The Mirror of Malevolence: Chapter One - The Dreary Orphanage

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The Mirror of Malevolence: Chapter One - The Dreary Orphanage

"No wish ever endured, except one..."

2026

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Fantasy

Horror

Animation

Overview

In the town of Dreary, where no happy wish ever endured, twelve-year-old Henry Button yearns for escape.

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4 featured cast members

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Jared Ditman

Narrator (voice) / Henry Button (voice) / Ethan (Orphan Extra #2) (voice)

Candace McAfee

Mildred Mag (voice)

Leon Thurling

Dominic Hernia (voice)

Cheyenne Williams

Rose (Orphan Extra #1) (voice)

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Directed by: Jared Ditman
Written by: Jared Ditman
Produced by: Jared Ditman

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