As Halloween approaches, the air feels charged with mystery. This time, we’re diving into the eerie, dreamlike side of storytelling - the kind that feels pulled from an old VHS tape you shouldn’t have found. Using a 1980s anime visual style, you will need to bring to life one of five haunting story frameworks - blurring the line between time, memory, and reality. Whether it’s a cassette whispering from the future, a lone voice echoing in deep space, or petals drifting through windless air. Choose your tale, bend time and memory - and let your animation haunt the screen. ��
$800 to the winning entry / $200 to the runner up / $100 third place
60–120 seconds / Aspect ratio 4:3 or 16:9
Everyone November 10th, 2025 November 12th, 2025
1. Pick a story script from the list below and create a 60–120 second AI animation in 1980s anime style using Morphic.
2. Post the final output on X, tag @morphic, and submit the link to your X post in the submission form.
g ds an old cassette labeled “PLAY ME” buried under her desk.
When she presses play, she hears her own voice - a warning sent from the future.
p ship pilot drifts through space with no hope left - until he hears a voice on the radio trying to help him. In the end, he realizes the voice is his own.
A character discovers a device that records dreams - and realizes someone else has been editing them. Each playback changes reality a little more.
A small town teenager keeps seeing flower petals drift through the air on windless days - always leading them to someone new. They start following them, unsure if it’s coincidence or fate.
On the final night before leaving their hometown, a boy catches a mysterious late-night train. Every passenger seems to be a memory from his past.
(“1980s anime style” or “old anime”)
Link for submissions: https://forms.gle/QWa3onaehxRkQ75V9
Good luck! Use this code to get 20% off all Morphic plans: FRAMER20