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How-tosEerily beautiful: 10 ideas for spooky Halloween photos
Halloween is the perfect opportunity to dress up. But that doesn’t just apply outside at parties and when collecting sweets. We’ll show you the prompts you can use to turn your photos into real scary shockers. Discover the horror clown in you!
Halloween has long been a cult event for young and old in this country too. The grown-ups look forward to a proper party, the little ones are more excited about going around the houses and collecting bags of chocolate and more. But all age groups have one thing in common: the desire to transform themselves.
With artificial intelligence and appropriate tools such as Google Gemini or ChatGPT, you can do this with your photos in no time at all. So do you want to immerse yourself in a spooky scene or take a picture of yourself with your horror heroes? Then let’s not waste much time and take a look at our sample images.
How to create the perfect Halloween picture of yourself
I’ll tell you how it works in a flash: I’ll post you one text prompt per example. All you have to do is copy it and paste it into Google Gemini, for example. In combination with the portrait of you that you upload there, a scary picture of you should then be created. You can then share it on social media or post it in the family WhatsApp group.
Of course, there is not only the text prompt, i.e. the text that you have to feed to your AI, but also an example photo. As not all templates are suitable for male Halloween portraits, bear with me if I’m not in all the pictures. So, here we go:
Clowns? We love them!
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Use the uploaded reference photo as the facial and body reference for the main character. Create a cinematic night scene on a rainy street inspired by IT (Stephen King).
The person from the reference image is crouching beside a curbside storm drain, wearing a bright yellow raincoat, hair slightly wet from the rain, face softly lit by warm streetlights reflecting off the wet pavement. The person is looking directly into the drain, maintaining intense eye contact with Pennywise the clown, who lurks menacingly inside. Pennywise appears deep within the dark drain, half-shrouded in shadow, illuminated by an eerie cold light from below. His glowing eyes and sinister smile are clearly visible, while a red balloon floats near the edge of the drain, its reflection shimmering in a puddle. The scene should feel tense, cinematic, and realistic, capturing the psychological confrontation – curiosity meets danger under the dim glow of rain-soaked street lamps. Style: hyperrealistic, film still, 8K resolution, cinematic lighting, realistic rain, volumetric fog, and wet reflections.
Camera setup: 35 mm lens, low angle near street level, side composition emphasizing both characters – the person crouched above, Pennywise below. Lighting: – Warm light from street lamps on the person’s raincoat and face. – Cold, bluish underlight illuminating Pennywise from inside the drain. – Rain streaks and soft mist for cinematic atmosphere.
Mood: dark suspense, silent confrontation, cinematic realism. Environment details: curbside storm drain, rain-soaked asphalt, glistening puddles, warm streetlight reflections, faint fog. Instructions: – Keep the likeness of the person from the uploaded reference accurate (pose, facial expression, gaze). – The person must look directly into Pennywise’s eyes.
– Pennywise should remain inside the drain, ominous but clearly visible. – Maintain realistic proportions, depth, and atmospheric perspective. Optional variants: – Add fog drifting from the drain opening. – Slightly shift perspective to emphasize eye contact. – Show faint reflections of Pennywise or the red balloon in nearby puddles.
How about you? Do you like clowns?
Let’s start with Pennywise and a really complex prompt. There are really many different approaches to creating the most suitable prompt. I like to experiment with it and am sometimes amazed at what a big impact a small change in the wording can have.
Witch at work
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A woman (use the uploaded image as the main reference, keep exact real face, hairstyles, skin tone, and the body proportions unchanged) sits at an old wooden table lit by a candelabra. A human skull rests on the table next to an open, ancient-looking book. She is intently reading the book, one hand resting gently on the skull.
That’s how I imagine it when witches do their work … or homework, or something.
