The Rake by graemestevens

The Rake

This is for the Five Plus Two "Mythological" challenge.

I have experienced the greatest terror. I see his eyes when I close mine. They are hollow. Black. They see me and pierce me. His wet hand. I will not sleep. His voice...

Such fun!!!
Sleep tight all...
(Best viewed against black if you have the time)
So cool. You are scary.
July 22nd, 2014  
Insane! You scare me, but I like it!
July 22nd, 2014  
Intense! Haha
July 22nd, 2014  
oh, man, this is eerie coolness.
July 22nd, 2014  
Crap...a fav. No z's for me tonight.
July 22nd, 2014  
fav here too, very creepy
July 22nd, 2014  
Creepy, but I sleep the sleep of the calm :-)
July 22nd, 2014  
mind boggling-ly creepy cool... fav!
July 22nd, 2014  
5+2 have a vacancy (unfortunately), I do hope they ask you. If this is an audition - you've passed with flying colours... And 3.10am is not the right time to be viewing this image!
July 22nd, 2014  
OMG, what have you been eating/drinking? Fabulous image Graeme, you've outdone even yourself this time. Definite fav.
July 22nd, 2014  
Great against the black. Creepy, is an understatement. I now must watch Mickey Mouse cartoons in hopes that I can salvage my peaceful night.
July 22nd, 2014  
Love love fav so awesome.love this comp,that webbing..that scary jokers face!
July 22nd, 2014  
Oh wow!! This is so effective. Sleep tight?! With the covers over my head!! Ha!
July 22nd, 2014  
so glad I'm viewing/reading this on my first night in a vacation home in the middle of nowhere, with tons of windows and it's pitch dark out...awesomely creepy shot!
July 22nd, 2014  
@vignouse wrong gender I'm afraid....
July 22nd, 2014  
You really know how to capture and convey bleak! Wow -- great job!
July 22nd, 2014  
oh this is quite terrifying - I am glad I am looking at it in the daylight - I think I would be prone to nightmares if it was dark
July 22nd, 2014  
Yes!! haha! Love it! I sure am glad I love scary stuff. LOL You're awesomely good at it!!
July 22nd, 2014  
....and furthermore! You're inspiring me to do something cool!! Wonder what I can come up with..muhahaha
July 22nd, 2014  
Edgy and a little scary! Well done!
July 22nd, 2014  
Pounce! and btw your rake is somewhat different to the others tagged HAHAHAHAHA
July 22nd, 2014  
@bigugly Thanks very much, nicest thing I've been called all day
@ukandie1 Thanks, mission accomplished ;)
@tammyputney Thanks, fun to do though!
@blueberry1222 Thanks very much :)
@amandal LOL, who needs sleep? And thanks very much
@bill_fe Thanks very much indeed :)
@hermann Thanks very much - I must try harder!
@northy Thank you very much, appreciated
@vignouse Sorry about that - I did hear that they have a vacancy but I believe my "comestibles" are of the wrong sort!
@golftragic Thanks very much - just the usual diet of bread and water...
@eyeamlisa Thanks - see, I find Mickey mouse terrifying...
@mzzhope Thanks very much, always appreciated
@cailts Thanks - as for sleeping with the covers over your head...me too!
@vankrey Quick, close the curtains! And thanks very much
@kali66 Sigh...the agony of being a "man"
@taffy Thanks very much...might try and tackle Stephen King tomorrow. Maybe
@annied Excellent...come back and have a look tonight ;)
@cindyloo Thank you very, very much :) And you should...it's great fun
@redy4et Thanks very much :)
July 22nd, 2014  
@annied LMAO - depends on how terrifying you find garden work...
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens horror movies are my thing - have always loved them and prefer to watch them alone and in the dark - generally they do not give me nightmares but creatures that look like this are the ones that will hahahaha - do I dare to return when it is dark?
July 22nd, 2014  
@annied Go on, treat yourself ;)
July 22nd, 2014  
Frickin fantastic! Excellent, Graeme!
July 22nd, 2014  
@orangecrush Thanks very much, great fun to do too!
July 22nd, 2014  
Eek! And I was heading to bed.... Maybe I'll go look at some kitten pictures first. Excellently creepy.
July 22nd, 2014  
@johenn LOL, sorry about that - and thanks very much
July 22nd, 2014  
Awesome! These really inspire me to try to start digging to express some creativity in my photography. This one is fantastic and would scare the bejeepers out of me.... If I didn't know it was you :p
July 22nd, 2014  
Described how I feel when I view your project. Again grateful it's the am here and have all day to recover before bed.
July 22nd, 2014  
@lisatown Thanks very much...and yep, only me being an idiot again!
@newbank Oh come on, you know I'm just a big pussy cat!!!
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens but even the soppiest of big pussy cats have sharp claws.....miaow miaow...
July 22nd, 2014  
@newbank at least it wasn't "purr purr" I guess
July 22nd, 2014  
this is epic! love the composition. Your really tension with that negative space. Scary as always.
July 22nd, 2014  
@andrewkru Thanks very much, always appreciated! :)
July 22nd, 2014  
Love the branches against the black, fav. Not scared since I can tell you are having way too much fun, and I'm so impressed with the white branch effect!!!
July 22nd, 2014  
