Joshua Hoffine

PHOTOGRAPHER | FILMMAKER

Joshua Hoffine is one of the most recognized photographers in the world. He is a pioneer in the subgenre of Horror photography.

“My role as a Horror photographer is to show you what you don’t want to see.

I stage my photo-shoots like small movies, with sets, costumes, elaborate props, fog machines, and SPFX make-up. Everything is acted out live in front of the camera.

I believe that the Horror story is ultimately concerned with the imminence and randomness of death, and the implication that there is no certainty to existence. The experience of Horror resides in this confrontation with uncertainty. It tells us that our belief in security is delusional, and that the monsters are all around us.”

Hoffine began making ‘Horror photographs’ in 2003. His work exploded on the internet in 2008 when he released a series of images exploring the nature of childhood fears. Since that time his work has been featured in countless magazines, anthologies, and news outlets around the world, and he has developed a cult following for his meticulously staged photographic works.

His work has been featured in the Horror publications Rue Morgue, Fangoria, Horror Hound, Scream UK, Virus, and Famous Monsters of Filmland. His commercial clients include Sony, Busch Gardens, and The National Opera of Paris.

4 Min | Horror | USA | Color | English | 2014

In 2014 Hoffine released his first short Horror film titled Black Lullaby.

Black Lullaby is about a curious young girl and her encounter with the Boogeyman. The film continues the lush visual style featured in Hoffine’s photographs. Financed by a successful Kickstarter campaign and featuring SPFX Make-up by J. Anthony Kosar, the film is regarded as the climax to Hoffine’s popular series of photographs dealing with childhood fears.

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12 x 12 inches | 190 pages | Color | English | 2018

In 2018 Dark Regions Press published a hardbound collection of Hoffine’s Horror photographs.

The comprehensive volume spans 13 years of work and includes rare behind-the-scenes photos and artist commentary. A signed and numbered Deluxe Limited Edition version of the book was also released bound in leather with a dust jacket and black linen slipcase.

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HORROR PHOTOGRAPHS | 2003 – 2016