Fairytales Can Be Terrifying

A story doesn't have to be light and happy to be considered a fairytale. The original fairytales were dark and disturbing, but also had a whimsical and magical side to them. The short animated film "One Day a Man Bought a House" is very similar to the old folk tales, but with some modern conventions.

The story is about a man who buys a home who is occupied by a revolting, enormous rat. He tries to give the rat the boot, but all of his attempts fall flat. Rat poison, bear traps, and an even larger rat-hunting cat are no match for this rodent. Surprisingly, the rat appreciates the man's attempts to get it to leave, viewing these actions as gifts from the man who owns the house.
The rat, much to our surprise, turns out to be a female rat who falls in love with the man who shares the house with her. She knows her appearance is grotesque, so she plasters makeup on her face and dawns a wedding gown to impress the man. She runs to the man, who is nearly about to leave, and never lets him go.
I found this incredibly ludicrous story of rat falls in love with man very enjoyable and humorous. Lots of the imagery was rather dark and scary, but the piece had a dark humor about it. I like how this film made it fun to be a little creeped out, I had several nervous laughs while watching this.