Horror: Weird Symbolic - Echoes in the Mirror

Echoes in the Mirror: A descent into reflections that rewrite the self without warning.

Story Dossier + Outline

Premise:

When architect David Harlan begins seeing an impossible version of his own face in every mirror, he must unravel the symbolic transformations warping his life before his identity dissolves entirely.

✨ Genre: Weird Fiction Symbolic Horror

✨ Tropes/Themes: Recurring Impossible Image, Reality Reflects Emotion, Transformation Without Cause, Meaning Without Explanation, Symbolic Identity Loss, Surreal Self-Doubt, Emotional Manifestations, Inexplicable Shifts.

✨ POV & Structure: 1st Person Past Tense Single POV, structured in a 4-Act narrative arc.

✨ Vibe: The tone is unsettling and introspective, with a creeping dread that builds through psychological unease rather than overt violence. It evokes a sense of existential isolation, where the horror stems from the erosion of personal reality. Content edges toward subtle body horror and mental disintegration without graphic details.

✨ Book Size: Short Novel (40,000-60,000 words)

✨ Chapter Count: 25 Chapters

✨ Word Count: target 1800-2200 per chapter

✨ Heat Level: No Romance (plot-focused, no romantic elements)

What you get:

✅ Complete Premise with core concepts and Narrative Physics Architecture

✅ Complete Story Dossier — including detailed characters, relationship arcs, locations and objects, world rules and histories, multiple subplots, and market researched genre and style guides.

✅ A detailed 25 chapter outline.