How to Create Eerie Illustrations on Midjourney

Adair Lee
4 min readJun 17, 2023

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Escape from the Dark is a stunning example of the types of illustrations you can create on Midjourney. This illustration features a figure with long curly black hair struggling to break free from a frightening and ominous atmosphere. The raw style of Becky Cloonan and Harry Clarke perfectly captures the eerie mood of the scene. Read on to learn how you can use Midjourney to create similarly stunning illustrations.

Midjourney prompts:

[book0] illustration of a [person0] with long - curly - black hair and [clothing0], struggling and running in a [location0], super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16


Horror illustration of a Female Protagonist with long - curly - black hair and Hoodie, struggling and running in a Abandoned Asylum, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Dark Fantasy illustration of a Rebel with long - curly - black hair and Leather Jacket, struggling and running in a Haunted Forest, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Graphic Novel illustration of a Survivor with long - curly - black hair and Tattered Dress, struggling and running in a Deserted Island, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Thriller illustration of a Escapee with long - curly - black hair and Torn Jeans, struggling and running in a Creepy Mansion, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Mystery illustration of a Trapped with long - curly - black hair and Combat Boots, struggling and running in a Underground Tunnel, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Suspense illustration of a Fugitive with long - curly - black hair and Fishnet Stockings, struggling and running in a Eerie Graveyard, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

Gothic illustration of a Adventurer with long - curly - black hair and Ripped T-shirt, struggling and running in a Foggy Cemetery, super - long view, dark tones, extremely scary atmosphere, in the style of becky cloonan and harry clarke --v 5.1 --style raw --s 250 --ar 9:16

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Adair Lee
Adair Lee

Written by Adair Lee

Experienced full-stack developer proficient in C#, Python, and web development, with 20+ years of Google SEO expertise and successful entrepreneurship.