Scream Front Cover Magazine Analysis 2

Below is a magazine cover:

• The 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 horror 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 that someone 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.
• 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 Tag line ‘Blood, Guts, Gore & More’. This is an excellent tag line as everyone will remember it and it works very well under the genre of Horror.