@whispers.of_fear on Instagram: "The haunted hotel (1907) is a silent film written and directed but J. Stuart Blackton. It is one of the oldest surviving animated films as Blackton was one of the poineering filmmakers behind stop motion animation. The film was advertised as "the most marvelous film ever invented" at the time of its release. Many aspects of the film were subsequently copied by other pioneers of film such as Segundo de Chomón. The film was a runaway sensation, quickly becoming a b