[Subject] in [Setting], [Lighting Description], [Atmospheric Elements],
[Horror Subgenre Style], [Technical Quality], [Mood/Emotion],
[Additional Details]

A haunted house at night

Victorian mansion on foggy hilltop at midnight, single window glowing
with unnatural green light, dead trees surrounding property, dramatic
moonlight breaking through storm clouds, cinematic horror movie
establishing shot, psychological thriller atmosphere, sense of dread
and isolation, photorealistic quality, wide angle perspective

Derelict hospital corridor, peeling paint revealing layers beneath,
flickering fluorescent lights casting harsh shadows, abandoned
wheelchairs and gurneys, medical equipment scattered, broken windows
letting in harsh moonlight, sense of recent abandonment, psychological
horror atmosphere, photorealistic, cinematic composition, eerie silence
captured visually, institutional decay

Dense forest at twilight, thick supernatural fog rolling between
ancient trees, barely visible path winding into darkness, gnarled
branches creating ominous silhouettes against purple-grey sky,
something barely visible in the mist, folk horror atmosphere,
natural dread, photorealistic woodland, cinematic wide shot,
sense of being watched, primordial fear

Derelict carnival at golden hour, rusted Ferris wheel frozen mid-
rotation, faded paint on carousel horses, overgrown pathways,
broken game booths with prizes still inside, ominous shadows
stretching across grounds, nostalgic decay, Americana horror,
photorealistic abandonment, wide establishing shot, contrast
between cheerful past and sinister present

Vast Gothic cathedral interior, high vaulted ceilings disappearing
into darkness, colored light streaming through stained glass creating
eerie patterns, rows of empty pews, single candle burning on altar,
dust particles visible in light beams, religious horror atmosphere,
divine meets profane, photorealistic architecture, dramatic lighting,
sense of ancient presence, silent reverence turned sinister

Sunken ship on ocean floor, murky green water, school of fish
swimming through broken hull, ghostly light from above barely
reaching wreck, seaweed and coral claiming the vessel, something
large moving in the darkness beyond, aquatic horror, pressure and
isolation, photorealistic underwater scene, particles floating,
claustrophobic vastness, thalassophobia trigger

Quiet suburban street at 3 AM, streetlights casting long shadows,
identical houses with darkened windows except one with strange
light, empty playground in foreground, no signs of life, slight
fog near ground, everything too perfect and wrong, American suburb
horror, photorealistic neighborhood, cinematic establishing shot,
familiar turned uncanny, domestic dread

Victorian era bedroom preserved in time, four-poster bed with
heavy curtains, antique dolls arranged on shelves, old portraits
watching from walls, single candle barely illuminating room,
shadows in corners seem to move, period horror atmosphere,
gothic romance meets terror, photorealistic historical detail,
intimate framing, trapped in time feeling, claustrophobic elegance

Cemetery at first light, thick mist hovering above ground level,
old weathered tombstones, ancient mausoleums in background, bare
trees silhouetted against pale dawn sky, fresh grave with disturbed
earth, ravens gathering, gothic horror atmosphere, photorealistic
graveyard, cinematic wide shot, liminal time between night and day,
death and beauty intertwined

Empty shopping mall interior, escalators frozen, store gates pulled
down, faded advertisements from decades past, skylights letting in
harsh daylight creating dramatic shadows, scattered personal items,
signs of rushed evacuation, consumer dystopia, liminal space horror,
photorealistic retail apocalypse, wide interior shot, echo of
capitalism, unsettling nostalgia

Old basement accessed by wooden stairs, single bare bulb swinging
and casting moving shadows, stone walls with water damage, old
furniture covered in sheets, shadowy corner where light doesn't
reach, cobwebs everywhere, something lurking just out of view,
claustrophobic horror, photorealistic texture, tight framing,
childhood fear realized, descent into darkness

Isolated cabin in deep snow, storm approaching, single warm light
in window, surrounding forest dark and threatening, no footprints
leading to door, smoke from chimney blown horizontal by wind,
mountains looming in background, winter survival horror, photo-
realistic snow scene, wide landscape shot, beautiful isolation
turned threatening, frozen death waiting

