The 3-Part Formula for Viral Horror Topics
48sBreaks down a simple pattern (pre-existing belief + domestic reference + prohibition) that creators use to pick viral topics, offering actionable insight.
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This video reveals the secrets behind viral horror story channels, explaining how they achieve high viewership and subscriber growth. It provides a detailed framework for topic selection, scriptwriting, and AI-powered video generation, including specific tools and prompts.
The horror story niche has a search volume of over 1,990,000 but competition is only 46.8, indicating low supply and high demand, making it easy to grow.
Successful channels create series-type content (3-10 parts) instead of single videos, which helps with algorithm suggestions and increases average view duration to over 10 minutes.
The pattern for finding viral topics is: pre-existing belief + domestic reference + prohibition. Example: the 'mysterious well' series uses the common fear of wells, a village setting, and the rule to never go near the well.
You can use AI (like Claude) to generate many such keywords or folk tales that are domestically relevant and have existing belief systems. The prompt should ask for keywords, regions, belief systems, taboos, hidden fears, and YouTube search terms.
A viral horror script follows a nine-sequence framework: cold open, rule, violation, first contact, acceleration, lore dump, plan, confrontation, and cliffhanger/closed loop. Each sequence has a specific time range within a 23-minute video.
A custom Claude skill can automatically write a 23-minute script following the nine-sequence framework, including narrator dialogues, character dialogues, sound effects, and patterns.
Use OpenAI FM (a free AI tool) for voiceovers. Select a male voice and the 'Chill Safar' style for a suitable narration tone.
Use OpenArt's text-to-video feature with the Seedance 2.0 model. Maintain character consistency by using reference images and detailed prompts that specify character and scene continuity.
Connect OpenArt to Claude via MCP (Model Context Protocol) to automate the generation of all video clips. Claude can read the script, create prompts, and generate videos in sequence, saving manual work.
The creator offers a package with 200 AI-generated video ideas and 100 scripts for the horror niche at Rs 499, plus a 20% discount on OpenArt with a coupon code.
The video provides a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating viral horror story videos using AI, from topic selection to automated video generation. It emphasizes the importance of following proven patterns and leveraging AI tools to streamline the process.
What is the search volume and competition for the horror story niche?
Search volume is over 1,990,000 and competition is 46.8.
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What pattern do viral horror channels use to find topics?
Pre-existing belief + domestic reference + prohibition.
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What are the nine sequences in the horror script framework?
Cold open, rule, violation, first contact, acceleration, lore dump, plan, confrontation, cliffhanger/closed loop.
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Which AI tool is recommended for voiceover?
OpenAI FM.
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How can you automate video generation with Claude?
Connect OpenArt to Claude via MCP (Model Context Protocol).
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Low competition, high demand
Shows the niche's potential for growth with minimal competition.
00:42Topic selection pattern
Provides a reusable framework for finding viral topics.
01:41Nine-sequence script framework
Offers a detailed structure for writing engaging horror scripts.
04:09Automation via MCP
Demonstrates a novel way to automate video generation, saving time.
11:18[00:02] channel was started only 6 months ago. This channel also gained more than 35,000 subscribers in just 16 videos and this channel was also started only two weeks ago. its channel monetized within just six videos and at present many such
[00:16] channels are earning a good amount. But how are they doing all this? how you can start a horror story channel and grow it, that too from totally zero. In this video I am going to reveal many secrets of Horror Story Niche.
[00:29] after which you will not need to work. So do n't skip the video even by mistake. So let's start with our first point which is now
[00:42] understand what is going on in Horror Story Initiation and how you can grow here. And to understand this thing, I watched almost more than 100 videos after which I came to know some things. First of all, the search volume of this niche is
[00:54] more than 19,90,000. But the competition is only 46.8. This means that the supply is very low. Therefore, it is easiest to grow in this niche at present.
[01:07] Due to which their average view duration is more than 10 minutes. And this is the reason why the algorithm is also pushing them a lot. And the third point is that all these channels are creating series type content. That means,
[01:19] instead of ending the story in a single video, three to ten parts of it are being made. Due to which there are a helping in algorithm suggestions. But the question is a 23-minute video that can be made into a series. How will you find such a good topic ? Well, the next step is the same. The
[01:41] you write a very engaging horror story, if your topic is wrong then not click on it. Therefore, first of all you have to find the right topic. Now let me explain to you how to do this and what are the correct topics. All these channels have
[01:56] used a common pattern to find their topics which is pre-existing belief, domestic reference plus prohibition. For example, the mysterious well series of Skulltown. What comes to your mind when you hear Nau Kuan ? The first thing will be water and the second
[02:09] hunger. Because we have been told such stories since childhood. Your mind already scares you as soon as you see the keyword well. Therefore, well is a pre-existing belief within us which was given a domestic reference by making it a village well. And
[02:23] a prohibition related to the well is already fed into all of our minds, which is never to go near the well. This is the pattern that made the mysterious Kua series so popular. And in the same way, the video with Rentus gained more than a million views.
