Captured Souls: World Premiere at FrightFest 2025
24 Foot Square is thrilled to announce that Captured Souls: In Conversation with Graham Humphreys will have its world premiere at FrightFest 2025 on Sunday, 24 August at 6:35 PM, screening at the ODEON Luxe West End – Discovery Screen 1.
The premiere feels like the perfect homecoming for the film. Graham Humphreys has been the visual architect of FrightFest since its inception, creating all the posters for the festival throughout its run. Now, his story returns to the place where his work has been celebrated year after year.
Captured Souls offers an intimate look at the man whose vivid gouache paintings defined a generation of horror fans. Told entirely in Graham's own words, the documentary traces his journey from a childhood fascinated by a haunting Ladybird skeleton, through his era-defining posters for The Evil Dead and A Nightmare on Elm Street, to his enduring influence on horror's visual language.
The film features conversations with Reece Shearsmith, Andy Nyman, Madeline Smith, Alan Jones, and others, charting a vivid timeline through banned videos, gothic nightclubs, iconic posters—and even the rediscovery of a long-lost original artwork.
"Graham's posters are burned into our memories as horror fans," says director Chris Collier. "But beyond Graham's life on paper is a life lived. Captured Souls is telling that story."
This documentary completes what has become a trilogy exploring stories from the edges of cinema: FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema (2018), Title (Year) Director. Place (2023), and now Captured Souls. Each film celebrates the extraordinary lives of those who have shaped cinema culture from the margins.
Screening Details:
Date: Sunday 24 August 2025
Time: 6:35 PM
Venue: ODEON Luxe West End – Discovery Screen 1