There seems to be fewer “real life” ghost images than ever before. And arguably that’s because the advent of digital editing software (and, more recently, smartphone filters) has trained us to treat any photo that doesn’t add up with an increasing degree of skepticism. And, in fact, it has never been easier to fake convincing paranormal illusions.

So this Halloween I’ll show you how to create five spooky and chilling ghostly portraits that will scare your instagram followers, friends and family. I’ll start by teaching you how to recreate a scene inspired by the modern supernatural horror classic. Ring (1998). By merging two exhibitions into Adobe Photoshop CCyou can effectively create the illusion of a horrible specter coming out of a television screen.