What is the Adskaya Kolybelnaya trend?
It's a creepy mood edit made from a single arm's-length selfie. The face does all the work: a wide frozen smile, eyes opened too far, a sharp tilt of the head. On each sudden move the frame leaves a trail of ghost echoes, semi-transparent doubles that ripple and lag behind like a bad signal. The gray, almost colorless grade and the black bars at the top and bottom make it look like found footage.
Doing it yourself means theatrical makeup, a quiet street and an editor that can stack the echoes on the beat. A ready clip skips all of that: your face goes into the edit as it is.
Where does the original video come from?
The name "Адская колыбельная" is the title of a song by the Russian band Пошлая Молли (Poshlaya Molly), fronted by Kirill Bledny; Russian media wrote about it as a viral hit of autumn 2024. We could not confirm which audio this exact clip uses or who posted the first video with this edit, so this page doesn't link a source and describes only what the video shows. Your version keeps the clip's original sound either way.
Who and what is in it?
- The girl in the selfie. The one role you replace: long black hair with blue streaks, a gray hoodie, a small lip piercing, dark smoky eyes with painted streaks running down the cheeks like tears, and black lipstick around a wide smile.
- The ghost echoes. Rippling translucent copies of her that follow each jerk of the head. In your version they carry your face too.
- The expressions. The clip moves from a calm stare to a grin that is a little too wide, then to sudden twitchy turns.
- The street. A zebra crossing filmed from above, faded to gray, with black bars framing the shot for all 15 seconds.
How to make Adskaya Kolybelnaya with AI
- Open the Адская колыбельная trend and sign in with Telegram. There is no password.
- Give a photo (JPEG, PNG or WebP) to the girl in the selfie. Without a photo, she stays as in the original.
- Decide on "Keep the original look". On, the makeup, hoodie and blue-streaked hair stay and only the face changes; off, the look comes from your photo.
- Press "Make the free preview" to see about 5 seconds at 480p with a small "vswp.app" mark; every new user gets one.
- Press "Create the full video". The price in Telegram Stars depends on length, quality and number of people and is shown before you start; the Stars come back if a render fails or is canceled.
- Download the MP4 at 480p or 720p with the original sound, typically ready in minutes, and share it.
By starting a video you confirm you have the right to use it and the photos; ask friends before using theirs. More clips are in the trends list.
Which photo for each role?
- A close, sharp face. The selfie is a tight close-up, so a front-facing photo in good light matters more than a full-body shot.
- A neutral or smiling face. The clip adds its own grin and wide eyes; a photo with your mouth and eyes clearly visible helps them land on your features.
- No heavy filters. Beauty filters blur the details that the dark makeup is drawn over. A plain photo keeps you recognizable under it.
- Your hair, if you want it. With "Keep the original look" off, your own hairstyle replaces the blue-streaked hair, so pick a photo where it is easy to see.
- Echo moments. Fast twitches and see-through doubles are hard for generative AI; if a frame looks off, another take usually helps.
More tips: which photos work best for an AI video swap and why the face may not look like you.
