Beef Creek is an 11-minute adult animation proof-of-concept pilot from Negative Kitty.

The show follows the supernatural misadventures of a New York-style deli in the middle of nowhere.

Withered occultist Mr. Petrulo owns and operates the Beef Creek deli with a rag-tag team of three deli warriors and one useless slob:

  • Sandra, a toeless but lethal and unpredictable ex-commando;

  • her husband Horace, the butcher with a superhuman transformation;

  • Lily, the katana-weilding teenage ninja prodigy;

  • and Ralphie, an early 30’s manchild with a heart of gold.

Comedy-Horror-Action

What if you mashed up Always Sunny, Courage the Cowardly Dog, and Naruto?

Beef Creek was born out of our long-burning drive to create things that we would want to see on TV (or our phone, or laptop, etc).

The Newgrounds aesthetic is a badge of pride for us — we aren’t mega-talented anime artists, nor are we seasoned animation industry vets —we’re a handful of folks in the USA & Canada who believed in this idea and put in an insane amount of work to actualize it!

Moodboard stills from indie animation Beef Creek.
Horace from indie animation Beef Creek by Negative Kitty, voiced by Seby X Martinez.
Lily from indie animation Beef Creek by Negative Kitty, voiced by Kelly Polk.
Cinematic poster for the Beef Creek cartoon pilot featuring festival laurels.
Early character concept art for the Beef Creek animated pilot.
Storyboard by Seby X Martinez for the Beef Creek cartoon pilot.
Storyboard by Seby X Martinez for the Beef Creek cartoon pilot.
Seby X Martinez and Kurt Vinci, founders of Negative Kitty and creators of Beef Creek.

The History of Beef Creek

  • Aspiring comedy buddies Seby X Martinez and Devin Wallace met at Bard College and began developing the series in 2015.

  • Seby and animator Kurt Vinci met in 2017 and started collaborating on shorts and series pitches, and more Beef Creek scripts and drawings started to pile up...

  • In 2023 Seby & Kurt secured limited funding through Indiegogo and formed a team of 40+ animators, voice actors and musicians to bring the short to life.

  • The 11-minute cartoon was completed in 2024 and screened at indie horror & animation festivals across the world into 2025, gaining some inspiring Letterboxd reviews from total strangers!

Kelly Polk, star of the Beef Creek comedy horror animated pilot.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art of Lily, by Kurt Vinci.

Kelly Polk is Lily.

Jean-Paul Zuhur, star of the Beef Creek comedy horror animated pilot.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art of Ralphie, by Kurt Vinci.

Jean-Paul Zuhur is Ralphie.

Seby X Martinez, star of the Beef Creek comedy horror animated pilot.

Seby X Martinez is Horace and Sandra.

Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art of Horace, by Kurt Vinci.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art of Sandra, by Kurt Vinci.
Jaynee Anne Monarrez, star of the Beef Creek comedy horror animated pilot.

Jaynee Anne Monarrez is Salmahay.

A still from Beef Creek cartoon pilot featuring the villain Salmahay.
Lloyd Kaufman, star of the Beef Creek comedy horror animated pilot.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art of Mr. Petrulo, by Kurt Vinci.

Lloyd Kaufman is Mr. Petrulo.

Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art by Kurt Vinci.

Beef Creek will see a digital and physical release in 2026!

To request a screener link, email info@negativekitty.com.

Reviews

Check out Beef Creek’s Letterboxd page to read reviews from festival-goers who caught the cartoon! Consider leaving a review of your own on Letterboxd or IMDb if you’ve seen it <3

Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art by Kurt Vinci.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art.
Beef Creek cartoon pilot concept art.

Support Us

This indie animation stuff can really burn a hole through your wallet, let me tell ya. To support Negative Kitty in getting Beef Creek and other crazy cartoons out into the world, tip us on Ko-fi or email seby@negativekitty.com.