Google just dropped its most creative AI toolkit yet, perfectly timed for Halloween. The tech giant's new Nano Banana image generator and upgraded Veo 3.1 video model are turning ordinary photos into Victorian ghost portraits and everyday pets into costumed characters. With Halloween less than a week away, these tools are already generating viral content across social platforms.
Google is making this Halloween its most AI-powered yet. The company just unveiled a comprehensive suite of creative tools that turn anyone into a digital artist, whether you're designing party invites or figuring out what costume makes your dog look most adorable.
The star of the show is Nano Banana, Google's latest image generation model that's surprisingly good at understanding complex Halloween scenarios. "Transform this person into a semi-skeletal spectral translucent Victorian ghost," reads one of the suggested prompts, complete with instructions for "black and white Daguerreotype" styling. The results are genuinely impressive - users are already sharing Victorian ghost selfies that look like they stepped out of a 19th-century photograph.
Google Photos users in the US are getting an early Halloween treat too. The app's new Remix feature can transform any photo into Halloween-themed artwork using what Google calls "AI-powered style transfer." The Halloween Remix option joins new Claymation, Pixel Art, and Ukiyo-e styles that launched alongside the seasonal feature.
But Google's not stopping at still images. The company quietly upgraded its Veo video generation model to version 3.1, adding what Google describes as "richer audio, more narrative control" and better prompt adherence. Early users are creating everything from spooky moving portraits to cute autumn scenes featuring trick-or-treating pets.
"We recently released Veo 3.1, our latest state-of-the-art video generation model," Google explained in their blog post. The upgrade comes just as video generation is becoming the next battleground in AI creativity tools, with OpenAI's Sora still in limited testing.
The timing couldn't be better. Social media platforms are already flooded with AI-generated Halloween content, from TikTok users showing off their Nano Banana creations to Instagram stories featuring Veo-generated spooky scenes. One particularly viral example shows a Victorian woman literally climbing out of her portrait frame - the kind of content that would have required a Hollywood VFX team just a few years ago.
