changing room

The scene opens in a dimly lit, dusty changing room with vintage wallpaper peeling off the walls. Racks of forgotten, antique clothes line the room. A large, ornate mirror stands in one corner, covered with a dusty sheet.

SARAH (early 20s, brave but skeptical) and her friends, JAMES (sarcastic), LISA (nervous), and MIKE (superstitious), stand huddled together.

SARAH
(into a phone)
This place is perfect for a photoshoot, guys! Abandoned and creepy, just like we wanted.

LISA
(whispering)
It's giving me the creeps.

MIKE
(nervously)
Are you sure it's safe, Sarah? I heard rumors about this place.

SARAH
(laughing)
Rumors, Mike? Really?

Sarah uncovers the antique mirror, revealing intricate carvings.

JAMES
(smirking)
Look at this fancy old mirror. Let's take some cool pics.

Sarah snaps a photo with her phone, and a bright flash briefly illuminates the room.

MIRROR begins to emit a faint, eerie GLOW.

LISA
(startled)
Did anyone else see that?

MIKE
(whispering)
I told you, Sarah, this place is cursed.

SARAH
(skeptical)
Cursed? Seriously?

As they continue taking photos, the mirror's glow intensifies, and STRANGE WHISPERS fill the room.

JAMES
(unsettled)
Okay, that's weird.

LISA
(panicking)
We should leave now.

Before they can react, the room grows ICE-COLD. They try to open the door, but it's STUCK.

SARAH
(panicking)
What's happening?

Suddenly, a FIGURE emerges from the mirror. It's a GHOSTLY WOMAN (ELIZABETH), her eyes hollow and her expression twisted with rage.

ELIZABETH
(angry whisper)
You disturbed my slumber.

SARAH
(screaming)
Run!

The friends scramble to find an exit, but the room keeps SHIFTING, leading them in circles.

MIKE
(hysterical)
It's the mirror! We have to break it!

They desperately search for something to shatter the mirror. James grabs a nearby antique chair.

JAMES
(panicking)
This better work!

He SMASHES the mirror. The room suddenly FREEZES, and they see ELIZABETH'S REFLECTION in every shard, SCREAMING in agony.

SARAH
(crying)
What have we done?

As the room returns to normal, the mirror pieces REASSEMBLE themselves, and ELIZABETH'S GHOST vanishes.

LISA
(whispering)
It's over.

They exit the changing room, forever changed by the horrors they've witnessed.