Cemeteries and images…
Being involved in the early Goth scene and devouring a steady diet of B and C grade horror movies from the 1960’s and 70’s, reading Henry James, Anne Rice and H.P Lovecraft, I grew to love and appreciate the darker side of life. To me, vampires, death & sadness were concepts to be admired for their purity & honesty. Everything that is, that was wrong with the World around me.
And from these shadowy passions, grew a love of all that is macabre. Cemeteries of course, fit neatly into this World-view. These are places that shouldn’t be viewed as scary or nefarious. But instead, as monuments to memory, love and loss.
Due to Hollywood and in large part, to George A. Romero, cemeteries are now places of specters, death and dread and maybe, the occasional LeStat sighting.
Despite the antediluvian and unfair connotations we now have of cemeteries, I personally still find them to be places of forlorn beauty & solitude. Some of course, have faired better than others through the years. And yes, under the right conditions, they’re even on the spooky side. :o)
Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.
Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.
Funeral statuary of little "Gracie" in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia. This is one of the most popular in some cases, infamous spots to visit.
The entrance of the Bell Witch cave in Adams, Tennessee
The path to Bachelors Grove Cemetery in Midlothian, Illinois
The tombstone where one of the most famous spirit photos was captured (Midlothian, Ill.)
Bachelors Grove Cemetery (Midlothian, Ill)
Bloody Mary's Voodoo Temple in New Orleans, LA
Using a laser grid in the old Iron Springs Schoolhouse up on Iron Springs Mesa outside Placerville, Colorado
Regina entering her first ever investigation at Iron Springs Schoolhouse. More of a training session really.
The cemetery in Santa Fe, NM
A CREEPY statue in the cemetery in Silverton, Colorado
Cemetery in Silverton, Colorado
Cemetery in Silverton, Colorado
Random shot during Halloween just north of Boulder, Co.
The Angel of Grief. Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans, LA.
The Stone Lion Inn located in Guthrie, Oklahoma
The namesake of the Stone Lion Inn. Guthrie, Oklahoma.
The Veteran's portion of the cemetery in Santa Fe, NM.
Iron Springs School on Iron Springs Mesa above Placerville, Co.
An oily black raven posing long enough for a picture. Grand Canyon, AZ.
The St. Cloud Hotel in Canon City, Co. Reputed to be haunted by the spirit of a little girl. Currently undergoing renovations.
So, some backstory on this shot. After I had finished with a tour while working at the Stanley Hotel, a father approached me with his phone. While visiting friends in South Carolina, he gave his phone to his daughter to play with so she'd "leave the adults alone for a while to talk." This is a shot that she took of the back of the house without realizing what she captured. Later that night while deleting 100+ pictures off his phone, he came across this one. I had him send it to me. The house btw, wasn't far from a Civil War battle site.
The Haunted Hill House in Mineral Wells, Texas
The Haunted Hill House- Front
A cool planter in the front yard- Hill House, Mineral Wells, Texas
Downstairs at Moon River Brewery in Savannah, Georgia
Some tunnels at Fort Pickens, Pensacola Beach, Florida
Shadow-play inside the Bell Witch Cave in Adams, Tennessee. A short drive north from Nashville.
Regina using "Willow Wands" for the first time at the Iron Springs Schoolhouse.
The cave in Adams, Tennessee (Bell Witch).
You'll get you're feet wet inside the Bell Witch Cave.
The entrance to the Bell Witch Cave in Adams, Tennessee.
Anna’s Room at the old 17Hundred90 Inn
A co-worker while I worked at the Safeway in Brighton, Co, sent me this. They were investigating a water / storm sewer underneath part of the city near a local cemetery. They're obviously reacting to something!
A co-worker while I worked at the Safeway in Brighton, Co, sent me this. They were investigating a water / storm sewer underneath part of the city near a local cemetery. They're obviously reacting to something!
Moon River Brewery in Savannah doesn't need guard dogs!
Doing some investigating at Fort Pickens, Pensacola Beach, Florida