Chestnut

When Etido, a young wife and mother, visits a remote country home with whom she thought was her sister, her mind quickly begins to unravel. Whispers echo through the halls, shadows move where no one stands. Her nights are filled with vivid nightmares, and her days with hallucinations so intense, they blur the line between memory and madness. While her husband grows increasingly concerned but unconvinced, Etido descends into a deeply personal terror. As she searches for answers, she begins to uncover fragments of a childhood she doesn't fully remember. What she once believed about her family begins to crumble. She comes to the horrifying realization that her real parents died in a tragedy she's repressed, and the couple who raised her-her aunt and uncle-hid the truth to protect her fragile mind. But something else knows the truth too. A dark supernatural entity, drawn to her vulnerability and unresolved trauma, has rooted itself in her psyche. It feeds on fear, doubt, and suppressed memories-growing stronger with every episode. As Etido's grasp on reality weakens, the entity becomes more aggressive, threatening her family and her own life. To survive, Etido must confront her forgotten past and face the force that thrives on her silence. But the deeper she digs, the more distorted the world around her becomes. Trepidation is a chilling psychological horror that explores the haunting weight of repressed trauma, the power of memory, and the thin boundary between the spiritual and the psychological. Inspired by African folklore and contemporary fears, it is a slow-burning descent into a woman's fractured mind, where grief is a ghost and silence is a weapon.