Ashley Thorpe is a spine tingling animator, who’s based in Exeter. He talks to D+CFilm and shares his insight in his top five horror flicks.
The animator talks to D+CFilm
“Ashley Thorpe’s horror is more scalpel than sledgehammer. His animations have a refreshingly classic feel, not least through the meticulously researched material and his unabiding love of horror in all its purest, and least pure, forms.”
Alien
“Alien, ostensibly a haunted house movie set in space, follows a simple B-movie structure; A commercial tug, the Nostromo, receives a transmission deep in space.”
The Exorcist
“Though The Exorcist is often remembered for its terrifying visuals, the aspect of the film that always stays with me is actually the sound editing.”
The Shining
“A treatise on mental illness, alcoholism and domestic abuse as much as it is a haunted house movie.”
Ringu
“It achieves a balance between spirit ideas in Japanese folklore and censorship fears in modern culture. The Ring is essentially folk devils and moral panics via Cronenberg’s Videodrome.”
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
“This is where all the good stuff starts.”
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• Find out more about Ashley Thorpe on the Carrion Films website.
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