Nick Ashton Photography

Nick Ashton Photography

@nickashton.bsky.social

I take photos and listen to rock music. Often at the same time. Retired physiologist, horror fan, cat servant.

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Countdown to Halloween "You can't strike a bargain with unrepentant souls. You must employ drastic measures, and the only ways of getting rid of a spiritual nuisance is by using fresh bricks and mortar." Ernest G. Henham - The Feast of Bacchus #Halloween #photography #gothic #horrorphotography

Countdown to Halloween "Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore - Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night's Plutionian shore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore." Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven #Halloween #photography #gothic #horrorcommunity #horrorphotography

Unpopular opinion I recently re-watched the original Friday the 13th film and I'd forgotten how bad it is. Yes, I know it's a basic slasher but the plot is terrible and the acting isn't much better. How it spawned so many sequels is a mystery!

Countdown to Halloween "I dunno what the hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." Clark (Richard Masur) - The Thing #Halloween #photography #horrormovies #horrorcommunity #blackandwhitephotography

Countdown to Halloween "...age-old evil, tireless and vigilant, cloaked from the masses by modern skepticism, yet still a potent force stalking the dark ways of the night." Dennis Wheatley - The Devil Rides Out #Halloween #photography #horrormovies #horrorphotography

Countdown to Halloween "Look, I know the supernatural is something that isn't supposed to happen, but it does happen." Dr John Markway (Richard Johnson) - The Haunting #Halloween #photography #horrormovies #graveyard #blackandwhitephotography

Countdown to Halloween "Whatever you do, sir, lock the door early on All Saints' Eve, and make the blessed cross-sign over the doorstep and on the windows." Edith Nesbit - Man-Size in Marble #Halloween #photography #horrorcommunity #horrorphotography

Countdown to Halloween "Imagine one of the awful bird-catching spiders of South America translated into human form, and endowed with intelligence just less than human, and you will have some faint conception of the terror inspired by the appalling effigy" M.R. James - Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book

Countdown to Halloween "I do not know how it was - but, with my first sight of the building, a sense of heavy sadness filled my spirit." Edgar Allan Poe - The Fall of the House of Usher #Halloween #photography #horrorcommunity #horrorphotography #blackandwhitephotography

Countdown to Halloween "Cursed be those that disturb the rest of Pharaoh. They that shall break the seal of this tomb shall meet death by a disease which no doctor can diagnose" #Halloween #photography #horror #horrorphotography #curseofthepharaohs

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OK, so the album won't be out at the end of the month as originally planned, BUT we are playing back-to-back shows over the Halloween weekend. Both free entry, Nottingham on 30th and Rotherham on 31st, and we'd love to see you there!

Countdown to Halloween "In the middle of the lawn in front of the unknown house there was a figure where no figure had been at five o'clock that afternoon." M.R. James - The Mezzotint #halloween #photography #horror #horrorphotography #blackandwhitephoto

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📹 VIDEO PREMIERE 📹 You will 'Love Tonight' as you get captivated by the raw, dark energy of Apriori's latest single. Tune in to the ERB website tonight at 7pm and experience it ahead of its general release tomorrow. #VideoPremiere #MusicVideo

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Rather than do the '10 bands you've seen live' thing (because I've seen hundreds and can't decide which 10 to list) here are the 12 bands that I will be seeing and photographing today.

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Effigy of Robert Charles John, Lord Haddon, who died aged just 9 years old, at the Chapel of St Nicholas, Haddon Hall. His mother, Violet, spent 30 years carving the original sculpture. The version at Haddon is a faithful copy. #photography #photooftheday #photographersofbluesky #gothic #history

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Get ready to become obsessed. As of today, you can watch our two new nest box cams: we’ve got a pair of blue tits and pied flycatchers, both starting families in their new nests. Follow along as we watch these birds raise their broods: bit.ly/4t5cLK4

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observation test for your inner 8-year-old. Can you spot the 6 creatures hidden in the picture? From Treasure magazine, 1965 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

This shot nearly didn't make it through the initial cull. It's out of focus, the subject is looking away from the camera and the colour is horrible. It was certainly no good for my review; but I thought that it had potential. Dropped into monochrome, I think that it has something.