If you’ve ever wondered what a horror movie written by AI would look like, imagine a script where everyone’s named “John,” the ghosts speak in binary, and the final twist is revealed by a toaster. Welcome to AI horror — a digital nightmare in all the wrong (and somehow right) ways.
When researchers asked an AI to write a scary story, it began promisingly: “It was a dark and stormy night.” Classic. But then things went downhill — or rather, sideways. The protagonist was “a refrigerator that screamed when it was opened,” and the monster turned out to be… “loneliness.” Spooky? Yes. Coherent? Not exactly.
Another AI-generated horror screenplay described a haunted smart home that kept turning its lights off and whispering, “Update complete.” The ending? The house fell in love with the Wi-Fi router. Truly chilling — especially if you’ve ever fought your own router for signal.
But here’s the charm of AI horror: it’s unintentionally brilliant. It captures the modern fear of technology — losing control, being watched, or realizing your devices know too much. Maybe that’s what makes it work. Maybe the scariest thing isn’t the ghost in the house… it’s the algorithm writing your nightmares.
