Never Ride Elevator 9 After Midnight

Produce a 20-second cinematic horror video for TikTok, framed as a US apartment resident’s viral elevator challenge. Start with a symmetrical security-camera angle using a 20mm lens inside a scratched metal elevator. Harsh overhead LEDs flicker while the creator presses floor 9 at 12:01 a.m., even though the building has only eight floors. The elevator descends instead of rising. Use a slow 35mm push-in on the floor indicator as it displays B-13, then 0, then a symbol resembling an eye. The doors open onto an identical elevator filled with silent versions of the creator, each facing the corner. Switch to a handheld 24mm retreat as they all turn at once. Add cable groans, fluorescent buzz, and a distant child’s laugh.