How to make an AI ghost or haunted house drama
Brief for AI Create: A haunted house drama: a family buys a lakeside house far below its value; the youngest daughter starts talking to a girl in the attic who died there in 1962, and the girl says the family is not the first to be lied to by the estate agent; 8 episodes, each ends with a sound at 3 a.m.
Choose the house
| Kind of haunting | Scene Style | Costume Style |
|---|---|---|
| A gothic mansion | Gothic Dark | Victorian, Gothic Court |
| A country house with a past | English Manor | Soft Everyday for the living, Regency or Victorian for the dead |
| The new house in the suburbs | Suburban Mansion | Soft Everyday |
| An abandoned hospital | Hospital Ward | Professional Uniforms |
| A Japanese house | Japanese Machiya | Kimono |
| Chinese folk spirits | Chinese Folk Occult | Taoist & Monk Robes |
The ghost as a character
- Give it a sheet. A ghost seen five times must be the same face five times. Describe the person it was, with one mark (a ribbon, a burn on the wrist).
- Its ghostly look is a state. The living girl in a 1962 photo and the pale figure in the attic are two states of one character. States.
- A voice from nowhere. A ghost heard but not seen speaks as an off-screen voice in the shot. Voice-only characters.
- Write the light. “One candle on the landing, moonlight through the attic window” gives a dark shot something to see by. Describe the cause.
The 3 a.m. scene, shot by shot
| Beat | Shot to adapt |
|---|---|
| The sound | [Shot 1] 3s: Close-up on @Lily asleep, a night light on the table. Ambient: a slow knock from above. |
| The stairs | [Shot 2] 4s: Medium shot from behind. @Lily climbs the attic stairs with a torch, the beam shaking. |
| The room | [Shot 3] 3s: Wide shot, the attic, moonlight through one round window, an old rocking horse moving by itself. |
| The ghost | [Shot 4] 4s: Medium shot. @June stands by the window in a 1960s dress, pale, a ribbon in her hair. @June (softly): You can see me. (voice: June) |
Fear comes from the rule and the sound; graphic horror is blocked by content review. Content rules.
Story shapes that work
- The family that moved in: the house remembers the last owners.
- The ghost romance: the only person who can see him.
- The investigator: a sceptic paid to prove the house is not haunted.
- The unfinished business: a ghost who needs one wrong put right.
- The game: teenagers, a dare and a rule they break.
Make it in SceneMixer, start to finish
- Script: paste your own on Upload Script, or write the brief above in AI Create and let it draft the episodes.
- Step 1: Type Short Drama; Scene Style Gothic Dark, Suburban Mansion; Costume Style Soft Everyday, Victorian; Visual Style Shot on Film, Black & White Film; Target Region; dialogue language; 9:16 Portrait. Then read the script.
- Step 2: the family, and the ghost with a living state and a ghostly state; the house's rooms as locations, the attic with a night look. The first 15 setup images on an account are free.
- Storyboard: generate episode 1 first (free on your first drama) and read it before you render anything. One place per segment.
- Video: render on the default tier at 10 credits a second, fix single shots instead of whole episodes, then put the episode together and post.
| Episode | Where | The ending beat |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The lake house, moving day. | A child's voice from a sealed attic. |
| 2 | The kitchen. | The youngest says she has a new friend. |
| 3 | The town library. | A 1962 photo of the friend. |
| 4 | The attic at 3 a.m. | The ghost asks her to find something. |
| 5 | The estate agent's office. | A drawer of keys from every family before them. |
FAQ
How do I make a ghost story with AI?
Make the ghost a character with its own sheet and a ghostly state, choose a house scene style such as Gothic Dark or English Manor, and build each scene on sound first.
How do I keep the ghost looking the same?
Give it a sheet in Step 2 and one mark you can recognise, and pick the same state each time it appears.
Can a ghost speak without being seen?
Yes. Write it as an off-screen voice in the shot.
How do I make dark scenes readable?
Write a light source into each shot: a candle, a torch, moonlight through a window.
Can I show bloody ghosts?
No. Graphic injury is blocked. Pale skin, wet hair, an old dress and the wrong place at the wrong time are enough.
Which visual style suits a ghost story?
Black & White Film or Shot on Film for dread, Digital HD for a modern haunting, Watercolor Anime for a gentle ghost romance.
Can I make a ghost romance instead of a horror?
Yes. The same tools work: a ghost character with a state, a house, and a rule that keeps them apart.
Can it be vertical?
Yes. 9:16 Portrait suits a short-drama feed; 16:9 Landscape suits a film or YouTube series.
Updated October 31, 2026