The Well-Deserved Success of Meatcanyon (Papa Meat/Hunter August Hancock)

Описание: With the popularity and accessibility of youtube, it’s allowed numerous aspiring animators to share their work, build an audience and experiment as they develop their own unique style and voice with their art. One such artist who has used the reach of YouTube to their advantage, while both building a loyal fanbase and playing around with a wide range of animation styles and techniques, is Hunter August Hancock, better known as MeatCanyon or Papa Meat.

Hancock is voice actor, comedian, writer and director, though he’s best known for his animated shorts, which are typically described as nightmare fuel, as his work usually features unnerving gross-out themes, aesthetic and storylines. Hancock’s work is often involves taking classic pieces of media from western culture, and turning them into surreal nightmares. His versions of iconic characters are typically drawn in an especially grotesque and disturbing style, while the animations themselves are usually horrific and surreal, though still fundamentally comedic in nature.

Due to the nature of his videos, he has received a significant amount of hate for taking beloved characters that people cherish from their childhood and turning them into horror shows. However, his unique style also appeals to an even larger audience, who see his work as simply adding another layer to the cartoons and characters that they love, which has seen his channel rapidly grow, with no sign of slowing down, due to his engaging original characters and stories, along with his distinct unique celebration of nostalgia.