Abandoned

A boy exploring an apparently vacant house in Dayton, Ohio Sunday received a nasty shock when he saw what was inside the closet: the hardened, leathery body of a man whom officials say may have died nearly five years earlier.

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Haunted Places

A great Pinterest collection...

Mossy

All plans currently on hold to have this moved to my yard (we didn't win the lottery last night).

Image by Martin.

Halcyon Hall

J. Philip’s New York Photo Blog.

Hallowed Ground

Image by Venn Diagram.

100

100 Abandoned Houses.

Scarecrow

Image source.

Urban Ruins

Featured this site a long time ago, but didn't really do it justice in my recommendation of it. Stunning photography capturing abandoned psychiatric hospitals and asylums. So many incredible images of decay and ruin.


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Ruins

This beautiful photo set made me wish for a giant property to haunt, with an old gutted house set back a bit. The lighting is all that's required to achieve the atmosphere here. Reminds me of this great house.

Flickr source.

Now I'm not saying I wouldn't put a figure standing in one of the windows... but it really wouldn't be necessary.

Got me to thinking about silhouette cut-outs of figures standing at the edge of a wooded area. A green flood lamp behind them. Like Blake and his men from John Carpenter's THE FOG. (Man, a haunted hayride needs to hire me as a consultant.)


These photos reminded me of THIS great site.