It’s dark, grotesque, perverse, poignant and brilliant.

It’s Take This Pill, the latest animated short from independent animator David Firth.

The crude animation and fast-talking dialog is a perfect match for this savage look at pharmaceuticals, modern medicine, mental illness and existential angst.

Firth, who created the Salad Fingers animated web series, says he doesn’t mind if people have a negative reaction to his films.

I just do what I do and people react how they react. — David Firth

To find out more about his mind-warping animation, check out David Firth’s website Fat-Pie.com.

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