[
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Gothic manor at midnight with stained glass casting crimson highlights into a long hall",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Gothic manor at midnight with stained glass casting crimson highlights into a long hall",
            "A grand staircase lined with silent portraits",
            "Heavy drapes parted revealing a sliver of moon",
            "A silver candelabrum with partly melted candles",
            "A chessboard mid-game on a walnut table"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Portrait eyes subtly shift as footsteps echo",
            "A candle gutter flares then steadies at the scent of blood",
            "A chess piece slides into place by unseen hand",
            "A velvet glove drops and is picked up by an invisible presence"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow descending crane into the hall with occasional tight portrait inserts",
        "accents": [
            "crimson rim micro-highlights from stained glass",
            "polished wood micro-highlights on handrails"
        ],
        "mood": "elegant menace",
        "lighting": "cold moon with red stained-glass fills",
        "style": "period gothic noir"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Fog-choked urban alley where wet cobbles reflect neon and a pale figure lingers",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Fog-choked urban alley where wet cobbles reflect neon and a pale figure lingers",
            "A cast-iron fire escape dripping with rain",
            "A lone stray cat watching from a crate",
            "Graffiti half-obscured by mist",
            "A discarded blood-smeared handbill"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Figure steps from the fog and melts into a shadow",
            "Neon reflections ripple into fang shapes",
            "A gull or rat hesitates then bolts silently",
            "A puddle shows a different skyline than the one above"
        ],
        "camera": "Handheld low sweep following footsteps with telephoto compression",
        "accents": [
            "neon micro-highlights on rain beads",
            "mist micro-highlights to show depth"
        ],
        "mood": "urban predation",
        "lighting": "neon and sodium lamp mix with heavy fog",
        "style": "neo-noir gothic"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Abandoned opera house where velvet seats collapse into shadow and an empty box keeps altering itself",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Abandoned opera house where velvet seats collapse into shadow and an empty box keeps altering itself",
            "A grand chandelier swinging on a slow pendulum",
            "A cracked proscenium arch with moth-eaten curtains",
            "Scores littering the stage floor",
            "A single stage glove pinned on a stand"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Chandelier flickers to a rhythm like a heartbeat",
            "An empty box emits a breathy whisper of a long-forgotten aria",
            "Dust motes arrange into note patterns in the light",
            "A costume flutters as though someone moved within it"
        ],
        "camera": "Wide stage-to-balcony dolly with intimate dressing-room inserts",
        "accents": [
            "velvet micro-highlights on seat edges",
            "glass micro-highlights on chandelier fragments"
        ],
        "mood": "decayed grandeur",
        "lighting": "spotty warm backstage with cool house dark",
        "style": "theatrical dread"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Moonlit grave terrace where a figure drinks at a marble basin and roses drip dark dew",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Moonlit grave terrace where a figure drinks at a marble basin and roses drip dark dew",
            "A circular balustrade overlooking a sleeping town",
            "Sculpted angels with blackened wings",
            "A scattering of wilted red roses",
            "A mausoleum door left slightly ajar"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A figure laps from the basin; ripples look like small mouths",
            "Roses release whispers that echo names",
            "A mausoleum latch clicks though no one is near",
            "Angel statues tilt their heads in silent counsel"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow lateral dolly along the balustrade with close basin macro",
        "accents": [
            "marble micro-highlights on water rims",
            "petal micro-highlights to emphasize wetness"
        ],
        "mood": "ritual solitude",
        "lighting": "cold moon with local warm basin reflection",
        "style": "poetic nocturne"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Blood bank at 3AM where refrigerators hum and labels slowly peel to reveal names",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Blood bank at 3AM where refrigerators hum and labels slowly peel to reveal names",
            "A rolling cart with vials lined like jewels",
            "A sticky smear on the counter under a blue light",
            "Paper forms clipped and half-filled",
            "A blinking inventory screen that cycles through dates"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Vials fog and show tiny silhouettes within",
            "A label peels to spell a name the viewer recognizes",
            "A fridge hum shifts pitch like a sigh",
            "A clipboard flips to a new entry with no hand"
        ],
        "camera": "Clinical glide with tight insert on vials and labels",
        "accents": [
            "glass micro-highlights on vial rims",
            "cold specular micro-highlights on stainless counters"
        ],
        "mood": "clinical hunger",
        "lighting": "cool lab fluorescent with small red glints",
        "style": "medical horror micro"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "High-rise rooftop garden under a new moon where a clandestine gathering whispers in circles",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "High-rise rooftop garden under a new moon where a clandestine gathering whispers in circles",
            "Planter boxes with trimmed topiary shadows",
            "String lights hanging between chimneys",
            "A skylight open to a penthouse above",
            "An HVAC unit humming low"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Whispers form commands the wind follows",
            "A skylight fogs with a fingerprint then clears to reveal a face",
            "String lights dim in sequence like a chorus",
