Short Film: Grampy (2024)

• Directed by Graham Burrell
• Written by Graham Burrell
• Stars Ralph Cashen, Gene Connelly, Kerry Gallagher, RJ Pennington
• Run Time: 14:15
• Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuB2FGDR0fQ

What Happens

Jenny and Cody talk at a grief counseling support group. Cody missed his grandfather; this was his house. “You’ll always have a part of him with you,” she says. He responds by agreeing; he’s had his grandfather stuffed, and he’s upstairs right now. Surprisingly enough, she finds this strange. Then we see Grampy, and suddenly, Jenny is ready to leave. Except there’s a crazy storm, and she gets to spend the night in the room with the creepy dead man. 

It just gets worse and worse…

Commentary

How bad could the storm have been to make her even consider staying? Something as mundane as taxidermy gets creepy when it’s someone you know. Still, that’s just the start of the weirdness here. 

The acting and cinematography are excellent, as is the sound. In this one, we eventually do get a full explanation of everything that’s going on, and that’s actually the best part.