My Top 5 Horror Photography Images

As an artist, you should always review your work and evaluate your growth and where you want to take your art next. When I started Horror Photography well over ten years ago, my style stood out for its hyper-stylized, sometimes cinematic fantasy feel.

With the advent of AI, which creates pretty much hyper-stylized images, I'm starting to feel less drawn to that kind of horror photography. So, whilst I was going through the archives and looking at my work, hoping maybe for some inspiration and new direction (which I may have found), I thought I would write a blog post on my top 5 horror photography images (in no order) that I have created so far. This may not be based on technical aspects, but on what they mean to me personally. So pull out a chair, dim the lights, and let me wafffle on for a few minutes randomly, whilst blowing my own trumpet. At least it's just a trumpet and nothing else HA (people will do anything for attention these days).

Ablutophobia

Ablutophobia was my most viral image. But that's not why I love it. It was also the image that bagged me the best horror photographer trophy at the Fear Awards. But that's also not why I love it. I love it because this was the first horror photography artwork that me and my son collaborated on. Its funny how much effort a child will put into acting out a character when a bag of sweets is promised at the end, haha. But the little crotch goblin nailed it! The one thing people mention about this image more than any other aspect, including the creature, is my son's expression. Anyway, I won't bang on too much about this particular artwork as I did write a whole blog about it here!

Attack of the Killer Pumpkins

Yeah, yeah, I know, another image with my son. What can I say, I just love creating images with the little crotch goblin. This one was an idea that came to us whilst we were watching 'The House with a Clock in the Walls.' Halloween was fast approaching, and I usually do a big new artwork for the spooky season. This felt just the right side of cheesy, but also strong enough to get enough horror elements in. The background is a mixture of images I shot on location in Scotland (Stirling church cemetery), and I believe the foreground grass is from the Yorkshire Dales. Because it was close to Halloween, the pumpkins were easy to come by, so we bought a bunch, carved the faces out, and brought them to life in Photoshop!

Possession Series 1

This image here features my buddy and dark artist Martin Darkside, who I've shot and murdered in many an image, and was the first image from my possession series. I didn't have the backstory to the series back then, but what I did know was that I loved creating in this old Victorian style. Most photographers will stick to one style and stick with it. Me, I like to experiment and try new things. At this point in my career, I was known for bright colours and hyper-stylised post-processing. So being the contrarian I am, I decide to strip all those colours out and slowly wind my middle finger up.

By blood a king, in heart a clown.

Ahhh, the good ol' days of experimenting with my camera back in 2012. This was one of my first forays into horror photography. At this point, I had only had my camera for a year, and had been shooting landscape photos (very badly). I grew up on dark graphic novels and horror movies, and had an itch to use my camera to tell stories instead of sitting coldly in a field at silly o'clock in the morning waiting around for a sunrise that never came. This image was the final shot of a series of staged photos, where, unbeknownst to a young mother, something from the other side of the mirror comes for her newborn! As you can probably tell, it didn't end well. It was still a lingering memory of a '90s TV show back then, so Clowns hadn't been done to death. But I will take all the glory for violent clown action, Art who?? HAHAHA.

Zombie Geisha

Dont take photos, tell stories. That's always been something I've tried to create by. Anyone can take a photograph, but to tell a story is so much more satisfying. It takes patience, planning, imagination, and a little magic! One thing I love doing is creating characters that feel like they have been pulled out of a story. We achieve this through the use of costume design, makeup, posing, props, and also by leaving clues in their surroundings. The best thing is that everyone will have their own interpretation of this story. I have my version, they have theirs. And that, my dark-souled friends, is the magic of creativity!

It's been good to have a lurk through the crypt at older horror photography artworks, and it was tough to choose just five, as they all have their sentimental value in some way or another.

If you want to see more of my work, check out my nightmare gallery here!

And if you like 80s horror, take a look at my Lost Boys-themed, LOST GIRLS series here!

That's all from me for 2025. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a great New Year. And I'll be back with new work in 2026.

Stay Creepy.

Clinton.