Make A Horror Style AI Video
The Apartment Above Me
This is an example of creating a psychological horror / thriller style AI Video using Secret Studio.
Full details including settings and custom prompts are below.
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Overview
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Settings
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Characters
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Script Prompt
Overview - Horror Style AI Video
This video example follows a cinematic "Psychological Horror" storytelling theme. Ideal for suspense narratives, paranormal stories, immersive short films, and atmospheric tension-driven content.
COST: $0.60 = $0.15 (15 images) $0.45 (3 motion clips).
Settings
Notes: Save your art style and character setting into your Preferences Library.
Art Style:
“Cinematic low-light horror realism, ultra-detailed textures, moody shadow-heavy lighting, cool blue-gray color grading, subtle film grain, soft volumetric light beams, realistic indoor ambient lighting, deep contrast, strong depth of field shifts, slight handheld camera realism, high dynamic range shadows, quiet atmospheric tension, modern psychological horror film aesthetic.”
Character Setting:
“A dim, aging apartment interior at night with narrow hallways, textured plaster walls, faint ceiling cracks, a simple bedroom with a bed centered beneath the ceiling, minimal furniture, soft moonlight entering through partially covered blinds, long shadow lines across the floor, subtle signs of wear and age in the building, quiet urban nighttime atmosphere.”
- Storyboard Pacing: Standard (5-8 sec scenes)
- Design: Auto Drift (Ken Burns).
- Visual Lens: Vintage Grain.
- Transitions: Random.
- Image Generation: Gemini Nano Banana Pro
- Motion Generation: Gemini Veo 3.1
- Voice Over: Gemini (Tone: "Soft, calm controlled. Detached storytelling tone, not dramatic - like recounting something that already happened.")
Consistent Characters
Notes: Used the same image style as the global art style. Copy & paste the description below into the character description field when creating your character.
[SLEEPDEPRIVEDWOMAN]
“A tired-looking woman in her late 20s with pale skin, slightly sunken eyes from lack of sleep, natural messy shoulder-length dark hair, wearing oversized neutral-colored sleepwear, no makeup, subtle anxious expression.”
Video Script Prompt
Notes: Copy & paste everything below into the script prompt generator inside Secret Studio. Make sure to modify (or remove) the optional instructions to customize it further - topic, length, customizable variables.
Slow-Burn Psychological Horror Video Narration
GOAL:
Generate a cinematic, high-retention horror video narration script about [TOPIC]. The output must feel like a finished, publish-ready YouTube or TikTok horror story designed for voiceover narration. The script should build tension gradually through implication, pacing, and escalation rather than relying on jump scares or excessive gore.
TARGET LENGTH:
Write the script to fit approximately [X seconds/minutes] of spoken narration.
PERSPECTIVE:
First-person by default unless otherwise specified.
STRUCTURE:
1. The Hook
Open with a calm but unsettling first-person statement that introduces something slightly wrong about [TOPIC].
The first line must create immediate curiosity or unease.
Keep it concise and intriguing.
2. Establish the Normal
Ground the story in an ordinary, relatable setting connected to [TOPIC].
Describe simple environmental details.
Introduce a repeating pattern, habit, or unexplained detail.
Nothing overtly terrifying yet — just slightly off.
3. Escalation of Pattern
Reveal a disturbing detail that weakens logical explanations.
Remove rational possibilities one by one.
Increase tension subtly.
The situation should feel increasingly intentional or aware.
4. Personal Shift
The phenomenon changes in a way that feels closer or more threatening.
It reacts, moves, breaks its routine, or becomes personal.
Sentence structure may become shorter to increase intensity.
5. The Turn
Deliver a realization or reveal that reframes the entire situation.
The twist should feel unsettling but believable within the story’s logic.
6. Final Line
End with a lingering, disturbing implication.
Do not explain the mystery.
Do not resolve the threat.
The final sentence should leave the audience uncomfortable in silence.
DELIVERY STYLE:
• Calm, controlled narration tone
• Natural spoken phrasing
• Short to medium-length sentences
• Strategic pauses implied through line breaks
• No dramatic overacting in wording
• Avoid overly poetic or flowery language
CONSTRAINTS:
• No clichés (avoid phrases like “it was all a dream” or “blood-curdling scream”)
• Avoid excessive adjectives
• Do not over-explain the supernatural element
• Maintain ambiguity
• No meta commentary
• Do not include production notes or stage directions
• Output only the final narration script
OPTIONAL VARIABLES (if provided):
• Tone: Psychological / Supernatural / Paranormal / Analog Horror / Found Footage / True Crime Style
• Audience: If specified here will appeal to the target audience.
• Setting: [LOCATION]
• Ending Type: Open-ended / Twist Reveal / Loop Ending / Implied Possession
• Gore Level: None / Minimal / Moderate
The final output must read as a continuous, ready-to-record voiceover script suitable for a finished horror video.
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