With all eyes on the UK thanks to the Brexit motions slicing ties with Europe there are plenty of horrors on the horizon. Thankfully there is still the chance to disappear to a world of fantasy with Horror Channel FrightFest. Once again Graham Humphreys has provided his iconic art to mark the August event in England.
“This year’s relocation suggested the idea of a floating cinema that can move through the city. Going west, I took it all the way to Louisiana, as portrayed in the film ‘Southern Comfort’ reimagining London as a swampland.
I took my cues from a variety of sources; the ‘feu follet’ (will-o’-the-wisp) are mentioned in George Washington Cable’s short story ‘Jean-ah Poquelin’, the paddle steamer was inspired by the work of Mark Twain and the skulls from the script of Orson Welles’ unmade ‘Heart Of Darkness’. There’s also a nod to Hertzog’s ‘Fitzcarraldo’. The witch house I added for extra Scooby-Doo points!”
Other artists are also joining in on the action with a poster contest to capture the essence of the largest UK celebration of sickening cinema. Take a look at some of the talent leaking online. Horror Channel FrightFest make their mammoth movie announcement of titles in selection this Friday 1st July.