Abandoned theater from balcony view, rows of deteriorating velvet
seats, grand stage with torn curtain, water damage on ornate
ceiling, single spotlight somehow still working, shadows in
theater boxes, entertainment district decay, photorealistic
interior, symmetrical composition, performances long ended,
audience of ghosts

Western ghost town at high noon, abandoned wooden buildings,
dust devils swirling, bleached animal skull in foreground,
harsh shadows, complete silence visualized, desert heat distortion,
no signs of life, American frontier horror, photorealistic desert,
wide desolate shot, civilization failed, nature reclaiming

Abandoned factory floor, massive machinery rusting in place,
broken windows letting in dramatic light shafts, oil puddles
reflecting ceiling, hanging chains, worker's belongings left
behind, industrial accident atmosphere, photorealistic decay,
wide interior establishing shot, labor horror, capitalism's
corpse, dangerous environment

Old lighthouse on rocky cliff during violent storm, massive waves
crashing, structure barely visible through rain, single light
beacon cutting through darkness, keeper's quarters dark, isolation
absolute, maritime horror, photorealistic weather effects, dramatic
composition, humanity versus nature, last outpost failing

Humanoid shadow figure standing in doorway, no features visible
except vague shape, surrounding area seems darker, normal shadows
bend toward it unnaturally, reality distortion around edges,
entity made of absence of light, psychological horror, photo-
realistic lighting contrast, medium shot, presence without form,
primordial fear, sleep paralysis demon aesthetic

Tall emaciated creature barely visible between trees, impossibly
long limbs, head tilted at wrong angle, pale skin stretched over
bones, standing completely still among moving foliage, folk horror
monster, photorealistic creature design, distant shot creating
uncertainty, Slenderman meets Wendigo, nature's predator, uncanny
valley achieved

Massive creature in deep ocean, only partially visible in murky
water, bioluminescent patterns on alien anatomy, tentacles or
appendages extending into darkness, small human diver for scale,
lovecraftian horror, photorealistic underwater scene, scope of
creature incomprehensible, ancient terror, thalassophobia nightmare,
size terror

Angel figure with wrong proportions, too many wings arranged
impossibly, face covered by hands, divine light turned sickly,
biblical horror reimagined, beautiful and terrible, photorealistic
religious iconography corrupted, medium shot, holy become horrifying,
Evangelion aesthetic, theological terror, perfection corrupted

Translucent Victorian woman in period dress, floating inches above
ground, face pale and sorrowful, old photograph quality to
appearance, reaching toward viewer, period accurate clothing,
classic ghost reimagined, photorealistic spirit, medium portrait,
gothic romance horror, trapped between worlds, eternal mourning

Human-sized praying mantis standing upright, compound eyes
reflecting light, front limbs held in prayer position, chitinous
exoskeleton photorealistic, in abandoned building, insect features
disturbing at large scale, creature horror, photorealistic insect
anatomy scaled up, medium shot, instinctive revulsion, alien
biology, uncanny arthropod

Plague doctor in historically accurate costume, long beaked mask,
wide-brimmed hat, long black coat, carrying medical bag, standing
in foggy medieval street, anachronistic horror, photorealistic
period detail, full body shot, medicine as terror, death's
assistant, medieval horror icon

Deer standing on hind legs in forest clearing, proportions wrong,
front legs too long, human eyes visible, antlers asymmetric,
unnatural posture, Native American folklore monster, photorealistic
but wrong, medium distance shot, nature corrupted, instinctive
wrongness, shapeshifter caught mid-transformation

Victorian porcelain doll with cracked face, glass eyes seeming
to follow viewer, sitting in child's chair, limbs positioned
slightly wrong, too-perfect smile, uncanny valley doll, photo-
realistic porcelain texture, close-up shot, childhood toy turned
sinister, manufactured innocence, corrupted plaything

Child's silhouette in white nightgown, standing at end of dark
hallway, face obscured, holding stuffed animal, glowing slightly,
no feet visible, classic ghost trope elevated, photorealistic
except for spirit, medium shot, innocence weaponized, protected
child become protector, liminal guardian

Creature with organic and mechanical parts fused together,
pulsating flesh between metal plates, cables like veins, pistons
for joints, screaming face partially preserved, Giger-inspired
body horror, photorealistic grotesque fusion, medium shot,
technology and biology merged wrong, transhumanism nightmare,
evolution perverted

