Show HN: Scream AI: Ransform Your Selfies into Cinematic Y2K Horror Photos (screamai.art)

Show HN: Scream AI is a new web tool that transforms selfies into “cinematic Y2K horror” images—think neon-lit 90s bedrooms with Ghostface-style characters and movie-grade lighting. Users upload a portrait (JPG/PNG/WEBP/HEIC, max 5MB), customize a ~500‑char prompt, and the service claims high‑resolution outputs in seconds (advertised 5s, FAQ says 5–30s). The product touts 15+ Y2K styles, selfie‑optimized face integration, credit/subscription billing, and thousands of transformations to date—positioning itself as a quick generator for viral horror content and social posts. For the AI/ML community this is another example of niche, style‑specialized generative imaging apps that combine face‑aware blending and cinematic post‑processing to meet a clear creator demand. Technical implications include on-device or server‑side face alignment, style transfer/conditional generation and compositing pipelines tuned for portraits. Important considerations: potential copyright and likeness risks (explicit Ghostface imagery may trigger IP concerns), privacy and consent for face manipulation, and the ongoing need for safeguards against misuse or deepfake harms. Scream AI illustrates both the creative possibilities of targeted generative tools and the legal/ethical tradeoffs platform operators must manage.