The Hook

The Hook

1997 (estimated) TV Episode Freaky Stories

Studio
Decode Entertainment Inc., Sound Ventures Productions Ltd., Vujad Entertainment, Helix Animation Inc., Funbag Animation Studios Inc., Big Time Talking Pictures 2 Inc.
Distributor
Decode Entertainment Inc., Fox Family Channel, YTV

Characters

Larry, Maurice, Rosie

Credits

Directing

Director
Steve Wright, Steve Schnier

Producing

Producer
Steve Schnier, Rick Morrison
Executive Producers
John A. Delmage, Curtis Crawford, Neil Bregman

Voices

Voice
James Rankin (Larry), Dan Redican (Maurice), Jayne Eastwood (Rosie), Paul Essiembre (Narrator), Juan Chioran (Narrator), Susan Roman (Narrator), Lisa Yamanaka (Narrator), Stephanie Morgenstern, Kate Hurman, Nigel Bennett, Chris Wiggins, Don Francks

Music

Music
David Hoffert
Supervising Composers
Marvin Dolgay, Glen Morley

Editing

Editor
Paul Hunter

Crew

Creator
Steve Schnier
Storyboard Artist
Brian Lemay
Layout Supervisor
Thomas Baasner
Layout Artists
Ken Dolan, Sharon Molloy
Background Artist
Knud Skov
Animation Director
Steve Schnier
Animation Posing Supervisor
Rod Amador
Animation Posing Artists
Murray Bain, Darryl Bisson, Susan Pfeiffer
Animatronics
Paul Jones
Puppeteer
Stephen Brathwaite
Supervising Composers
Marvin Dolgay, Glen Morley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Liotta
Gaffer
Robert McAdam
Computer Ink and Paint
Toon Us In

Production notes

"This is a true story. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine..."

Freaky Stories are 140 of the weirdest, eerie, "did that really happen?" urban myths that will leave you with a chill running down your spine.

This series of animated shorts relays the most notorious urban myths and inexplicable occurrences. Every episode tells four stories, with each episode featuring distinct and varied styles of animation. Hosted by erudite duo Larry the charming cockroach and his sidekick Maurice the maggot, Freaky Stories are bedtime or campfire tales which leave you with a chill running down your spine and a tendency to look over your shoulder.

Produced with the support of the Canadian Television Fund (EIP).