This
magazine cover contains all the key generic features that are expected in
horror. Everything about it screams horror codes and conventions.
For starters, the masthead of the magazine ‘Empire’ is bright, bold red and has flames surrounding it. This is, however, overpowered by the large image of ‘Hellboy’ which is a terrifying horror character with an extremely similar appearance and relation to the devil. This image makes it clear to the audience that this character is from a horror film and also shows that this magazine includes a preview of the horror that this character is in.
The dark, black background contrasts against the red used on the cover and makes it stand out much more and become the dominating colour on the cover. This use of pathetic fallacy connotes death, which is enforced by the devilish image.
The mention of Guillermo Del Toro at the bottom of the magazine is used in an attempt to sell him as the auteur of this movie, in order to ensure that people know this film will be good as he has had other successes that they will be familiar with.
The use of other film titles on the left hand side underneath the masthead makes it clear to the audience that this magazine isn’t just about this horror, and is informative in that they know they are not being limited to one genre. However, this does take away from the fright that the image brings to the magazine and isn’t quite as effective as the large amount of text used on this cover distracts attention away from the image. As a magazine cover, this fits well to what is expected for a magazine but as a horror magazine cover, to me it seems to be lacking in how much it affects the audience and how distracting the range of fonts are. I would prefer to create a more minimalist cover for my own coursework, as I believe this would stand out on the bookshelf.
For starters, the masthead of the magazine ‘Empire’ is bright, bold red and has flames surrounding it. This is, however, overpowered by the large image of ‘Hellboy’ which is a terrifying horror character with an extremely similar appearance and relation to the devil. This image makes it clear to the audience that this character is from a horror film and also shows that this magazine includes a preview of the horror that this character is in.
The dark, black background contrasts against the red used on the cover and makes it stand out much more and become the dominating colour on the cover. This use of pathetic fallacy connotes death, which is enforced by the devilish image.
The mention of Guillermo Del Toro at the bottom of the magazine is used in an attempt to sell him as the auteur of this movie, in order to ensure that people know this film will be good as he has had other successes that they will be familiar with.
The use of other film titles on the left hand side underneath the masthead makes it clear to the audience that this magazine isn’t just about this horror, and is informative in that they know they are not being limited to one genre. However, this does take away from the fright that the image brings to the magazine and isn’t quite as effective as the large amount of text used on this cover distracts attention away from the image. As a magazine cover, this fits well to what is expected for a magazine but as a horror magazine cover, to me it seems to be lacking in how much it affects the audience and how distracting the range of fonts are. I would prefer to create a more minimalist cover for my own coursework, as I believe this would stand out on the bookshelf.
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