Humanoid figure made of rotting vegetation, moss and algae
covered, murky water dripping from form, cypress branches for
fingers, face suggestion in bark and mud, rising from swamp,
southern gothic horror, photorealistic organic textures, medium
shot, nature's corpse animated, wetland terror, decay given form

Impossible geometric shape that hurts to perceive, non-euclidean
angles, reality warping around it, multiple dimensions visible
simultaneously, color spectrum wrong, conceptual horror made
visual, photorealistic rendering of impossible, medium shot,
cosmic horror, mathematics become malevolent, Lovecraftian geometry

Pale aristocrat in Victorian evening wear, standing in candlelit
manor, too-perfect features, predatory grace, eyes reflecting
light like animal, barely visible fangs, gothic horror classic,
photorealistic period detail, portrait composition, seductive
danger, immortal predator, romantic horror icon

Scarecrow that's too human, burlap face showing expressions,
stick arms that move, positioned in dead cornfield, crows
avoiding it, rural horror icon, sunset lighting, photorealistic
materials, medium shot, agricultural guardian turned predator,
folk horror sentinel, American gothic terror

Establishing shot: small town at dusk, main street empty, American
flags hanging still, storm clouds gathering, single car driving
through, ominous foreshadowing, horror film aesthetic, photo-
realistic small town America, wide cinematic composition, calm
before terror, director's vision, Spielberg meets Carpenter,
genre establishing shot

Young woman standing in destroyed living room, weapon in hand,
bloodied but determined, dawn light through broken window, signs
of struggle everywhere, survivor pose, slasher film climax,
photorealistic battle aftermath, medium hero shot, empowerment
through survival, horror film icon, final confrontation aftermath

Handheld camera view of abandoned building interior, timestamp
in corner, night vision green tint, flashlight beam cutting
through darkness, something barely visible in frame, found
footage aesthetic, photorealistic video quality, POV composition,
audience experiencing with character, documentary horror,
Blair Witch evolution

Candlelit circle in forest clearing at night, robed figures
standing in formation, ancient symbols drawn on ground, central
altar with mysterious object, fog rolling in, occult ceremony,
photorealistic cult gathering, wide overhead shot, organized
terror, religion perverted, communal horror

Motion-blurred view running through hospital corridor, fluorescent
lights strobing, figures pursuing from behind, doors slamming
open, sense of panicked escape, institutional horror, photo-
realistic motion blur, dynamic composition, flight response
visualized, asylum escape attempt, Outlast aesthetic

Victorian parlor, participants around table holding hands, candles
blown out by unseen force, medium floating above table, ectoplasm
visible, terror on faces, spiritualism horror, photorealistic
Victorian detail, dramatic lighting, communication with beyond,
border crossed, forces unleashed

View through cabin window from outside, warm interior visible,
occupants unaware, dark forest surrounding, face barely visible
pressed against glass watching them, home invasion horror building,
photorealistic interior/exterior contrast, voyeuristic framing,
safety illusion, predator observing prey, isolation exploitation

Bedroom at night, possessed person levitating above bed, priests
performing ritual, religious icons visible, supernatural forces
manifest, crucifix glowing, demonic horror confrontation, photo-
realistic levitation effect, dramatic composition, faith versus
evil, religious horror climax, Exorcist homage elevated

Mad scientist laboratory, bubbling chemicals, electrical equipment
sparking, something moving in large tank, Frankenstein meets
modern science, gothic scientific horror, photorealistic laboratory
detail, wide establishing shot, science without ethics, creation
of monster, playing god consequences

City street chaos, people fleeing, abandoned cars, fires burning,
infected figures in background, apocalyptic horror beginning,
photorealistic disaster scene, wide cinematic shot, civilization
collapse, survival horror establishing, Walking Dead aesthetic,
world ending

Ornate antique mirror reflecting room differently, figure visible
in reflection not present in room, baroque frame, candlelit
bedroom, ghostly presence using mirror as portal, photorealistic
mirror effect, medium shot, parallel worlds, gateway object,
reflection horror trope perfected

