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Borley Rectory (2017)
A true work of love and a fitting homage to one of the great British ghost stories.
Thorpe's unique style and delivery do more than just re tell the highlights of the rectorys story. I was transported back to afternoons as a child in the 70's reading and re reading the pan book of ghosts and trying and failing to skip past the chapter on Borley and it grim catalogue of the paranormal. Sands narration and the directors determination to tell all facets of the story only served to produce a classic well rounded piece that will satisfy both the scared and the sceptic.
Great performances from all the cast especially as the format relies on face acting more than delivery of lines.
now at the age of 43 I find myself once again pulling my feet under the covers, just in case.
The Screaming Skull (2008)
Awesome short, Brings This Legend to life.
Beautifully rendered and sensitively paced, dark, deep and with a nasty surprise. All you need from an animated short. This is the third animation I have seen By Thorpe and the progression his work has taken is astonishing. He clearly has a fixation and fascination with some of the darker corners of English history and this passion is translated well through his chosen medium. In this case he has taken the historical ghost story of the Screaming Skull and given it new voice and depth by injecting fresh narrative. working out the concept to a new and horrible conclusion.
Disturbing.