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The Chimes
A claymation adaptation of "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In". The Chimes was a short novel by Charles Dickens which was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books": five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.
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Plot Summary
A chilling tale set in a desolate orphanage where three young girls are tormented by a mysterious entity associated with the titular chimes. As their sanity erodes, they uncover a dark secret lurking within the institution's walls. The story explores themes of isolation, abuse, and the supernatural.
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The extreme scarcity of information about 'The Chimes (1999)' suggests it may have been a student film, a direct-to-video release with limited distribution, or potentially a project that never saw a wide release, making its existence difficult to verify through standard film databases.
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