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Movie poster: The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918)
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The Ghost of Slumber Mountain

1918 · 16 min Fantasy Animation Horror
5.9 / 10 · TMDB

In a dream Uncle Jack looks through a magic telescope owned by the ghost of a hermit and sees what life was like millions of years ago, including a battle between prehistoric monsters.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1918
Country United States of America
Genre Fantasy, Animation, Horror
Director Willis H. O'Brien
Runtime 16 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.9/10 (10 votes)

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The film constructs its fantasy through a dream framework, relying on a magical telescope as a simple device to peer into the deep past. It explores early 20th-century fascination with prehistory, blending ghost story with speculative natural history.

What lingers after the viewing is the charm of its pioneering stop-motion ambition—the clunky, earnest dinosaurs that once sparked wonder feel like artifacts from a different age of imagination. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Willis H. O'Brien

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Best viewed as a curious bedtime story, appreciating its handmade, historical magic in dim light.

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