Cheesy catch line relating to gore.

Quite a thick and messy looking

font is used to highlight the style of
the film.
The blood splatter
behind the cover
line images also
adds to the gory
theme of the cover
as the featured
movie, 'Evil Dead' is
one of the most
iconic 'gore fest'
movies of all time.
The font for the
subtitles as a
'gothic' look about
it and is coloured
yellow to fit in with
the red, black, and
yellow colour
scheme. Yellow is
also a colour often
associated with
'hazard' and
'sickness'. The
images chosen to
accompany the
cover lines are
linked with various
horror movies and
horror actors
featured within the
magazine.

The masthead has a dripping effect which could be

related to blood since the font is also coloured red.
Red is also a colour often associated with horror,
especially gory films because of its relation to
blood. The title Scream is also fitting for a horror
film magazine because not only does it relate to the
movie Scream which is one of the most iconic
horror films of all time, but it can also be associated
with screaming out of fear.

The cover lines at

the bottom of the
page are put into a
Next to the title of the featured
regular bold font
movie is an image of the original
Evil Dead film, giving homage to with the subtitle in
the fact that this featured film is in a slightly larger
fact a remake. Not only would this size. A line is used
to separate this
attract the attention of new fans
part from the rest
who want to watch the new film,
of the cover so it
but it will also attract old fans of
still stands out but
the classic Evil Dead film series
doesnt take any
who will want to watch this new
film to see how good it is compared attention away
from the more
to the original.
important parts of
the cover such as
the main articles
and the masthead.

The cover lines

below the featured
films title go into
detail about the
featured article. The
heading is in a
regular bold font
with a yellow colour
to suit the colour
scheme, and the
cover lines below
this are in the same
gothic-styled font
used for the cover
lines on the left.

The main image is the

key part of the cover
therefore it takes up at
least 2/3 of the cover
space. The cover is very
dark and 'spooky'
looking, with the yellow
eyes fitting in with the
red, yellow, and black
colour scheme. The
character featured in the
main image also appears
to be the key villain to
the film as she has a key
part in the trailer as well.
The lighting for the
image is very dark with
only sections of the
model lit up which both
creates the scary feeling
of something watching
you from the dark, and
also maintains the dark
look of the cover. The
actress is covered in dirt
and has bright yellow
eyes, hinting that this
horror film is based on
something supernatural
such as demons or
zombies.

The title of the featured

movie is in the regular
Evil Dead font and is the
second largest font on the
cover, the first being the
masthead. This is so it
takes up the second most
of the readers attention.
The second would usually
be the main image used
since this takes up at least
2/3 of the cover, but here
the main image is so dark
that the films title takes
up the second most of the
readers attention.

The sell line of the poster

is placed at the top of the
poster in a red font to go
with the posters colour
scheme of white, black,
grey, and red. This is so
the tagline still stands out
despite being in such a
small font and in such an
obscure place and plain
font.
The tagline of this film is
placed over the model in
a dark font so it still
doesnt take any
attention away from the
model despite overlaying
on top of it. As a result,
the font is also quite
plain in order to put as
much prominence onto
the model as possible.
The tagline, the most
terrifying film you will
ever experience sells the
film to its audience as
the target audience of a
horror film will be
teenage thrill seekers
who will be watching the
film in order to be
scared.

The films logo is placed at the

bottom of the poster and coloured
red, this is both so it goes with the
colour scheme of black, white,
grey, and red, and also so it stands
out being in such an obscure place
with a small font.

The background has a

very dark and bleak look
to it, being in black and
white and only
consisting of cloudy
textures. The puts more
attention onto the model
who is the central part of
the poster.
The model of this cover
is also, like the
background, in black and
white which gives the
film a very bleak look to
it. This maybe makes the
film look a bit more
mature than most horror
film posters which
traditional will feature
supernatural elements
such as zombies or
demons, and will usually
contain gore references
if the film is particularly
gory. Though this poster
seems to strike more
towards a mature
audience as it must suit
the needs of both the
target teenage thrill
seeking audience and
also the older audience
of those who were fans
of the original films.

