It’s safe to say that, for the most part, modern cartoons are a far cry from the early days of animation. Animation’s roots are in the late 19 th century, with cartoons hitting the screen in the early ...

In the foreword to Cartoon Roots’ spookiest installment, Halloween Haunts, historian/preservationist/curator Tommy José Stathes describes his first exposure to early cartoons on VHS. This is probably ...