The original complete artwork for both Evil Dead and Evil Dead II has been lost to the world but fear not, Graham Humphreys lost Evil Dead posters have been remastered and available for people to purchase from this Thursday!
Graham Humphreys is a legend of horror movie art. With a career that spans nearly 40 years, his artwork has become synonymous with some of cinema’s most iconic horror films, including Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead series.
Back in 1983, The Evil Dead got its UK distribution, two years before the Video Recordings Act came into law in September 1985. Graham was approached to create a UK poster for the theatrical release of the film and such was its success, Graham’s art went on to adorn numerous VHS and Blu-Ray sleeves over the years.
When Raimi was prepping Evil Dead II, Graham was approached to create the key art for the film, which later popped up and was lovingly referenced in Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg’s series, Spaced.
Over the years the artwork sadly disappeared but by using photographs of the original painting, along with high-res scans and other resources provided by Graham and the studios the original posters have been fully remastered.
The lost Evil Dead posters have officially been found (sort of).
Matt Ferguson and Florey have worked on the remaster resulting in possibly the best versions ever produced of either poster!
The Evil Dead and Evil Dead II by Graham Humphreys will be available from Vice Press on Thursday the 14th of March at 6 pm GMT.
