in season

Halloween AI prompts to spook you just a little.

A dachshund in a hot dog bun, a vampire serving garlic bread, a ghost who just wants to finish its chapter: this is Halloween at its friendliest. Copy any prompt as written, or start one with "me as" in DreamBot mode and pick your costume.

A dachshund in a hot dog bun costume on a red carpet at a pet costume parade, passing a pug dressed as a pumpkin and a bulldog in bee wings.A young witch with an auburn braid in a pointed hat and striped stockings riding a broom over an autumn village at dusk, with a ginger cat behind her.A vampire in a black cape holding garlic bread at arm's length at a candlelit dinner party for a werewolf, a mummy and a ghost.A tiny black kitten in an oversized purple witch hat sitting under a Beware of the Cat sign on a garden gate, among fallen leaves.Three trick-or-treaters in bumblebee, cardboard knight and pumpkin costumes hurrying down a lantern-lit street at dusk with pillowcases of candy.

15 prompts to copy

Each prompt is shown exactly as written, next to the picture it made. New here? The little tricks explain what makes them work.

A dachshund in a hot dog bun costume on a red carpet at a pet costume parade, passing a pug dressed as a pumpkin and a bulldog in bee wings.

Pet costume parade

Made with Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

A dachshund in a hot dog bun costume struts down the red carpet at a town-square pet costume parade, past a pug dressed as a pumpkin and a bulldog in bumblebee wings, beside a bandstand, hay bales and a table of gold trophies. Candid pet photograph, golden October afternoon, a blue ribbon pinned to the bun.

A costume that fits the pet's shape, like a long dog in a long bun, gets a laugh every time. Put your own pet in the lead: breed, color, then the costume.

A young witch with an auburn braid in a pointed hat and striped stockings riding a broom over an autumn village at dusk, with a ginger cat behind her.

Cozy witch on a broom

Made with Flux Krea

A young witch with a long auburn braid rides her broom over an autumn village, in a pointed hat, a mustard cardigan over a plum dress, striped stockings and buckled boots, a basket of apples hooked on the bristles. Thatched roofs, a stone bridge and glowing windows pass below. Storybook oil painting, violet dusk, a ginger cat riding behind her.

A cardigan and a basket of apples make a witch cozy instead of creepy. In DreamBot mode, start it with "me as a witch" and fly over the village yourself.

A vampire in a black cape holding garlic bread at arm's length at a candlelit dinner party for a werewolf, a mummy and a ghost.

Vampire's dinner party

Made with Nano Banana

A vampire in a tall-collared black cape hosts a candlelit dinner party, carrying a basket of garlic bread at arm's length to a werewolf in a bow tie, a mummy in a party hat and a ghost. Silver candelabras, a lace tablecloth and a pipe organ fill the castle hall. Glossy 3D animation, flickering candlelight, a bat folding the napkins.

The garlic bread held at arm's length is the whole joke. One prop that breaks a monster's rules is all it takes to make a spooky scene funny.

A tiny black kitten in an oversized purple witch hat sitting under a Beware of the Cat sign on a garden gate, among fallen leaves.

Beware of the cat

Made with GPT Image 2

A tiny fluffy black kitten in an oversized purple witch hat sits beneath a hand-painted sign that reads "BEWARE OF THE CAT" on a rusty iron garden gate, among fallen maple leaves and a small white pumpkin. Warm lifelike photograph, soft orange dusk light, a smaller line on the sign that says "TREATS ACCEPTED".

Keep the words short and in quotes. Try "BEWARE OF MOCHI" with your own pet's name and it's ready for the front door.

Three trick-or-treaters in bumblebee, cardboard knight and pumpkin costumes hurrying down a lantern-lit street at dusk with pillowcases of candy.

Trick-or-treat street

Made with Flux 2 Pro

Three trick-or-treaters hurry down a lantern-lit street, a girl with curly pigtails in a bumblebee costume and yellow rain boots, a boy with a red buzz cut in cardboard knight armor and sneakers, and a toddler in a pumpkin suit, past paper lanterns, iron gates and leaf piles. Nostalgic film still, deep blue dusk, pillowcases heavy with candy.

Give each trick-or-treater a costume and shoes of their own and every one of them shows up. Swap in the costumes your family wore this year.

A small round ghost in reading glasses floating above an armchair with a big book, in a library with tall shelves, a rolling ladder and a fireplace.

