Halloween AI photo prompts: 9 costume portraits that keep your face

By the Reshot AI team · Published October 28, 2026 · 9-minute read
Last updated October 28, 2026

The best Halloween AI photos start from a photo you already have. These nine prompts build the costume, the set and the light around your face instead of inventing a new person, so the result still looks like you.

Each prompt below is a template in Reshot AI (listed on the App Store as Expression Editor – Reshot AI). Open the template, pick a selfie, and the app does the rest. You can also copy the prompt and use it anywhere that accepts a reference photo.

The sample images are vertical portraits, the format that fits a phone screen and an Instagram story.

How these prompts keep your face

Every prompt here starts with the same instruction: keep the face from your photo exactly as it is. The longer prompts spell out identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle and body proportions; the short ones say “keep my face exactly the same”. The costume, set and light change around it, and hats, masks and steam are placed so they don’t cover the face.

1. Witch in a foggy cemetery

A full-length witch in black and violet among old gravestones, glowing pumpkins and low fog at dusk. The hat brim sits back so the face stays lit.

Create a realistic Halloween fantasy portrait using the uploaded person photo. Use the reference only for the costume, setting, lighting, and composition. Preserve the uploaded person’s exact facial identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and body proportions. Adapt the costume naturally to any person without copying the reference model’s face or hair. Place the person standing centrally, facing the camera, shown from head to toe. Dress them in a floor-length black witch robe with a rich purple center panel, crisscross corset-style lacing, and flowing purple sleeve accents. Add a tall pointed black witch hat with a purple band and small metal buckle. Keep their face clearly visible beneath the brim. Place a rustic wooden broom in one hand, its bristles resting on the ground. Surround them with a spooky cemetery: weathered gravestones, twisted bare trees framing both sides, glowing carved pumpkins in the foreground, low drifting ground fog, and a few flying bats. Create a dramatic orange sunset behind purple storm clouds. Add delicate spiderwebs in the image corners. Use realistic fabric, natural anatomy, detailed textures, warm pumpkin glow, and soft atmospheric shadows. Keep the person sharp and recognizable, with depth in the background. Match the reference’s vertical composition and dramatic Halloween mood. Keep the entire hat and figure inside the frame. Generate only the finished scene, without the screenshot interface, borders, or watermarks.

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2. Vampire on the staircase

An elegant vampire in burgundy brocade and a red-lined cape on a candlelit mansion staircase. The body angles away, but the face turns to the camera.

Create a realistic Halloween fantasy portrait using the uploaded person photo. Preserve their exact facial identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and body proportions. Adapt the costume to the person’s build and age. Place the person slightly right of center, standing on the grand staircase of a haunted mansion, with their body turned slightly and their face looking toward the camera. Dress them in an elegant black vampire outfit with a deep burgundy waistcoat and a flowing cape lined in red velvet. Keep the face fully visible and recognizable. Surround them with ornate stair rails, antique portraits, dusty chandeliers, melted candles, and subtle cobwebs. An open doorway behind them reveals a moonlit sky and distant bats. Mix warm candlelight with cool blue moonlight, creating realistic shadows and rich depth. Use a vertical, head-to-toe composition with the entire figure and cape inside the frame. Create realistic fabric, natural anatomy, and cinematic photography. No extra people, text, borders, or watermarks.

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3. Forest witch with a glowing spellbook

A forest witch in emerald velvet holding a spellbook that glows green under a full moon. The hood is draped back and the page light falls on the hands, not across the eyes.

Create a realistic Halloween fantasy portrait using the uploaded person photo. Preserve their exact facial identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and body proportions. Adapt the costume naturally to any person without changing their appearance. Place the person left of center in a mysterious forest clearing, shown from head to toe. Dress them in a dark emerald velvet robe with black details and a softly draped hood resting behind their head. Have them hold an open antique spellbook at waist level, looking toward the camera with a calm, mysterious expression. A subtle green glow rises from the book and lights their hands. Create towering twisted trees, moss-covered roots, scattered glowing pumpkins, and a narrow path disappearing into mist. A large full moon shines through the branches. Add a few small floating amber lights, keeping the surroundings spacious and atmospheric. Use realistic textures, natural anatomy, cool moonlight, and restrained magical illumination. Keep the face unobstructed and the entire figure inside the vertical frame. No extra people, readable text, borders, or watermarks.

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4. Gothic masquerade in a ruined ballroom

A gothic masquerade guest in black velvet and silver in a moonlit, ruined ballroom. The mask is held at the waist, so it never covers the face.

Create a realistic Halloween fantasy portrait using the uploaded person photo. Preserve their exact facial identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and body proportions. Adapt an elegant gothic costume to their build and age. Place the person centrally in an abandoned ballroom, framed from the knees upward. Dress them in a tailored black velvet outfit with antique silver embroidery, a high collar, and a dramatic midnight-blue cape. Have them hold an ornate masquerade mask at waist level, leaving their face fully uncovered. Their shoulders turn slightly while their eyes look toward the camera. Create tall arched windows, cracked mirrors, faded wallpaper, candlelit wall sconces, and a dusty black-and-white marble floor. Show a full moon through the windows, with a few bats silhouetted outside. Add subtle floor mist and delicate cobwebs around the distant chandelier. Use cool silver moonlight and warm candlelight, realistic velvet, detailed embroidery, and natural anatomy. Keep the face sharp and recognizable. No extra people, text, borders, or watermarks.

