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In 1934, media industry giant Walt Disney decided that the world was ready for a feature length animated film. Despite doubts from both backers and rival studios alike, Disney pushed onward with his plans, and "Disney's Folly", otherwise known as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, came to be.

In the film, Snow White is being pursued by a rival, a witch who used to be the fairest in the land, but who has been usurped of that title (albeit unknowingly) by the lovely Snow White. Disney felt that the character of the witch was one of the most important aspects of the film's success, and therefore strove to make her exceedingly creepy and callous. Toss in the wonderful voice work of an actress named Lucille Laverne, add a poison apple and a haggardly witch switcheroo, and Disney's first horror tinged villain is unleashed on the public.

Early Disney Horror Cartoons

From the beginning, there was no doubt that Walt Disney loved the imagery of the dark and fantastic. One of the first (and best) Disney shorts is the memorable musical piece The Skeleton Dance. Produced and directed by Disney himself, the 1929 "Silly Symphonies" cartoon has gained legendary status over the years. With it's strange animation and otherworldly style, it was named #18 on the all time Top 50 Animated Shorts list and continues to appear in modern media as a huge influence, most recently in the film Ghost Rider.