Ghost in the library

Made with Flux Krea

A small round ghost in tiny reading glasses floats curled up above a leather armchair, turning the pages of a huge old book, in a library of towering shelves with a rolling ladder, a green glass lamp and a crackling fireplace. Soft gouache illustration, warm lamplight at midnight, a few books drifting off the shelves to wait their turn.

Give a spooky character a quiet hobby and it turns sweet. The books drifting over to wait their turn are the little touch people notice.

A skeleton in a sun hat, denim apron and rubber clogs watering prize pumpkins in a sunny backyard garden, with a robin on its shoulder.

Skeleton's pumpkin garden

Made with Grok Imagine

A skeleton in a floppy canvas sun hat, a denim apron, gardening gloves and green rubber clogs waters a row of prize pumpkins in a sunny backyard vegetable garden, beside a wheelbarrow, a picket fence and a garden gnome. Bright 1970s snapshot photograph, crisp autumn afternoon, a robin perched on its shoulder.

A spooky character doing a sunny everyday chore is funnier than any dark scene. Try a skeleton walking a dog or hanging out the laundry.

Clay monsters, a blue yeti, a three-eyed purple monster and a stubby orange monster with curled horns, dancing under a disco ball in a barn while a bat plays records.

Monster dance party

Made with Flux 2 Pro

A shaggy blue yeti, a three-eyed purple monster and a stubby orange monster with tiny curled horns dance under a spinning disco ball in a barn strung with orange streamers, beside hay bales, a cupcake tower and a record player run by a tiny bat in headphones. Claymation with visible thumbprints, colorful party lights, confetti on the floor.

Clay makes monsters lovable, and the thumbprints say handmade. Give every monster its own color so the dance floor pops.

A man with a bushy grey beard and a woman with a silver pixie cut carving pumpkins at a newspaper-covered kitchen table by candlelight.

Pumpkin carving night

Made with Flux 1.1 Pro

A man with a bushy grey beard and a woman with a silver pixie cut carve pumpkins at a newspaper-covered kitchen table, him in a flannel shirt, jeans and wool socks, her in an orange sweater, leggings and fuzzy slippers, beside a bowl of seeds and a glowing jack-o'-lantern. Warm candid photograph, candlelit evening, a seed stuck in her hair.

A seed stuck in her hair is the small true detail that makes it feel real. In DreamBot mode, write "me and [name]" in place of the two descriptions and it's your night in.

A carnival in violet fog at night, with a Ferris wheel in orange bulbs, a striped tent, a carousel of black horses and tickets blowing past.

Haunted carnival

Made with Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

A haunted carnival glows on a foggy night, with a Ferris wheel lit in orange bulbs, a striped circus tent, a carousel of black horses turning on its own and a ticket booth with a flickering lantern. Cinematic film photograph, violet fog and warm bulb light, paper tickets blowing across the quiet midway.

Warm bulbs in cold fog make it eerie and pretty at once. Feeling brave? Add "me holding a ticket" in DreamBot mode.

A mad scientist with wild curly hair, goggles and a polka-dot bow tie cackling over a bubbling green beaker in a stone tower lab.

Costume idea: mad scientist

Made with Grok Imagine

A mad scientist in his thirties with wild curly hair cackles over a bubbling green beaker, in a white lab coat, a polka-dot bow tie, rubber gloves, striped trousers and high-tops, goggles on his forehead. Glass tubes, a scribbled chalkboard and a crackling lightning machine fill a stone tower lab. 1960s monster movie still, purple lightning at the window.

Try a costume on before you buy a thing: in DreamBot mode, start it with "me as a mad scientist" and keep the goggles, the beaker and the lightning.

A family of mice having supper inside a carved pumpkin with a little round door and a candlelit window, painted in watercolor.

Mice in a pumpkin house

Made with Flux 1.1 Pro

A family of field mice sits down to supper inside a big carved pumpkin, with a little round door cut in its side, a thimble table, acorn-cap bowls and a candle glowing in the window. Storybook watercolor, misty blue autumn evening, a tiny wreath of oak leaves on the door.

Everyday things at mouse size, a thimble table and acorn-cap bowls, make the whole world feel tiny. Try hedgehogs in a hollow gourd next.

