- Category
- Photography
Candlelit Horror Portrait with a Ghost
Create a cinematic, low-key horror photograph of a frightened young woman holding a candle, with a towering ghost behind her.
By Threads — Published on — Modified on
Example images
Prompt template
- Format
- Text Parameterized
- Inputs
- Reference_face_image (image) · Required top_signature (text) · Optional · Default: By Annet bottom_signature (text) · Optional · Default: prompt: @annet_k.01
- Outputs
- Horror_portrait (image)
Replace the ${…} placeholders with your values
before using this prompt. See parameters
and defaults below.
Create a high-quality, realistic photograph using the reference face without altering or distorting it.
Scene: Create a dark, moody, atmospheric, eerie shot with low-key lighting, reminiscent of a horror movie.
Main subject: A young, slim woman with expressive eyes and a tense, frightened but determined expression. Her long, voluminous, wavy hair flows dynamically. She stands in the foreground, half-turned and glancing back tensely. Close to her face, she holds a single lit candle or an antique candlestick in one hand. She wears simple dark or neutral clothing: a white fitted T-shirt and short denim shorts. The clothing should blend with the background while drawing attention to her face and the candlelight.
Light her with the candle’s warm, golden glow, casting sharp shadows and heightening the tension.
Background entity: Directly behind and towering over her, include a large ghostly figure hovering in the air, possibly slightly out of focus as a menacing silhouette. It may resemble a female ghost, such as a banshee, dead bride, or yūrei, wrapped in a tattered, aged white or grayish shroud or ancient dress. Its hands are lowered or slightly outstretched, and its face is obscured by shadow or long hair.
Keep the background extremely dark, almost black. Include a few dim, barely glowing candles on the floor or ground in the distance, suggesting an abandoned crypt, attic, or dark basement. Keep the overall illumination very weak and low-key. The candle in the woman’s hand is the main light source; a faint, cold, moonlit glow may outline the ghost and separate it from the woman’s warmer light.
Style and technique: Horror-thriller atmospheric photography, photorealistic or cinematic. Keep the woman’s face and candle in sharp focus with a shallow depth of field. Add subtle grain for an old-film or atmospheric effect.
Place a two-line author signature at the bottom of the image. On the top line, use ${top-signature:By Annet} in luxurious, elegant calligraphic script with flowing handwritten lettering and high-contrast strokes. On the bottom line, use smaller, clearly readable text in a simple, clean sans-serif font: ${bottom-signature:prompt: @annet_k.01}.
Parameters
Replace each placeholder with your own value, or use its default when one is provided.
${top-signature:By Annet}
top-signature
Default: By Annet
${bottom-signature:prompt: @annet_k.01}
bottom-signature
Default: prompt: @annet_k.01
Comments — 0