, which is Tokyo Ghoul: JACK. At least it is a Horror Anime and OVA 1 has a Halloweenish theme to it.

Tokyo Ghoul: JACK OVA 1 Trailer [English Subtitles] (2015)

Tokyo Ghoul: JACK features a ghoul that wears a Jack O' Lantern over her head as a mask, while she's on her killing spree. I will explain more about OVA 1 next week for Cartoon Sunday.

Obviously, Jason DeMarco and The Toonami  Team don't know how to schedule their programming. The fans have been complaining about next Saturday night's schedule, since 2 weeks or so ago.

On another note, I thought I would share something a little different for today. If you have a fondness for Dark Humor like I do, you may enjoy today's animated short.

This animated short was created by a Portuguese teenage filmmaker, who goes by the name of Manusfilm Studios. His real name is Manuel Ferreira. 

Ferreira claims that he loves "combining visual excellence with powerful storytelling."

The animated short, "A Deadly Visit" is a darkly humored animated short, which is in tribute to his late grandfather, Dom Zito. He died in 2015.

"A Deadly Visit" is about The Grim Reaper paying an 89-year-old lady, named Mary Ann a visit to her house. Watching him explain to the old lady, that he is there to "harvest her life" is hilarious. 

Mary Ann is already deaf and wears hearing aids. She then offers The Grim Reaper milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies. Those Chocolate Chip Cookies she baked were highly irresistible to him.

Aside from Mary Ann treating The Grim Reaper like a special guest in her home, she starts justifying to him why she is not ready to die. 

According to Mary Ann, she is supposedly a "good person." This 89-year-old lady claims to be a good person but is she REALLY? And the plot thickens, so to say.

Wait until you see what Mary Ann does to The Grim Reaper. Then, you be the judge for yourself. With that being said, here is "A Deadly Visit" for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Manuel Ferreira "A Deadly Visit" (2015)