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* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are given names, and are referred to by their position in the ship's crew. InUniverse, it was done to protect their families.
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* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are given names, and are referred to by their position in the ship's crew. InUniverse, it was done to protect their families. Out of universe, it was presumably done to avoid any possible legal troubles with using the name "Mickey Mouse".
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* NightmareFace: The Cabin Boy has one of these, of the "subtly sinister" variety; his vacant eyes, realistic features and [[TheUnsmile slight smile]] make him look incredibly uncanny without showing anything explicit.
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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: All of the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The witness refers to the Cabin Boy as "Mouse" the same way someone might refer to someone's nationality or occupation.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: Implied. The Captain's corpse is the only one that doesn't appear to have been mutilated into a musical instrument, and his final journal entry implies that he was killed shortly after finding out about the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid's little dance party.
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** The final page of the CaptainsLog, which is just a crude note reading "I found the Music."
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Downplayed. Pete was more of a VillainyFreeVillain in the original ''Steamboat Willie'', but he was still a {{Jerkass}} who directly opposed Mickey, while most of his subsequent appearances have him being genuinely villainous (or at least, a bully). Here, he's the closest thing the story has to a hero and genuinely wants to keep his crew safe, showing horrified concern when they start going missing.
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2024 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie'', released shortly after it fell into the public domain. It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOVMzzDd5s here.]]
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involving Music coming from an unknown source playing at night.
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involving Music coming from an unknown source playing at night.
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''The Vanishing of SS S.S Willie'' is a 2024 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie'', released shortly after it fell into the public domain. It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOVMzzDd5s here.]]
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involvingMusic music coming from an unknown source playing at night.
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involving
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid herself is an even stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's accomplice.
* CaptainsLog: The film investigates the Captain's log in order to discover why the ship disappeared.
* MatureAnimalStory: The short film presents a more horrific take on its source material. [[spoiler: Taking the BlackComedyAnimalCruelty in the original short and having it PlayedForHorror by having most of the crew be found dead.]]
* CaptainsLog: The film investigates the Captain's log in order to discover why the ship disappeared.
* MatureAnimalStory: The short film presents a more horrific take on its source material. [[spoiler: Taking the BlackComedyAnimalCruelty in the original short and having it PlayedForHorror by having most of the crew be found dead.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he he's never shown to be outright evil. The Cabin Boy Boy, on the otherhand, other hand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, crew sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid herself is an even stronger example. example: Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and while the Chambermaid is implied to be have been the Cabin Boy's accomplice.
* BodyHorror: The crew of the S.S Willie (bar the Captain, who seems to have died later than the others) were all horribly mutilated into instrument-like forms by their assailant - and, if the "Our Music" record is any indication, at least some of them were ''still alive and in agony'' while the Cabin Boy was "playing" them.
* CaptainsLog: Thefilm film's creator investigates the Captain's log in order to discover why the ship disappeared.
* DeadlyEuphemism: If you've watched the original short (or are [[RewatchBonus rewatching this one]]), then it quickly becomes clear that the Cabin Boy's desire to "make music" with his beloved is shorthand for the pair murdering the rest of the crew by making them into instruments.
* FurryConfusion: Averted, in sharp contrast to the original cartoon: all the animals seen in the story are shown to be fully sapient, making what ultimately happened to the crew of the S.S Willie all the more harrowing.
* MatureAnimalStory: The short film presents a more horrific take on its sourcematerial. [[spoiler: Taking material, taking the BlackComedyAnimalCruelty in the original short and having [[PlayedForHorror playing it PlayedForHorror for horror]] by having most of not only making the animals into fellow crew be found dead.]]members, but also showing that the things done to them were far from painless.
* BodyHorror: The crew of the S.S Willie (bar the Captain, who seems to have died later than the others) were all horribly mutilated into instrument-like forms by their assailant - and, if the "Our Music" record is any indication, at least some of them were ''still alive and in agony'' while the Cabin Boy was "playing" them.
* CaptainsLog: The
* DeadlyEuphemism: If you've watched the original short (or are [[RewatchBonus rewatching this one]]), then it quickly becomes clear that the Cabin Boy's desire to "make music" with his beloved is shorthand for the pair murdering the rest of the crew by making them into instruments.
* FurryConfusion: Averted, in sharp contrast to the original cartoon: all the animals seen in the story are shown to be fully sapient, making what ultimately happened to the crew of the S.S Willie all the more harrowing.
* MatureAnimalStory: The short film presents a more horrific take on its source
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' they discover the corpse of every crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' they discover the corpse skeletonized corpses of every crewmate, the crew, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
* ThousandYardStare: The Cabin Boy is shown with one of these, foreshadowing the darkness underneath.
