A grandfather watches as his grandchildren, who inherited his monster powers, succumb to their ingrained animalistic and murderous desires.

In 2017, a young boy in suburban Maryland is stuck watching his grandfather, an alcoholic former advertising executive who still sees the ghost of the son he killed.

A boy's brother dies in the Korean War, but his grandma believes he is still alive, to the disdain of the family.

As he reflects on a murder perpetrated by his father, a college professor considers the history of his family and how race and violence intersect.

A son tells a series of stories, most of them about his father and stepfather. As the son describes a robbery that took place at his house in high school and his experiences with his father, a former Jehovah's Witness and current alcoholic, he begins to recall details from his childhood.

A series of vignettes about various sons along a family tree.

A man thinks about his relationship with his parents (especially his mother) as he watches them grow old. He then realizes that he is now old too.

Tensions rise and fall as an elderly woman and her family await her grandson’s return from prison. A judgmental relative causes them to rally around the accused.

The children in a family grow tired of hosting their middle-aged cousin, but his expulsion brings unexpected strife to the family.

When a violent father receives a call from someone who claims to be his biological brother, he must re-evaluate what family means to him.