A horror short made shot by shot in Grok Imagine.
Turn a classic into AI horror with Grok Imagine: $25K third place
A fresh genre twist on a famous story gives people a reason to watch something they already know.
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From @Mr_AllenT on X · Aug 2026
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What they did
- 1The moveAllen T., an AI creator with about 28K followers on X, turned the Cyclops cave scene from The Odyssey into a horror film, made shot by shot in Grok Imagine with locked character designs.
- 2Step 2Pick one famous scene
- 3Step 3Give it a new genre, like horror
- 4ResultGrok Imagine's official winners post names him the $25K Third Place winner (Sep 4, 2026).
Quick answers
What tools do you need?
Grok (ai assistant with live x context).
How much does it cost?
You can start for $0: Grok has a free plan. Check each tool's site for current prices.
Is it allowed?
X allows original content; deceptive synthetic media likely to cause harm can be labeled or removed, and paid posts must be disclosed. Source.
Watch out: Prize money is a one-off contest payout, not a repeatable income. The contest was open to legal US residents 18+, and finalists had to show their project links and prompts to prove the videos were made only with Grok Imagine.
Try it yourself
(Our template, not the creator's prompt.) I'm making a 3-minute AI film scene from [story]. Write a beat sheet of 12 shots: for each, the camera move, setting, character action, one line of dialogue (if any) and a Grok Imagine video prompt. Keep the same character description word-for-word in every shot.
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Your first step
Open Grok, paste the prompt above and swap the [brackets] for your own niche.
Full write-up & sources
More detail: He posted his workflow tips with the entry and says it took about 5 days with breaks.
Results: His entry post shows 24,348 views (X, Oct 18, 2026).
Source: @Mr_AllenT on X · Aug 2026. Summarised in our own words; figures as shared by the creator or shown on the platform. Updated .
