# Zombie Filter > A zombie filter turns a normal photo into an undead version of the same person. In Kenerate AI Filter, the Zombie look gives you greyed cracked skin, sunken glowing eyes, tattered clothes and a foggy graveyard backdrop, while keeping your pose and expression. It's horror-movie styling with no blood or gore in the look. URL: https://kenerateai.com/zombie-filter Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com) Last updated: 3 October 2026 ## Key facts - Look: Zombie (Fun & Wild group) - What changes: Grey cracked skin, glowing eyes, tattered clothes, foggy graveyard - Gore: None in the look - Keep your background: Yes — say so in the Twist - Input: One photo · JPG, PNG or WebP · up to 20 MB - Speed: About 10–20 s on Qwen Image 3 ## Steps 1. Add a photo — Upload, snap or paste a clear photo — JPG, PNG or WebP up to 20 MB. A face in good light keeps the most of you. 2. Pick Zombie — Open the Fun & Wild group, or search the look drawer for “zombie”. 3. Set the scene in the Twist — Optional, up to 300 characters: “keep my backyard and the string lights, no graveyard” or “add a torn party hat”. 4. Apply, compare, share — Drag the Compare slider for the before/after, then download it, Upscale it for a poster, or Tweak and run again. ## In depth ### What the Zombie look changes, and what it doesn't The look asks for a cinematic zombie: greyed, cracked skin, sunken eyes with a faint glow, tattered clothes and a foggy graveyard behind you. It doesn't ask for blood, wounds or exposed bone, so results read like a horror-film poster rather than a gore effect. Your pose, expression and framing are kept, which is why a smile in the original becomes an unsettling undead grin. ### Keeping your own background By default the backdrop turns into a foggy graveyard. If you'd rather stay where the photo was taken — the party, the office, the backyard — say so in the Twist: “keep my background, no graveyard”. The look then works on you and leaves the scene as it is, which is useful for a before/after of the same room. ### A zombie party in four photos A simple way to use the look for Halloween, with everyone's agreement: - Before the party: zombify each guest's photo for the invite - At the door: a quick snap, zombified on a phone in the browser - Group shot: Zombie with GPT Image 2, everyone kept in the frame - After: Upscale the best one for a poster or a card ### Zombie filter or zombie makeup? SFX makeup takes an hour and a kit; the filter takes a photo and about 20 seconds. A filtered picture can serve as a reference for colour and placement before anyone picks up a brush, or help you choose between costume ideas. The filter can't help on the night itself, but it's a quick way to plan the face you'll paint. ### Mixing Zombie with another look Zombie × Comic Noir at 70/30 makes an inked horror-comic panel with one red accent. Zombie × Film Noir gives a black-and-white 1940s monster still. Zombie × Pop Art at Even is the friendliest option, a bright screen print for an invite. If the second look takes over, move Balance back toward Zombie. ## FAQ Q: How do I turn myself into a zombie in a photo? A: Upload your photo to Kenerate AI Filter, pick the Zombie look in the Fun & Wild group and press Apply. It returns one image of you as a cinematic zombie, with grey cracked skin, sunken glowing eyes, tattered clothes and a foggy graveyard backdrop, in about 10–20 seconds on the default engine. Your pose and expression are kept. Q: Is the zombie filter gory? A: No. The Zombie look asks for greyed cracked skin, sunken glowing eyes, tattered clothes and a foggy graveyard, and nothing about blood, wounds or exposed bone. Results look like a horror-film poster rather than a gore effect. That keeps them suitable for invites, party photos and profile pictures. Optional Twist text is moderation-checked like the app's other text fields. Q: Can I keep my own background? A: Yes. The look adds a foggy graveyard by default, but you can override it in the Twist, the optional one-line instruction of up to 300 characters. Write something like “keep my background, no graveyard” and the look changes you while the room, street or party behind you stays the same. Q: Can I zombify a group or party photo? A: Yes, if everyone in it agrees. The look tells the engine to keep every person and their pose and not to add or remove anyone. Faces that are small in a wide shot keep less detail, so crop in. GPT Image 2 handles crowded group shots best; switch to it in the engine picker if Qwen Image 3 blurs a face. Q: What's the best zombie filter for Halloween? A: One that keeps you recognisable under the makeup, because the fun is seeing who's who. Kenerate AI Filter's Zombie look does that on Qwen Image 3, the default engine, and Kenerate Filter takes it further with identity locked. Mix it with Comic Noir or Pop Art for invites, and Upscale the result for printing. Q: Can I zombify a friend's photo as a joke? A: Only with their permission. Restyle photos of yourself, of people who agreed, or pictures you own the rights to, and don't use a zombie version to mock, harass or embarrass someone who didn't sign up for it. A quick “can I zombify you?” before the party keeps the joke a shared one. ## Related pages - AI Filter: https://kenerateai.com/ai-filter - Action figure AI: https://kenerateai.com/action-figure-ai - Cartoon filter: https://kenerateai.com/cartoon-filter - Pixar filter: https://kenerateai.com/pixar-filter - Anime filter: https://kenerateai.com/anime-filter ## Sources - Kenerate AI Filter (the tool): https://kenerateai.com/app/tool/ai-filter