Inner Ghosts (2019) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

Helen's attempt to investigate the self through paranormal research becomes entangled with a dangerous haunting and memories of her daughter.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

Research Beyond the Brain

Helen presents her theory that the self may leave a magnetic imprint beyond the brain. Despite a colleague's objections, she wants to test the idea on ghosts before applying it to living patients.

Key Events

• Helen Presents Her Research — Helen presents research proposing that the self leaves a magnetic imprint beyond the brain. Characters: Helen Location: University
• Scientific Objection — A university colleague objects to Helen's paranormal methods and insists her work remain scientific. Characters: Helen Location: University
• Testing the Theory on Ghosts — Helen wants to test her ideas on ghosts before trying them on living patients. Characters: Helen Location: University

The Haunted Training Ground

Helen and Rachel find that Helen's old training building is crowded with entities and shielded from many radio signals. Elsa then seeks Helen's help, reporting that a presence has returned and is attacking her.

Key Events

• The Empty Training Building — Helen and Rachel discover the old, empty building Helen once used for training. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Old training building
• A Place Crowded with Entities — They find the building crowded with entities and shielded from many radio signals. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Old training building
• Elsa Seeks Help — Elsa tells Helen she has drawn entities since childhood and that a returned presence is attacking her. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified meeting place
• Helen Agrees to Train Elsa — Helen agrees to help Elsa by training her. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified meeting place

A Séance and Its Warning

Helen agrees to train Elsa while Rachel participates in a séance that makes contact with Maria. The encounter warns of a hunter and deepens the group's concern about what the entities are seeking.

Key Events

• Helen Agrees to Train Elsa — Helen agrees to help Elsa by training her. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified meeting place
• The Séance Begins — Rachel and her sister attempt contact during a séance, reaching Maria. Characters: Rachel, Maria Location: Unspecified séance location
• Warning of a Hunter — The encounter includes a warning about a hunter, an evil entity seeking something demons need. Characters: Rachel, Maria Location: Unspecified séance location
• The Group Seeks Answers — The group tries to understand what the entities want while protecting Elsa and continuing the experiments. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Unspecified

The Cost of Helen's Past

The group tries to protect Elsa and continue its experiments as Helen's memories reveal her effort to keep her daughter Lilly safe. Her research and personal history become increasingly entangled.

Key Events

• The Group Seeks Answers — The group tries to understand what the entities want while protecting Elsa and continuing the experiments. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Unspecified
• Helen's Memories of Lilly — Helen's memories reveal her long effort to keep her daughter Lilly safe through a deep emotional connection. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified
• The Device Is Demanded — Helen's university colleague returns and demands her device for laboratory testing. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified

A Door Left Unanswered

Helen refuses her colleague's demand for the device. During the search for Elsa, unseen entities issue a warning, Helen and Rachel are separated, and the final encounter remains unresolved.

Key Events

• The Device Is Demanded — Helen's university colleague returns and demands her device for laboratory testing. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified
• Helen Refuses — Helen refuses to hand her device over to the university colleague. Characters: Helen Location: Unspecified
• The Search for Elsa — As the group tries to find Elsa, unseen entities warn them not to let go and say they do not want them to die. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Unspecified
• Helen and Rachel Separated — In the confusion, Helen and Rachel become separated, and the others find Helen near a room where something is with Rachel. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Unspecified room
• An Unresolved Doorway — Helen is told to open the door and explain what happened, but she appears to have lost control; the encounter's outcome remains unresolved. Characters: Helen, Rachel Location: Room doorway

Story Breakdown

• Helen's Research — Helen presents a theory about the self and pursues paranormal testing despite professional resistance.
  • Magnetic Imprint — Helen proposes that the self exists beyond the brain as a magnetic imprint.
  • Scientific Objection — A university colleague rejects Helen's paranormal methods and insists on scientific boundaries.
• The Old Building — Helen and Rachel find a possible setting for experiments in a place Helen once used for training.
  • Crowded with Entities — The building is crowded with entities.
  • Radio Shielding — The building is shielded from many radio signals.
• Elsa Seeks Protection — Elsa describes her lifelong perception of entities and asks Helen for help against a returned presence.
  • Drawings Since Childhood — Elsa says she has drawn the entities she sees since childhood.
  • Helen Agrees to Train — Helen agrees to train Elsa after hearing that a presence is attacking her.
• Séance Warning — Rachel participates in a séance that contacts Maria and brings a warning about a hunter.
  • Contact with Maria — Rachel and her sister make contact with Maria during a séance.
  • The Hunter's Aim — The warning describes an evil entity seeking something demons need.
• The Entity Mystery — The group tries to understand the entities' motives while protecting Elsa and continuing the experiments.
  • Protecting Elsa — The group attempts to keep Elsa safe as the danger grows.
  • Continuing Experiments — Helen and the group continue their research amid the threat.
• Helen and Lilly — Helen's memories reveal a personal bond that underlies her efforts to keep her daughter safe.
  • Memories Resurface — Helen's past becomes apparent through memories of Lilly.
  • A Deep Connection — Helen holds on to Lilly through a connection described as deep within her heart.
• The Device Dispute — A university colleague demands Helen's device, but Helen refuses to surrender it.
  • Demand for the Device — The colleague wants to test Helen's device in the laboratory.
  • Helen's Refusal — Helen refuses the demand.
• The Unresolved Encounter — The search for Elsa intensifies, separates Helen and Rachel, and ends with an unresolved threat.
  • Warning Not to Let Go — Unseen entities say they do not want the group to die and warn them not to let go.
  • The Closed Door — Helen is near a room where something is with Rachel, and the outcome remains unresolved.

Directed by

Paulo Leite

Key Cast

• Celia Williams — Helen
• Elizabeth Bochmann — Elsa
• Iris Cayatte — Rachel
• Norman MacCallum — Steinman
• Amanda Booth — Moira