Bugs Bunny’s Howl-oween Special is a 1977 animated comedy horror film in which Bugs Bunny and his friends face off against Hazel the Witch and other scary characters on All Hallows Eve.
This is mostly edited from famous horror-themed Looney Tunes shorts. While trick-or-treating, Bugs Bunny, masked as a witch, unwittingly visits Witch Hazel’s home – and she hates competition. The story also flashbacks to Bugs’ encounter with Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde from Tweety and Sylvester’s famous horror short. Daffy also visits Hazel’s home with the intention of proving to his young impressionable kid that there’s no such thing a as witch.
Later, Speedy Gonzales too has fun with Hazel and Porky Pig and Sylvester also arrive, mistaking her place for a haunted hotel. Eventually, in an attempt to fool and capture the rabbit, Hazel turns into Count Dracula and invites Bugs to spend the night in the Count’s haunted castle.
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“Some (A Haunting We Will Go, Hyde And Hare) are wittily broken up so as to provide an interesting narrative that runs throughout the special, and it’s fun to see how Hyde And Go Tweet has been inserted in as a breakaway from the action. Of course, classics from the genre feature heavily too, most notably, Broom-Stick Bunny, Transylvania 6-5000 and Bewitched Bunny…” Animated Views
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