2. Classic Horror Posters
The Silence of the Lambs is a
crime thriller movie released in
1991.The poster shows an
extreme close-up of a woman's
face, an insect covers her mouth.
While the insect is suggestive of
life it also refers to part of the plot
in which an insect is found in
bodies.The text used is simplistic,
the title sticks out because it’s all
in lowercase in a orange colour.
Written on the poster are the title,
actors and some copyright
information.
The scream poster is very
similar in style. For this slasher
film a close-up of a scared
woman’s face is used.This
shows her wide eyes and hand
covering her mouth to stifle a
scream, this is effective
because we get a feel for the
horrific aspects of the film.The
title is written in block writing
with each letter spaced apart
empathising it. On the letter m
the middle line is sharp similar
to a knife, a prop used to
murder characters in the film.
3. Modern Horror Film Posters
This is the main poster for
the film starring Karen
Gillan. It is a extreme close
up of her face which has
been photo shopped as if
hands are covering her eyes.
The hands appear to be
connected to her skin and
are part of her, this is a
creepy image conventional
of the horror genre.The
colouring of the image is
light with some darker
shadows hinting at the type
of film it is.
This poster is for a film
calledThe Belko Experiment
about an office that is
locked down and the
workers are forced to
murder each other.The shot
is from behind a man
holding up sellotape holder
with splatters of blood.The
colours are dark and
ominous with the font in
silvery white contrasting to
the date in red so it stands
out.
4. Supernatural Horror Film Posters
The Conjuring poster is a
shot taken from behind
girl sitting in a chair with
the doll facing the
camera.The doll is an
icon of the horror genre.
In terms of colour the
lighting is low key and
there is almost no
colour, the poster
consists purely of black
and white.
This poster forThe
Woman in Black 2 also
has low key lighting
with mainly black and
white colours.The red
text easily stands out
against the dark colours
highlighting the title of
the film and the fact the
film was made by the
same people who made
the first film.
5. Found Footage Film Posters
ForThe BlairWitch Project
the poster shows an
extreme close up of a
woman with a torch on her
face.The woman is
surrounded by darkness
showing her isolation. In the
background you can see a
forest- the main location of
the film.The title is written
in a plain text along the
bottom and includes legal
information.
This poster for
Quarantine shows a
close up of a woman
screaming in terror.
There is a effect on the
image making it slightly
grainy and green.The
green suggests the use
of night vision in the
film.The text on the
screen gives a brief
description of the film
and where it is set.
