For best outputs:

Sampler: DPM++ 2M Karras.

Steps: 40, cfg 10, CLIP skip 2

VAE: blessed2_fp16.safetensors

In the pos: the word "DREAD" is a trigger, and must be written in caps. Including the word "horror" also helps the model understand what you want. Also, recommended pos for best horror realism: "(Masterpiece), (best quality), (high res), DREAD, Horror-themed, //YOUR TEXT HERE//, 16mm film quality of with film grain, UHD, Alberto, Canon EOS R6, Prime lens photography, perfectly balanced dim lighting, bright colors, volumetric"

The neg: "ng_deepnegative_v1_75t, CyberRealistic_Negative-neg, FastNegativeV2, (worst quality, low quality:1.3), bad picture, bad artist, watermark, artist name, text,", being the embeddings ng_deepnegative_v1_75t, CyberRealistic_Negative-neg, and FastNegativeV2 included in the example runs.

Additional secondary keywords (not necessary, but may help evoke horror feelings and moods):

found footage, disposable camera, trailcam, liminal, abandoned, hallway, house, forest, swamp, vines, roots, branches, dendrophobia, body horror, visceral, circulatory system, viscera, organs, blood, injury, laceration, gore, body horror, boil, rash, peeling flesh, fleshy, wet, water, drowning, burning, fire, flames, injury, plants, mushroom, fungus, diagram, illustration, tome, grimoire, arcane, sigil, magic symbol, experiment, medical, research, lab, malpractice, contained, restrained, chains, cables, cord, torture instrument, dungeon, mansion, manor, estate, swamp, entity, creature, being, monster, animal, glowing eyes, multiple eyes/limbs/mouths/etc, trypophobia, holes, torture, suffering, pain, despair, open mouth, sharp teeth, spikes, religious, demonic, ritual, cult, demonic, angelic