# Bye Bye Trend AI: Laugh, Wave, Turn Into a Horror Clown > You laugh behind your hand, wave "bye bye", cover the lens, and come back through a puff of smoke in full horror clown face paint: the viral bye bye Halloween transition from one selfie. - URL: https://soracai.com/ai-bye-bye-trend - Canonical: https://soracai.com/ai-bye-bye-trend - Model: Google Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 (reference images to video with sound) - Type: video effect - Category: Transform (https://soracai.com/effects/transform) - Cost: 140 credits per run (packs from $0.99; pricing: https://soracai.com/pricing.md) - Inputs: Your selfie – One adult, face clear and close, chest up, toward the camera. No sunglasses, no hat, bright room. - Time: 1–3 minutes - Watermark: none - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-bye-bye-trend/poster.avif - Updated: 2026-10-31 ## What is the Bye Bye Trend AI: Laugh, Wave, Turn Into a Horror Clown? The bye bye trend is the Halloween transition of October 2026: you laugh behind your hand, wave "bye bye" at the camera, cover the lens, and come back through a puff of smoke as a full horror clown. It is set to an evil laugh and a sing-song "bye bye", and creators use it for their Halloween makeup and costume reveals. Upload one selfie and this template makes the whole transition, no face paint needed. The laugh came first, in a clown clip from August 2025. On 4 October 2026 a creator used it for a laugh, a wave and a reveal in white-and-red clown face paint, and on 13 October a Brazilian creator posted her own bye bye transition, from a laughing selfie through smoke to a full horror clown: 3 million views and 537,000 likes. After that the sound became the go-to for Halloween reveals, and Halloween transition lists picked it up in the last week of October. The template runs in one step: a video model plays the laugh, the wave and the cover, then reveals you in horror clown makeup with an original eerie tune. You get an 8-second vertical clip with no watermark. The trend videos on this page are credited to their creators; the poster image is AI-generated. ## Why the bye bye trend works The laugh and the little wave look harmless, the hand over the lens builds a second of suspense, and the horror clown reveal lands as a jump scare. It is the classic transition shape with a creepy twist, right on time for Halloween. ## Which photo to use One adult, alone in the picture, face clear and close to the camera, chest up, no sunglasses or hat, in daylight or a bright room. ## How to use it 1. Open https://soracai.com/ai-bye-bye-trend and upload a photo (Your selfie). 2. Press Generate (140 credits, shown on the button before you run it). 3. Wait one to three minutes; the result is also saved to My Creations. 4. Download the MP4 without a watermark. Failed runs are refunded automatically. ## Examples - Example result: https://soracai.com/media/templates/ai-bye-bye-trend/poster.avif ## This trend on Instagram & TikTok - @camilapudim (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-13: Laugh, smoke, horror clown: the 3M transition. 3,000,000 views, 537,200 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@camilapudim/video/7696293188352347413 - @kayla_self (Trend video), TikTok, 2026-10-04: The first “bye bye” clown face paint reveal. 65,600 views, 1,186 likes. Original: https://www.tiktok.com/@kayla_self/video/7692924782316096799 ## Tips - Use a close, front-facing selfie: the reveal is a face close-up. - A bright, plain room gives the best contrast with the dark red reveal. - Post it with the trend's sound for your Halloween costume reveal. - Adults only, and only your own face or a friend who agreed to it. ## Use cases - A Halloween transition for TikTok, Reels and Shorts, without doing the makeup. - A costume reveal for a Halloween party post. - A spooky surprise in the group chat. ## FAQ ### How do I do the bye bye trend with AI? Upload one clear selfie and press Generate. You get an 8-second clip where you laugh, wave bye bye, cover the camera and come back as a horror clown. ### Is it free? Video templates use paid credits. New accounts get free credits for photo templates only. The exact cost is shown on the Generate button before you confirm. ### Do I need clown makeup? No. The face paint, the wig and the red light are all added by the template. Your face stays yours underneath. ### What is the bye bye sound? The trend clips use an evil laugh followed by a sing-song "bye bye". This template does not use that sound: the clip has an original eerie tune. Add the trending sound yourself in TikTok or CapCut. ### Is this affiliated with TikTok or the trend creators? No. Soracai is not affiliated with TikTok, CapCut or the creators of the trend clips. The template makes its own video from your photo. ### Is there a watermark? No watermark is added to the video. ### Where is my photo stored? Uploads are stored in Firebase Storage (Google Cloud) under your account so the run can happen and the result appears in Creations. They are not public, and you can email support to request deletion. 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