The third collection of the work of the supremely talented (and lovely) Graham Humphreys comes a few years after Hung, Drawn and Executed in 2019. The fact that he’s amassed such a wealth of commissions since that release is a testament to both his gift and the demand in which he finds himself.

Filmmaker/musician Rob Zombie provides the foreword, and he sings the praises of the great poster and magazine cover artists of the past as a way of celebrating the majesty of Graham’s work. Zombie has used him for both his Rob Zombie Presents series of vinyl releases of cult soundtracks and for his recent movie The Munsters.

Many of the new artworks that are included in this volume were painted during the Covid time and cover a varied amount of properties. The book is presented in sections from home entertainment (which include recently announced titles such as 88 Film’s upcoming Blu-ray of Jess Franco’s Count Dracula), private commissions (including Graham’s awesome STARBURST cover for 476 – very limited copies left here), vinyl, and posters amongst others. Even though Humphreys’ has a distinct style, it’s amazing to see the differences between some of the works. The art for The House on the Edge of the Park, for example, is quite understated compared to the shocking nature of the movie.

For every image reproduced, Graham reveals a little about the process. He also goes through his technique in a step-by-step method of creating the cover of the 4K release of Ruggero Deodato’s Cannibal Holocaust. At a base level, it’s just amazing to be able to study Humphreys’ work at our leisure and the paintings are stunningly recreated. In a break from the recent images, Graham reminisces about his start in the business, namely The Evil Dead poster and how Joan Crawford influenced him.

On every page turn, Nightmare on One Sheet is always compelling and is a perfect way to appreciate the output of arguably the UK’s greatest poster artist.

NIGHTMARE ON ONE SHEET: THE HORROR ART OF GRAHAM HUMPHREYS is out now from Korero Press.