This Dad's Portraits of His Little Girls Are Unlike Any You've Ever Seen Before

Like most dads, Joshua Hoffine loves taking photos of his adorable children. His photos however, aren't sweet snaps from a day at the park or of a fort built in the living room — they're terrifying images of scenes you've seen only in your worst nightmares and Hollywood's scariest films.

The photo project, entitled, "After Dark, My Sweet," features Hoffine's daughters and explores the sorts of fears that kids can sometimes have — think monsters under the bed and dark basements. Although his girls do a good job of looking terrified, they can't get enough of posing for Daddy's shoots. "They loved it. It was like a giant game of dress-up for them," he told Bored Panda. "They also knew we were making a scary picture — and loved the idea of scaring the audience as much as I did."

Scroll through to see the haunting — yet beautiful — images, and check out his book, which highlights even more of his horror photography.