A linocut print of a patched scarecrow on a fence sharing popcorn with three crows under a huge orange harvest moon.

Scarecrow under a harvest moon

Made with Seedream

A patched scarecrow with a stitched burlap smile sits on a split-rail fence at the edge of a cornfield, sharing a paper bag of popcorn with three crows, under a huge orange harvest moon. A windmill and a lone farmhouse stand far behind. Vintage linocut print in orange, black and cream, a few leaves swirling past.

A scarecrow sharing popcorn with the crows it's meant to scare is a whole story in one picture. Three ink colors keep the print bold.

Three baby bats in striped knit scarves hanging upside down from an attic beam, sharing a cherry, beside a round moonlit window.

Baby bats in scarves

Made with Nano Banana

Three baby bats in tiny striped knit scarves hang upside down from a wooden beam in an attic, sharing one big cherry, above a dusty steamer trunk, a stack of hatboxes and a round moonlit window. Kawaii 3D render with soft rounded shapes, warm lantern light, one bat fast asleep wrapped in its wings like a blanket.

Tiny knitwear turns a spooky animal sweet in one go. Try owls in mittens or black cats in bobble hats next.

A candy shop window full of candy corn, chocolate bats, caramel apples and a marzipan haunted house, with a girl in a bat costume peering in.

Halloween candy shop

Made with Seedream

A little candy shop window glows on a cobbled street, piled with jars of candy corn, chocolate bats on sticks, a tower of caramel apples and a marzipan haunted house, while a girl in a bat costume and red boots presses her nose to the glass. Vintage Halloween postcard illustration, orange lamplight against blue dusk.

Name each sweet and it shows up in the window. The girl with her nose to the glass gives the picture someone who wants it all.

More prompt packs

A giant glowing whale swimming through a starry sky with violet nebula, a ringed planet and a tiny lighthouse far below.A black cat sitting on a crescent moon fishing for stars that hang on golden threads above a pastel village.Green and violet northern lights over a frozen lake, with a red canoe, birch trees and a small campfire on the snowy shore.

Wallpaper prompts

Calm, colorful and tall, with room up top for your clock.

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Floating islands above the clouds with waterfalls pouring off them, linked by rope bridges, with a white tower and a windmill.A red dragon asleep on a mountain of gold coins in a cavern with crowns, toppled statues and a stream of lava.A castle with sea-green towers on the back of a giant turtle wading through a turquoise sea, with palm trees and flags.

Fantasy prompts

Floating islands, dragon hoards and sky ships in full color.

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A man and a woman in leather flight jackets riding a copper dragon over the clouds toward floating castles at sunrise.A man in a tuxedo twirling a woman in a beaded silver gown across a 1920s ballroom with gold columns and a champagne tower.A man in a grey suit and a woman in a yellow trench coat dancing under a red umbrella on a rainy street at night.

Couple prompts

Rainy dances, road trips and a dragon ride for two.

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An anime-style ramen shop at midnight, with a delivery rider in a yellow raincoat eating noodles at the counter as rain streaks the window.A clay T. rex trying to brush its teeth at a tiny bathroom sink with a rubber duck and foam bubbles everywhere.A comic book panel of a caped cat bursting through a kitchen window to catch a falling cupcake, saying Not on my watch.

Art style prompts

Anime, claymation, stained glass and nine more looks.

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See all 12 packs on the prompt hub, along with the idea mixer, templates and snippets.

Questions people ask

What are good Halloween AI prompts?

Take something spooky and give it something ordinary to do: a skeleton watering pumpkins, a ghost reading in a library, a vampire serving dinner. Add a few Halloween props, like paper lanterns or a harvest moon, and one art style.

How do I make an AI Halloween costume picture of myself?

In DreamBot's studio, switch to DreamBot mode and start with "me as", like "me as a mad scientist in a stone tower lab". Through the Halloween season, DreamBot's nightly dreams turn spooky on their own, and on Halloween every one is a costume dream.

How do I make cute Halloween AI art?

Put something small and spooky somewhere soft: baby bats in knit scarves, a kitten in an oversized witch hat, mice living in a pumpkin. A gentle style, like kawaii 3D or storybook watercolor, keeps it sweet instead of scary.

Copy one. Make it yours.

Paste any of these into DreamBot’s studio, or write “me” in DreamBot mode to star in it. Free to download on iPhone and iPad.

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