Short film

Heirlooms

2026 · 13 min

A short, creeping dread that settles in a quiet house, turning a family visit into something uneasy and haunted.

Overview: A young family goes to see their dying patriarch, only for old familial nightmares to resurface.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, death, trauma, memory
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
death
trauma
memory
isolation
Places: single country house
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none