[Early Access] The Miraculous Horror of Stop Motion

From the same artform that brought you Coraline and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, comes three stories that evoke the existential fear of art.

Update: Here is the final draft of the video with the music composed by Molly Noise. This video is getting released a little later than I expected mostly to give Molly the time she needed to complete the music. Expect the video to be public at the end of the month.

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