31 Nights of Halloween - Night 20: The Rabbit Out of Its Hat

Mysterious old houses at Midnight are a staple of horror and Halloween. Even today, faux houses of horror are constructed and staffed during the Halloween season, luring potential victims with the promise of spooky fun and a place where it's always Midnight. Most rely on terror and fright to leave an impression. But this Looney Tunes short from 1939 tries another tactic. The Sanctum Sanctorum of Sham-Fu the Magician is seen as safe haven by two pooches on the run from the dog catcher. Little do our canine protagonists suspect the night of strangeness they're in for as the oddly absent Sham-Fu's equipment (and sort-of assistant(s?)) settles in for an evening of surreal - and, for me, surprisingly eerie - fun at their expense.