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The Mill at Calder's End
20156.50h 14m
Overview
In the remote village of Calder's End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his childhood home, intent on breaking a generations old family curse. Grimshaw's journey takes him deep below the decaying mill,into mysterious, forgotten catacombs, where upon he confronts the very source of the evil that has corrupted his family. The Mill at Calder's End is a gothic tale inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and M.R. James and is told with the use of 36 inch tall bunraku rod puppets operated by puppeteers dressed in black.
Directed by Kevin McTurk
Written by R. Christopher Murphy
0Top Cast
John Alexander
The Bramblegor
Jason Flemyng
Nicholas Grimshaw
Piotr Michael
Harrison Grimshaw
Barbara Steele
The Apparition of the Mill
Themes & Keywords
puppetstop motion
About The Mill at Calder's End
The Mill at Calder's End is a animation, adventure, fantasy, horror film released in 2015 exploring themes of puppet, stop motion. Directed by Kevin McTurk, it stars John Alexander, Jason Flemyng, Piotr Michael. In the remote village of Calder's End stands an old windmill, a repository of dark secrets. Nicholas Grimshaw has returned to this haunted place, his childhood home, intent on breaking a generations old family curse. Grimshaw's journey takes him deep below the decaying mill,into mysterious, forgotten catacombs, where upon he confronts the very source of the evil that has corrupted his family. The Mill at Calder's End is a gothic tale inspired by the tales of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and M.R. James and is told with the use of 36 inch tall bunraku rod puppets operated by puppeteers dressed in black.
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