![]() ![]() One wonders if the story is allegory or reality. Story-wise, it's about a pair of brothers on a journey or pilgrimage to return home. And the ten shorts seem to roughly correspond to Dante's ten divisions in Inferno. Our protagonist is "midway" between childhood and adulthood. For example, the opening chapter begins with the characters lost in a deep dark wood. Other influences I noticed: the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, gothic horror, Peter Rabbit, the Wind in the Willows, Betty Boop, Shirley Temple, Little Nemo, Studio Ghibli, even Disney (e.g. Aesthetically it elicits an old timey wimey Americana feel. The specific season is Autumn I suppose Halloween best suits. The setting is predominantly but not exclusively 18th-19th century New England or the Midwest. It's one of the most unique and quirky series in recent memory. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the miniseries Over the Garden Wall (2014).
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