Spooky Snapchat post will leave you scared of using filters on your phone ever again

Filters often get confused by backgrounds, but this spectacularly creepy post could be more than mere tech malfunction

The 'dog face' filter on Snapchat has long been a source of fun for smartphone users, but this creepy post might make you think twice before you use it again.

Twitter user @espinoziee - real name Erin - has shared her post online of what happened when she took a snap of a friend using the cute filter.

Firstly, the app identified not one, but two people in the shot - with second being some wall-mounted pictures which obviously confused the recognition software.

But the weird thing happened whenever Erin said: "Ghost, open your mouth".

Erin is stunned into silence as the wall dog's ghostly tongue extends.

With more than 10,480 retweets since she posted it, Erin's unintentionally become a viral hit.

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Snapchat has lots of filters to be used for fun - but this one is really creepy

"Why does this have so many RTs," she posted, and a fan replied: "Because it's one of the funniest things I've seen on twitter lmao."

Another commenter added: "No wonder Snapchat's emoji is a ghost."

(Source: Mirror)