‘Scream’ Magazine Cover AnalysisBebe Henderson

DesignThe masthead is placed at the very top of the page which is conventional of all magazines. The font is written in a font that appears to be dripping – almost like blood. This is absolutely perfect for the Slasher genre. Red is the main colour used for the masthead, but it is also surrounded by a yellow outline. Yellow isn’t normally a colour I would associate with the Horror genre however it does look quite affective here. The image takes up the whole page of the front cover with text written over it. Other fonts used on the magazine are; the same as the masthead and a very sharp, standard looking font. The colour used on the front cover is very good for the Horror genre – black and red with a hint of yellow.

Image

The image shows us a very realistic looking skeleton. This may attract people who are more interested in the ‘skeleton aspect’ of Horror. It is a direct mode of address because the skeleton is looking directly at the audience – this would influence the reader to buy the magazine as it creates interaction between the reader and the picture. The picture takes up pretty much the whole page.

LanguageA semantic field of language has been created within thisposter using words such as; ‘Horror’, ‘Monster’, ‘Evil’ and‘Dead’. This type of language created reiterates the fact that itis a Slasher/Horror magazine.

Tagline‘Blood, Guts, Gore & More’. This is an excellent taglineas everyone will remember it and it works very wellunder the genre of Horror.

Cover LinesThere are three smaller cover lines presented in a film reel, which I think is a very different and unique way of presenting it. The main cover line is “The Evil Dead” and we automatically know this because it explains the main picture.

SummaryOverall, I do this this magazine cover has many strongpoints; particularly the masthead and the way thecover lines are presented. It has certainly given mesome good ideas for my magazine cover.