Your Guide To The AI Scary Movie TikTok Trend

A new viral challenge is taking over TikTok, and it's perfect for horror movie fans. The AI scary movie trend is seeing users generate stunningly realistic and atmospheric pictures of themselves with iconic horror characters, and the results are incredible.

The trend uses AI to place you in a scene with a creepy character looming nearby. While it started with a simple setup of someone sitting on a bed with popcorn, creators are now exploring all kinds of settings, from kitchens and fairgrounds to locker rooms. The images look surprisingly real, with popular characters including Pennywise, Chucky, and Freddy Krueger making an appearance. Here’s a complete guide on how to do it yourself, including the exact prompts you'll need.

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How to Create Your AI Horror Photo

1. First, you'll need to download Google’s AI app, Gemini.
2. Next, upload a picture of yourself that you want to use.
3. Finally, copy and paste one of the detailed prompts below.

Gemini will then generate your custom horror movie photo!

Master Prompts for Iconic Horror Villains

The Chucky Prompt

Use this prompt to have the infamous killer doll photobomb your Y2K-style selfie.

Create a photo of me in a dreamy y2k style portrait of me laying on a shiny pink satin bedding as I hold a large 90s style chorded phone and in a thoughtful daydreaming pose her long black hair falls freely in loose curls with pink clips on each side. She wears delicate jewellery including dainty gold necklaces and accessories and gold chunky rings. The room behind her is girly and daydreamy with 90s posters. her makeup is simple yet glamorous with brown lipgloss and brown lip liner. The photo should have a grainy 90s style to it with a light source like a lamp in a dimly lit room at night. The Chucky doll from Child’s Play should be behind her staring at her, his body should be dimly lit, and he should be standing in the doorway of a dimly hallway. The background behind he should be 150 slightly dark and ominous. Don’t change my face.

The Pennywise Prompt

This creative prompt puts you and Pennywise at a fairground for an unsettlingly cheerful picture.

Create a picture of me Y2K I’m at the fair, lights games roller coasters and food stand all around me. She is wearing light colored ripped jeans with a crop top with some type of Halloween design on it and some white sneakers. 90s style grainy, I have dainty jewellery, necklace earrings and rings. I have a couple of dainty tattoos. I have a candy apple on one hand and eating cotton candy with my other hand. My hair is long and black I’m wearing it down with loose curls two little side ponytails. Pennywise the clown from the movie It is right in front of me taking a picture of us, he has a drink on his hand and a slice of pizza on the other. Do not change my face.

The Michael Myers Prompt

To get a retro horror vibe, use this prompt to place the legendary Michael Myers in your vintage kitchen.

Create a photo of me 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 her long black hair falls freely in loose curls with gold clips on each side. She wears delicate jewellery including dainty gold necklaces and accessories and gold chunky rings. The room behind her 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 her with newspaper, carving tools and pumpkin guts and seeds and two carved jack-o’-lanterns with spooky retro faces. Her makeup is simple yet glamorous with brown lipgloss and brown lip liner. 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 her on the other side of the kitchen counter. Michael Myers should be behind her staring at her, 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. Do not change my face.

The Freddy Krueger Prompt

This prompt creates a suspenseful scene with Freddy Krueger in a high school locker room.

Create a photo of me as a cheerleader in a red cheerleading outfit in the school locker room. She has a high ponytail hairstyle. She’s applying lipstick to herself while looking into a mirror inside her locker while Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Street is watching her from the corner of the dark locker room. The background behind her should slightly dark and ominous. Do not change my face.