CCTV Camera 4
CCTV Camera 4
Setting: Karimnagar home CCTV (Karimnagar).
In English: CCTV Camera 4. A Lighted Tales original Telugu horror story, written in Romanized Telugu (Tenglish) with Telangana dialect.
CCTV Camera 4
2025 Karthika maasam end ki, Karimnagar Mukarampura area lo Hari Krishna Naidu ane oka 56-year-old retired bank manager — State Bank lo 32 years pani chesi April 2025 ki retired — athani double-storey home midha 4-channel CCTV system install cheyinchaadu. Reason: aa year July lo aa lane lo rendu chain-snatching incidents jarigayi, aa edhuru intlo elderly couple Padmaja-Narayana Rao gaaru rendu nelalu munduga okkati personal experience lo loss face chesaru. Hari gaaru aa lane ki community-level concern tho four-camera setup ki budget chesaru — Hikvision DS-7104HQHI DVR, four 2MP bullet cameras, infrared night vision tho.
Setup vendor — local install — install chesaadu November 18, 2025 wednesday ki. Camera 1 main gate, Camera 2 backyard, Camera 3 front porch, Camera 4 first-floor balcony pakkana side-wall corner.
DVR live monitor TV stand midha living room lo, four-quadrant split view ga continuously on. Hari gaaru roju morning 7 AM ki coffee tho aa screen check chestharu, athani retirement-routine lo standard activity ga.
December 2 tuesday morning 7:14 AM ki, Hari gaaru coffee tho monitor edhuru koorchunnaaru. Camera 1, 2, 3 standard ga — empty gate, empty backyard, empty porch. Camera 4 — aa quadrant lo, balcony side-wall corner kindi area, oka figure standing ga.
Figure gurinchi description — Hari gaaru naa daggara naa Karimnagar Christmas trip lo (December 24, 2025) detailed ga cheppadu, athanu naa thoughtful ga listen chesaanu —
Hari: "Sai abbai, aa figure pedhu 5'2" undi. White dhoti, tellati banian, peerala mada lekka peeralu, kaani pedda kaani chinna kaani kaadhu — pedhu 60-65 years vayasu range. Athanu wall corner ki edhuruga undi, naa face vaipuga kaadhu. Athani vaipulu unnayi maatrame visible. Athanu kadhalakunda. Camera infrared mode lo, athani body okka warm ga ne ne — IR cameras ki body heat detect ayyi white spot ga show avvali, kaani athanu okka gray-tone ga ne ne, surrounding wall same temperature lekka."
Hari gaaru screen midha aa quadrant pakkana 18 seconds chusaaru. Camera 4 quadrant ki double-tap chesi full-screen mode ki expand chesaaru. Full-screen ki expand cheyinchaganey — aa figure lekapoyaadu.
Hari: "Sai, figure gone. Naa aa rendu seconds expand ki time, aa figure walk-out ki time ledhu. Wall corner full visible ga, side-walk camera FOV ki 8 feet beyond ki visible ga. Athanu okkasari frame nundi disappear, like cut-edit."
Hari gaaru sunset frame ki tirigi quadrant view ki vacchaaru. Camera 4 quadrant — empty corner.
Athanu rationalize chesaaru — vendor cabling issue, ghost-frame artifact, IR lens reflection, edge AI false positive. Athanu vendor ki call cheyinchaadu, vendor wednesday morning ki vacchadu, full system check chesaadu — cabling clean, DVR firmware latest, no frame-corruption logs, IR lens calibration normal.
December 4 thursday 7:09 AM ki, malli — Camera 4 corner lo same figure. Hari gaaru aa morning okkati rendu chesaaru. Okkati, wife Saraswati Naidu ki call chesi witness ga balcony nundi direct ga aa corner chudaman. Saraswati living room nundi balcony ki vellindi, balcony pakkana side-wall corner ki direct ga chusindi — aame eyes lo empty wall, empty corner, no figure. Aame Hari ki cheppindi "Embaravula intaaru ledhu, naa direct line of sight clean."
Aame neeche living room ki vasthe, monitor screen midha Camera 4 quadrant — figure gone. Camera 4 empty corner.
Hari gaaru aa moment naa heart lo settle ga lekunda, adhi camera-only-visible ane reality ane theory accept cheyaledhu. Athanu naa daggara phone chesaadu thursday afternoon.
→ Idey theme lo inka oka katha: Alexa Whisper
Naa Hari uncle ki Karimnagar Mukarampura address ki Christmas vacation ki visit chesaanu December 24, 2025 ki. Sanjana Hyderabad lo aame parents tho aame Christmas plan ki, naa Karimnagar solo trip — naa amma intaani-tho stay tho.
