Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- surreal
- oppressive
- nightmarish
- late night viewing
- halloween animation marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Phil Tippett and Tippett Studio construct the apocalyptic descent through elaborate stop-motion animation rather than conventional live action or digital imagery.
The premise explicitly describes a descent through apocalyptic environments into the bowels of the unconscious.
The plot frames the journey as a descent into the unconscious, making dream logic and disturbing symbolic imagery foundational to the short.
The stop-motion descent relies on tactile, apocalyptic horror imagery and grotesque handmade forms.
Films like Mad God: Part 2, and why
Mad God
experimental stop-motion horror with grotesque creatures, surreal world-building, and a nightmarish atmosphere
The Wolf House
surreal animated fantasy-horror using disturbing imagery, allegorical worlds, and unconventional visual design
The Nightmare Before Christmas
dark stop-motion fantasy with grotesque character design, macabre humor, and tactile handcrafted visuals
The Spine of Night
hallucinatory animated horror centered on oppressive environments, bodily transformation, and unsettling imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Phil Tippett
- Release Date
- 2016-01-19
- Runtime
- 15 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (5)
Common questions
- What is Mad God: Part 2 about?
- A handcrafted stop-motion nightmare plunges through an apocalyptic underworld where grotesque imagery replaces conventional storytelling.
- What is Mad God: Part 2 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mad God: Part 2 as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Mad God: Part 2 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Mad God: Part 2 as moderate.
- Which films are like Mad God: Part 2?
- Films with a similar feel include Mad God, The Wolf House, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Spine of Night.
- How long is Mad God: Part 2?
- Mad God: Part 2 runs 15 minutes.
