The Basement Steps Creak

Handheld POV from a person descending wooden basement stairs, single bare bulb swinging overhead. Each step creaks louder, the camera trembling. The walls are damp, with peeling paint. Halfway down, the light flickers—and in the flicker, a figure is standing at the bottom, unmoving. When light returns, it’s gone. The camera continues down, reaching the concrete floor. A child’s giggle echoes from behind a stack of boxes. The camera slowly pans around—nothing. Then a whisper right at the ear: 'You’re not supposed to be here.' The camera whips around, catching a blur of a face before the bulb shatters. Style: found-footage, high grain, jerky movements.