The Marionette’s Lament (1957) is the second installment in what later became known as The Mechanist’s Curse Trilogy, continuing the macabre collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward Gorey, and Bernard Herrmann. Set in the theaters of New Amsterdam, the film follows a young stagehand who uncovers the disturbing truth behind a puppeteer’s lifelike marionettes. Building on the themes of corrupted innocence introduced in The Clockwork Children (1954), the film deepens the trilogy’s whispered mythology with hints of a sinister figure known only as “The Engineer,” weaving psychological suspense with grotesque artistry in what critics hailed as a “danse macabre of the stage.”

The Mark Marvel Show is a business and economics Farnsworth show starring financial whizbang Mark Marvel. 827 Productions created the show.

About the Films Films: The Clockwork Children (1954) The Marionette’s Lament (1957) The Dollmaker’s Funeral (1960) Directors: Alfred Hitchcock & Edward GoreyMusic: Bernard HerrmannProduction Studio: Thalia Pictures (New Amsterdam, United States of New England) Introduction The Mechanist’s Curse Trilogy is a cycle of three animated Gothic thrillers directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Edward Gorey with […]

The Night of Promises Kept (Ночь сдержанных обещаний, Noch’ sderzhannykh obeshchaniy) refers to a coordinated effort on January 6th, 2012, by the spy agency of the Russian Imperium, Temnota, to rid its territory of spies from the Waka-Krangere of Australia. In total, 44 agents of 1151 were captured and executed.

In the country of Balboa’s Land, the Order of the Silent Coil is a covert organisation focused on surveillance and protection of the reigning monarch, and precursor to The Serpents.

The Salty Ee’na is a aubergue located in the Wharves of Pørtland. Staff of The Salty Ee’na aubergue bustle in a lively, nautical-themed setting.

The Schism usually refers to the split of the Kingdom of Poland into two separate countries: Poland and East Poland.

The Spring Campaign refers to a 1922 military campaign by the Russian Imperium following its victory in the Russian Civil War. The aim of the successful Spring Campaign was to invade and subdue the Russian neighbour, Ukraine. Here’s an expanded account of the Spring Campaign: The 1922 Spring Campaign marked a pivotal moment in Eastern […]

The Tragical Historie of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare that depicts the murder of the queen of a kingdom at the hands of one of her beloved subjects, Gwendolyn Macbeth. The play begins with Macbeth riding through the skógr with a compatriot, Banquo. They happen upon a group of three incubi in the […]

The Troubles, also sometimes known as the Great Contraction, were a period of worldwide economic privation from 1917 to 1926 due to the economic collapse of multiple stock and bond markets throughout the world because of a speculative debt crisis amongst some of the world’s largest banks. The collapse of banking sectors in multiple countries […]

The second President of the Union of American States.

The Throne of Repose is one of three thrones used by the Empresses of Australia. More comfortable than the Lion’s Head Throne or the Throne of State, it is the throne used by the Empress of Australia in the conduct of her daily business. It was designed to be comfortable in order to make long […]