The masthead is quite old fashioned as this is an old issue of Fangoria, its
coloured red which is traditional for horror movie magazines as red is
often associated with dark themes such as anger or blood and also
contributes to the covers colour scheme of red, yellow, and black. The
white outline behind the masthead allows it to stand out against the dark
background and the font style is very original with both a scary and lighthearted look to it to portray how lightly it takes horror films. This cheesier
look to it suits its target audience of teenagers looking for a thrill-seek
from scary horror movies.
The cover lines
show what other
films are being
featured in this
issue. It provides
an image to show
the reader what
kind of film it is
and also provides
a cheesy pun to
get the reader
interested in
reading the article.
These cover lines
are placed onto a
movie reel which
gives the magazine
cover a very
creative look to it
and allows it to
stand out against
other magazine
covers. The
subtitle puns are
colour yellow to
suit the colour
scheme and are in
a plain bold font
which goes with
the font style
trend going on in
the cover. The
heading for these
cover lines special
summer previews
is coloured yellow
so it stands out
against the cover
line puns.

Here, the image of the main

character of the featured film takes
up the majority of the cover space,
at least 2/3 of it. The image shows
the main character pulling an angry
face which gives us a little idea of
what the film is about a man going
mad and attacking his family. The
lighting is fairly dark so despite the
image being so large it does not
make the cover look too busy or
take attention away from the
masthead and cover lines.

The magazine issue and price is

put in a very obscure position with
a plain colour and small font size
so it is more or less out of place in
order to not take up too much of
the readers attention. This is
because these numbers are not
important unless the reader is
actually looking for them.
The sell line for
this cover is
underneath the
masthead as it
describes the
topics this
magazine will be
featuring. This is
included to
quickly sum up the
kind of movies the
issue is featuring
since this allows
the cover to grab
the attention of
readers who
maybe dont know
much about the
featured movies
but enjoy monster
or alien movies so
will pick the issue
up to read about
the featured
movies relating to
these subjects. Its
coloured yellow to
suit the colour
scheme and is in
bold so it stands
out despite being
directly under the
masthead.

The main featured movies title is placed almost in

the centre of the cover so its one of the first things
the reader will see. This is to attract the attention
of people who are fans of this film and want to
read more about it. The title is the tradition The
Shining logo yet it is also yellow and red which
goes in with the rest of the colour scheme. The
main actors name is placed above the logo and is
white so its not mistaken as part of the logo. The
main actors name is included on the cover so it
attracts the attention of people who are fans of
this actor.

The sell line of the poster is the tagline the tide of terror that swept America is here as the point of a
horror film is to scare people. By introducing it as an adaptation of the book that scared the whole of
America, it is likely to attract its target audience of thrill-seeking teenagers looking for a film that will
scare them. The font used for this tagline is fairly plain though in bold so it stands out well against the
dark background. Its coloured white which matches the colour scheme of black and white with the only
colour coming from the images taken from the film. The colours used from this image are quite pale and
overall the formal choice of colour scheme links well with both the thrill-seeking teenage target audience
and the target audience of fans of the book who will most likely be adults.
The main image used
is a blending of two
camera angles in a
certain scene within
the movie. The one
side of the created
image shows the main
character with a crazy
look on his face, with
his wife screaming in
terror with a knife in
her hand as an axe
comes through the
door. This gives
people an idea that
the film is about the
main character going
crazy and trying to
kill his family. Unlike
the rest of the poster,
these images are in
colour though are
quite pale as to not
make the poster too
colourful. This image
is the key focus of the
poster and therefore
takes up 2/3of the
page.

The title of the film is placed in its original

logo and kept black to suit the colour
scheme of black and white surrounding the
coloured image. The title itself stands out
quite well due to being bold and in a large
font compared to the credits below it. The
font style itself is unusual for a horror film
which correlates to how The Shining steers
away from the traditional aspects of a
horror film.

The black
border
surrounding
the rest of the
cover works to
make the
poster look
less bland with
such a dull
colour scheme
and quite a
blank layout. It
makes the
poster stand
out more and
fills up the
blank space
that would
have been left
behind if it
were not for
the border.