            "Topiary rearranges subtly between shots"
        ],
        "camera": "Steadicam circling the group with rooftop parallax",
        "accents": [
            "string-light micro-highlights",
            "leaf micro-highlights on windward edges"
        ],
        "mood": "secret aristocracy",
        "lighting": "black-sky minimal with tiny warm pockets",
        "style": "urban gothic ritual"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Church crypt repurposed with velvet drapes and iron racks holding ornate caskets",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Church crypt repurposed with velvet drapes and iron racks holding ornate caskets",
            "Candles arranged in concentric rings",
            "A brass plaque with a family crest",
            "A shallow alcove lined with bone fragments",
            "A map of migration routes pinned to stone"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Casket lids shift by millimeters as if breathing",
            "Plaques readjust their dates silently",
            "A candle wick curves toward an unseen hand",
            "A map's pins rearrange into a new pattern"
        ],
        "camera": "Low dolly through aisles of caskets with tight plaque macro",
        "accents": [
            "brass micro-highlights on plaques",
            "velvet micro-highlights on drape folds"
        ],
        "mood": "ancestral dread",
        "lighting": "candle pockets within deep stone shadow",
        "style": "ceremonial sepulchre"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Suburban prom night where a pale chaperone watches from a distance and corsages stain",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Suburban prom night where a pale chaperone watches from a distance and corsages stain",
            "A disco ball casting fractured moonlight",
            "Tables of punch and folded programs",
            "A lost corsage pinned to a railing",
            "A slow, empty dance floor after midnight"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Corsage petals darken in a spreading pattern",
            "Slow-dancing couples briefly freeze while a pale figure passes",
            "A punch cup overflows with a dark surface ripple",
            "A song slows and pitches downward like a sigh"
        ],
        "camera": "Wide ballroom sweep with intimate table-level inserts",
        "accents": [
            "disco micro-highlights on mirrored surfaces",
            "fabric micro-highlights on corsage petals"
        ],
        "mood": "dramatic intrusion",
        "lighting": "warm party light with cold peripheral fills",
        "style": "suburban uncanny"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Seine-side bookstall at night where a vendor sells old grimoires and a single page bleeds ink",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Seine-side bookstall at night where a vendor sells old grimoires and a single page bleeds ink",
            "Stacks of leatherbound tomes under a tarpaulin",
            "A lamplight with a yellow halo",
            "Handwritten love letters tied with red string",
            "A gondolier drifting by mutely"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "A page darkens into a blood-red illustration then fades",
            "Strings tighten around a letter as if pulled by a hand",
            "A lamplight flickers to reveal an added line in a book",
            "A shadow leans across the stall and erases a title"
        ],
        "camera": "Low stall-level dolly with page macro and river reflection inserts",
        "accents": [
            "ink micro-highlights on page edges",
            "water micro-highlights on river reflections"
        ],
        "mood": "literary seduction",
        "lighting": "lamplight glow with cool river backlight",
        "style": "romantic gothic"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Nightclub back room where a private circle trades vials and the DJ's booth hums a low frequency",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Nightclub back room where a private circle trades vials and the DJ's booth hums a low frequency",
            "Velvet ropes blocking a heavy door",
            "A mirrored wall blurred with cigarette haze",
            "A tray of small ampoules on ice",
            "A microphone left still warm"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Vials fog and show quick flashes of faces",
            "A beat drops and the crowd outside freezes briefly",
            "A mirrored pane reflects an extra person not in the room",
            "A microphone coughs as if someone whispered into it moments ago"
        ],
        "camera": "Tight handheld through doorway with close vial and mic inserts",
        "accents": [
            "ice micro-highlights on vial surfaces",
            "mirror micro-highlights for doubled imagery"
        ],
        "mood": "sleek menace",
        "lighting": "strobe-adjacent low warm mixes with cool edges",
        "style": "noir club ritual"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Riverbank at dawn where a pale figure stands as fishermen find nets empty and taut",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Riverbank at dawn where a pale figure stands as fishermen find nets empty and taut",
            "Misty currents and low reeds",
            "A rowboat tied with loose knot",
            "A weathered ledger washed near the shore",
            "Stained oars half-submerged"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Nets come up full of dark, unmoving shapes then vanish",
            "The pale figure lifts its head and the fog recedes in rings",
            "An oar drifts with a single drop forming ripples that spell a word",
            "A ledger shows a new line scrawled overnight"
        ],
        "camera": "Low waterline tracking transitioning to wide bank reveal",
        "accents": [
            "water micro-highlights on ripple crests",
            "fog micro-highlights to show layering"
        ],
        "mood": "quiet menace",
        "lighting": "cool pre-dawn with soft warm shoreline hints",
        "style": "lakeside eerie"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Night train carriage where passengers sleep and a conductor's ledger lists impossible destinations",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Night train carriage where passengers sleep and a conductor's ledger lists impossible destinations",
            "Velvet curtains and polished brass fittings",
            "A small lamp with a green shade on each table",
            "A ticket stub wedged in a seat seam",
