Barker Animation Art Gallery

Perhaps you're a Scaredy Sally or an Easily Frightened Fred, for whom even the mere mention of the Friday between the 12th and the 14th sends you into a tizzy.  Halloween can seem fraught with scare-triggers everywhere you turn, but don't shrink in fear!  There's no shortage of spoopy movies that are guaranteed  to get you in the Halloween spirit without haunting your spirit! Check out this list of  Disney Halloween Movies  for inspiration!* *One notable exception from the list - and our personal favorite here at the gallery -  The Nightmare Before Christmas !

On this day in 1950, the world was introduced to one of the most classic and endearing cartoon characters it would ever know - the "lovable loser" Charlie Brown!   Charles M. Schulz, who created the character, has described him as such: "[He] must be the one who suffers because he is a caricature of the average person. Most of us are much more acquainted with losing than winning." Much like the trademark zigzag on his shirt,  Charlie Brown fluctuates almost daily from optimistic to pessimistic,  from discouraged to hopeful, from self-conscious to self-assured.  Despite the fact that Charlie is constantly being fooled,  he refuses to let himself stay down for long -  which is probably why he has endured for nearly 70 years!