The credits are placed below the title in the smallest

font on the poster. Stanley Kubricks name is placed at
the top so it stands out the most as his name is very
important to the poster because not only does this film
need to catch the attention of the book fans and new
teenage thrill seekers, but it also needs to catch the
attention of fans of previous Stanley Kubrick films as he
has a very large fan base for a director. Jack Nicholson
and Shelley Duvalls names come next as these are the
two leading actors. Jack Nicholsons name comes first as
not only is he the main character but he is also the most
well-known actor in the film.

The sell line of this issue describes Insidious as a movie

which tries to attract the attention of readers by
describing the featured film as being all three of these
things. This sell line stands out on this cover because it is
in yellow which goes against the common colour scheme
of black, red, and white. Besides this, but the font has a
gradient which gives the text more texture to make it
appear more interesting. The overuse of explanation
marks is common in cheesy horror film magazines as it
puts emphasise on the different features this film has
and tries to make the reader excited about these things.

The masthead for this magazine is styles so the f

and a end in a curve that symbolises fangs in
order to suit the name of Fangoria. Fangs link to
the vampires as vampires are a common
supernatural creature associated with horror
films. The font is white and has a slight 3D effect
that makes is stand out against the dark
background, and the red outline surrounding the
text relates to blood as red is a common colour
used in horror marketing products.
The cover lines
help sell the
cover because it
lists off actors,
films, and topics
relates to horror
that will catch
the interest of
readers. The font
chosen for this is
in bold and
coloured red and
white so it
stands out
against the dark
background.

The sell line for this

cover is the giant foldout poster included
within the magazine.
This is appropriate for
the magazine because
the target audience
would be thrill-seeking
teenagers and
teenagers are the age
range that would use
posters. The sell line is
put onto blood splatters
so it both stands out
and fits in well with the
horror genre. The font
is coloured yellow so it
matches the sell line on
the top of the cover and
also draws the attention
of the reader despite
being such a small part
of the cover.

The images at the

bottom of the cover are
all the other movies in
this issue; they are
placed onto a film reel
to show readers that
this is a horror film
magazine. Their
positioning at the
bottom of the cover is so
that they do not take the
attention away from the
more important parts of
the cover such as the
main image and
masthead.

The main image for this issue is a shot from the featured
film. Its quite dark so it suits well as a background image
and doesnt take attention away from the other parts of
the cover but is coloured green which is not a part of the
general colour scheme so it still stands out. The image
chosen is from a very small part in the film but because
the character in the image is quite traditionally scary
looking, it has been chosen to maintain the theme of
horror on the cover.

The title of the

featured film is
in the films logo
and coloured red
and white to go
with the
magazine covers
colour scheme.
Its placed below
the main image
to they go
together as a
pair and its
more obvious
that they are
related.

The model used is of

one of the main
characters as its a
story of a boy going
missing in another
dimension. Because of
this, hes giving the
camera an intense stare
to give the poster an
eerie look to it since
this is a horror film.
The image has a green
tint to it to go with the
colour scheme of white,
red, and green. The
background for this
image is out of focus
slightly to bring the
model out more and
give the poster a more
3D look to it.

The credit at the top is used to sell the film as fans of

Paranormal Activity and Saw would want to watch this
film if they find out it was made by the same people. The
font is coloured white so it stands out against the
background. Its the second largest font on the poster as it
is the second most important because it actually helps
sell the poster.

The title of the film is

coloured both white
and red to go with the
posters colour scheme
and is the largest font
on the poster so it
stands out the most.

The tagline for the

movie is in the second
smallest font on the
poster as it doesnt
really matter too much
to the audience and is
only relevant to give
the audience a little
taster of what the
movie is about and
what kind of movie it is.

The date is the third largest

font on the cover as its very
important to tell the audience
when the film is released. The
poster will be traditionally
advertising the film for
theatrical release so the date
is very important to show
people when it is released.

The main cast are

placed beneath the
tagline but because
there is no one in the
cast who really stands
out as a top actor, the
font is kept quite small
so it takes no attention
away from the title. The
font is colour red to go
with the s and I also
coloured red in the
title.