Third Poster Analysis

Drag me to hell is a US movie released in 2009, it is a thriller horror film, from around the same time period as A Haunted House.

The main image on the poster is of the victim in the film; you can only see the outline of the female victim so gives hardly anything away so the viewers are more on edge when they watch the full movie. The victim looks in danger as she is in a grave which shows than during the film she may die.

The colours in the poster are dominantly green which shows that the film has a sci-fi aspect to it but it doesn’t as the film is about An old women putting a curse on the victim which will send her to hell in a few days’ time so the main colours should be blue to suggest that it’s a super natural film instead of a green sci-fi film.

The fonts of the text on the poster are big and bold so stand out on the poster they are also crooked to make them look like they have been written by a mad person (usually the killer in horror films) the text of the 2 main actors in the film are written on the floor of the grave which may suggest that these 2 characters die as their names are portrayed like they are written on a coffin in the grave.

The target audience of this film would be for an older generation as there are no notable killers in the film and hardly any blood or gore so is more for a Sunday afternoon viewing rather than a late night Friday viewing.

Second Poster Analysis

Halloween is a horror film made in the USA and was released in 1978 much older than the previous 2 films so will have lots of differences between them.

The main image on the poster is of the hand of the killer, as you can see there is a part of a pumpkin on his hand which fits well within the film as pumpkins are usually seen at Halloween. You are only able to see the killers hand on the poster which may suggest that the killer is a masked villain and may even be mutated.

The colour of the poster is mainly black which makes the image of the killer more dominate as the killer is the main part of the film and tells the viewers this. It also has white font so this too stands out on the black background so the readers can immediately read the title and tag line of the film.

The fonts on the poster are very bold and basic so they stand out well on the poster to try and catch their target audience’s attention. It also has a thin orange outline which shows a relation on this colour as is the same colour as the bad guy in the film.

The tag line on the poster is the night he came home this suggests that the main villain in the film has risen from the dead and come back to his home where the haunts the people who currently reside at his old home.

The target audience of the movie will be an older audience as the film came out in the late 70’s so would be more popular with people in their 30’s/40’s.

First Poster Analysis

The film a haunted house is a comedy horror film made in the USA in 2013, so is a newer horror film.

The main image on the poster is of the killer as he has a sinister look about him which suggests that he is the killer. We see the shoulders up of the killer and he is looking directly out to the viewer which shows that he has the same power as the victims in the movie. The image of the killer definitely dominates the picture as is the only image on the poster. The killer is wearing a nun’s outfit to hide the fact that he is a killer because nun’s worship god and don’t tend to go around and kill people. There are some aspects of the killer which show iconic aspects of any killer in a horror film, for example he has eyes that don’t look human like which is portrayed in most horror films as they tend to make the villains as un human like as possible.

The colours on the poster are dominantly red which shows that this movie is a gory horror film because the red is there to represent blood of the killers victims throughout the course of the film. This will appear to the target audience which will be people who usually play gory video games.

The font on the poster is big and bold font usually used for comedy films this tells the audience that this film has some comedic points in it so will combine the 2 genres to make a funny scary film.

The tag lines on the poster also portray that this film is a comedy horror because the tag line on the top of the poster says based on un-true events, which on most modern horror films are based on true events, this makes the poster still have the same layout as a horror poster but added comedic effect to show the viewers that is also a comedy film.

The target audience of this movie will be people who enjoy comedies and horror films usually young adults as the comedy in these sorts of movies target this target audience.

Third Magazine Analysis

The magazine horror hound is a UK horror magazine that is sold bi-monthly. It contains information on everything horror such as new films and DVD’s, games and comic books also coming out and also interviews with some of horror’s famous stars.

The masthead of the magazine is in red and bold with a white footprint to the left of it which is an ideology of the horror genre as looks like a supernatural footprint.

The main cover line on the magazine is also in a horror font and stands out in the middle of the page to grab the audience’s attention to this particular story. The main image of this magazine goes together with the main cover line; the picture is a shot from the film so people who enjoy the film will read the magazine to find out more about it.

The price of the magazine is £3.89 and for a bi-monthly magazine this is a good price as if it came out fortnightly would be less than a pound which is much cheaper than most fortnightly magazines on the market. Also it says that the price of the magazine in dollars which suggests that this magazine is a global magazine as is sold in the US and the UK, gaining a wider audience.

The website at the bottom of the magazine shows that the magazine has cross media divergence as is available in print form and in online form, which allows fans of the horror genre to access this particular magazine from a more variety of platforms.   

Second Magazine Analysis

The magazine shock horror is a UK horror magazine that is sold bi-monthly. It contains information on everything horror such as new films and DVD’s, games and comic books also coming out and also interviews with some of horror’s famous stars.

The masthead of the magazine is green and bold which is an ideology of the horror genre as green is usually associated in films as aliens.

The main cover line on the magazine is also in a horror font and stands out on the right of the page to grab the audience’s attention to this particular story. The main image of this magazine goes together with the main cover line; the picture is a shot of a famous horror star which will make the audience buy it because they like that particular star.

The price of the magazine is £3.00 and for a bi-monthly magazine this is a good price as if it came out fortnightly would be less than a pound which is much cheaper than most fortnightly magazines on the market. The price of the magazine is just in pounds which show it’s a small magazine as hasn’t gone global yet.

The other cover lines on the magazine portray other aspects of horror, for example haunted tattoos which aren’t usually featured in other horror magazines so it will stand out from the other magazines on the market.

First Magazine Analysis

The magazine scream is a UK horror magazine that is sold bi-monthly. It contains information on everything horror such as new films and DVD’s coming out and also interviews with some of horror’s famous stars.

The masthead of the magazine is in red and streaked in some areas to portray the aspect of blood which is an ideology of the horror genre.

The main cover line on the magazine is also in a horror font and stands out in the middle of the page to grab the audience’s attention to this particular story. The main image of this magazine goes together with the main cover line; the picture is of the actor the cover line in his latest movie so fans of the film or the actor will buy this magazine to find out more about it.

The price of the magazine is £4.50 and for a bi-monthly magazine this is a good price as if it came out fortnightly would be around £1.15 which is much cheaper than most fortnightly magazines on the market. Also it says that the price of the magazine in dollars which suggests that this magazine is a global magazine as is sold in the US and the UK, gaining a wider audience.

The website at the top of the magazine shows that the magazine has cross media divergence as is available in print form and in online form, which allows fans of the horror genre to access this particular magazine from a more variety of platforms.   

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