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The House That Bleeds (2021)

Name: The House That Bleeds
Director: Ben Ellis-Nicholson
Genre: Camera, puppet
Released: 2021
Duration: 12 min
Cast: Steph McNeil, James McFadyen

2021 · Ben Ellis-Nicholson · 12 min · United Kingdom

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Alex and Lucy are an expecting couple, when Alex’s antisocial uncle leaves his will to be sorted alphabetically upon his mysterious death, Alex is left with this Victorian “fixer-upper” and a desire to do family life right. Lucy, however, finds the house makes her uncomfortable, and begins to question if she is ready to become a mother. 'THE HOUSE THAT BLEEDS' is a short film made during the COVID19 Pandemic, originally intended to be a live action film it was adapted into using puppets instead, being one of the first live action horror shorts to use Jim Henson-style puppets for the protagonists.

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