15s16:9POV Bedroom Encounter with Shapeshifting Witch
A first-person horror prompt where a paralyzed person wakes in a dim Indian bedroom to find a decaying witch-like figure standing at the far end. The witch's body distorts in brief, snapping transformations as she crawls toward the bed, ending with an extreme close-up scream into the lens and a hard cut to black.
Rahul Nanda @rahulnanda86
Prompt (original, unmodified)
Scene / Setting Night. Small Indian bedroom. Person lying in bed, unable to move. Ceiling fan slowly spinning overhead. Faint streetlight entering through window curtains. Everything clearly visible. Camera POV from the person lying in bed. Slight handheld breathing movement. Fixed from pillow height. No cinematic shots. Subject / Action The video begins with the person suddenly waking up in bed. Heavy breathing. Unable to move. At the far end of the room stands an Indian witch-like woman. She wears a torn,-stained hospital gown. Her skin is pale and decayed with visible veins. Long tangled black hair partially covers her face. Her eyes are milky white and unfocused, not glowing. Large sharp fangs visible. She stands completely still. Then her body suddenly changes shape. For a brief moment she becomes unnaturally tall. Then normal again. Then her arms become too long. Then normal again. Then her neck stretches sideways. Then normal again. Each transformation lasts only a fraction of a second. The person tries to move but cannot. Breathing becomes frantic. The witch slowly begins crawling toward the bed. As she moves, her appearance continues changing: Her jaw widens. Her face briefly resembles a different woman. Her limbs lengthen. Her head twists. Then everything snaps back. She reaches the side of the bed. Silence. The witch slowly rises until her face is directly above the camera. Her hair hangs down over the lens. For a brief second she appears completely still. Then her eyes suddenly lock onto the viewer. She opens her mouth impossibly wide and releases a violent scream directly into the camera. Extreme close-up of fangs, milky eyes, decayed skin. Audio peaks. Hard cut to black.
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How this prompt compares
The techniques this prompt uses are more common in short film prompts than in the library overall:
| Technique | In short film | Library average | Lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| low-key | 23% | 17% | 1.38x |
Across all 5,926 prompts, the techniques used here appear at: close-up 40%, handheld 24%, low-key 17%, POV 7%.
