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GHOSTED! Old ghosts. New problems.
What if Hokusai's ghosts had to deal with modern life?
GHOSTED! is a playful Halloween collection inspired by Hyaku Monogatari (One Hundred Ghost Tales), a series of Japanese woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai.
Using three public domain artworks from the Art Institute of Chicago, I created a custom Recraft Style that brings traditional Japanese ghost illustrations into unexpected modern situations.
A mix of folklore, dark humor and everyday chaos.
Created for the Recraft AI × Contra Archive Style Challenge 2026.
Love it! Sometimes I feel like the one with the laptop 😂
seriously your works are unique!
Hokusai's ghosts dealing with modern problems is a great idea, funny and well made.
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