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, Universal Studios, AMC Theaters, 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 unique 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.
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.
HORROR PHOTOGRAPHS
MIRROR | 2003
PHOBIA | 2003
WOLF | 2003
BALLOONS | 2004
CANDY | 2004
BEDSIDE | 2004
CLOSET | 2004
BED | 2004
COUCH | 2004
SWARM | 2005
BASEMENT | 2006
DEVIL | 2009
DEATH | 2003
HANDS | 2006
GASMASK CHILD | 2008
LADY BATHORY | 2009
BABYSITTER | 2009
SNAKE | 2009
KEYHOLE | 2009
ROBOT | 2010
PERSEPHONE 1 | 2011
PERSEPHONE 2 | 2011
PERSEPHONE 3 | 2011
JACK THE RIPPER 1 | 2012
JACK THE RIPPER 2 | 2012
BRIDE | 2012
ASYLUM | 2012
LAST STAND | 2013
DOOR | 2014
BLACK LULLABY | 2014
INNSMOUTH | 2015
INNSMOUTH VETERAN | 2015
INNSMOUTH BRIDE | 2015
INNSMOUTH MADAME | 2015
INNSMOUTH MERCHANT | 2015
VAMPIRE BABY | 2015
PARKING LOT 1 | 2015
PARKING LOT 2 | 2015
FLESHEATER PORTRAIT | 2015
WITCH | 2016
WITCH PORTRAIT | 2016
JEKYLL & HYDE 1 | 2016
JEKYLL & HYDE 2 | 2016
JEKYLL & HYDE 3 | 2016
OPEN WINDOW | 2016
NOSFERATU | 2016
DEVIL MUGSHOT | 2016
POSSESSION | 2019
ALL IMAGES COPYRIGHT JOSHUA HOFFINE 2021