In the chilling horror film "Portia," directed and written by Joshua Armell, a young woman named Portia finds herself trapped in a waking nightmare when she inherits a decrepit, isolated Victorian mansion from a grandmother she never knew. Portia, played by Wren Woodward-Aviles, is a skeptical but emotionally fragile artist seeking solace after a personal tragedy, hoping the remote estate will offer a fresh start. Alongside her are her loyal but wary friend, portrayed by Errol Fern, and a local caretaker, played by Phoebe Grech, who warns of the house's dark history. As Portia begins to renovate the home, she uncovers disturbing family secrets and experiences increasingly violent supernatural phenomena that seem to target her specifically. The central conflict forces her to confront the truth about her lineage and a malevolent presence that demands a terrible price. With a tense, atmospheric tone and mounting dread, Joshua Armell crafts a haunting psychological horror that blurs the line between inherited trauma and genuine evil, leaving viewers questioning what is real and what is born from the shadows of the past.