About Prompt
- Prompt Type – Dynamic
- Prompt Platform – ChatGPT, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini, Copilot, Midjourney, Meta AI and more
- Niche – Horror
- Language – English
- Category – Psychological Terror
- Prompt Title – Slimy Eyes Watching from Darkness VFX Prompt
Prompt Details
This prompt is structured as a modular template. You can mix and match the bracketed options or write your own to create a vast number of unique, unsettling scenes.
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### **Optimized Dynamic AI Prompt: The Unblinking Gaze**
This dynamic prompt is engineered to generate deeply unsettling and ambiguous visual effects (VFX) or cinematic stills of eyes in the dark. The primary goal is **psychological terror**, focusing on dread, paranoia, and the fear of the unknown, rather than overt monster reveals or jump scares.
**How to Use This Dynamic Prompt:**
Replace the text within each `[BRACKETED]` section with your chosen option from the provided lists, or invent your own. Combine the selected phrases into a single, cohesive prompt. The structure is designed to guide the AI from the broad concept to the finest, most disturbing details.
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### **Prompt Structure & Components**
**(1) [SCENE TYPE & MEDIUM]** – **Purpose:** Defines the format and overall aesthetic.
* **Options:**
* Cinematic VFX shot, psychological horror film
* Ultra-realistic 4K cinematic still
* Found footage frame from a dusty VHS tape, screen grab
* Anamorphic lens flare horror scene
* Security camera footage, low-fi, grainy night vision
* POV shot, from the perspective of the one being watched
**(2) [CORE SUBJECT & PLACEMENT]** – **Purpose:** Establishes the central element and its location.
* **Options:**
* A pair of unblinking eyes, staring directly from the pitch-black darkness under a bed
* A single, wide, moist eye, peering through the narrow gap of a slightly ajar closet door
* A cluster of small, glistening, insectoid eyes, arranged in a non-biological pattern in the corner of a ceiling
* Eyes materializing slowly from a deep shadow cast on a wall
* A wet, reflective eye opening in the reflection of a dark television screen
* Countless, pin-prick eyes watching from the deep woods just beyond a window
**(3) [EYE CHARACTERISTICS & TEXTURE]** – **Purpose:** The most crucial section for detail and horror. Focus on what makes them “slimy” and unsettling.
* **Options:**
* **Color/Iris:** Jaundiced yellow irises with blown-out pupils; sickly, bile-green irises with vertical slit pupils; milky, cataract-filmed orbs with no visible pupil; deep, blood-red sclera with an unnaturally black iris.
* **Texture/Sheen:** Glistening with a viscous, oily film that catches the faint light; weeping a thick, translucent, gelatinous fluid; covered in a wet, membranous sheen like an amphibian’s; a slick, greasy surface reflecting the room in a distorted way.
* **Expression:** An expression of cold, intelligent malice; a look of vacant, non-human curiosity; a predatory, focused stare; a sorrowful, weeping gaze that feels deeply wrong.
* **Uniqueness:** They are not perfectly symmetrical; one is slightly larger than the other; they twitch with micro-movements that are not quite a blink.
**(4) [LIGHTING & ATMOSPHERE]** – **Purpose:** Sets the mood and reveals the subject. This is paramount for psychological terror.
* **Options:**
* Oppressive low-key lighting, chiaroscuro, deep and absolute shadows
* A single sliver of cold, blue moonlight from a window, barely illuminating the wetness of the eyes
* The faint, intermittent glow from a dying phone screen, catching a brief, slick reflection
* Harsh, direct light from a flashlight beam, creating a stark, high-contrast image and revealing the slimy texture
* Ambient, volumetric light, making dust motes visible in the air, creating a sense of suffocating stillness
**(5) [CINEMATOGRAPHY & FRAMING]** – **Purpose:** Dictates how the viewer experiences the scene, enhancing paranoia and claustrophobia.
* **Options:**
* Extreme close-up on the eyes, filling the frame
* Shallow depth of field, where only the eyes are in razor-sharp focus, and the rest of the environment is a threatening blur
* Rack focus shot, shifting focus from a mundane foreground object to the terrifying eyes in the background
* Wide-angle shot, making the eyes feel small but ever-present in a large, dark room, emphasizing the victim’s isolation
* Low-angle shot from the floor, looking up towards the darkness under furniture
**(6) [VFX & SUBTLE DETAIL]** – **Purpose:** Adds the final layer of realism and unease. These are the details that burrow into the viewer’s mind.
* **Options:**
* The pupils slowly, unnaturally dilate and constrict without a change in light
* A single, thick, oily tear wells up and traces a slow path downwards
* The nictitating membrane (a third eyelid) slides horizontally across the orb for a split second
* The reflection in the cornea is distorted and shows a warped version of the room, or something that isn’t there
* The surrounding darkness seems to subtly ripple or breathe around the eyes
**(7) [ARTISTIC STYLE & INFLUENCE]** – **Purpose:** Provides the AI with a strong stylistic reference point.
* **Options:**
* Hyperrealistic, photorealistic, 8K, cinematic
* Style of David Fincher (cold, desaturated colors, oppressive blacks)
* Influence of H.R. Giger (biomechanical, wet, alien textures)
* Atmosphere of Ari Aster’s “Hereditary” (lingering dread, darkness as a character)
* Analog horror aesthetic, grainy, with digital artifacts
**(8) [NEGATIVE PROMPTS – Optional but Recommended]** – **Purpose:** Steers the AI away from common pitfalls and clichés, ensuring a focus on psychological terror.
* **Options:**
* -no monster, -no creature, -no face, -no body
* -no cartoon, -no anime, -no illustration
* -no gore, -no blood, -no violence
* -no bright colors, -no friendly, -no cute
* -no text, -no watermark
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### **Example Prompt in Practice**
Here is a complete, ready-to-use prompt generated by following the structure above. This example is designed to create a scene of intense, claustrophobic paranoia.
**[PROMPT]**
**Cinematic VFX shot from a psychological horror film, POV shot from the perspective of someone lying in bed, frozen with fear. A pair of unblinking, jaundiced yellow eyes stare directly from the pitch-black, absolute darkness in the narrow gap of a slightly ajar closet door. The eyes are unnaturally wide, glistening with a viscous, oily film that catches the faint light, and they hold an expression of cold, intelligent malice. The lighting is oppressive low-key lighting, with a single sliver of cold, blue moonlight from the window creating long, distorted shadows and barely illuminating the wetness of the eyes. The cinematography uses a shallow depth of field, where only the glistening eyes are in razor-sharp focus, and the foreground of the bedroom is a threatening, indistinct blur. For VFX detail, the pupils slowly, unnaturally dilate without any change in light, and a single, thick, oily tear wells up at the corner of one eye. The style is hyperrealistic, photorealistic, 8K, with cinematic color grading in the style of David Fincher, creating an oppressive and claustrophobic mood. -no monster, -no visible creature, -no face, -no body, -no cartoon, -no gore, -no bright colors.**