Independent Horror Short Production

A mother living with her family in a rural home who begins noticing things she can’t explain. She’s practical and level-headed by nature. She's not someone who scares easily, but something keeps happening that she can’t ignore. She’s been quietly keeping track of it, trying to make sense of it before saying anything to anyone. The role requires someone who can carry unease naturally, without overplaying it. Less screaming, more dread.

A practical, no-nonsense man who doesn’t buy into what his family is starting to believe. He’s not dismissive out of cruelty ; he just needs things to make sense, and this doesn’t. He’s the kind of person who finds a rational explanation for everything, until he can’t anymore. The role requires someone who can play grounded resistance convincingly, someone whose doubt feels earned rather than stubborn.

She’s been around the family long enough to feel like part of it. When strange things start happening in the house, she’s the first one who takes it seriously; not because she’s paranoid, but because she trusts what she’s feeling. She becomes the mother’s closest ally, quietly helping piece things together while everyone else looks the other way. The role requires someone with a natural warmth and calm attentiveness; someone the audience instinctively trusts.

She’s the first person Calla tells. No hesitation, no doubt; she believes her immediately. Less investigative than emotional. She shows up when things get bad and doesn’t need to be asked twice. Natural chemistry and authentic reactions are a must.

He’s barely home and that’s the problem. Work consumes him, which means he’s missed most of what’s been happening in the house. When he is around, he’s too tired to take it seriously. He’s not hostile about it — he just doesn’t have the bandwidth to believe any of it. The role requires someone who can play preoccupied and dismissive without coming across as unlikeable.