Secret Virginia

12/30/2024

My book Fading Corners and Abandoned Images has a 15% coupon on Amazon right now, so if you'd been waiting to order, now is a great time! Get it for only $23.84. https://www.amazon.com/dp/1618760262

07/23/2024

https://michaelkleen.com/2024/07/22/virginias-most-mysterious-missing-person-cases/

It can happen in an instant–a friend or family member says goodbye and is never seen again. A paucity of clues leaves investigators scratching their heads. Days turn into weeks, months, and t…

06/24/2024

A family-run garage and filling station sits along Highway 301, the Richmond Turnpike, in rural Caroline County, Virginia. In the 1940s, the highway ran from South Carolina to Baltimore, Maryland. I don’t know when the Penola Food Mart opened along this stretch of highway south of Bowling Green, but Google Street View shows it was active in 2008 and closed by 2012. It’s sat abandoned ever since, and the house next door’s windows are blackened by soot from a fire. This is how an oasis ends. Explore this abandoned place and more with over 200 color photographs from Virginia and all over the U.S. in my new book Fading Corners and Abandoned Images (link in the comments).

06/16/2024

https://michaelkleen.com/2024/06/13/fading-corners-abandoned-images-has-arrived/

Abandoned places have always fascinated me. A place is warm, comfortable, inviting, filled with life—until it’s not. We move on and leave behind a cold shell, decaying, lifeless, and dark. Haunted …

05/31/2024

Copies of my new book have arrived! And it looks great. Filled with over 200 high-quality color photos from abandoned and forgotten places all over the country, including right here in Virginia. DM me if you're interested in an autographed copy.

05/31/2024

Copies of my new book have arrived! And it looks great. Filled with over 200 high-quality color photos from abandoned and forgotten places all over the country, including right here in Virginia. DM me if you're interested in an autographed copy.

05/17/2024

Officially on sale June 3rd! This full-color, hardcover book features over 200 photos of abandoned places from all over the United States, including Arizona, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida. Plus a few photos from Canada and even Iraq! Pre-order now at Amazon or message me if you're interested in a signed copy.

05/10/2024

Abandoned places have always fascinated me. A place is warm, comfortable, inviting, filled with life—until it’s not. We move on and leave behind a cold shell, decaying, lifeless, and dark. Haunted by memories. Haunted by stories. By secrets buried in dust. For over 20 years, I've been visiting, photographing, and documenting places some say are better left unseen, unwanted, or erased. Many of the locations in this book no longer exist, except for these photographs. Join me for a journey to the not-so-distant past, to places begging for their stories to be told. Every sagging floor, dilapidated roof, and broken window tells the tale of a life rapidly fading from memory.
This full-color, hardcover book features over 200 photos of abandoned places from all over the United States, including Arizona, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida. Plus a few photos from Canada and even Iraq!
The official release date is June 3rd. Pre-order now at Amazon or PM me if you're interested in a signed copy.

05/10/2024

Abandoned places have always fascinated me. A place is warm, comfortable, inviting, filled with life—until it’s not. We move on and leave behind a cold shell, decaying, lifeless, and dark. Haunted by memories. Haunted by stories. By secrets buried in dust. For over 20 years, I've been visiting, photographing, and documenting places some say are better left unseen, unwanted, or erased. Many of the locations in this book no longer exist, except for these photographs. Join me for a journey to the not-so-distant past, to places begging for their stories to be told. Every sagging floor, dilapidated roof, and broken window tells the tale of a life rapidly fading from memory.

This full-color, hardcover book features over 200 photos of abandoned places from all over the United States, including Arizona, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, and Florida. Plus a few photos from Canada and even Iraq!

The official release date is June 3rd. Pre-order now at Amazon or PM me if you're interested in a signed copy.

09/10/2023

Is anyone planning to attend this event on the 23rd? Goth Ball hosted by Madame's Oddities at the Clearbrook Center of the Arts in Lake Ridge. Looks like fun!

07/08/2023

Just hanging out with the Virginia Ghostbusters at the Fredericksburg Comic & Toy Show!

07/03/2023

Would you be interested in doing a photoshoot at your favorite haunted place in Virginia and sharing why it appeals to you?