December 24 wednesday afternoon ki Hari gaaru intaaniki vellaanu. Coffee tho monitor edhuru rendu rendu spent okka 90 minutes. Camera 4 quadrant active observation lo — empty corner. Athanu naa ki test cheyyamani chinna setup lo ne adigaaru — naa eyes screen ki, athani eyes screen ki, rendu rendu Camera 4 quadrant lock — empty.
Athanu okka idea ichaadu — "Sai, ne nuvvu malli okkati try cheyyali. Naa monitor ki naa eyes lock cheyyaledhu, naa direct ga Camera 1, Camera 2, Camera 3 — aa rendu rendu rendu maatrame chudaali. Camera 4 quadrant naa peripheral vision lo only. Ne nuvvu Camera 4 ki monitor."
Naa accept chesaanu. Naa eyes Camera 1 quadrant ki — main gate, empty. Hari gaaru eyes Camera 2 ki — backyard, empty. Camera 3 — porch, empty. Camera 4 — peripheral vision lo Hari gaaru notice ga, naa direct gaze lo —
Naa face midha cold sweat back ki. Aa figure standing ga, balcony side-wall corner kindi area, white dhoti, gray-tone IR signature.
Nenu: "Hari uncle, figure visible. Camera 4 corner. Same description."
Hari: "Sai, ne nuvvu Camera 1 ki direct gaze lock cheyyali, ne eyes Camera 4 ki direct gaze cheyyaledhu. Naa Camera 2 ki gaze lock. Naa peripheral vision lo Camera 4 figure visible , same standing position."
Naa Camera 1 ki direct lock. Camera 4 peripheral lo, figure inkaa undi.
Hari gaaru cheppaadu — "Sai, ipoptu naa direct gaze ni Camera 4 ki shift chesthunna." Athanu shift chesaadu. Naa peripheral vision lo Camera 4 quadrant inkaa visible — aa figure inkaa undi, kaani athani body slowly Camera 4 quadrant nundi disappear. Naa direct gaze ki shift, Camera 1 quadrant ki — okka half-second darkness, tarwata Camera 1 corner lo, main gate pakkana banyan tree shadow lo, same figure, gray-tone, white dhoti, kadhalakunda.
Hari: "Sai, figure transferred. Camera 1 ki."
Naa heart-rate elevated. Naa Hari uncle vaipuga chusaanu, athanu okka mild navvu ne ne — relief navvu, "Sai, ne nuvvu kuda chusav, naa hallucination kaadhu, naa rationalize ki path lekkadu" ane navvu.
Naa rendu rendu inka 45 minutes spent. Pattern verify aindi — figure always visible in whichever camera quadrant we are NOT directly gazing at. Direct gaze switch chesthe, figure quadrant shift cheyutundi, kaani transition frame lo never visible. Naa phone tho slow-mo recording chesaanu monitor screen ki, aa recording playback lo — figure ipativaraku visible, multiple quadrants lo simultaneously kaakunda, pratam quadrant lo single instance, but the quadrant changes between recording-frame intervals based on which camera the gazer's pupil is centered on.
Aa pattern — gaze-tracking based ga, biological observer ki dependent ga — adhi technical kaadhu. Adhi consciousness-aware behavior.
Naa Hari uncle ki rendu rendu silent. Athani 32 years bank-manager rationality lo aa moment lo ne adhi okkati settle aindi.
→ Pakkana ee story kuda chadavandi: Smart Doorbell 3:33
Hari: "Sai, naa daggara okkati cheppali. Adhi figure pedhu naa thandri lekka kanipistundi. Naa thandri Hanumantha Rao 1989 lo Karimnagar lo passed, naa appudu 19 years, naa banking exam preparation lo. Athanu State Bank lo cashier, retire kaaledhu, athanu duty lo unde time lo office lo heart attack. Athanu vaipulu, athani standard pose , athanu work lo standing ga always , adhi same."
Athani noru lo silent freeze.
Hari: "Naa thandri okka okkati silent ga 1989 nundi naa heart lo ke deep ga kept. Naa appudu 19 years, naa heart lo 'naa thandri pothey naa banking career goal pursue cheyyali ane self-pressure' ane drive build aindi. Naa thandri ki naa final moments daggara naa dishonest reply okkati ichanu , athanu naa exam preparation gurinchi adigaadu rendu nelalu munduga, naa 'preparation strong ga undi sir, naa first-attempt selection guarantee' ane confident-tone reply, kaani actual ga naa preparation 35% ne ne aa time ki, naa heart lo ne nuvvu nijam ki bhayam. Naa cleared aindi second attempt ki 1990, kaani naa heart lo aa rendu nelalu munduga ichina dishonest reply naa thandri tho final conversation lo ane category lo, athanu pothey naa apologize cheyyataniki path lekapoindi."