[02:35] Rantas are called cannibals living in the Himalayas. So here the domestic a belief system already exists regarding them that they eat humans. So that fear is already there in your mind and there is also a prohibition to never go near them.
[02:49] If you notice, almost all the horror channels follow almost the same pattern. Where they don't look at search volume. Let's just see what people already have a fear about or what can be made domestically relevant.
[03:01] And is there any taboo or prohibition regarding all this or not? If a keyword fulfills all these three things then it is a good topic. Now I know because no one has told you such stories. Well don't
[03:14] that if you paste it anywhere on the cloud or GPT, then your AI will automatically tell you many such keywords or folk tales which are domestically relevant and about which a belief system already exists in the people.
[03:28] When you run this product, you will get some results like this. Here first of all you will get those keywords which interest people. Then I have told you the region where people believe in it or know about it. After which it has been told
[03:40] what belief system people have regarding this keyword. And then it is said to be taboo. That is, it gets attracted. After which I have also told you about the hidden fear and how people search for it on YouTube. You
[03:56] And you will have a storehouse of ideas. Now with this method and pattern solved. But the script is still a big problem because thousands of videos have already been made on witches or sorceresses. So why would people watch your video
[04:09] level engaging script. So let's quickly cover this as well. If you want to write a viral script of horror story initiation then you have to follow a nine
[04:21] sequence framework which all these viral channels are doing. Let me explain this sequence to you. The first element is the cold open. This is the part from 24 to 40 seconds of the starting. Where place, time, character are introduced
[04:33] natural thing is also introduced. For example, in the Karan Peace Man video, within 23 seconds, a man was shown engaged in black magic. Neither do I know his name nor his back story. But it seems that the guy is
[04:47] doing something wrong. The second element is rule. It is covered in between 40 seconds to 2 minutes. In this part, some elder or person with authority tells a rule. It tells of a prohibition which forms the basis of the entire story. For example,
[05:00] in the first part of the Taboo series, at 1 minute 22 seconds, an old man was telling his son the rules to avoid Nishilo. And he was restricting her from going out. The third element is valation. This is a part of 2 minutes to 3 minutes 30 seconds.
[05:13] Where the main character is, at that moment, that guy just breaks the rule mentioned in the previous step. Like in the Taboo series, the village boy does not listen to his father and goes to the forest to meet his friends.
[05:27] fourth element is first contact. This part ranges from 3 minutes 30 seconds to 5 minutes 45 seconds. Where the main character has a visual contact with a supernatural entity. For example, in the coffin series,
[05:40] we see Nishi Molo for the first time at 3 minutes 18 seconds and she becomes the coffin of her main character till 4 minutes 25 seconds. The fifth element is acceleration. This part is from 5:45 seconds to 12:40 minutes. Where a cycle keeps repeating.
[05:54] Where some investigation is done first. Then something is discovered. After that some threat comes and then the people are saved. And this thing happens at least three-four times within this dormition. For example, in the coffin series, Meghna
[06:06] hears the sound of something in the forest. But it turns out to be a dream and she survives. After which, she again goes to the village and first goes to that palace and there again, they somehow escape. The sixth element is Lor Dum. This is a part from 12 minutes 40 seconds to 16 minutes.
[06:20] Where some elderly person or tantrik comes and explains the whole story of what is happening and what is the history behind it. The seventh element is the plan, which is the part from 16 minutes to 19 minutes. Where the main character makes some kind of
[06:32] ritual or plan to avoid the boost and starts collecting things for it. The eight element is confrontation. This is the part from 19 minutes to 22 minutes where the pay plan execution starts and things start showing effect. And
[06:45] then comes the last element, the cliff hanger or the closed loop. This is a 22 to 23 minute part where the story is either ended by settling itself or if a series is to be made then a cliff hanger is left here. This means that many
[06:57] audience remains excited for the next part. All the channels are following this pattern in every video. Due to which they are getting an average view duration of 10 minutes. this is a very heavy task. Well don't
[07:10] I have created a skill using Cloud in which if you just give the topic and then apply that skill, Cloud will automatically write a 23-minute script for you following this pattern in which the narrator's
[07:24] dialogues, character's dialogues and sound effects and patterns will all be mentioned. And even if you don't use the cloud, there's no need to worry. You
[07:37] you to do this work on the cloud only because this will make your further work even easier. how to use the cloud, I've created a complete tutorial on it. So make sure to watch it. Now you have a viral topic that AI has found.
[07:51] And you have a viral script written by Again AI. Now we just need a voice over so we can start our video generation. So the tool I would suggest you for voice over is OpenAIFM. This is a free AI tool from OpenAI
[08:04] where you can generate different types of voices, that too unlimited and for free. You just have to make sure that here you have selected a male voice above and in style you have selected Chill Safar. This will give you a very good voice
[08:16] which will sound something like this. The next evening there was only one thing going on in the village. Where did Basu disappear into the night? While lighting a lamp in the courtyard, grandmother called her
[08:28] lighting a lamp in the courtyard, grandmother called her granddaughter Meghna and Rohan who had come from the city. From here you just have to generate your narration voice and you will understand later why I am saying this. Now you have everything ready except the visuals. So now let
[08:40] us see how you can generate a professional video while keeping the character consistent. you can generate a professional video while keeping the character consistent. first one is an AI tool through which you can generate videos and the second one
[08:54] is Prapts using which you will generate videos. But right now all the creators face this problem that whenever you send print for two scenes in AI, even if the scene is the same, either the character gets changed
[09:06] or the motion physics gets spoiled. And to solve this problem I have prepared another app. If you cloud will first read your entire script. And then it will
[09:20] read your entire script. And then it will prop that will be created keeping in mind the continuity of the previous scene and the continuity of the upcoming scene. and the continuity of the upcoming scene.
