GOEIE MIE - A true Dutch horror (2026) Directed by Jan-Willem Blom. Award winner for Best Animation at the Sittannavasal International Film Festival 2025. In 19th-century Leiden, the Netherlands, a beloved nurse named Maria “Goeie Mie” Swanenburg quietly poisoned over a hundred people under the guise of care. She became the most infamous serial killer in Dutch history. This short film reimagines her story through a haunting visual style carved from 19th-century engravings, pulp horror textures, and flickering candlelit shadows. GOEIE MIE blends historical accuracy with cinematic tension: the cramped kitchens of Leiden’s working-class districts, the arsenic bottle hidden behind teacups, the funeral insurance papers, and the doctor whose suspicion began her downfall. It is a portrait of trust turned lethal — and a reminder that folklore is born from fear. This short was created entirely through AI-powered filmmaking tools, with Leonardo’s Lucid model forming the backbone of the engraved-pulp look. Hundreds of frames were generated and animated using image-to-video workflows, Nano Banana for continuity, and custom stylistic constraints (no borders, no modern lighting, no anachronisms). Each shot was crafted to look like a living etching, shadows breathing, ink shifting, faces flickering between compassion and cruelty. More than just a film, GOEIE MIE is the spark of a larger vision: The Folklore Chronicles, an anthology reviving forgotten myths, crimes, and local legends through AI cinema. Created in Leiden — the city where the real events occurred — this project merges historical research, cinematic storytelling, and AI artistry into a single purpose: to resurrect cultural memory and turn the stories we fear into stories we remember.