Gothic Surroundings

As part of my research into Gothic Horror, I took some images of surroundings in which I feel give off an ideal setting for a Gothic story.

Here is a picture of the Bristol Temple Meads train station at night. I love the grainy effect of the image as it adds more of a spook effect. This was on my way back to Southampton from home and it was a perfect opportunity on a dark night to take some photographs.

The image below of the church is whilst I was in the car on my way to the train station. This is why the image is slightly blurry but I feel this adds a great feel to the picture. It makes me think of the unknown and gives a slightly ghostly, disturbing feel to it.

Whilst I was back at home near Bristol, I took some other photographs whilst taking my dog for a walk. There is a regular field in which she gets walked, and it has some perfect settings. There is a small abandoned building in the middle of the field, with greenery growing all over it. I personally think it is a beautiful building but on the other hand, could give a sense of fright for the unknown.

I took a fair few images of the same building at different angles to see which gave the biggest scare factor. My personal favourite is the image from afar with the silhouette of the tree branches just in front as it looks mysterious and very abandoned.

With my other peers, we took a stroll down to the Southampton common cemetery in which we had the opportunity to take some fabulously scary photographs. The photos speak for themselves in my opinion as it is representing death with the gravestones and being in a cemetery itself is not one of the most comfortable feelings I have experienced.