Instagram DM-style creepy text story: Message request
A ready Instagram DM-style chat for a creepy message from an unknown number, eight messages long and about 25 seconds as a video. Load it, change the words and export it as a labelled, fictional mock-up.
The full script (8 messages)
The first four messages open on the Free plan; the rest need a paid plan.
The script: Message request
Load Message request and you get eight messages: new account 17 starts with "Hi Cora. I like your photo from Sunday.", Cora closes with "I am blocking you.", and the read-through takes roughly 25 seconds.
Message 1 is the longest at 8 words ("Hi Cora. I like your photo from Sunday."); message 6 is the shortest ("Who are you?"). Two lines ask a question, so the other person keeps answering.
How the Instagram DM look carries the story
The header shows the account name and an activity line such as "Active now", which sets the mood before any message is read. No upgrade is needed to try Instagram DM. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks, reactions and an online status. Reactions arrive as a small heart or emoji on the corner of a bubble, a cheap way to show a reply without spending a message. ChatsRat draws Instagram DM with its own layout of bubbles.
Writing notes: creepy unknown number
Make the stranger's lines calm and complete, and the main character's lines short and rattled. The contrast is the scare. Finish with a reveal that is explainable but unsettling, such as the number matching a saved contact. A clean twist is better than a gory one.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of Message request, ending at "I did not post that photo.". To get to "I am blocking you.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on new account 17's "I know. I was there." before moving on to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "Hi Cora. I like your photo from Sunday." breathe so a late scroller still knows who is talking.
- Dark mode helps. A creepy story reads better on a dark screen, and a dark look also hides the compression of a small video.
- Make the ending your own by editing "I am blocking you."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Cora and new account 17, then read the story out loud once.
Questions
Can I use Message request on the Free plan?
Yes for the look, with limits. The Instagram DM look is on the Free plan, and the editor loads the first four of the eight messages and two people. The rest of the script needs a paid plan. Exports on Free carry a visible ChatsRat watermark.
How long is Message request as a video?
About 25 seconds at a comfortable reading pace, counting eight messages with a short beat between them. Add a second or two for the ending card and a little more if you use a typing indicator before the last line.
Is it safe to post a scary chat story?
Yes, if it is clearly fiction, non-graphic and free of real people, real numbers or places. Add "fiction" to the caption.
Is this Instagram DM-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Cora and new account 17, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram DM, and the name describes a style only. Label the video as fiction.
This is fiction. The people and events in this story are invented. ChatsRat makes mock-ups and fictional conversations for creators, designers and teachers. Do not use it to pass off a made-up conversation as a real one, to impersonate a real person, or as proof of anything. See the Acceptable Use policy.
About the watermark. Exports on the Free plan carry a visible ChatsRat watermark, and every export carries an invisible mark that the verify page can read. Plans list what changes on paid plans.
ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any messaging app. App names on this page describe a style only.
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