Vertical series
Full stories told in 40 to 50 episodes of 60 to 90 seconds, made for 9:16 and watched one more episode at a time. Built from the first three seconds to the last cliffhanger — never cut down from a longer film.
The new home of horror
in micro‑dramas.
MIDNIGHT HORROR SERIES is an upcoming new streaming platform built for vertical horror series — 60 to 90 second episodes, made to be watched at night, one more episode at a time. We're inviting a limited circle of AI filmmakers to shape our launch catalogue and be part of this freaky adventure.
FOUNDING CREATORS — NOW SELECTING
YOUR WORK WAS NOTICED
We don't run open calls.
We pick.
If you received this link, it's because someone on our team watched your work and stopped scrolling. We're looking for filmmakers who already know how to build dread with AI tools — atmosphere, pacing, a last shot that stays with you. We're not looking for volume. We're looking for voices.
THE CONCEPT
Horror, cut for the screen
in your hand.
Every shade of horror
Psychological horror, supernatural dread, slashers, creatures, body horror or full-on, blood-soaked gore. We welcome it all. Your style, your fear — there is no single kind of horror, and no house style to fit.
100% AI-made
A platform designed from day one for AI-native filmmaking. Your tools are not a limitation here; they are the medium. Bring the workflow you already trust — we build around the way you actually work.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Your work, in front of the audience it deserves.
Most AI films get watched for a few weeks, then disappear into a feed. On MIDNIGHT HORROR SERIES, your series lives on — distributed simultaneously on our dedicated app and on the platforms where horror audiences already are.
- Dedicated MIDNIGHT HORROR SERIES app
Your series featured in a catalogue built only for horror.
- TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts
Episodes pushed where vertical video is watched.
- Worldwide from launch
One launch, every market. Horror travels — your series reaches audiences everywhere from day one.
- Full credit
Your name, your studio and your links on every series you create.
- Founding creator status
Launch catalogue creators are the faces of the platform when it opens.
GETTING PAID
Three ways to work with us.
You choose.
Every creator has a different relationship with risk. That's why we offer three formulas — from a guaranteed payment to the biggest share of your series' success. Terms are discussed individually with each selected creator.
Buyout
One series. One price.
One agreed price for your complete 40-episode series, paid in a single payment on delivery — not a price per episode. The rights covered are defined in your contract. Secure your production costs and move on to your next project.
MOST CHOSENAdvance + Revenue share
The best of both.
A payment on delivery to cover your production, plus a share of the revenue your series generates, paid monthly for as long as it's watched.
Revenue share
Bet on your series.
No upfront payment, but the largest share of the revenue. For creators who believe in their story and their audience.
Revenue shares are calculated from actual viewing of your series on the platform. Selected creators get transparent reporting on how their series performs.
THE BRIEF
A small screen.
A lasting fear.
- Format
- Vertical 9:16, 1080×1920 minimum.
- Episodes
- 60 to 90 seconds each.
- Series length
- 40 to 50 episodes; buyout covers a complete 40-episode series.
- Genre
- All horror welcome: psychological, supernatural, slasher, creature, body horror and bloody gore.
- Hooks
- Every episode ends on a reason to watch the next one.
- Original work
- Your own story, characters and visuals, with cleared rights for music and sound.
Don't have a series ready? That's fine. Show us what you've made — we'll develop the project together.
THE EPISODE BLUEPRINT
One episode.
Five beats.
Every episode runs 60 to 90 seconds, built on the same clock. This is the structure your series must follow — what to deliver, beat by beat.
- 0–3s
The hook
No logo, no title, no establishing shot. Enter on the action or on the most disturbing image — sound before picture, a face looking off-frame, a door already open. If you haven't hooked them at three seconds, the rest is never seen.
- 3–10s
The question
A question is asked immediately. Who is there? Why doesn't she turn around? The mystery is installed before the context, never the other way round.
- 10–70s
The body
One dramatic unit per episode — one place, one stake, one new piece of information. No subplot, no character introduced in passing. One episode is one step of the staircase.
- 60–75s
The plateau
A micro-resolution. The viewer must feel they have earned something — without it, they drop the whole series, not just the episode.
- Last 5s
The cliffhanger
It opens, it never closes. It never answers the episode's question — it asks a bigger one. Cut mid-movement, never on a shot that breathes.
Rhythm
Pacing is everything in this kind of cinema. Build tension, hold your breath, land the jumpscare, then deliver the reveal. Let each beat serve the fear — not a fixed number of seconds between cuts.
The paywall
Place your sharpest cliffhangers just before the paywall, around episodes 3 to 5. That is where the whole conversion is won.
Dialogue & subtitles
Dialogue carries the information, not the image. Many watch without sound first — so subtitles are systematic, burned in and large.
The threat
Keep it off-screen as long as possible. Sound does 70% of the work — and it is what AI generates best. Shown too early, the series dies in three episodes.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
From your screen to ours.
01You submit
Your links and a few words about you. Takes 3 minutes.
02We watch
Our team reviews every piece of work personally.
03We talk
If it's a match, we contact you quickly to discuss your project and the formula that suits you.
YOUR INVITATION STARTS HERE
Show us what
gives them nightmares.
Places in the launch catalogue are limited.