The Mill at Calder's End

Top 4 Billed Cast

John Alexander
John Alexander

The Bramblegor

Jason Flemyng
Jason Flemyng

Nicholas Grimshaw

Piotr Michael
Piotr Michael

Harrison Grimshaw

Barbara Steele
Barbara Steele

The Apparition of the Mill

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2015-03-22

  • Average

    6.5

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    3.3 starts
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    English
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