Say hello to Josie. She is a very dear friend and fortunately very painless when it comes to creating AI images. In the following pictures you can either see me – or Josie. Should she read this: Thank you for letting me do so much AI nonsense with you. 🙂
Two faces
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Create an ultra realistic photo with 8k sharp details, cinematic quality, natural light, soft focus of the man in the attached photo. Copy the face and hair 100%, do not change any of the facial feature. A man wearing a black jacket. The visible part of his face suggests an intense, serious, or perhaps dramatic emotion. The overall mood of the image is dark, intense, and somewhat menacing or theatrical. The subject is holding a mask with his right hand, partially obscuring the right side of his face. His body is facing the camera directly. The action is the presentation or removal of a cracked, stylized mask, which is dramatically on fire. The mask is cracked, stylized, cream-colored mask that covers the right half of his face. It is made of a hard material The most striking prop/effect is the fire. The right half of the mask is engulfed in realistic-looking flames that rise above his head. The setting is minimal and undefined, a studio with deep shadow. The background is almost entirely pure black with a few specks of light or ember-like sparks, enhancing the dramatic and dark mood. The lighting is dramatic, high-contrast, and predominantly warm-toned. This is known as chiaroscuro or dramatic lighting. The primary light source is coming from the front and slightly to the subject’s left, highlighting the left side of his face and the mask. A strong warm, orange glow emanates from the fire itself, acting as a secondary, practical light source that illuminates the right side of the mask and the edge of his face/hair. The light creates sharp highlights on the skin and mask and deep shadows, emphasizing the texture of the mask and the intensity of his gaze. The subject is centrally framed, occupying a large portion of the frame. The focus is sharp on his face and the mask. The background is completely out of focus (implied by the blackness) or intentionally kept dark, giving the image a shallow depth of field, which draws all attention to the subject. The palette is dominated by dark blacks, rich oranges/reds (from the fire and lighting), and the pale cream of the mask. The combination of the dark environment, the intense fire effect, the high-contrast lighting, and the subtle “embers” in the background contributes to a highly stylized, cinematic, or conceptual look. The photograph is taken from a relatively straight-on angle perspective, giving the subject a strong, dominant presence.
Zodiac sign “Gemini” – these are the guys with two faces.
This is an image where I was really impressed by how thoroughly every detail was described in the prompt. You’ll see that sometimes there are really short prompts that do “what they’re supposed to” – but sometimes it needs more detail.
Scream!
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A tense, cinematic scene featuring a woman (keep the precise facial look of the uploaded photo) illuminated only by the flickering flame of a lighter she holds beneath his face. The soft orange glow reveals his focused eyes and the texture of her skin against a backdrop of near-total darkness. Behind her, barely visible in the shadows, stands a hooded figure wearing a ghostly white mask with a wide, haunting scream-like expression. The composition captures the exact moment before fear sets in – suspense thick in the air, light and shadow creating a chilling atmosphere. The mood feels intimate, claustrophobic, and cinematic, like a frame from a psychological horror film.
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Don’t turn around …
I find that really atmospheric. In my opinion, it not only works for Halloween, but also as a profile photo on LinkedIn (haha, yes, I know!).
A nasty horror clown – and Pennywise
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Create an ultra-realistic 8K editorial fashion portrait featuring a model wearing a black tee and loose joggers, with the same face as in the submitted photo. The model is sitting side by side with “Pennywise” on the hood of a custom Halloween-themed Lamborghini. The background should be set at night, with a luxury mansion and Halloween decorations adding atmosphere. The model should have a serious expression, while “Pennywise” strikes a relaxed, fashionable pose. Ensure there are no face or body changes, distortions, blur, text, watermarks, or cartoon effects in the image.
Pennywise and me again – we’re horror buddies!
By the way, Gemini sometimes gets annoyed when you name a movie character like Pennywise. Just experiment a little. Sometimes it’s enough to mention that this exact image has already been implemented by Gemini without a murmur.
Otherwise, you can also ask an AI how to describe this horror clown without mentioning his name. Sometimes all you need to do is convince Gemini that this is not a legally protected character, but merely a person wearing the mask of the legally protected character. Artificial “intelligence” my ass, huh?
Ghost for a visit
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Create a photo of me in a dream Y2K style portrait of me laying in shiny purple bedding as I hold a large 90s-style landline in a daydreaming pose. My long hair falls freely in loose curls. I wear delicate jewelry and gold chunky rings. The room behind me is girly with 90s-style posters that are license-free. My makeup is simple yet glamorous with pink lip gloss. The photo should have a grainy 90s style with a light source like a lamp in a dimply lit room at night. A 90s photo album rests beside me with a disposable camera. A ghost in a bedsheet stands behind me staring at me, slightly transparent, with its body dimly lit, and it should be standing in the doorway of a dimly lit hallway. The background behind it should be slightly dark and ominous.
… and that’s exactly why you close the door when you go into your room.
Another prompt I found on the net and which I have slightly adapted. If you open the prompt at the top, you will see that it simply says: “Create a photo of me” as a description of the person pictured. Sometimes this is enough, without explicitly mentioning that the person in the picture should correspond 1:1 to the photo template.
