Upload one or two photos. Thriller Dance AI makes a 12s zombie dance video at 720p with an original groove for 2 credits.
2 credits · 720p · 12s
Sample video
A zombie dance trend clip: the arm swings and deep leans, the claw hands, the deep bow, and the freeze as the camera pushes in. Your video is made from your own photos with the Duo, Pet, or Group prompts below.
Sample video
Demo: TikTok @moonwalkcats (Thriller kittens reel). This demo is a real trend clip, not a video this site generated. 354K plays.
Your generated video uses an original spooky funk groove only: no known song, no lyrics, and no affiliation with the original artist. The dance is a homage only.
Make your video
2 credits are charged when you generate. Failed video jobs are refunded.
Choose your photo first. Sign in when you generate. Credit packs
Where the thriller zombie dance trend came from
The zombie routine comes from the 1983 Thriller video, and it returns every Halloween. Searches in the US spike each October as dancers, classrooms, and pets take on the shoulder shrugs, head rolls, and claw hands. Duo and AI-kitten reels circulated in 2026, each keeping the same beat-by-beat routine in a new cast.
The look: arm swings and deep leans in time, head rolls, claw hands beside the face, a deep bow, then a freeze as the camera pushes in close. Your generated clip keeps that routine with an original groove; the known song is not used.
How to make it in 3 steps
1. Upload your photo
Two separate photos for Duo, one pet photo for Pet, or one photo of three or four friends for Group.
2. Choose Duo, Pet, or Group
Duo dances in a bright studio. Pet puts a red-jacket lead on a haunted street with a skeleton and ghost kittens. Group puts your friends in front of an invented zombie crowd, with no zombie makeup on the front row.
3. Generate · 2 credits
Credits are charged when you generate. Wan 3.0 (wan3.0-video) makes a 12s, 720p clip with an original groove. Resolution is always sent as 720P.
What it looks like
Duo: the two of you stand side by side in a bright empty studio, polished floor and tall mirrors behind you, in a zombie look built from your own clothes. You swing your arms wide, lean deep, roll your heads, raise claw hands, bow deep, and freeze as the camera pushes in.
Pet: your pet leads in a fitted red jacket on a foggy haunted street, standing upright, with a skeleton and two ghost kittens copying the moves a beat behind. Pumpkin light flickers and fog drifts through the whole routine.
Group: your friends stand shoulder to shoulder in a front row on a foggy street, with an invented zombie crowd dancing behind them. The front row keeps its own faces and clothes, with no zombie makeup added.
Which photo works best
For Duo, upload two separate photos, one per dancer, facing the camera in good light. For Pet, use a sharp photo of the pet facing the camera. For Group, use one photo of three or four friends together, facing the camera, full bodies if possible.
Any background works, because the scene gets replaced with the studio or the haunted street. Use your own photos only, no celebrities.
Prompts
Also on the prompts page. The Duo pair is the default; Pet and Group swap in their own prompts.
Duo · Internal first-frame prompt
Use the two uploaded photos as the base. The first photo is the dancer on the left, the second photo is the dancer on the right. Keep each person's face, skin tone, hair, body shape, outfit, colors, fabrics, shoes, and accessories exactly as in their own photo. Do not blend the two people, do not swap their clothes, and do not make either person look like a celebrity. Give each dancer a zombie look built from their own clothes: pale grey-green face paint, darkened eyes, tousled hair, and torn hems, with no gore and no wounds. Place the pair side by side in a bright empty dance studio with a polished wooden floor, tall mirrors along one wall, and soft daylight through high windows. Both face the camera in a low ready crouch, arms loose, knees bent. Full-body framing, straight-on camera, 35mm lens, clean bright grade, photorealistic, not CGI. Vertical 9:16. Exactly two people, no text, no logos.
Duo · Video · 12s
One continuous take with no cuts in a bright dance studio. Keep both dancers' faces, outfits, and zombie looks exactly as in the still image. The pair swings both arms wide in time, leans deep to one side and then the other, rolls their heads slowly, and raises clawed hands beside their faces. They shrug their shoulders in rhythm, step forward together, sink into a deep bow with arms hanging, then snap upright and freeze facing the camera as it pushes in close. The polished floor and mirrors stay behind them throughout, and neither dancer leaves the frame. Audio: an original spooky funk groove only, punchy bass, crisp drums, and eerie synth stabs, with no singing, no lyrics, and no known song. No dialogue, no text, no logos.
Pet · Internal first-frame prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the base. Keep the pet's breed, face, eye color, fur color, fur length, markings, and body shape exactly as in the photo. Do not blend in another animal, and do not give the pet human hands or a human face. Dress the pet as the lead dancer in a fitted red jacket with dark trousers, standing upright on its hind legs on a foggy haunted street at night, with jack-o'-lanterns glowing on doorsteps and bare trees behind. Beside the pet, add two invented companions that are clearly not the uploaded pet: a small skeleton figure and two ghost kittens in white sheets, all facing the camera in a playful zombie pose with paws and arms raised. Low camera at the pet's eye line, 35mm lens, moody blue night grade with warm pumpkin light, photorealistic, not CGI. Vertical 9:16. No text, no logos.