            "A clock over the door that runs backwards"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Ledger pages turn to unreadable script that briefly forms a name",
            "A lamp flares when the door opens then settles",
            "A clock ticks backward for a long breath",
            "A passenger's reflection in the glass shows a different seat partner"
        ],
        "camera": "Slow carriage glide with compartment-level inserts and window reflection shots",
        "accents": [
            "brass micro-highlights on fittings",
            "glass micro-highlights on window reflections"
        ],
        "mood": "transient dislocation",
        "lighting": "low lamp pools with cool window backlight",
        "style": "traveling gothic"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Forest glade where moonflowers open inward and a child's swing moves though no wind blows",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Forest glade where moonflowers open inward and a child's swing moves though no wind blows",
            "A ring of mushrooms dark with dew",
            "A carved wooden horse half-buried",
            "A small ribbon tied to a limb",
            "A forgotten picnic blanket with a single plate"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Moonflowers close into tight cups and then drip tiny red beads",
            "Swing moves to a rhythm matching a distant lullaby",
            "A ribbon tightens around a branch and spells a name",
            "A plate shows a fingerprint not belonging to any present"
        ],
        "camera": "Low natural tracking with slow push into swing and flower macro",
        "accents": [
            "petal micro-highlights on inward curves",
            "fabric micro-highlights on ribbon fibers"
        ],
        "mood": "folk melancholy",
        "lighting": "soft moon shafts with cool ground fill",
        "style": "rural supernatural"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Pale garden at dusk where statues seem to drink dew and lanterns hold black flame",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Pale garden at dusk where statues seem to drink dew and lanterns hold black flame",
            "Topiary wolves frozen mid-growl",
            "A fountain with no running water",
            "An urn cracked to reveal a hidden vial",
            "A trellis wrapped in dark ivy"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Statues tilt and lap dew at their bases",
            "Lanterns flare with inky flame that casts long cool shadows",
            "Ivy creeps to obscure a plaque that then reappears",
            "A fountain basin fills briefly with red-tinted droplets"
        ],
        "camera": "Romantic crane over paths with close statue inserts",
        "accents": [
            "stone micro-highlights on wet surfaces",
            "flame micro-highlights on inky edges"
        ],
        "mood": "elegant menace",
        "lighting": "dusk auto-silhouette with dark warm flame pockets",
        "style": "garden gothic"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Lighthouse keeper's cottage where the lamp is stoked with dark oil and the sea returns whisper-voices",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Lighthouse keeper's cottage where the lamp is stoked with dark oil and the sea returns whisper-voices",
            "Salt-scarred windows and rope coils",
            "A ledger of sailors' names with crossed-out lines",
            "A stool with dried salt stains",
            "A set of brass keys hanging from a peg"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Waves return speech in syllables that match ledger entries",
            "Lamp flame leans toward a particular name on the list",
            "Keys jingle though no hand touches them",
            "A tide-drifted bottle reveals a new note each morning"
        ],
        "camera": "Intimate cottage inserts with aerial light-lamp pullout",
        "accents": [
            "brass micro-highlights on keys",
            "water micro-highlights on wet window panes"
        ],
        "mood": "maritime unease",
        "lighting": "warm lamp glow against cold sea backlight",
        "style": "coastal gothic"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Crypt beneath an old theatre where posters are pinned in frames and a single mirror reflects an extra seat",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Crypt beneath an old theatre where posters are pinned in frames and a single mirror reflects an extra seat",
            "Dusty playbills in glass cases",
            "A rope barrier around a small shrine",
            "A faded program with 'Tonight' circled",
            "A child's mask left on a chair"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Playbills flutter to highlight a name that wasn't there",
            "Mirror shows an occupied seat in the audience though empty",
            "A mask breathes out a slow puff of black motes",
            "Program pages reorder into a new sequence"
        ],
        "camera": "Low shrine-level push with poster and mirror macro inserts",
        "accents": [
            "paper micro-highlights on aged inks",
            "glass micro-highlights on mirror edges"
        ],
        "mood": "performative revenant",
        "lighting": "soft shrine amber with cool stone surrounds",
        "style": "underground theatrical"
    },
    {
        "subGenre": "Vampires",
        "scene": "Final hush: a ruined chapel at sunrise where a single shadow retreats into the earth and a cruciform scorch fades",
        "sceneVariants": [
            "Final hush: a ruined chapel at sunrise where a single shadow retreats into the earth and a cruciform scorch fades",
            "A cracked bell on the grass",
            "Strewn hymnals with pages torn out",
            "A single open grave being covered by wind",
            "A skylight framing a pale blue morning"
        ],
        "actions": [
            "Shadow pools lift and seep into the soil like ink",
            "Scorch marks cool to reveal a different symbol underneath",
            "Hymnal pages close and then slide slightly as if read",
            "A bird lands on the bell then flies off carrying a tiny red thread"
        ],
        "camera": "Wide pullback revealing the ruined landscape, ending in a tight earth-level macro",
        "accents": [
            "earth micro-highlights on fresh soil",
            "stone micro-highlights on scorch edges"
        ],
        "mood": "quiet departure",
        "lighting": "first pale sunrise with cool residual shade",
        "style": "poetic fade-out"
    }
]