Michael Myers pays a visit
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Create a photo of me (keep exactly my face and facial expressions) in a dreamy y2k style standing in a 70s style kitchen decorated with vintage halloween decor, with a retro tv in the back displaying the movie halloweentown on the screen as i hold a large 90s style orange chorded phone and in a thoughtful daydreaming pose. the room behind him is a 70s style kitchen decorated in dark wood, avocado green and oranges with vintage 1980s Halloween decor, there is a counter in front of him with newspaper, carving tools and pumpkin guts and seeds and two carved jack-o’-lanterns with spooky retro faces. the photo should have a grainy 70s style to it with a light source like a lamp in a dimly lit room at night. a bowl of popcorn rests beside him on the other side of the kitchen counter the Michael meyers should be behind him staring at him, his body should be dimly lit, and he should be standing in the doorway of a dimly lit hallway peaking through to the kitchen, the background behind her should be slightly dark and ominous.
I certainly didn’t invite my colleague into my kitchen!
If you compare this and the previous prompt, you’ll see that this is just a variation. Kitchen instead of bed, guy instead of girl, Myers instead of funny sheet ghost. Incidentally, I also tried my hand at the bedroom version with my face. I decorated my room with comics and band posters and gave myself a nice grunge look. Believe me, you’d rather see this one with the kitchen 😉
Halloween cityscape
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<pCan you make a photo of me in a short white puffy wedding dress, a short platinum blonde curly bob, black lipstick and black eyeliner with a black leather jacket over my wedding dress and black combat boots, holding a doll dressed in a Chucky costume, while I am standing in the middle of a dirty, lonely city street with the full moon shining in the background.
Are you actually afraid of horror dolls?
I stole the description of the person from another prompt, but then created the scenario myself with the rainy city street and the moon in the background. I would also like to recommend this to you: Just take a picture where you particularly like something and then simply change the things in the prompt that you would like to be different. There is simply no right or wrong.
This is what a Halloween party looks like
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Create a cinematic photo of me sitting on a bean bag, in a circle surrounded by famous horror movie villains: Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Chucky, Pennywise the Clown, and Ghostface. They all sit casually in seats on a couch, as if talking. The lighting should be moody and dramatic, with warm tones highlighting me and eerie shadows on the villains. The style should be realistic, high-resolution, resembling a staged photoshoot that mixes horror and comedy vibes, reminiscent of the classic “That 70s Show.” Keep my facial features the same, but give me a slim, sexy pose with long, wavy dark hair styled in a side part, wearing jewelry, a sweater, flared pants, and brown platform boots.
This is my idea of a proper little Halloween party!
I found the idea so funny that I also adopted the description of “my” character. Normally I want to look like myself, but in this case I liked the idea of crossing the horror vibe with the look of “The Wild Seventies” show – and that includes long hair, right?
Josie and Jack Skellington
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Create a realistic glamorous portrait without changing my face. The background is an old dark graveyard . Include trees without leaves and iron fences. The tombstones are old. A full moon lights the dark, ominous. The overall aesthetic is dark, gothic, and whimsical. Make it as real as possible. I am posing seated, looking at the camera, with my legs bent and my head tilted onto my arms over my legs. My hair is wavy, and cherry red, and my skin is a very light aqua color. Add small stitches on my skin, neck, and cheeks like Sally’s. My dress is a long but glamorous Sally dress with an A-line corset-style top and dropped sleeves with bare arms. The skirt has a large slit on the leg. Please make my dress like Sally’s dress from The Nightmare Before Christmas. It is a patchwork of various scraps, but its main colors are dusty pink, mustard yellow, faded turquoise, and muted black, with different patterns like stripes, spirals, and checkerboards. The colors are intentionally faded and muted to give it a ragged look. DON’T CHANGE MY FACE, make me look slender and add makeup to my face, and have Jack Skellington standing behind me. Realistic please
Of course, good old Jack Skellington is not to be missed today.
Finally, a little Tim Burton mood. So I’ve transported my dear friend Josie to a graveyard for this picture, with the Night Before Christmas character Jack Skellington in the background.
I hope that I have met the taste of some of you. I would be delighted if you would send these pictures along with your likeness on their journey. Please let me know in the comments if your AI pics are a success or if you have any other cool ideas. Happy Halloween to you all!
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