The Elegant Haunting

The Elegant Haunting Addicted to all things Gothic, dark, eerie, decayed, and haunted. Some would say I am obsessed with Halloween. Or photograph. Or paint. My name is CJ Draper.

This is not strictly true; Halloween is simply a convenient stage on which to pull back the (red crushed velvet) curtains on my latest dalliances and oddities. It may have started when, as an impressionable ten-year-old, I finished reading every Agatha Christie novel and set my heart on learning French so I could, convincingly and airily, enunciate "Hercule Poirot." My lifelong obsession with old

books borders on a disorder. The older the object, the worse the condition, the more stories it has to tell -- and stories are everything to me. The things people leave behind are, to this daydreamer, portals to a history. And histories that aren't written out to be read, I feel obliged to write. I have issues, and I adore them.

My morning habit most days here in Placencia. Lots of new plans brewing and I'll be home before the sun sets today to st...
04/25/2026

My morning habit most days here in Placencia. Lots of new plans brewing and I'll be home before the sun sets today to start setting them in motion.

Taking a moment to recharge. And then it's time to start conjuring some new spirits.
04/23/2026

Taking a moment to recharge. And then it's time to start conjuring some new spirits.

This spring I have fully dedicated myself to attempted murder. I can hear the crows out there conferring on my latest of...
04/11/2026

This spring I have fully dedicated myself to attempted murder. I can hear the crows out there conferring on my latest offerings (cashews, to be precise) and if I am interpreting correctly, they are leaning in my favor. I am eager to receive whatever shiny gifts they may bring in return, which I suppose makes this murder for profit.

04/10/2026

It's a mini tour including yours truly.

I'm having a wonderful time haunting Freehand Skellie’s Studio & Store. If you haven't stopped in yet, you should!
04/10/2026

I'm having a wonderful time haunting Freehand Skellie’s Studio & Store. If you haven't stopped in yet, you should!

The foundation of The Elegant Haunting summer and fall portraits has always been The Garden of Secrets. There are storie...
04/01/2026

The foundation of The Elegant Haunting summer and fall portraits has always been The Garden of Secrets. There are stories to be told, and there is strange beauty to be memorialized. The garden twists and turns, climbs, conceals and reveals, and never fails to surprise. I've poured so much of myself into this little hidden paradise and it whispers back to me as I connect to it again every spring.

Magic incoming.

Women's History Month. Declare independence!
03/27/2026

Women's History Month. Declare independence!

It is time. The Garden of Secrets is waking up, and I am planning a summer of photo shoots ranging from the ridiculous t...
03/26/2026

It is time. The Garden of Secrets is waking up, and I am planning a summer of photo shoots ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. There is much to be said, paths to be explored, and mischief to be managed.

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