The perfect example of this isRobert Morgan’sStopmotion, starringAisling Franciosi,who horror fans may recognize fromThe Nightingale.

Cast

A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.

“She is her mother’s work, and that is her entire identity.

Aisling Franciosi as Ella Blake in Stopmotion

Image Via IFC Films

Her life takes a sudden change when Suzanne has a stroke that puts her in the hospital.

Although tragic, it’s a way out of making the film for Ella.

Murderous spiders with a deeper message.

instar50956487.jpg

A stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.

Stopmotiondigs deeper into Ella’s psychological meltdown.

Ella never had a real childhood where she could be her true self.

As she told Tom, she doesn’t have her own voice.

this-stephen-king-approved-horror-movie-is-the-best-creature-feature-in-years-1

He represents the grief and inadequacy that makes her throw her entire being into her work.

The girl says that puppets are put back in the box as their usefulness ends.

If you don’t, the Ashman might come for you next.

Aisling Franciosi

Stopmotionis available to watch on Shudder in the U.S.

WATCH ON SHUDDER