Colin Tedford - Page 7

Spirits on the move

I photographed four streaks of light in darkness: red, orange, green, and white, and a faint , misty white blur. — Spirits on the move. (2017-08-14 in Winchester, NH)

The blood obelisk activates

Behold a cemetery at night. While the darkness half hides the other gravestones, a dirty white-ish obelisk stands out clearly. — The blood obelisk activates. (2014-07-07 in Northampton, MA)

Now the obelisk turns a reddish color, and the gravestones seem to glow with pale light. — The blood obelisk activates. (2014-07-07 in Northampton, MA)

My backup jack-o’lantern

I drew a traditional jack-o'-lantern in black marker on orange paper and cut it out (details: unlit, triangle eyes & nose, crescent mouth with 2 square lower teeth). — My backup jack-o’-lantern. (2012-10-08 in Winchester, NH)

â™« “That Doll Just Tried To Kill Me” by Zombina and the Skeletones

â™« “That Doll Just Tried To Kill Me” by Zombina and the Skeletones

A weird spirit

I photographed what looks like some kind of spirit â€” a white mass with red eyes and wispy edges. Some longer wisps resemble wild hair or arms, and some form a trailing lower section. — A weird spirit. (2017-08-19 in Winchester, NH)

A strangely stagey cemetery

I photographed a cemetery at night. The old headstones have a sepia look; darkness drenches everything else except for some indistinct lights and a barely-visible house in the background. — A strangely stagey cemetery. (2014-07-07 in Keene, NH)

Spooky science

A friend photographed vapor bubbling up from a jug in front of my face, hiding all but my eyes, forehead, and hands gesturing like a mad scientist. — Spooky science. (Taken 2014-03-13 in Holyoke, MA.)

Any rumors of hauntings here are just stories

I photographed a classic haunted-looking house â€” with a mansard roof and middle tower section â€” at night. — Any rumors of hauntings here are just stories…right? (Taken 2014-07-23 in Keene, NH.)

A spectral gaze

I photographed a stand of trees at late dusk; the moon and a nearby star shining through them look like a pair of spectral eyes. — A spectral gaze. (Taken 2012-03-26 in Winchester, NH.)

The wind spirits put gifts in my shoe while I camped

I photographed my sneaker because I found it full of leaves and pine cones. — The wind spirits put gifts in my shoe while I camped yesterday. :D

Mechagodzilla haiku

The light of sunset
on MechaGodzilla’s knees;
a skyscraper falls.

An unsettling barn

I photographed a dark-colored old barn with some strange features. Over what looks like a boarded-up door hangs a curtain of strips, painted to resemble the Mona Lisa but lacking all detail â€” most notably, lacking a face. The nearby double doors each sport a blurred white spot, suggesting a pair of eyes. — An unsettling barn. (Taken 2014-08-03 in Vershire, VT).

Eerie insect

I photographed a big insect with a long, sword-shaped body, spindly, mosquito-like legs, and wings that look like strange carved framework. — An eerie insect. (Taken 2015-08-08 in Winchester, NH.)

Fun Phantoms

The cover of Fun Phantoms: Tales of ghostly entertainment selected by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis shows two Victorians taking tea by a tall window. A ghost nearby wears a top-hat and holds a cane; another with a fan is rising from the spout of the teapot. — Illustration by Edward Gorey. (Taken 2015-12-27 at Toadstool Bookshop in Keene, NH.)

A ghostly dusk

I photographed the upper half of a house, dark against a pale dusk. A warm glow barely escapes from one window, and the chimney stands starkly against the sky. Pine branches on the left and oak leaves on the upper right, both in silhouette, frame the scene. Wispy bare branches reaching up past the roofline appear to hold the tiny moon aloft. — A ghostly dusk. (Taken 2016-11-08 in Winchester, NH.)