Lonesome Ghosts(1937)
1937 · Burt Gillett · 9 min
On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.
Animation · Comedy · Horror
6.9171 votes
TMDB score
0/5
Intensity
0/5
Gore
0/5
Stays with you
How Lonesome Ghosts scares
Lonesome Ghosts is a silly old Disney cartoon short, not an actual scare piece, where playful ghosts try to spook a trio of bumbling ghost hunters. The mood is bouncy and slapstick, with spooky sound effects and haunted-house sight gags played purely for laughs. Nothing about it is meant to unsettle you; it's the kind of harmless Halloween fun you'd show a small kid. There's no blood, no dread, and no lasting creepiness at all.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Lonesome Ghosts rates psychological 1/5, visceral 1/5, gore 0/5, lingering effect 0/5, and overall intensity 0/5.
- Psychological: 1 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 0 of 5
- Lingering: 0 of 5
- Intensity: 0 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 10 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 5 of 100 — leans Fun-scary
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A playful, spooky romp that bounces between silly setup and bursts of comic chase energy, with a light flurry near the end.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 2.
How scary is Lonesome Ghosts?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Lonesome Ghosts rates 0/5 — gentle by horror standards, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be restrained with gore and fun-first. The dread fades once the credits roll.
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