[09:32] video he suggested me almost 300 per view here. Where the things which are constant like character or any location have been given a preparation to generate it. After which a separate prop has been given for each scene which is
[09:44] self-sufficient in itself. Where the character has been mentioned repeatedly and consistently and at the same time care has also been taken to ensure that the motion physics are not broken. Basically this is generated with the help of Cloud. Now you just have to copy these proms and
[09:57] go to the AI tool and get the video generated. And the tool I'm going to use for this is Open Art. OpenArt is an all in one tool where you OpenArt is an all in one tool where you
[10:09] they have all the models available in the market for every feature. All you have to do is come to the home page of Open Art from the link given in my description. After which you have to go to the video option and click on text to video. By doing this you will reach an interface like this. Now
[10:23] here inside the model, first of all you have to select the Seedence 2.0 model. After which you have to select the Seedence 2.0 model. After which you have to With the reference image that you may have already generated. You have to keep the audio on and
[10:35] you can keep the end mode normal. After which, in the output, you have to select 16:9 and keep the resolution at 1080p and the duration which Claude would have told you, you have to select it here. After which you are also
[10:48] So for now, I'll select three here. Now when you click on Generate, you will get a result like this in a few seconds.
[11:05] utilized in it. In the same way, I have generated two further shots to show how well the continuity of the scene has been maintained. Now I know you people might be thinking that you will have to sit and generate 200 PRs manually.
[11:18] Well to be honest you do n't have to do that. You can also get this work done with clot. How? Let me show you. You have to you have to copy the link given here. And then you have to go to the cloud and click on your profile
[11:33] pic. And then go inside Settings and then go to Connectors. Here at the top you will get the option of Add Connectors. You have to click on this option. After which you will see a dialog box like this. Here you have to
[11:45] paste the link of Open Art's MCP and name it Open Art. After which, on clicking on Connect, Cloud Open Art will ask for permission to connect. You have to give it permission. Once you've done all this, OpenArt will connect to your clot. By
[11:57] giving instructions to End Clot, he will be able to access the open art. So now what you have to do is that you just have to write in the same chat that whatever props he has written, he should go inside Open Art and generate all those props and keep all the generation
[12:09] in a specific folder. After running this program you have to wait and nothing else. Because now Cloud itself will generate your entire video and that too in sequence. And you will see all the data in the cloud as well as in OpenArt. You do
[12:21] n't need to do any manual work. Once all the videos are generated, you just need to download them and do some light editing to maintain the pacing, after which you will create a video like this.
[12:40] Bakulpur, a small village situated near Sundarban in West Bengal, was a Sawan night and the clock was already 11:30. There was a deathly silence over the entire village. But a faint sound was coming from the pond, piercing the silence. a faint sound was coming from the pond, piercing the silence.
[12:57] oh Basu come here son. And Bashu was walking as if in a dream. He kept And Bashu was walking as if in a dream. He kept moving towards the pond without blinking. moving towards the pond without blinking. His own mother had passed away years ago.
[13:12] His own mother had passed away years ago. Then whose voice was it? The next evening there was only one thing going on in the village. Where did the animal disappear overnight? While
[13:27] lighting a lamp in the courtyard, grandmother called her granddaughter Meghna and Rohan who had come from the city. Listen, listen carefully. There is a rule in this village which our elders have been following for centuries.
[13:40] If someone calls your name in the darkness of the night, whether it is your mother's, father's or someone close to you, do not answer the first time. But why Grandma? What if someone is really calling you? Isn't it
[13:56] cannot access OpenArt, you can do the same thing on Google Flow. But the videos will be generated with good consistency. And and you want me to make a detailed video on it, then
[14:11] comments then I will definitely cover this topic. Now you guys have learned to generate videos for Horror Story channel with the help of AI. But this video does not end here because there are still gifts left for you guys.
[14:24] To make your work easier, I have personally generated more than 200 video ideas with the help of AI to grow in the horror niche, 200 video ideas with the help of AI to grow in the horror niche, These 200 video ideas are created using a format that
[14:36] all viral channels are using. And even so that you don't have to work hard on these ideas, generated scripts for 100 of these ideas. Now, to do all this yourself, you would have to take thousands of cloud subscriptions and it would also take a lot of your time and effort.
[14:49] just Rs 499 from the link given in my description. your gift doesn't end here. If you
[15:02] access Open Art from the link in my description and use this coupon code, you will also get a 20% discount on Open Art. So that it will become easier for you to generate videos. Now I hope you guys have
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