Character climbing into dark attic with flashlight, dust particles
visible in beam, old furniture covered in sheets, trunk partially
open revealing contents, something watching from shadows, discovery
horror moment, photorealistic old house interior, tight framing,
past uncovered, secrets kept, Pandora's box opened

Fresh grave at midnight, hand breaking through earth, moonlight
illuminating scene, disturbed soil, nearby tombstone visible,
zombie/vampire rising, classic horror moment, photorealistic
grave, dramatic low angle, death reversed, ground giving up
dead, resurrection horror

Bathroom interior, shower curtain partially drawn, steam filling
room, shadow visible through curtain approaching, Psycho homage,
vulnerability horror, photorealistic bathroom, suspenseful
composition, privacy violated, domestic space unsafe, shower
scene reimagined

Seemingly peaceful scene, survivor relaxing thinking horror is
over, subtle hint that threat remains visible to audience,
window reflection, shadow, final jump scare setup, horror film
ending, photorealistic but tense, audience sees what character
misses, horror not truly ended, cycle continues

New Year's Eve party December 31st 1999, balloons and decorations,
people celebrating, old computers showing errors in background,
millennium anxiety visible, VHS camcorder footage quality, photo-
realistic period detail, wide party shot, technological fear,
end of world party, Y2K hysteria captured

Portrait of person with digital glitch effects, pixel sorting
across face, RGB color separation, data moshing aesthetic, reality
corrupted by technology, Y2K digital horror, photorealistic base
with digital corruption, medium portrait, identity fractured,
digital age terror, cyberpunk horror

Old VCR with tape inside, static on TV screen showing disturbing
image, living room in 1990s style, Ring-inspired cursed media,
analog horror, photorealistic 90s interior, medium shot focused
on TV, media as curse vector, analog fears, pre-digital terror

1980s arcade after closing, unplugged machines with screens
still glowing impossibly, teenage ghost playing game, neon
lights reflecting off floor, retro horror nostalgia, photo-
realistic 80s detail, wide interior shot, childhood joy
corrupted, digital ghosts, arcade haunting

Computer monitor in dark room showing Windows 98 screensaver,
but images in screensaver are disturbing, 90s office setting,
tech horror, photorealistic period computer, focused on screen,
corporate mundane made sinister, office space horror, screensaver
from hell

Old desktop computer showing disturbing GeoCities website,
dial-up modem lights visible, darkened room, early 2000s web
design with horror content, digital archaeology horror, photo-
realistic old computer setup, medium shot, internet's dark
corners, web 1.0 terror, information age beginning

Interior of Blockbuster in 1999, rows of VHS tapes, horror
section prominent, but one tape seems wrong, customer browsing
unaware, retail nostalgia horror, photorealistic 90s retail,
wide interior, cursed media retail, video rental ritual,
Friday night tradition corrupted

Close-up of 90s virtual pet device, screen showing corrupted
pet sprite, pet has become demonic, child's hands holding it,
toys turned sinister, 90s tech horror, photorealistic toy detail,
macro shot, digital pet from hell, childhood tech corrupted,
care turned curse

Group of teenagers in year 2000 mall goth fashion, Hot Topic
shopping bags, posing in mall food court, but something wrong
in background, Y2K subculture horror, photorealistic period
fashion, medium group shot, youth culture, mall nostalgia,
teenage angst visualized

90s kid playing horror game on family computer at night, CRT
monitor glow on face, game graphics visible, room dark except
screen, gaming nostalgia horror, photorealistic 90s bedroom,
medium shot, interactive fear, early digital scares, shareware
nightmare

Server room on January 1st 2000, screens showing errors, sparking
equipment, Y2K fears realized, technological apocalypse beginning,
photorealistic server farm, wide interior, fears made real,
digital doomsday, millennium bug carnage

Brick-sized cell phone from 90s showing disturbing message,
hand holding it, caller ID showing impossible number, tech
horror before smartphones, photorealistic old phone, close-up,
communication terror, pre-smartphone fears, analog mobile horror

1990s pager on bedside table displaying cryptic numeric code,
bedroom at night, 90s teen room decor, communication from
unknown source, period tech horror, photorealistic 90s bedroom,
focused on pager, limited communication, mysterious contact,
numeric codes concealing terror

