Short film

The House of the Seven Gables

2018 · 27 min

A somber, atmospheric animated piece that lingers on ancestral gloom and creeping dread, rewarding patience with a haunting sense of inescapable history.

Directed by: Ben Wickey
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Tess Calzini, William H. Dee IV, Jonathan David Dixon

Overview: An animated adaptation of Hawthorne's classic novel.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, guilt, fate, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Directed by: Ben Wickey
Genres: Horror, Drama
Starring: Tess Calzini, William H. Dee IV, Jonathan David Dixon

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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
guilt
fate
isolation
memory
Places: single country house
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none