Children’s games can have raw themes, but at the same time, a children’s programme can be too scary. For example, the Morse doll was creepy in Little Two 20 years ago. Tell us which character scared you!
Horror entertainment can be seen in children’s branded clothing, fashion trends and dance trends. According to an industry expert, it is better to support rather than demonise children and young people’s own horror culture.
According to Kovanen, a special expert at the Schoolino, the Wednesday series, for example, has given rise to ghost stories and horror carnivals, which are part of a child’s own play and culture.
The M3gan film, in which an android meant to be a young girl’s friend turns terrifying, also premiered earlier this year. Kovasta is fascinated by why it’s the puppets that keep scaring us year after year.
– Dolls are iconic horror characters. They are inanimate objects that nevertheless have a look and human features. At the same time, they look dead and soulless. This combination creates an *uncanny* feeling, which is difficult to accurately translate into Finnish. It’s a mysterious and strange feeling.
Sometimes the same effect can occur unintentionally. One example of such a character is Morso, who scared the viewers of Pikku Kakkonen at the turn of the millennium.
The story of three friends played with puppets has left memories clouded by horror in children who grew up in the turn of the millennium. The appearance of Morso, who appeared in the program, has been perceived as too scary.
In the memories of Morso
According to special expert Marjo Kovanen, one possible reason for the traumas left by the Morso doll may be that seeing the scary character on TV has not been voluntary.
Morso has been an unrecognizable character that the viewer cannot name as a familiar animal. The program was introduced by a safe adult, and the child has not understood that the character shown is not dangerous.
– A child deals with difficult issues voluntarily through play, Kovanen explains.
Throughout the ages, children have dealt with difficult topics such as war, killing, shooting, monsters and death through play within their own boundaries.
According to Kovanen, if a child is not allowed to deal with a scary issue on their own terms and with their own means, it can lead to conflicted or confused feelings.
– Inexplicable abstract features, for example, in a doll in a commonly accepted children’s program can seem confusing, especially to a small child, says Kovanen.
Morso – a good-natured character with a notorious appearance
Aasi, Morso and Mouru is about friends. The fearful and prejudiced Donkey wants to protect himself from the *monsters* that he believes are moving near his home. The donkey locks himself in his house and builds traps for the mares. At the same time, he gets a little \”Myrsy\ who later turns out to be Morso, as his roommate. When the truth comes out, friendship overcomes fears, and life together continues as before.
– Morso is a good-natured character, and is the most helpful and calmest of the group. People should remember its actions rather than its appearance, director OIli Löytönen says.
– I got a free hand from Tuula Kallioniemi to implement the story. Its world looks like my vision. I think the puppets fit the story successfully, says Löytönen.
*Do you dare to look? It was half past seven to reminisce about the making of the Morso program. You can discuss the topic until Thursday 26.1. until 11 p.m.*