**Title: The Last Occupant** **Genre:** Psychological Horror / Thriller **Duration:** ~10–12 minutes **Setting:** Room 210, Boys' Hostel --- ### FADE IN: ### EXT. HOSTEL GATE – EVENING **WIDE SHOT:** Arun (18) enters carrying a duffle bag. He pauses to look up at the aging hostel building. **WATCHMAN (quietly, handing over keys)** Room 210? Strange... That's been empty for a while. **ARUN (smiles faintly)** Well, I like privacy. **TRACKING SHOT:** Follows Arun walking into the corridor. --- ### INT. ROOM 210 – NIGHT **Arun opens the creaky door.** **WIDE SHOT:** Sparse room, dusty corners. **CLOSE-UP:** A hostel poster peels back slightly, revealing faint scratch marks on the wall. **SFX:** Soft breathing. Arun pauses. **ARUN (to himself)** Must be rats. --- ### INT. MESS HALL – DAY **TWO-SHOT:** Arun sits with Deepak, his friendly senior. **ARUN** Did something happen in Room 210 before? **DEEPAK (shrugs)** Some guy flipped out. Hanged himself, I think. Anyway, it’s just rumors. **ARUN** Strange things happen every night. Whispers... cold air... **DEEPAK (laughs)** Maybe the room doesn’t like new people. --- ### INT. ROOM 210 – NIGHT (3:00 AM) **CLOSE-UP:** Digital clock turns 3:00 AM. **POV:** Arun stares at the mirror. Reflection is normal... until it blinks **without** him blinking. **REFLECTION:** Shows Arun with faint noose marks. **LOW ANGLE:** Arun steps back, horrified. **WHISPER (V.O.)** You're not supposed to be here. **ZOOM-IN:** Arun's terrified face. --- ### INT. HOSTEL CORRIDOR – NIGHT **HANDHELD CAM:** Arun runs out in panic, bumping into Warden. **WARDEN (alarmed)** Why did you go into 210? That room should've been locked. **ARUN** I was given that room. What do you mean? **WARDEN (serious)** Nobody has stayed there since... Arun. --- ### INT. HOSTEL OFFICE – FLASHBACK SEQUENCE **CLOSE-UP:** Old student file. Photo of Arun. Label: > "Arun S. – Died by suicide in Room 210 – 3 years ago" **MONTAGE (FAST CUTS):** - Rope dangling - Mirror cracking - A figure laughing --- ### INT. ROOM 210 – MORNING **WIDE SHOT:** The room is dusty, untouched. No belongings. **CLOSE-UP:** On the wall: *"I'm still here."* written faintly in chalk. --- ### EXT. HOSTEL GATE – ANOTHER DAY **WIDE SHOT:** A new student enters. **WATCHMAN (hands key, murmurs)** Room 210? God help you. **FADE TO BLACK.** **FINAL VOICEOVER (ARUN)** Some rooms don’t haunt you. They hold on to you. **THE END.**
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