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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: All of the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The witness refers to the Cabin Boy as "Mouse" the same way someone might refer to someone's nationality.
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** The shot of the Cow crew mate's crewmate's skeleton. Their teeth have been replaced with piano keys...
* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: All of the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The witness refers to the Cabin Boy as "Mouse" the same way someone might refer to someone'snationality.nationality or occupation.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid herself is an even stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid herself is an even stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.accomplice.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stonger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stonger stronger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
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* SoundtrackDissonance: The film is about the disturbing circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a ship and its crew. A rather jaunty tune plays over all of this.
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* MissingEpisode: InUniverse: The movie came out in 1928 and was lost shortly after premiering.
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* MissingEpisode: InUniverse: The movie was suppose to have came out in 1928 and but it was lost shortly after before premiering.
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2023 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie, released shortly after it fell into the public domain. It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOVMzzDd5s here.]]
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2023 2024 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie, ''WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie'', released shortly after it fell into the public domain. It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOVMzzDd5s here.]]
* MatureAnimalStory: The short film presents a more horrific take on its source material. [[spoiler: Taking the BlackComedyAnimalCruelty in the original short and having it PlayedForHorror by having most of the crew be found dead.]]
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' they discover the corpse of ever crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' they discover the corpse of ever every crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' the discover the corpse of ever crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
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* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' the they discover the corpse of ever crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
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* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: All of the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The witness refers to the Cabin Boy as "Mouse" the same way someone might refer to someone's nationality.
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2023 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie, released shortly after it fell into the public domain.
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2023 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie, released shortly after it fell into the public domain.
domain. It can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQOVMzzDd5s here.]]
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''The Vanishing of SS Willie'' is a 2023 AnalogHorror {{Mockumentary}} short film created by Nick Lives and based on WesternAnimation/SteamboatWillie, released shortly after it fell into the public domain.
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involving Music coming from an unknown source playing at night.
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!!Tropes appearing in ''The Vanishing of SS Willie'':
* ApocalypticLog: The CaptainsLog. For several night, he records the strange happenings and slow decline of the crew's mental health over the course of a few days. The last log is a handwritten note, clearly written under duress, stating "I found the Music."
* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stonger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
* CaptainsLog: The film investigates the Captain's log in order to discover why the ship disappeared.
* MissingEpisode: InUniverse: The movie came out in 1928 and was lost shortly after premiering.
* {{Mockumentary}}: A documentary of a InUniverse mystery.
* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' the discover the corpse of ever crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are given names, and are referred to by their position in the ship's crew. InUniverse, it was done to protect their families.
* {{Retraux}}: Done to resemble an old silent film.
* UnholyMatrimony: Implied to be the case with the Cabin Boy and the Chambermaid. He did tell the witness that this was his last trip and he was about to get married...
* WhamShot:
** The final page of the CaptainsLog, which is just a crude note reading "I found the Music."
** The shot of the Cow crew mate's skeleton. They teeth have been replaced with piano keys..
It focuses on the disappearence of the titular ship in 1909, after a series of bizzare events involving Music coming from an unknown source playing at night.
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!!Tropes appearing in ''The Vanishing of SS Willie'':
* ApocalypticLog: The CaptainsLog. For several night, he records the strange happenings and slow decline of the crew's mental health over the course of a few days. The last log is a handwritten note, clearly written under duress, stating "I found the Music."
* AdaptationalVillainy: Even though Mickey had a few {{Jerkass}} qualities in the early shorts, he never outright evil. The Cabin Boy on the otherhand, is implied to have killed the rest of the crew, sans the Chambermaid. The Chambermaid made herself is an even stonger example. Minnie was always a NiceGirl, and the Chambermaid is implied to be the Cabin Boy's acomplice.
* CaptainsLog: The film investigates the Captain's log in order to discover why the ship disappeared.
* MissingEpisode: InUniverse: The movie came out in 1928 and was lost shortly after premiering.
* {{Mockumentary}}: A documentary of a InUniverse mystery.
* NeverFoundTheBody: When the filmmakers locate and explore the wreck of the ''Willie,'' the discover the corpse of ever crewmate, except for the Cabin Boy and Chambermaid.
* NoNameGiven: None of the characters are given names, and are referred to by their position in the ship's crew. InUniverse, it was done to protect their families.
* {{Retraux}}: Done to resemble an old silent film.
* UnholyMatrimony: Implied to be the case with the Cabin Boy and the Chambermaid. He did tell the witness that this was his last trip and he was about to get married...
* WhamShot:
** The final page of the CaptainsLog, which is just a crude note reading "I found the Music."
** The shot of the Cow crew mate's skeleton. They teeth have been replaced with piano keys..
