What happens in the video?

Your own porch appears on a night doorbell camera. A tall stranger in a red-and-white striped top hat and a pale mask stands on the path, tilts its head, steps closer and slowly waves.

Is the cat in the hat doorbell video real?

No. The viral clips are AI-made or staged with a costume. This template is made for fun pranks, so share it with a wink.

How many credits does it cost?

The price is shown on the button before you generate and depends on the resolution you pick. Failed generations are refunded.

Is the example a personalized result?

No. The example on this page is a style reference for the trend, not a result made from someone's photo with this template.

Upload a photo of your porch or front door and AI makes a creepy doorbell cam clip: a tall stranger in a striped top hat stands outside at night and waves. 10s.

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Striped Hat Doorbell Prank

A tall stranger in a striped top hat shows up on your own doorbell camera at night, stares, tilts its head and slowly waves.

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Quick answer

To do the Striped Hat Doorbell Prank trend, upload one clear photo where your face is easy to see, then press generate. imageat places you into the trend's original video, and the video is ready to download when it finishes. One generation costs 84 imageat credits; no prompt writing or editing app is needed.

The cat in the hat doorbell clips are the creepy videos where a tall figure in a striped top hat shows up on a doorbell camera at night. They are AI-made or staged, and this template lets you make your own prank version on your own house. Upload one photo of your porch, front door or the view from your window. The AI turns it into a night doorbell camera frame with the striped-hat stranger standing outside, then animates the stare, the head tilt and the slow wave with eerie sound. The video runs about 10 seconds in vertical 9:16.

What is the Striped Hat Doorbell Prank?

The cat in the hat doorbell trend is a creepy prank video of a striped-hat stranger on a doorbell camera at night. Here you make one set at your own door from a single photo.

How to Do the Striped Hat Doorbell Prank Trend

Here is how to make your own video on imageat:

1
Upload one clear photo: Your porch, front door, path or the view from your window. JPG, PNG or WEBP, up to 10 MB.
2
Choose 480p or 720p and check the credit cost on the button.
3
Generate the video.
4
Preview and download your MP4.

Tips for Best Results

A wide photo of the porch or path works best.
Photos taken from where a doorbell camera would sit look most convincing.
Daytime photos are fine: the night look is added.