Independent video rental store, horror section extensive, clerk
recommending cursed film to customer, small town rental ritual,
analog media community, photorealistic small business, medium
interior shot, local entertainment, media distribution, cursed
viewing experience beginning

Computer screen showing AOL chat room interface, disturbing
conversation visible, username "unknown" saying impossible
things, bedroom lit only by monitor, early internet horror,
photorealistic AOL interface, screen capture composition,
anonymous terror, chat rooms dangerous, stranger danger digital

Portrait of person who looks almost human but something is wrong,
proportions slightly off, expressions don't match eyes, skin
texture too perfect, uncanny valley personified, photorealistic
but disturbing, close-up portrait, humanity questioned, synthetic
life, not-quite-right, instinctive wrongness triggered

Empty mall corridor at noon, fluorescent lights humming, no
people but signs of recent occupancy, carpets and plants from
1992, neither memory nor reality, liminal space photography,
photorealistic abandonment, wide corridor shot, spaces between,
nostalgia horror, backrooms aesthetic

Bedroom at night from bed perspective, shadowy humanoid figure
standing in doorway, unable to move viewer perspective, sleep
paralysis captured visually, photorealistic bedroom, POV shot,
waking nightmare, paralyzed terror, common fear visualized

Bathroom mirror showing person, but reflection is doing different
actions, identity split, multiple selves visible in mirror edges,
reality questioned, photorealistic mirror effects, medium shot,
self confrontation, identity horror, reflection independence

Adult person standing in their childhood bedroom unchanged,
time capsule preserved, toys watching, height difference obvious,
past inescapable, photorealistic period bedroom, medium shot,
childhood trapped, regression horror, past preserved

Mass of faces in darkness, all staring at viewer, expressions
blank, crowded isolation, photorealistic crowd, tight framing,
surrounded yet alone, social anxiety visualized, anonymous
masses, collective stare

Subway car empty except single passenger at 2 AM, fluorescent
lights, reflections in windows showing different scene, urban
isolation, photorealistic subway interior, wide interior shot,
city loneliness, transit horror, last train dread

Living room where walls are melting, furniture morphing, reality
breaking down, person unaware continuing normal activities,
surreal horror, photorealistic but impossible, wide room shot,
sanity questioned, reality fragile, perception unreliable

Person looking at their exact double across street, both stopping
and staring, urban setting, meeting your double, photorealistic
street scene, medium distance shot, identity terror, self
encounter, doppelgänger mythology

Person in normal room but walls closing in, ceiling lowering,
space compressing, anxiety made visual, photorealistic room
distortion, claustrophobic framing, internal state externalized,
mental health horror, pressure visualized

Black and white security camera footage, timestamp and location
in corner, empty parking garage, figure entering frame at edge,
movement detected, surveillance horror, photorealistic CCTV
quality, wide surveillance angle, voyeuristic terror, automated
watching, recorded evidence

Dashcam view of lonely highway at night, something crossing
road ahead impossibly fast, headlight illumination, date and
time overlay, traffic horror, photorealistic dashcam footage,
wide road perspective, witness account, automotive terror,
highway legend

VHS wedding video from 1987, happy celebration, but watching
from windows visible in background, period camcorder quality,
celebratory moment corrupted, photorealistic VHS aesthetic,
wide reception shot, joyous occasion observed, special day
ruined, memory tainted

Baby monitor screen showing nursery, infant sleeping, but
additional figure visible in corner of room, night vision green,
parent holding monitor, home security failure, photorealistic
monitor screen, focused on screen, parental fear, invasion of
safe space, child endangerment

Police body camera footage, responding to domestic disturbance,
entering dark house, flashlight beam, something waiting inside,
first responder horror, photorealistic body cam quality, POV
perspective, duty call danger, law enforcement terror, job
hazards supernatural

Vintage black and white photograph from 1920s, family portrait,
but extra face visible in background that wasn't noticed before,
spirit photography, photorealistic aged photograph, medium shot,
photo evidence, captured ghosts, death remembered

Doorbell camera view of front porch at night, motion detected,
figure standing just outside camera range, only partial view,
modern home security horror, photorealistic doorbell footage,
wide porch view, smart home invasion, surveillance incomplete,
blind spots exploited

