A cold, still shot of the old, dust-covered vanity mirror. The room is silent — too silent. At fi...

A cold, still shot of the old, dust-covered vanity mirror. The room is silent — too silent. At first, only the reflection shimmers slightly, like heat distortion. Then, from the darkness within the mirror’s surface, a shadowy humanoid figure begins to materialize. Not reflected — but emerging. The glass bulges outward like thick liquid, distorting as the black figure slowly pushes through, featureless and tall, gliding noiselessly forward. The ambient hum of the room drops an octave. The furnitu