A seven-year-old boy living in the shadows of dark rooms believes himself to be Vincent Price, the legendary face of horror cinema. Lost within black-and-white frames and gothic fairy tales, his mind has long since transcended the confines of an ordinary suburban home. In this early short film, Tim Burton combines the eerie rhythm created by rhyming narration with the aesthetics of stop-motion animation. This gothic fantasy world, which tests his mother’s patience, exists at the intersection of childhood and terrifying fantasies. Behind the scenes lies not just admiration, but a morbid and playful loneliness seeping into the home.