undertone (2026) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A skeptical podcaster's investigation becomes a supernatural crisis centered on pregnancy, motherhood, guilt, and violent hidden messages.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Signals in the Dark

Evy and Justin operate The Undertone while investigating anonymous audio files. Reversed songs transform a skeptical podcast project into a disturbing mystery.

Key Events

• Evy Cares for Her Mother — Evy lives alone while caring for her comatose mother. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home
• The Undertone Podcast — Evy and Justin run a podcast about supernatural occurrences. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Evy's home
• Anonymous Email Arrives — Justin receives a strange letter string and ten audio files. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Podcast workspace
• Jessa Sings in Sleep — Jessa sings London Bridge while asleep in the first recording. Characters: Mike, Jessa, Justin Location: Mike and Jessa's home
• The Reversed Message — Justin reverses the song and hears a threatening message. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Jessa Location: Podcast workspace

The Message Beneath

Evy discovers hidden threats in familiar children's songs and learns that she is pregnant. Her personal uncertainty begins to merge with the recordings' supernatural implications.

Key Events

• The Reversed Message — Justin reverses the song and hears a threatening message. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Jessa Location: Podcast workspace
• Baa Baa Hidden Warning — Evy discovers a disturbing message hidden in her favorite song. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Evy's home
• Pregnancy Discovery — Evy discovers that she is six weeks pregnant. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home
• Evy Questions Motherhood — Evy tells her unconscious mother about the pregnancy and doubts herself. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home
• Clinic Appointment — Evy schedules an appointment at a local women's clinic. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Local women's clinic

A Presence Invited

Further recordings reveal an apparent invitation to a demon associated with mothers and children. Strange movements, flickering lights, and the displaced statue make the threat feel physically present.

Key Events

• The Invitation Message — Reversed speech appears to invite a demonic presence inside. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Jessa Location: Podcast workspace
• Folklore Investigation — They learn about a demon associated with miscarriages and murderous mothers. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Evy's home
• The Mother Moves — Evy notices her unconscious mother moving unexpectedly. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home
• The Statue Reappears — A statue placed in the closet repeatedly appears elsewhere in the house. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home

Voices from the Dead

Jessa's final warning is followed by a failed email reply and news that Mike and Jessa are dead. Callers then force Evy and Justin into increasingly personal and horrifying encounters.

Key Events

• Jessa Tries to Warn — Jessa says she must warn whoever is listening. Characters: Jessa, Evy Babic, Justin Location: Podcast workspace
• Email Rejects Justin — Justin's reply to the sender is automatically returned. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Podcast workspace
• The Couple Is Dead — A caller reports Mike and Jessa's deaths and the disturbing evidence at home. Characters: Mike, Jessa, Justin, Caller 3 (voice) Location: Podcast workspace
• The Name Mary — A caller repeatedly demands to speak to Mary. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Caller 4 (voice) Location: Podcast workspace
• Abby Calls for Help — Abby begs for help calming her continuously crying child. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Caller 5 - Abby (voice) Location: Podcast workspace
• The Infant Is Murdered — Despite their pleas, Abby kills the infant. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Caller 5 - Abby (voice) Location: Podcast workspace

The House Turns

After Abby kills her infant, Evy confesses her guilt over her mother's death. The house fills with gruesome drawings before Evy faces an apparent attack in the bathroom.

Key Events

• The Infant Is Murdered — Despite their pleas, Abby kills the infant. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin, Caller 5 - Abby (voice) Location: Podcast workspace
• Evy Confesses Guilt — Evy says her mother has died and blames herself for refusing to pray. Characters: Evy Babic, Justin Location: Evy's home
• Drawings Cover the Walls — The walls become covered with drawings of a demon and dead infants. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's home
• Bathroom Attack — Evy sees her mother standing in the bathroom and is seemingly attacked. Characters: Evy Babic Location: Evy's bathroom

Story Breakdown

• Podcast Foundations — Evy and Justin establish their investigative partnership and receive the material that drives the story.
  • The Undertone Begins — Evy and Justin run a horror podcast about supernatural reports.
  • Anonymous Audio Arrives — Justin receives a strange email containing ten recordings.
• Reversed Song Messages — Ordinary children's songs become evidence of a hidden and threatening communication.
  • Jessa Sings Asleep — The first recording captures Jessa singing while asleep.
  • Hidden Words Surface — Justin and Evy hear disturbing messages when recordings are reversed.
• Pregnancy and Doubt — Evy's pregnancy makes the investigation emotionally personal and intensifies her fear of motherhood.
  • Six Week Pregnancy — Evy discovers that she is six weeks pregnant.
  • Fear of Motherhood — Evy confesses that she feels unfit to become a mother.
• Supernatural Escalation — Research and impossible household events suggest that the recorded threat has entered Evy's life.
  • Demonic Folklore — Evy and Justin research a demon linked to miscarriages and murderous mothers.
  • Household Disturbances — Evy witnesses movement, flickering lights, and a displaced religious statue.
• Calls from Crisis — The podcast receives calls that connect the recordings to death, identity, and child murder.
  • The Couple Dies — A caller reports that Mike and Jessa were found dead.
  • The Name Mary — Another caller demands to speak to the name Evy reserved for a hypothetical child.
• Motherhood Horror — The final calls and the transformed house force Evy to confront guilt and apparent supernatural violence.
  • Abby's Fatal Call — Abby asks for help before killing her continuously crying infant.
  • Bathroom Confrontation — Evy sees her mother standing in the bathroom and is seemingly attacked.

Directed by

Ian Tuason

Key Cast

• Nina Kiri — Evy
• Kristen Holden-Ried — Justin
• Adam DiMarco — Justin (voice)
• Michèle Duquet — Mama
• Keana Bastidas — Jessa (voice)