Horns, the latest film that has come out since writing this post, staring, Daniel Radcliffe, who plays a young man tormented by his neighbours who believe he killed his late girlfriend. By trying to prove his innocents he grows horns from his temples and starts an upsetting a disturbing journey in order to find the truth and the real killer.
To me this poster promotes a dark fantasy. Almost like a book cover. I am unsure if i like this or not. Daniel Radcliffe's expression shows a seriousness to the film, there is no funniness going on in this film. The use of dark tone, with dark browns and greens around him suggests evil around him, the bottom, highlight with soft white tones, to the girl lying on the ground suggest innocences and sadness. The balance between dark and light, shows good and bad, though with the image of Radcliffe's ccharacterhighlighted shows he too is innocent but is being consumed by the darkness.
Annable is prequel to the very successful horror film, The Conjuring. The film is based around a rare vintage doll dressed in a white wedding dress given to Mia, by her husband. Though on one night, there home is invaded by a satanic cult who violently attack the couple. They conjured an entity known as Annabelle.
A quite plain and simple poster for a horror film, but the use of colour and image makes it more creepy then other horror film posters. The colours are very dark and dull, suggesting death and pain. Most of the poster is made up of the black background, with the children's doll taking the right side, which instantly makes you focus on it. The childhood doll is already recognised as a scary toy, by past films. The colours of the doll are neutral colours that do not stand put too much against the background, making the doll more of a silhouette and gives the idea that the doll is a background figure of the film. The doll has a blood tear drop coming from the eye which makes a, what would be a comforting and happy child toys, more of a disturbing and dark item.
The Purge: Anarchy, a sequel to the film The Purge. A horror film where the citizens of America are given 12 hours of complete freedom, where they can do literally anything they like and there will be no consequences for those actions.
An extremely simple poster which using the pattern of the American flag. Using just blue white and red and the colours and guns to take the shape of the stripes. With the tag line An American Tradition, this all suggests the location of the film. The title of the film being surrounded by stars implies the film is a good standard? The stripes then take form of different weapons used to kill or serious hurt someone. I feel this quite a though provoking poster, maybe hinting at an american tradition of everyone being able to have guns on their persons, saying there are weapons all over american, and is this right? maybe im wrong, but that is what I am getting from it. I do not think this shows much of a horror film though, unless you have seen the first, and know what this film is about, otherwise, I wouldn't get anything from this poster.
Carrie 2013. A film about, a young girl who is bullied at high school, and comes home to a paranoid mother who sees sin in everything and everywhere. Carrie discovers that she has the power of telekinesis and learns to control it. But with her bully setting out to humiliate her at the school prom, everything goes from bad to worse when she uses her power to get revenge.
The poster for Carrie quite simple, with the actress's face being the most prominate feature. Her hair frames her face, making it the point of focus. They almost hang like curtains, which are slightly open hiding parts of her face. The pale skin contrast against the golden colour of the hair, making it stand out. The colour of her skin is very pale, as if she is dead, giving the impression that she is a cold character. Her eyes are two different colours, the left being brown with a tear coming from it, the other being red with blood streaming down the right side of her face. The brown eye suggests the human qualities in the character where as the red eye suggests being possessed or the devil. The title of the film is in red, to match the blood, but is also a very common colour to see when promoting horror films. It is framed by the crucifix, something that is worn to protect from bad spirits. The title is also slashed, like someone has scratched at it, referring to a scene in the film, where the mum has scratch her way out of the closet where Carrie put her, suggesting the power her mum has over her.
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