Signal-style creepy text story: Disappearing message
A ready Signal-style chat for a creepy message from an unknown number, eight messages long and about 22 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: Disappearing message
Load Disappearing message and you get eight messages: Unknown starts with "Turn the timer to five seconds.", Lena closes with "I am leaving.", and the read-through takes roughly 22 seconds.
Message 3 is the longest at 9 words ("Because I want you to read this only once."); message 2 is the shortest ("Why?"). Two lines ask a question, so the other person keeps answering.
How the Signal look carries the story
There is no online status in this look, so a character's absence is shown only by silence between messages. This look starts at the Standard plan, which is worth knowing before you plan a batch of stories. Extras in this look: typing dots, read marks and reactions; missing: an online status. It is on the Standard plan or above in ChatsRat. This look uses ChatsRat's shared layout, so treat it as a style guide.
Writing notes: creepy unknown number
Keep it non-graphic: no violence, no real people, no real places and no minors. The story is atmosphere, not gore. Put "fiction" in the caption so no one mistakes it for a real threat, and never include a real phone number.
What the Free plan shows
On a Free account you see four messages of Disappearing message, ending at "Who are you?". To get to "I am leaving.", four messages later, upgrade to a paid plan.
Tips
- Pause on Unknown's "I live in the flat above." before moving on to the next bubble.
- Let the opening "Turn the timer to five seconds." 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 leaving."; add "fictional chat" to the caption.
- Try two new names in place of Lena and Unknown, then read the story out loud once.
Questions
Can I use Disappearing message on the Free plan?
The Signal look needs the Standard plan or above, so a Free account cannot open it. The Plans page lists what each plan includes, and the Free plan shows the first four messages of a free look.
How long is Disappearing message as a video?
About 22 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 Signal-style chat a real conversation?
No. It is an invented story between Lena and Unknown, made as a mock-up. ChatsRat is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Signal, 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.
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