08/27/2026
Prompt
SOMEONE WAS ALREADY LIVING HERE
Duration: 2 minutes
Structure: 12 scenes × 10 seconds
Format: Vertical 9:16
Resolution: 1080 × 1920
Frame Rate: 24fps
Style: Photorealistic cinematic horror, psychological horror, suspense, realistic smartphone footage, dark but clearly visible, natural human expressions, realistic movement, atmospheric lighting, subtle film grain, highly detailed environment, no cartoon style.
MAIN CHARACTERS
Ethan: 30-year-old man, handsome, slightly muscular, short dark hair, wearing a black T-shirt and dark jeans.
Mia: 28-year-old woman, long dark brown hair, wearing a light gray sweater and dark pants.
The Ghost: A pale woman with extremely long wet black hair, grayish skin, hollow black eyes, unnatural facial movements, wearing an old white nightgown. Do NOT clearly reveal her face until the final scene.
IMPORTANT CHARACTER CONTINUITY:
Ethan and Mia must have exactly the same faces, hairstyles, clothing, body proportions, and appearance throughout every scene.
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MANDATORY ENGLISH SUBTITLE INSTRUCTIONS
THE VIDEO MUST CONTAIN VISIBLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES. SUBTITLES ARE REQUIRED AND MUST NOT BE OMITTED.
Every spoken sentence MUST have an English subtitle displayed directly inside the video.
Subtitle requirements:
- English only.
- Exact words spoken by the characters.
- Large, bold, highly readable white text.
- Thick black outline or subtle black background.
- Bottom-center placement.
- Perfect synchronization with speech.
- Every line of dialogue must receive subtitles.
- Whispers must also receive subtitles.
- Phone voices must also receive subtitles.
- The ghost's dialogue MUST also receive subtitles.
- Subtitles must remain inside the 9:16 frame.
- Never hide subtitles behind characters or objects.
- Never use tiny text.
- Never omit subtitles during dark scenes.
Example:
Character says:
“Did you hear that?”
The video MUST visibly display:
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
The subtitles must be rendered directly into the video.
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SCENE 1 — THE HOOK
0:00–0:10
Night.
Ethan is filming himself with his smartphone while giving a quick tour of an old house he has just moved into.
The house looks old but still livable.
He smiles at the camera.
Ethan:
“Tonight is my first night here. The previous owner told me one strange thing…”
He pauses.
Ethan:
“He said I should never answer if someone calls my name after midnight.”
Ethan laughs nervously.
Suddenly, a woman's voice whispers from somewhere inside the house:
Female Voice:
“Ethan…”
Ethan's smile disappears.
He slowly turns toward the dark hallway.
Ethan:
“Who was that?”
CUT.
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SCENE 2 — THE FIRST WARNING
0:10–0:20
Ethan walks slowly through the hallway with his phone flashlight.
Ethan:
“Okay… that was weird.”
He looks toward the bedroom.
The bedroom door is slightly open.
Ethan:
“I haven't even been inside that room yet.”
He walks closer.
The door slowly moves by itself.
Ethan stops.
Ethan:
“Hello?”
Silence.
Then a soft female voice:
Female Voice:
“Don't go in there.”
Ethan immediately steps backward.
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SCENE 3 — CALLING MIA
0:20–0:30
Ethan calls Mia on his phone.
Mia:
“Hey, did you get home safely?”
Ethan:
“Yeah… but something strange just happened.”
Mia:
“What happened?”
Ethan:
“Someone called my name.”
Mia becomes serious.
Mia:
“Who?”
Ethan:
“I don't know. I'm completely alone.”
There is a short silence.
Mia:
“Ethan… are you sure you're alone?”
Ethan looks toward the hallway.
Ethan:
“Yes.”
Mia hesitates.
Mia:
“Then why can I hear someone breathing behind you?”
Ethan freezes.
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SCENE 4 — THE FOOTSTEPS
0:30–0:40
Ethan slowly turns around.
Nothing.
He raises the phone toward the hallway.
Ethan:
“Mia… there's nobody here.”
Mia:
“I can still hear it.”
Suddenly:
FOOTSTEPS.
Slow.
Heavy.
Coming from upstairs.
Ethan whispers:
Ethan:
“Those footsteps…”
Mia:
“What?”
Ethan:
“They're coming toward me.”
The footsteps stop.
Silence.
Then one final step directly behind Ethan.
Ethan spins around.
Nothing.
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SCENE 5 — THE BEDROOM
0:40–0:50
Ethan finally enters the mysterious bedroom.
The room is dusty.
An old bed sits against the wall.
On the bed is a neatly folded white dress.
Ethan picks it up.
Ethan:
“This wasn't here earlier.”
His phone suddenly receives a notification.
A photograph has been sent to him.
He opens it.
It shows the same bedroom.
But the photograph was taken from inside the closet.
Ethan looks toward the closet.
Ethan:
“Who sent this?”
A notification appears:
UNKNOWN NUMBER
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SCENE 6 — THE MESSAGE
0:50–1:00
Ethan receives another message.
On screen:
“SHE DOESN'T LIKE NEW PEOPLE.”
Ethan whispers:
Ethan:
“Who are you?”
Another message appears.
“SHE WAS HERE BEFORE YOU.”
Ethan looks around.
Ethan:
“What does that mean?”
Mia calls him again.
Mia:
“Ethan, leave the house.”