Pet · Video · 12s
One continuous take with no cuts on a foggy haunted street at night. Keep the pet's breed, fur, markings, and red jacket exactly as in the still image, and keep the skeleton and ghost kittens as separate invented companions. The pet leads the routine standing upright: both front paws swing wide, the body leans deep side to side, the head rolls slowly, and the paws rise into claw shapes beside the face. The skeleton and ghost kittens copy the moves a beat behind, shrugging and swaying together. The group sinks into a deep bow, then snaps upright and freezes as the camera pushes in close on the pet. Pumpkin light flickers and fog drifts through the whole shot. Audio: an original spooky funk groove only, punchy bass, crisp drums, and eerie synth stabs, with no singing, no lyrics, and no known song. No dialogue, no text, no logos.
Group · Internal first-frame prompt
Use the uploaded photo as the base. Keep the three or four friends in the photo exactly as they are: each face, skin tone, hair, body shape, outfit, colors, fabrics, shoes, and accessories unchanged. Do not blend the friends, do not swap their clothes, and do not put zombie makeup on the front row. Place the group in a front row on a foggy street at night, shoulder to shoulder, facing the camera with confident playful expressions. Behind them, add a crowd of invented zombie dancers in tattered dark clothes, faces turned toward the camera, arms raised, clearly separate people who are not the uploaded friends. Jack-o'-lanterns glow on doorsteps and a thin moon hangs over bare trees. Full-body framing, straight-on camera, 35mm lens, moody blue night grade with warm pumpkin light, photorealistic, not CGI. Vertical 9:16. No text, no logos.
Group · Video · 12s
One continuous take with no cuts on a foggy street at night. Keep each friend in the front row exactly as in the still image, with no zombie makeup added, and keep the invented zombie crowd behind them as separate figures. The front row and the crowd swing their arms wide together, lean deep side to side, roll their heads slowly, and raise clawed hands beside their faces. They shrug their shoulders in rhythm, step forward as one, sink into a deep bow, then snap upright and freeze facing the camera as it pushes in close. Fog drifts and pumpkin light flickers through the whole shot, and the front row never leaves the frame. Audio: an original spooky funk groove only, punchy bass, crisp drums, and eerie synth stabs, with no singing, no lyrics, and no known song. No dialogue, no text, no logos.
Pricing
Thriller Dance is 2 credits for a 720p, 12 second video with an original groove. Credits do not expire. There is no subscription.
$9.99
Try
2 credits
$19.99
Creator
6 credits
$49.99
Studio
18 credits
All purchases are final and non-refundable. If a paid Thriller Dance video fails, or is still running after 10 minutes, the 2 credits charged for that video are returned automatically. A finished video is not refunded. For billing errors such as a duplicate charge, email support@knightcatai.com.
No. The generated video uses an original spooky 80s-style funk groove only, with no singing and no lyrics. The Thriller song is not included, and there is no affiliation with the original artist. The dance is a homage only.
Which mode should I choose: Duo, Pet, or Group?+
Duo uses two photos in a bright studio. Pet uses one pet photo on a haunted street, with a red-jacket lead, a skeleton, and ghost kittens. Group uses one photo of three or four friends, with an invented zombie crowd behind them and no zombie makeup on the front row.
How do I make the Thriller Dance video?+
Choose Duo, Pet, or Group, then upload the photos for that mode: two separate photos for Duo, one pet photo for Pet, or one photo of three or four friends for Group. Click Generate to spend 2 credits and start the 12 second 720p video. The first frame is prepared during generation.
Where do I get the prompt?+
You do not need to write one. The page uses fixed prompts for the internal first frame and the video. You can read the Duo, Pet, and Group prompts in the Prompts section below or on the prompts page.
What photo works best?+
For Duo, upload two separate photos, one per dancer, facing the camera in good light. For Pet, use a sharp photo of the pet facing the camera. For Group, use one photo of three or four friends together, facing the camera, full bodies if possible. Outfits are kept exactly as in the photos.
How long is the Thriller Dance video and how much does it cost?+
Every Thriller Dance video is 12 seconds at 720p, with an original spooky funk groove. It costs 2 credits when you click Generate. Packs: $9.99 for 2 credits, $19.99 for 6 credits, and $49.99 for 18 credits.
Is the zombie dance gory or scary?+
No gore and no blood. The dance is playful: face paint, torn hems, and a deep bow, then a freeze at the camera. Group mode adds no zombie makeup to the friends in the front row.
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