Transform your text into haunting phantom apparitions with this eerie scanner distortion effect.

Unleash ghostly visual energy with the Phantom Smudged Scanner Text Effect — a spectral, distorted typography style created from smeared ink, ghosted scan trails, faded print textures, and eerie shadow drags. Each letter appears as if dragged through a malfunctioning scanner, leaving behind phantom silhouettes, grainy streaks, and unsettling motion blur that evoke analog mystery and atmospheric tension.

This effect enhances horror posters, paranormal covers, thriller visuals, eerie zines, haunted branding, dark album art, experimental layouts, glitch editorials, cryptic titles, indie promo graphics, shadowy social posts, mysterious campaigns, atmospheric banners, occult concepts, and noir digital art. Using Smart Objects, editing is fast and smooth while preserving every ghosted smear, streak, and analog imperfection.

Features:

• 1 Fully Editable PSD File
• 72 DPI / RGB Color Mode
• 2340x1560px Resolution
• Phantom Smudge & Scan Texture Layers
• Smart Object for Quick Text Replacement
• Help File Included

Note: Stock images and model photos used in previews are not included in the final download.