Ethan:
“Why?”
Mia sounds frightened.
Mia:
“I just found the old property records.”
Ethan waits.
Ethan:
“And?”
Mia whispers:
Mia:
“The previous owner wasn't a man.”
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SCENE 7 — THE OLD PHOTO
1:00–1:10
Mia sends Ethan an old photograph.
Ethan opens it.
It shows a young woman standing in front of the house.
She looks exactly like the ghost described earlier.
Ethan:
“Is this her?”
Mia:
“Yes.”
Ethan:
“Who was she?”
Mia pauses.
Mia:
“She lived there alone.”
Ethan:
“What happened to her?”
Silence.
Then Mia says:
Mia:
“She disappeared.”
Ethan looks at the bedroom mirror.
For one brief moment, a woman's silhouette appears behind him in the reflection.
Ethan doesn't notice.
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SCENE 8 — THE CLOSET
1:10–1:20
Ethan hears a quiet knocking sound.
Knock.
Knock.
Knock.
It comes from inside the closet.
Ethan:
“Mia…”
Mia:
“Don't open it.”
Ethan:
“Someone is knocking from inside.”
Mia:
“Ethan, listen to me. Leave the room.”
The knocking becomes louder.
BANG.
BANG.
BANG.
Ethan slowly reaches for the closet handle.
Mia:
“DON'T OPEN IT!”
Ethan opens it.
The closet is completely empty.
Except for an old mirror.
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SCENE 9 — THE MIRROR
1:20–1:30
Ethan points the phone camera toward the mirror.
His reflection appears.
But there is someone standing behind him.
A pale woman.
Ethan doesn't notice.
Mia:
“Ethan… look at the mirror.”
Ethan looks.
The woman disappears.
Ethan:
“What woman?”
Mia becomes silent.
Ethan:
“Mia?”
No answer.
The phone call suddenly disconnects.
Ethan looks at the screen.
NO SIGNAL.
Then the woman's voice whispers directly beside him:
Female Voice:
“You shouldn't have come here.”
Ethan slowly turns.
Nothing.
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SCENE 10 — THE EXIT
1:30–1:40
Ethan runs downstairs.
He reaches the front door.
He grabs the handle.
Locked.
Ethan:
“No… no, no…”
He desperately pulls the door.
Ethan:
“Open!”
Behind him, footsteps begin approaching.
Slowly.
Ethan looks back.
The hallway is empty.
Then the footsteps stop.
A woman's voice whispers:
Female Voice:
“Why are you trying to leave?”
Ethan's eyes widen.
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SCENE 11 — THE TRUTH
1:40–1:50
The front door suddenly unlocks.
Ethan runs outside.
He looks back at the house.
His phone receives one final message.
“YOU NEVER MOVED INTO THIS HOUSE.”
Ethan looks confused.
Another message appears.
“YOU WERE ALREADY HERE.”
Ethan's breathing becomes heavier.
He looks at the video recording.
The footage shows Ethan entering the house earlier.
But something is wrong.
There is another person standing behind him.
The entire time.
Ethan whispers:
Ethan:
“That's impossible…”
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SCENE 12 — FINAL TWIST
1:50–2:00
Ethan is standing outside the house.
He looks at the recording again.
The camera suddenly switches to the front-facing camera.
Ethan sees his own face.
Behind him stands the pale woman.
Completely motionless.
Ethan doesn't notice her.
The ghost slowly opens her mouth.
Ghost:
“You finally found me.”
Ethan suddenly notices something in the reflection of his phone.
He slowly turns around.
NOTHING.
He looks back at the phone.
The ghost's face is now directly behind him.
EXTREMELY CLOSE TO THE CAMERA.
Her black eyes suddenly open wide.
Ghost:
“You never left.”
Ethan screams.
The screen violently glitches.
CUT TO BLACK.
One second of silence.
Then a final whisper:
Ghost:
“Because this has always been your home.”
The subtitle appears clearly:
BECAUSE THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN YOUR HOME.
END.
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GLOBAL CINEMATIC INSTRUCTIONS
Create the entire video as photorealistic cinematic psychological horror.
Use realistic smartphone-camera footage mixed with cinematic handheld shots.
The environment should feel believable and lived-in.
Use subtle fog, realistic shadows, natural skin texture, realistic hair physics, realistic eye movement, believable body movement, and natural facial expressions.
Do NOT make the video excessively dark.
The audience must be able to clearly see the characters and important environmental details.
DO NOT SHOW THE FULL GHOST CLEARLY BEFORE SCENE 12.
Before the final reveal, only show subtle clues:
- reflections
- silhouettes
- shadows
- footsteps
- whispers
- objects moving
- unexplained messages
- brief background appearances
The horror must progressively intensify every 10 seconds.
Dialogue must be performed naturally in English with realistic emotional delivery and accurate lip synchronization.
ALL SPOKEN DIALOGUE MUST HAVE VISIBLE ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
Subtitles must be permanently rendered inside the video, synchronized with every spoken line, including whispers and the ghost.
Final ghost appearance must be extremely sudden, extremely close to the camera, frightening, realistic, and clearly visible.
FINAL OUTPUT:
1080 × 1920
9:16 vertical
24 FPS
2 minutes
12 scenes × 10 seconds
Photorealistic cinematic horror
English dialogue
English burned-in subtitles
Consistent characters
Strong final jump scare
