#Graham Humphreys

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Seasonal Screams: A History of Holiday Horror will be published in paperback and e-book on October 31 by author Adrian Roe (First Scream to the Last: The Definitive Guide to '80s Horror). Graham Humphreys designed the cover art.

It features exclusive interviews with Neil Marshall (The Descent), Melissa Anderson (Happy Birthday to Me), Daniel Stamm (The Last Exorcism), Barney Cohen (Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter), Ellie Cornell (Halloween 4 & 5), Linnea Quigley (Silent Night, Deadly Night), Jeff Lieberman (Satan’s Little Helper), and Michael Gilio (Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves).

Whether it’s the dry autumnal leaves that shatter under your feet with every step during Halloween, or the cold crisp snow turning the world white over Christmas, there has always been a special relationship with film and the changing seasons. Or more specifically, with the public holidays that are celebrated during these traditional and familiar dates marked by default on our calendars. To some, these moments represent something far more profound, an annual reminder of where we were, who we were with, as the memories of yesteryear are invoked during holidays that we have become accustomed to since childhood. For varying reasons there has also been a creative bond between film and these annual events for almost as long as the medium has existed. We can trace holiday themed movies back to 1898, with the release of George Albert Smith’s Santa Claus, which is believed to be the first ever “Christmas Movie”. Smith would also direct the short The Old Maid’s Valentine in 1900, which would use February the 14th to deliver a surprise. Victor Sjöström’s silent movie, The Phantom Carriage (1921), would use New Year’s Eve as the backdrop for its haunting premise, while holidays such as Halloween and Easter have been channeled through film on countless occasions. Although no genre is immune to the adaptability and pulling power of the holiday themed concept, no other has used this narrative quite as effectively as the horror genre. Maybe it’s the irony of chaos, bloodshed, and fear during what is traditionally perceived as a happy and joyous occasion, regardless of the celebration in question. Perhaps the alluring promise of a villain so deranged that they are willing to use the happiest of days for such pain and carnage takes that fear factor to another level. There is another clear benefit of this creative allegiance, which is possibly the strongest explanation of them all - the repeat offender. Creating a horror movie that happens to coincide with a familiar annual event not only opens the door for sequels but gives us a horror villain who will become synonymous with our favorite holiday– a filmmaker’s dream, if you will. A guaranteed audience hungry to revisit their favorite holiday villain, whatever the occasion. The horror fan is a loyal breed, and I can’t think of an annual holiday where moviegoers aren’t searching for that perfect holiday horror movie to mark the occasion. Whatever the reason, film would not be what it is without the “Holiday Horror” subgenre, which has managed to influence and evolve due to this most unlikely convergence.

Pre-order Seasonal Screams by author Adrian Roe.

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Exclusive new prints debuting at the Vice Press 'Open House 2024', a mini poster & art print convention and social on Saturday June 8 2024, from 11am until 6pm, at the The Steamworks, 111 Randall Street, Little Sheffield, S2 4SJ, UK

'Robocop' by Matt Ferguson

'Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan' by Matt Ferguson

'Jurassic Park' by Andrew Swainson

'Blade Runner 2049' by Dave O'Flanagan

'Scott Pilgrim vs The World' by Hannah Gillingham

'Back To The Future' by Doaly

'Jaws' by Luke Preece

'Suspiria' (Original Theatrical Poster)

'Suspiria' by John J Pearson

'Suspiria VHS' by John J Pearson

'Evil Dead II VHS' by Graham Humphreys

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Graham Humphreys

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Night of the Creeps by Graham Humphreys, 2016.

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Graham Humphreys

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Poster Design by Graham Humphreys

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LOST SOUL: THE DOOMED JOURNEY OF RICHARD STANLEY’S ISLAND OF DR. MONROE

Making of the flop

Meant to be Stanley’s big break

When egos collide

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movie poster - Planet Of The Vampires - Oct 1965

Graham Humphreys

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(via Pulp International - Photos of kneeling Hollywood stars)

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Nicholas Ray’s IN A LONELY PLACE (1950) lobby cards.

The color does not diminish the doom this picture serves.

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In a Lonely Place, 1950

dir. Nicholas Ray

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Vice Press will release prints of Graham Humphreys' original UK key art for The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II tomorrow, March 14, at 2pm EST. Each 36x24 lithograph is limited to 350 for £39.99 (approx. $51).

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'An American Werewolf In London' by Graham Humphreys.

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In a Lonely Place (1950)

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Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame for In a Lonely Place, 1950