I tried out a Sora appearance for Halloween and made Frankenstein dance at the prom
By Macy Meyer | Published: 2025-10-31 19:05:00 | Source: CNET
Just in time for Halloween, Sora is getting spooky. Well, it was already scary, but in a different, scary, AI-driven way.
OpenAI’s latest update to its AI video generation platform Presents the veil of character The feature launches with a seasonal touch. If you have Sora social media app downloadedNow you can add classic Halloween icons, like Dracula, Frankenstein, and more to your videos.
Here’s how to create your own nightmare character’s look.
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Halloween set
To kick off this feature, Sora is offering a collection of pre-made classic Halloween characters:
- Frankenstein (@franklyfrankenstein)
- Dracula (@soradracula)
- Jack O’Lantern (@sorajackolantern)
- The Witch (@sorawitch)
- Ghost (@ghostlyghost)
In the app, you can start typing one of the above handles into the prompt box, and the app will automatically insert the character into your clip.
How to create your own Halloween cameo
The update allows users to create, tag, and reuse personas across projects. You can upload a video or create a video directly within Sora, then turn it into a reusable “character” with a name, handle, and privacy settings.
Each character can appear in multiple videos and share them with followers, or make them private or open to anyone on Sora.
Since I don’t consider myself a fan of AI video, I started with one of Sora’s ready-made characters. I chose Frankenstein’s Monster as my first victim because Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is one of my favorite novels (I reread it every October), and I’m eager to see the latest version of Guillermo del Toro’s classic novel.
I opened the Sora app and clicked the “+” button in the middle of the navigation bar at the bottom. I wrote in the text box, “Can I take a video of @franklyfrankenstein doing the famous dance from the TV show Wednesday? I also want Frankenstein’s monster in a fun costume.”
I hit the create button, and a few minutes later, I had the next video in my drafts.
I’m not entirely sure what dancing Frankenstein’s monster does, but it’s helpful to imagine this famous creature dancing at a high school prom. I doubt this will be in del Toro’s film.
I also wanted to know if I could add two or more characters to a video.
She wrote, “I would love for @sorajackolantern, @sorawitch, and @ghostlyghost to dress up in Halloween costumes and go trick-or-treating in a cozy neighborhood.”
Although you can’t see the character’s costumes or facial expressions, the end result is informative enough for me to try hands-on every day of the wonderful All Hallows’ Eve.
(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that it infringed Ziff Davis’s copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)
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