Amanda Norman's Life Circles
From Gothic horror photography to tarot reading and energy healing, Amanda Norman feels like her life has come full circle.
Through her various journals and services, Amanda can help you with maintaining good mental health and for the fans of her graveyard photography and portraits, she's back and loving it!
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Glasgow Necropolis
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…
Victorian Death and Cemeteries
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…
Most Memorable Vampires
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…
Karnstein Trilogy
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…
Gargoyles and Grotesques
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…
The Legend of Hell House
FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR SANITY, PRAY IT ISN’T TRUE! What an amazing scary film from 1973 starring Roddy McDowell and Pamela Franklin and directed by John Hough. An annoying ginger haired physicist played by Lionel Barrett is enlisted by an eccentric millionaire to investigate ‘survival after death‘ in the…
Salem Lot’s Mr Barlow
A New England village is plagued by vampirism in this blood-curdling shocker based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, directed by Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist) and starring David Soul, James Mason, Bonnie Bedelia, Lew Ayres and Ed Flanders. Originally released as a two part mini-series, experience Salem’s Lot in its…
The British Vampire
Due to my fascination with vampires, below you will find a collection of true British vampire reports that have been recorded throughout history from the British Isles in the UK. Reference is given below each case. The Vampire of Alnwick Castle – (Northumberland) This incident dates back to the 12th…
Vampire Exorcism
This has to be one of the most beautiful female vampires I’ve ever seen. In this scene from the Russian movie titled Evil, we get to witness a vampire exorcism and it’s a must watch for anyone who loves vampires. I just love the Gothic feel of it and how…
Cadaver Graves of Ireland
I originally wrote this article in 2015 upon my return from Ireland and I still long to return. County Meath has some amazing Cadaver grave stones and I just had to photograph and write about them. This stunning cadaver grave stone lies within the ruins of St Christopher’s Chapel in…