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5. Witch brewing a potion

A witch stirring a cauldron of green potion in a cottage full of bottles, herbs and candles. The hat tilts back and the steam stays below the face.

Create a realistic Halloween fantasy portrait using the uploaded person photo. Preserve their exact facial identity, skin tone, age, hairstyle, and body proportions. Adapt the costume naturally to any person. Place the person slightly left of center inside a rustic witch’s cottage, framed from mid-thigh upward. Dress them in a black robe with deep plum sleeves and an aged leather belt. Add a pointed witch hat tilted back enough to keep their face clearly visible. Position a cast-iron cauldron in the lower-right foreground. Have the person stir it with one hand while turning their face toward the camera. Fill the cottage with rough wooden shelves, glass potion bottles, hanging dried herbs, candles, and a small glowing carved pumpkin. Through a round window, show a moonlit forest. A softly bubbling green potion releases thin curling steam that stays below the person’s face. Use warm amber candlelight, subtle green reflected light, realistic fabric, natural hands, and detailed cottage textures. Create a vertical cinematic composition with the entire hat inside the frame. No extra people, readable labels, borders, or watermarks.

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6. Medieval princess with a veil

A medieval princess in ivory satin with a tall hennin, shot like a soft-focus vintage fashion photo. The veil trails from the hat and the backlight outlines the shoulders, leaving the face clear.

Create a dreamy vintage medieval fantasy portrait using the uploaded person’s photo. Use the reference only for costume, pose, setting, lighting, and photographic atmosphere. Preserve the uploaded person’s exact facial identity, age, skin tone, facial features, hairstyle, hair color, facial hair, and body proportions. Adapt the costume naturally to any person without copying the reference model’s appearance. Show the person from the head to below the hips, their body turned slightly sideways and their face directed toward the camera. Place their hands gently clasped near their chest, with relaxed shoulders and a calm, mysterious expression. Keep their face unobstructed. Dress them in an ivory satin medieval fantasy gown with voluminous gathered sleeves, delicate antique-gold edging, a softly fitted waist, and flowing fabric folds. Adapt the neckline and fit naturally to the person’s body. Add a tall silver-lilac conical medieval hennin decorated with subtle metallic embroidery, with a long translucent ivory veil falling from its tip behind the shoulders. Preserve their original hair beneath the headpiece. Frame the person with heavy olive-green velvet curtains, loosely gathered on the left and draped across the upper background. Use a deep midnight-blue backdrop. Place a warm light behind the person to illuminate the veil and create a soft golden outline around their shoulders and sleeves. Add gentle frontal fill so their facial identity remains clearly visible. Render as vintage fashion photography with soft-focus diffusion, luminous highlights, subtle film grain, muted colors, and natural satin texture. Create a romantic, quietly haunting storybook mood. Keep the entire headpiece inside the frame and the hands anatomically correct. No text, logos, extra people, or modern objects.

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7. Witch in a misty pumpkin patch

A forest witch in a dark green cloak and pointed hat, holding a lantern in a pumpkin patch at dusk. The prompt keeps your face, features and expression exactly as they are.

Edit the uploaded selfie. Keep my face, features, and expression exactly the same. Dress me as a forest witch in a dark green cloak and a pointed hat, standing in a misty pumpkin patch at dusk, warm lantern light.

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8. 1920s spirit photograph

A sepia 1920s spirit photograph with faded edges, light scratches and a faint ghost standing beside you. Only the photo style and the ghost are added; your face stays the same.

Edit the uploaded photo. Keep my face exactly the same. Turn it into a 1920s black-and-white spirit photograph with sepia tones, faded edges, light scratches, and a faint see-through ghost standing beside me.

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9. Black vampire cape

A black vampire cape with a high red collar, and nothing else changed. Face, hair, expression, pose, background and lighting all stay as they are.

Change only my outfit to a black vampire cape with a high red collar. Keep my face, hair, expression, pose, and background exactly as they are. Keep the lighting the same.

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How to use these templates in Reshot AI

1. Open Reshot AI on iPhone and find the Halloween costume portraits category on the home screen.
2. Pick a template. Choose a clear, front-facing selfie with good light; it is the reference for your face.
3. Generate. Results arrive in the app’s History, so you can come back for them later.
4. Want a different expression in the result? Open it in the Face Editor and add a smile, open closed eyes, or turn the head.

Frequently asked questions

Will the result look like me?

Each template uses your photo as the reference and describes the look, not a new face. Clear, front-facing photos with even light give the closest match.

Can I use these prompts outside Reshot AI?

Yes. The copy button gives you the full prompt; it works in any image tool that accepts a reference photo. Results will differ by model.

Is Reshot AI free?

The app is free to download. Generating templates uses credits or a Premium subscription; details are in the app.