Artist Graham Humphreys has revealed his stunning artwork for the Horror Channel FrightFest’s 2017 poster. A revival of some familiar characters to the festival line up – such as Chucky, Victor Crowley and Leatherface – was the inspiration behind the poster concept.

Humphreys described his work as “Universal monsters meets ’70s bubble gum pop.”

“My image is an attempt to amalgamate the Gothic roots of horror with the ’70s monster revival that saturated the US and UK, inspiring generations of filmmakers who created some of the most successful film franchises and oddities of the last 40 years.

“I also thought it would be fun to play with the idea of a FrightFest Phantom, the face behind the best in horror and added the scratches and dirt to make it look like old damaged film stock.”

Horror Channel FrightFest 2017 runs from Thursday 24 August, over the bank holiday weekend, ending on Monday 28 August. The UK’s largest celebration of genre cinema takes place at Cineworld Leicester Square and The Prince Charles Cinema, and also celebrates a return to one of FrightFest’s former homes: The Empire.