@trinda Thanks very much, it was great fun today. I actually bought some branches that had been trimmed over the weekend inside so that I could be in a dark enough room for the double exposure...my neighbours must worry...
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens @kali66 I had forgotten that in my enthusiasm... 4 + 3 has a certain ring to it though - or Graeme could talk to his surgeon ;-)
July 22nd, 2014  
@vignouse @kali66 I am my surgeon...
July 22nd, 2014  
The humour of the comments has helped ease the feeling of being trapped in a nightmare. Let me out please
July 22nd, 2014  
You sure know how to sink fear into people! Haha! A very hauntingly good photo!
July 22nd, 2014  
Love the composition.
July 22nd, 2014  
Seriously creepy
July 22nd, 2014  
Nice shot
July 22nd, 2014  
Why don't you try to write a book, an illustrated book, in the genre of Stephen King and Dean Koontz - you could NAIL it!!! FAB image! Veeeeeeeeeeery scary!!!
July 22nd, 2014  
Cracking shot Graeme and there is nothing weird, scary, strange, haunting, frightening or dark about it...coooool processing, by the way.
July 22nd, 2014  
This may give me nightmares but equally brilliantly done :-)
July 22nd, 2014  
Ah for a glimpse inside your head! Great shot
July 22nd, 2014  
@ceilidh Once you're in there a no going back ;)
@lilminimonka Thanks very much indeed
@yaorenliu Thanks, it was to cold to take anything more than my shirt off!
@rachelwithey Thanks very much
@peter_1966 thanks, much appreciated
@lynnilou Thanks very much - I wouldn't know where to start with writing a book!
@davie Thanks very much - I thought I looked quite cuddly as well!
@roseolivia thanks very much - if it does, I apologise profusely
@wearing0 Are you sure about that? ;) And thanks very much!
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens I have a friend on facebook - check him out Thomas Carnegie Jeffrey - he is an author of horror books and often asks his followers to help him write, and we all chip in with our bits - its such fun!
July 22nd, 2014  
@lynnilou Done, I have an author/poet friend as well, John Irvine, who writes book like Blood Curry which is a collection of macabre poetry, short stories and recipes that use blood...
July 22nd, 2014  
wonderful fave
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens I love reading and watching horror........but then when I go to bed, I RUN down the passage with every hair on my body standing straight up - terrified...whahahaha!!!!
July 22nd, 2014  
@pittcj17 thanks very much!
@lynnilou I like some but by no means all horror - Clive Barker used to give me the heebie jeebies but then I find Stephen King quite tame (bloody good, but not frightening)...odd little man that I am...
July 22nd, 2014  
yep this one is scary....too cool!
July 22nd, 2014  
Creepy cool! You have some imagination! I think Stephen King or Wes Craven have nothing on you!!
July 22nd, 2014  
@livvy Thanks very much :)
@lbluejaye8 Thanks very much - don't think I can compete with Mr. King!
July 22nd, 2014  
@graemestevens He sure is eerily bizarre! I love his early work! Yes, I think your photography could only add more nightmarish qualities to his work!
July 22nd, 2014  
Dead scary Graeme, but it is 10.30AM, so I have time to recover before bed.
July 23rd, 2014  
@wanabe Thanks very much. Why not treat yourself and have another look tonight? ;)
July 23rd, 2014  
well composed seems like coming from a horror movie
July 23rd, 2014  
@zabcoloma Thanks very much - it's my dumb luck masquerading as skill I'm afraid.
July 23rd, 2014  
This definitely gives me the heebie geebies (and I don't even know how to spell that)!
July 23rd, 2014  
Oh yes, pure awesomeness. Fav
July 23rd, 2014  
@harbie Thanks very much, mission accomplished
@susale Thanks so much, and for the follow!
July 23rd, 2014  
Scary! Nicely done!
July 24th, 2014  
@etchasketch1 Thanks very much
July 24th, 2014  
WOW! I definitely will not be sleeping now! Such an amazing image though, so it was worth it :)
July 24th, 2014  
Haha another scary image I love it! sorry I haven't been commenting so busy now trying to catch up FAV
July 24th, 2014  
@anne_k Thanks very much, appreciated :)
@tracelee Thanks very much - always appreciated, what ever time you get here ;)
July 25th, 2014  
It’s funny you should mention Clive Barker and Stephen King… I was just sitting here thinking that you sit at the very crossroads of their imagination… Is your name by any chance pronounced G-R-I-M..? ;-p
July 27th, 2014  
@bankmann Somewhat disturbingly, Bill Gates and Spellcheck have combined forces and their first suggestion in auto-correct for the spelling of my name is "grime"...I'm prepared to take that and run with it.
July 27th, 2014  
Wow - this picture would give me nightmares! I had to click on it just to see what the story was! Fabulous picture, but forgive me if I don't linger too long lol.
July 29th, 2014  
@not_left_handed Thanks very much, no offence taken!
July 29th, 2014  
Fav again! Love it, so moody. Not sure how you are shooting these, but I love it.
July 29th, 2014  
@jess1204 Thanks - "double" exposure...low ISO, slow shutter speed, dark room, hope for the best!
July 29th, 2014  
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