The masthead of this magazine cover has a more sci-fi
looking title, with the bends in the A. The sharpness of the corners in the
‘A’s and the ‘N’ could perhaps be representative of the sharpness of some
murder weapons used within films.
The
colour scheme is made up of red, yellow, black and a little bit of white. These
colours are typical of the horror genre. The masthead contains a gradient going
from yellow to orange to red. This presents a feel or danger and anger, related
to the horror genre and also relates to the main image.
The
titles itself has some horror related things inside it. It has ‘Fang’ which is
related to vampires and werewolves and other monsters and other worldly beings,
and also has ‘Gor’ which sounds like gore and obviously with a lot of films,
that is the main focus.
The
main image is of Nicolas Cage, but edited to look more like a skull. The top
right of his head is on fire, relating to the Ghost Rider cover line at the top
of the cover. He is not looking directly towards the camera; however, he is
pulling a face as if he were screaming/shouting at someone. The
readers/audience do not know what he is pulling that face for, and this raises
questions, which readers will want answered, and the only way to do that is if
they buy the magazine.
Additional
images include iconic characters from the Hellraiser series, Daniel Radcliff
and an image of some guys head in a box. People who are into Hellraiser would
be into buying this magazine as it tells ‘A tale of Two Cenobites’ and readers
may not be able to find that anywhere else. The article about The Woman in
Black is represented by an image of Daniel Radcliff which may attract a number
of different audiences/people due to the Harry Potter franchise.
The
edges of the boxes that contain the additional images are nor totally straight.
There is a ruggedness about them which creates a sense of disorder and
ruggedness. This reflects the disorderly views presented in horror films of
people and the world around us.
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