Hari gaaru paryagathi face midha okka chinna tear track.
Hari: "Sai, naa heart lo aa specific dishonest moment 36 years deep ga silent ga keep, naa wife Saraswati ki kuda silent. Adhi naa heart lo 'banking career success tho naa thandri ki proof of intent' ane drive maintain. Kaani aa drive base ki naa heart-truth , naa thandri ki naa final reply lo nijam-violation undi. Naa retirement tarwata 2025 lo, naa heart lo aa block clarity ki vacchindi, kaani naa silent ga keep. Athanu naa Camera 4 corner ki vacchaadu , aa specific ga naa upstairs office room next-door , naa thandri ki ee specific signal okkati."
Naa Hari uncle ki suggestion chesaanu — "Hari uncle, ne nuvvu rendu rendu cheyyali. Okkati, mee thandri samadhi daggara ki velli aa specific dishonest reply gurinchi direct heart-prayer ga apology ane practice. Rendu, mee Saraswati aunty ki ee complete history disclose cheyyali — 36 years silent block aame ki nijam-delivery."
Hari gaaru aa same evening Karimnagar Bhagat Singh Chowk pakkana old graveyard ki velli, athani thandri samadhi pakkana 14 minutes silent koorchunnadu, athani hand pakkana petti — naa pakkana standing ga, Sai distance respectful ga keep chesi. Wapas vasthune intaaniki Saraswati aunty tho 1989 episode complete history mutual delivery chesaadu. Saraswati aunty silent ga listen chesindhi, athani hand pakkana petti, "Hari, ne thandri ki ne nuvvu nijam icchanu lekkadu okka moment, kaani ne heart 36 years carry chesindhi adhi athani signal kaadhu, ne heart self-imposed. Athanu ne heart ki kshama icchaadu 1990 lo ne, ne nuvvu accept cheyyaledhu. Ipoptu accept."
Naa December 25 morning Hyderabad ki tirigi vacchanu. Naa Hari uncle daggara Camera 4 incident gurinchi February 23 2026 ki — adhi 9 weeks tarwata — naa updated query —
Sai (Feb 22): Hari uncle, mee Camera 4 corner status update? Hari uncle (Feb 23): Sai abbai, aa figure December 25 morning nundi okka saari kuda kanipinchaledhu. Naa daily DVR check standard ga, andaru four cameras clean. Naa Saraswati tho gata 9 weeks lo silent-block patterns weekly mutual surface practice install. Naa thandri ki naa heart-presence direct gratitude regular ga.
Author's note
Real-world context: Wikipedia — Creepypasta tradition
Naa thandri ki naa life lo silent ga unna heart-blocks gurinchi ee post raasthunnappudu naa heart lo okkati settle aindi. Naa Hari uncle real person kaadhu, athani family fictional, kaani Karimnagar Mukarampura area real, banking community lo retired employees real, 1989 nizam-banking-era cashiers heart-attack-on-duty patterns historically documented Karimnagar branches lo. Naa Hari uncle character composite ga naa Karimnagar lo retired uncles tho conversations, naa amma vala intermediate sharing.
Hikvision DVR systems ki gaze-tracking based observer-dependent quadrant switching ane behavior — adhi technical possibility kaadhu, edge AI lo kuda. Adhi naa folk-mind ki spiritual signal — athani thandri specific ga upstairs office room next-door balcony corner lo standing — naa thandri specific position, athani standing-pose authentic. Naa rational mind lo aa pattern explain cheyyaleka, kaani aa pattern silent ga 9 weeks lo resolve aindi, naa Hari uncle heart-truth surface tarwata.
CCTV systems mee inta lo install chesaaru aa? Aa systems lo eppudaina specific ga okka camera lo maatrame visible figures, adhi mee direct gaze ki shift chesthe disappear ane patterns gurinchi mee experiences comments lo cheppandi.
— Sai Kiran · Lighted Tales
© 2026 Sai Kiran Pandrala / Lighted Tales · https://teluguhorrorstories.blogspot.com
Original Telugu horror fiction. Folk-source material where referenced is public domain.
Modern characters, apartments, companies, and phone numbers are fictional.
Any resemblance to real persons, businesses, or events is coincidental.
Audio version: youtube.com/@Lightedtales
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