Glasgow Necropolis is a magnificent cemetery with its first burial taking place in 1832. It has now upwards of 50,000 burials and is a magnificent cemetery to visit. I was amazed at the amount of tourists in the cemetery who were enjoying photographing the various tombs, mausoleums and statues. Below…
I love the peace and quiet of old Victorian cemeteries and I can spend hours reading the inscriptions on tombs and headstones and marvel at the magnificent carvings of statues. I love it even more when I come across an old tomb that invites me in closer to reveal its…
Not all vampires from TV and the movies have to be scary to be memorable. By now, regular followers should know that my most scariest vampire of all time is the one and only Mr Barlow from Stephen King’s, Salem’s Lot (1979). Read my other post about ‘Scariest Vampire of…
Three of my favourite Hammer Horror movies are based on The Karnstein Family with the first movie from 1970 titled, The Vampire Lovers starring the late and great Ingrid Pitt. The Vampire Lovers This is one of my favourite Hammer films that is based on the novel Carmilla by Joseph…
I love to take photographs of gargoyles and grotesques, but do you know what the difference is between a gargoyle and a grotesque? What is a Grotesque? A grotesque does not serve the purpose of filtering water away from a building in order to prevent damage to the stonework. That…
