The Room of the Enigmatic Mr. Malachi Crowl

Additional Prompt:  Black-and-white film. Grainy texture, flickering light like an old projector. Static camera, frontal composition. The room is dim, illuminated only by daylight coming from the window on the right. Old bed with ornate wooden headboard on the left, framed portrait above it. Atmosphere is tense, silent except for faint static noise. A tall, strange man in a dark suit and top hat stands motionless near the bed. He stares directly into the camera with an unsettling intensity, breathing slowly. His shadow stretches unnaturally toward the viewer. He slowly raises his hand, removes the top hat with deliberate, almost ritualistic slowness, and places it on the bedspread. At the same instant, the portrait above the bed bursts into sudden flames. The fire is surreal, silent, and unnaturally vivid compared to the monochrome scene (flames almost glowing white). The man tilts his head slightly. His mouth contorts into a distorted, grotesque smile, teeth glinting in the dim light. Style Notes: Silent-era horror aesthetics (German Expressionism, early experimental cinema). Film grain, scratches, occasional flicker and frame jitter. Atmosphere: eerie, surreal, dreamlike horror.