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Blood Tree

I adore your picture “Blood Tree”. The form of the tree is reminiscent of a woman’s body, elegant but tortured and writhing in pain. It seems to be rearing up into the sky, reaching out with twisted limbs. If it had a sound it would be shrieking to the night sky and the moon above. It’s as if the tree is giving voice to the tortured souls of those condemned to the earth around it. The longer you look at it, the more you can sense from it.

Amazing work

This tree stands in a very old English country graveyard in a place called Heysham nr Morecambe, Lancashire.

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If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why.  Contact me here.

Bray Dauterman aka @praetorianknigh on Twitter chose Coffin Skeleton.

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I like the Coffin Skeleton.

It shows that even in death you can still be sinister as Hell. It looks at peace, but really evil as if it get off the slab and go after you. Kind of reminds me of one of the skeletons off of Army of Darkness.

I prefer it over Blood Skeleton, because it’s black and white. Also it shows more of the skeleton in detail where the Blood Skeleton shows the shadows. Love this pic’ Amanda.

I get asked a lot of questions about this photograph as some of you think that it’s an actual skeleton in a graveyard.  In fact, it’s a macro shot of my jewellery box.

If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why.  Contact me here.

Robert Rosengart MD requested his place in my Fan Spot feature as he couldn’t wait to tell me which photograph he admired the most.

If you’re looking for decent people to follow on Twitter, Robert is your man.

Vampire On Her Back

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What I find intriguing about Mandys photography, is that it can be stark and beautiful at the same time. This is horror photography that does not repel, but attracts. Once you see it, you can’t look away. Notice the detail. Nothing is left to chance. This isn’t random snapping of photos. Look at York Minster Tower. Look at the angle. Not a straight on shot. The sepia tones. This is a person who has not only talent but natural ability.

Look at vampire on her back, one of my favorites. It is an exceptionally sensual yet terrifying image. Every time I see it, I see something new. Finally, Dark Road to Nowhere. Chilling. Artistic. It really makes me wonder what exactly is up ahead.

If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why.  Contact me here.

Today’s fan spot features the mad and wonderful Steve who I met on Twitter.  He’s a lover of gore, horror and boobies and occasionally updates his website.  I do recommend that you follow @HorrorExtreme on Twitter as he will provide you with lots of entertainment.

The Tunnel

It was tough to choose a favourite photo but I settled on “The Tunnel”

Here’s my thoughts:

I really liked a lot in the Graveyard section but I think the picture that had the most impact during my perusal was “The Tunnel”. I immediately got a sense of claustrophobia from the thumbnail but on closer inspection I saw the “light at the end of the tunnel” and the room seemed to get bigger, then the gravestones became relevant and my whole perspective of the picture changed and took on a much creepier atmosphere.

There is a lot of information captured in that picture, it’s like a story for crazy people and all 13 of my personalities agree. The perspective perfectly drew me into the scenario and created a chemical imbalance within my snapses inducing a claustrophobic anxiety attack, then a semblance of hope and finally an eerie sense of curiosity. If a picture can paint 1000 words then a photo can mess with mental people!

The Tunnel was photographed at St James Cemetery in Liverpool, UK.

I think its sad that a decision was made to uproot the majority of headstones and place them around the walkways of the cemetery. In the past, this cemetery has seen lots of vandalism and neglect and at one point the suggestion of filling it in was made.

(Ref: http://www.stjamescemetery.co.uk/).

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If you would like the chance to appear on Fan Spot and receive a digital copy of your favourite photograph from my gallery, all you have to do is tell me which photograph you like and why.  Contact me here.

Today’s fan spot features the talented artist Vicki Death who is also from the same neck of the woods as I am.

Graveyard Tree

I had a tough time decided over which one certain piece to select of Amanda’s dark and elegant photography.

I finally settled on Graveyard Tree. I love how Amanda has captured the tree, nestled in amongst the graves. The tree seems to stand prominent amongst the tombs as if was protecting them., yet, in it’s own aspect, seems itself to be deceased.

The main reasons this photo captured me is how it has the dark, subtle, almost gothic feel, like something you’d see in a Tim Burton film or perhaps even from an old B-Movie. I love how the branches jut out, as if the tree where to grab you should you dare walk past! The photograph holds a lot of atmosphere, which I love! The mist in the background sets the photograph of beautifully, as well as giving the image a haunting and almost mysterious feel; it also allows the viewer to concentrate more on the foreground than the background. Nothing in the image seems lost, and Amanda has set the point of view for this photograph perfectly!

I asked Vicki what her favourite painting was so far and the reason why and below is her response.

The piece of art I’m selecting from my works is The Bride Of Frankenstein Gypsy.

Once again, I found it a tough choice to decide which of my works to select. My favourite seems to change on a daily basis, usually depending on my mood.

But this piece is deffinatly one of my long-term faves!

The Bride of Frankenstein is my favourite Universal Monster, so I decided to paint her, but with my own twist. I absolutely adore Western Traditional tattoo art, so wanted that to have a strong influence upon the piece (as that style of art does with a lot of my work). I love all the history and meanings behind traditional tattoos, and in the tattoo culture, a Gypsy is usually used to represent Good luck for the future and sometimes good fortune. I felt it’d be a sweet idea to combine both the Bride and a traditional tattoo style gyspy together.

Most people draw the Bride in either a white or green tone, but, sticking with the Western Traditional style, I decided to make her blue, after all, she is dead! In Western tattoo culture, a lot of portraits of deceased gypsies tend to have blue skin tones, so I wanted to transfer this element into my own work.

To finish off the piece, I wanted to add some contrast, hence the electrifying lightning bolts!

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