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The Marsden Archive

Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, England - photography by Simon Marsden

Lanercost Priory, Cumbria, England – Simon Marsden

British photographer Simon Marsden died last February at the age of 63, but his haunting, eerily beautiful black and white photography remains. He favored subjects like decrepit houses, mystical landscapes, graveyards, alarmingly decayed cadavers, moonlit abbeys, and the like.

Cadaver, Collegiale Church, Saint Bonnet Le Chateau, Burgundy, France - Simon Marsden

Cadaver, Collegiale Church, Saint Bonnet Le Chateau, Burgundy, France – Simon Marsden

Marsden’s estate continues to offer his prints for sale, and you can view a gallery of them at his website here. Not only are his photographs sold in print form, but also as posters, DVDs, greeting cards, calendars and more.

Special thanks to photographer/gothic jewelry designer Amanda Norman for pointing us in the direction of Mr. Marsden. His work is remarkable (and so is hers).

REVIEW: “Shutter” (Original 2004 Thai version)

Scene from 2004's Thai horror classic "Shutter"

“Honey, I think the dog’s on the bed again OH SWEET FUCKING CHRIST”

Four Knives

YEAR OF RELEASE: 2004
STUDIO: Panasia / Tartan Video
MPAA RATING: NR
LENGTH: 97 mins
DVD? (Y/N): Y
BLU-RAY? (Y/N): N
NETFLIX? (Y/N): Y (DVD)
STREAMING/DIGITAL? (Y/N):  Y (Amazon both for rent and purchase)

EFFECTS (1-5): 4
SCORE (1-5): 3
OVERALL (1-5): 4

SYNOPSIS: A group of young people celebrate the upcoming wedding of one of their friends with much heavy drinking. On the drive home, a photographer and his girlfriend hit a woman with their car, leaving her prostrate and motionless on the road – then panic and flee the scene. Guilt consumes the couple after their choice, and they soon notice strange ghostly shapes – some resembling faces – creeping into the photographer’s negatives and prints. When their friends begin dying under mysterious circumstances, they soon realize they may be haunted by more than merely memories.
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