Wildlife trail camera in forest, deer passing normally, next
frame shows impossible creature, hunting camera horror, photo-
realistic trail cam quality, wide forest frame, nature documentation,
wilderness holds secrets, automated surveillance catches truth

Super 8 home movie from 1970s, children playing in yard, film
grain and color fade, something in background, nostalgic footage
corrupted, photorealistic film quality, home movie aesthetic,
innocent memories, childhood recorded, past preserved with darkness

Convenience store security camera, late night, customer browsing,
something entering store that isn't human, cashier unaware,
retail horror, photorealistic security footage, multiple camera
angles, working class danger, night shift terror, mundane made
terrifying

Modern family taking selfie, when reviewed photo shows ghostly
figure standing behind them that wasn't visible, photographic
evidence, photorealistic smartphone photo, medium group shot,
unseen presence, technology catches spirits, photo proof

Paranormal investigators with recording equipment in abandoned
building, digital recorder displaying waveform of captured voice,
thermal camera showing cold spot, ghost hunting professional,
photorealistic investigation equipment, medium interior shot,
scientific approach to paranormal, evidence gathering, spirit
communication

Teenage girl in bedroom, objects floating around her, eyes
completely black, mouth open too wide, demonic possession
manifesting, photorealistic supernatural effects, medium shot,
invasion of body, evil inhabiting, soul displaced

Ouija board on table, candles around it, planchette moving on
its own, participants' hands not touching it, communication
established, photorealistic game board, overhead shot, gateway
opened, contact made, consequences beginning

Kitchen with all cabinet doors opening simultaneously, dishes
floating, person backed against wall watching, poltergeist
activity, photorealistic kitchen chaos, wide interior shot,
home uprising, objects animated, domestic space rebelling

Living room at night, TV providing only light, shadow on wall
that doesn't match any object, shadow person phenomenon, photo-
realistic lighting, medium shot focused on shadow, presence
without source, darkness given form, shadow realm bleeding through

Person in modern clothes standing on 1950s street, everything
perfectly period except them, time anomaly visual, photo-
realistic period accuracy, medium shot, temporal displacement,
time traveler or glitch, reality's timeline broken

Car interior view, rearview mirror showing woman in white in
back seat that wasn't there moment ago, vanishing hitchhiker
legend, photorealistic car interior, mirror focus, urban legend
real, ghostly passenger, eternal journey

Close-up of hands with wounds appearing, blood drops forming,
religious horror, person terrified looking at their hands,
supernatural marking, photorealistic wound effects, tight
framing, divine message or curse, body marked by beyond, faith
made flesh

Person lying in bed, translucent version of themselves floating
above body, silver cord connecting them, out of body experience,
photorealistic astral effect, medium bedroom shot, soul separate,
consciousness displaced, between realms

[Base Subject] + [Atmospheric Layer] + [Emotional Layer] +
[Technical Layer] + [Horror Subgenre]

Abandoned psychiatric hospital (base) + thick fog and dim
emergency lights (atmospheric) + oppressive sense of past
suffering (emotional) + photorealistic decay and clinical
detail (technical) + psychological institutional horror (subgenre)

"in the style of The Shining's cinematography"
"Hereditary-inspired family horror"
"Paranormal Activity found footage aesthetic"

[Subject] + YOUR_FAVORITE_LIGHTING + YOUR_FAVORITE_COMPOSITION +
YOUR_SIGNATURE_ATMOSPHERE + photorealistic

"Generate a haunted house image"
[Reviews result]
"Make it more gothic and add fog"
[Reviews result]
"Perfect, now add a figure in the window"

[Prompt #3 setting] + [Prompt #22 creature] + [Prompt #61 psychological
element] = Abandoned amusement park with plague doctor figure creating
uncanny valley unease

Create a master prompt template:
"[Variable subject], abandoned hospital setting, dim emergency
lighting, greenish tint, photorealistic, psychological horror,
cinematic composition, sense of institutional dread"

"Woman in her 30s, shoulder-length dark hair, wearing gray
hospital gown, bare feet, haunted expression"

"Corridor with peeling green paint, flickering fluorescent
lights, wheelchair abandoned in hallway, room 237 visible"