Disney’s Gravity Falls is weird Americana meets Lovecraft for kids

Warning: this review contains spoilers, but also effusive praise.

Gravity Falls is a clever, clever show.

And by that, I’m talking about how it succeeds at introducing cosmic horror in a format palatable to Disney audiences, while simultaneously keeping all of its teeth intact. At a glance, it’s an extremely safe production. The characters are clearly cartoonish, designed without a single thought towards realism. Proportions are off, expressions are goofy, and while everything is of high quality, Gravity Falls is unmistakably a thing for kids.

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