1. Analysis of horror movie posters.
Featuring: The Amityville Horror, Mirrors, Sinister, The Woman In Black
and Saw.

2. I have chosen to analyse the film poster of the horror
film ‘The Amityville Horror’. I chose to use this film as
you can see what appears to be a house centred in
the middle of the poster so you can see that this is
what the film will be based on. We are looking up at
the house and the man which gives them both
power. The main colours in this poster is black, red,
grey and a dimmed light. The colour red on the title
has connotations of blood and violence and that the
letter Y extends which suggests the title is dripping
down as if it was blood. The dimmed misty light upon
the house draws the attention to it and the figure in
front of the house tells us that there is some sort of
killer involved. On the side of the darkness it has the
phrase ‘katch em & kill em’ which suggests to the
audience that there’s someone watching them in the
film and how it looks like it’s been scratched into
something. Also below the title it states that the film
itself is based on a true story which tells you that
something like this can happen and can make people
want to go see the film even more. Just above the
title there is what looks like a faded newspaper
article with the words ‘says she was Possessed’ which
also brings more to the film as not only has the
poster got someone with a weapon in the centre, it
talks about possession.

3. Says ‘From the
director of Texas
Chainsaw Massacre’.
Newspaper story that
says ‘says she was
Possessed’.
Old house that
we’re looking up
at which tells the
audience that States that it’s based
that is where the on a true story so it’s
movie will be realistic.
based in.
‘Katch em & kill em’ appears to
be scratched into something.
Blood like title as it
looks like the blood
is dripping down
from the Y.

4. I have chosen to analyse the film poster for the horror
movie ‘Mirrors’. In this poster the main attention drawing
thing is what seems to be half of the face of a screaming
woman. You can only see half of the mouth like the
mouth was being pulled apart which is what happens in
the film and the face seems to be emerging from the
darkness behind her. The woman’s stand out as she is
widening her eyes in fear which suggests that she is being
tortured in some way. There is also a tint of red smeared
across her face which has connotations of blood and
violence. The title is also in red which has the same
connotations as the darker shade smeared across her
face. The title itself emphasizes that the film is about
mirrors as the second R in is reflected back from the other
R as a mirror would. At the top of the poster it says ‘From
the director of ‘The hills have eyes’ which can attract fans
from the famous movie ‘The hills have eyes’ and make
them want to see if this film is as good as Kiefer
Sutherland’s other famous film.

5. Director of another famous
film which will attract fans of
that movie to go and see this
one.
Half of a face of what
looks like a screaming
woman suggesting
torture.
What looks like blood
smeared across her
face.
Black background that has
connotations of danger.
Famous director of other films
which will attract fans from
his other films.
Backwards R in a mirror
effect to emphasize the fact
the film is about mirrors.

6. I have chosen to analyse the horror movie poster for the
new movie ‘Sinister’. In this poster you are instantly
drawn to the little girl smearing a picture of what looks
like a clown on the wall in blood with her hand. They’ve
used a child in the movie and the poster so people will
then have sympathy for her because she’s vulnerable.
The blood of the wall created into a clown like character
tells the audience that there is some significance to it
and it implies that that’s what the film is about. Also the
tag line underneath the title ‘Once you see him, nothing
can save you.’ which suggests danger and that something
will hurt them which emphasises the horror movie
genre. At the top of the poster is says ‘from the producer
of ‘paranormal activity’ and ‘insidious’ which will make
fans of those famous films want to come and see this
film to see if it compares to those films. The cracks in the
wall (background) suggest that something made those
happen and meant to damage the wall suggesting
violence. The little girl is dragging the blood across the
wall with her hand which will make the audience
question why she’s doing it and that a little ‘innocent’
girl wouldn’t do that by choice so someone or something
has made her do it.

7. Famous films are mentioned to gain
fans of them famous films to come
and see this film to see if it’s as
good as those.
Creepy tag line that suggests to
the audience that he’s waiting to
be seen and suggests danger.
Little girl which will gain
sympathy and suggests
she’s vulnerable.
Little girl has smeared blood across the
wall into a face of a clown which
causes the audience to ask questions
as to why she’s done that.

8. I have chosen to analyse the horror movie poster for
‘the Woman in Black’. The main attraction in this poster
is the woman dressed in black in the centre of the
poster. The colour black has connotations of danger
which implies that she is dangerous. Also in front of her
are what looks to be the ghosts of young children which
will gain sympathy for them. It also leaves the audience
wondering why there are ghosts of children in front of
her and make people want to go and see the film to find
out why. At the top of the poster it states the main
actor in the film Daniel Radcliffe who is in the very
famous and popular movies Harry Potter. It will make
the audience want to see what the actor is doing now
that Harry Potter has ended so they will go and see this
film. The tag line underneath the woman in black ‘she’ll
never let go.’ will make them want to go and see the
movie to find out what the tag line means and if it has
any relevance to both the woman in the centre of the
poster and the ghosts of innocent children in front of
her. The background of the poster is in the middle of
nowhere which implies there is no help for them. The
title is white which has connotations of innocence and
purity which differs from the concept of the film.

9. Famous actors name to
draw an audience from his
previous films.
The background is in the middle
of nowhere which suggests there
will be no help.
Ghosts of what looks like children which will gain
sympathy for them as they represent innocence
but the fact they’re ghosts makes the audience
wonder why.
A woman dressed in black which refers
to the title of the film and she’s in the
centre of the poster.
The tagline ‘she’ll never let go’
makes the audience want to
know what it means.
The title is in white which has
connotations of innocence and purity
which differs from the concept of the
film.