DVD cover, teaser poster and final poster analysis 2

DVD cover, teaser poster and final poster analysis

Horror film posters

I like this film poster because it manages to convey a simple yet clear idea – that of someone being shut out of a house and trying to get in - using only the film’s title and one picture, a girl banging on a window/door, which complement each other very effectively. It also conveys the genre effectively, as the shadowy picture and the idea of someone trying to get into a house suggest horror. The white text contrasts with the black background and the image of the girl in shadow, creating a starkly minimalistic image.

I do not like this film poster because it presents the horror/slasher theme in a gratuitous, indiscriminate way, showing bloodstains, a hangman’s noose, and a knife with a frightened woman reflected on the blade, which seems to me to be trying to cram in too many things. The caption is a fairly generic horror tagline and the poster seems quite crudely juxtaposed with the lighthearted-sounding title. The text is written in red, presumably to suggest blood. Overall it seems quite generic and has nothing in particular to distinguish it from any other slasher film.