An AI-Loving Photographer's Spooky Visions of Wichita Falls

All things mysterious and menacing and fantastical

Spooky AI visions of Wichita Falls by Troy Larson

If a thing touches on noir influence, or the mysterious and unexplained, I am interested from the jump. I am a huge X-Files fan, love sci-fi and horror movies, John Carpenter, H.R. Giger, Michael Myers and anything that gives me a cheap thrill or a quick jump scare. So, when I stop consuming others’ creations for a minute to work on my own, they tend to come out a little dark and spooky.

Lately, it’s been my camera and AI spitting out the work. I’ve been photographing Wichita Falls places and then turning the photographs into scenes of dark and creepy events with AI.

“Lying in Wait” / photo and art by author

The photo shown above is of the office at a local car lot, which was lit from within after hours last night. Using AI, I added the hooded figure staring out. I call it “Lying in Wait.”

“Take Me to Your Weedeater” / photo and art by author

In keeping with my previous post about AI, I had to include a flying saucer scene, “Take Me to Your Weedeater,” above. It uses my photo of the building on the corner of Scott Avenue and 9th Street with the alien mothership hovering above.

I have been appointed to deliver a message. The extraterrestrials peacefully requested that we cut down the weeds downtown.

“Factory City Sentry” / photo and art by author

My photo of a downtown fire escape made good raw material to use AI and add a “sentry on duty.” “Factory City Sentry” is named with a nod to our friend Josh at Factory City Tattoo, who was the first to recognize what a cool name “Factory City” is.

“We Better Go” / photo and art by author

“We Better Go,” is another of my photos taken from behind a fence at a local car lot. I added an AI-assisted rendering of a stalker walking toward the camera in menacing fashion. We better go.

“Park in the Light” / photo and art by author

“Park in the Light,” they said. “Everything will be fine,” they said. “This is a safe neighborhood.” For anybody who has as twisted a taste in art as I do, these works are all available in multiple formats. Email me at fallstownfuse@gmail.com for info.

Clown Down the Lane / Photo and art by author

“Clown Down the Lane” is a creepy clown who appeared in my otherwise lonely photo of the sidewalk in Depot Square.

When Halloween rolls around, theFUSE will be having a lot more fun with AI visions of Wichita Falls. Sign up for a subscription so you don’t miss an update.

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