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Sell lines and will appeal to the fans who have been
following the Saw Legacy
that the magazine is for fans of the
‘The Vampire’s Assistant’ Carnival horror genre by using the clever
of creatures further supports the pun of ‘Fangoria’ the font of the
theme of vampirism as it was text supports this theme by using
another recently released vampire classic horror colour of blood red
film in (2009). Carnival of the ‘F’ and the ‘A’ are in the shape
creatures relates to the films story of fangs further emphasising
line as the storyline follows characteristics of the gothic horror
teenager Darren after a series of
genre, overall the masthead reflects
events Darren must leave his
normal life and go on the road with
the target audience.
the Cirque Du Freak and become a
Vampire.
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Antichrist’ A film in which a couple The main image of Fangoria is a still
are attacked by nature in a remote taken from ‘New Moon’ the second
location. Twilight film the character looks
menacing and inhumane and
Puff animalistic as his lips are snarled
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this issue of Fangoria is
moreover the audience may get the
special as it features 100
pages the image of a
idea that he is a Vampire as his eyes
blood splatter is effective are red a piece of iconography from
in tying into the theme Vampire films
of horror
Main Sell-line
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masthead Red is effective as it is commonly used in horror films and film posters sell line ‘A darker Twilight?’ hints that the new
as it has connotations of blood hell and evil. Moreover the use of white helps the Twilight has more of a sinister nature unexpectedly
audience to see the text lines easily, the use of yellow is used within the official appealing to their readers. Furthermore the fact
twilight poster within the title and other main text. The overall colours grungy the Fangoria are advertising ‘Exclusive’ appealing to their
brightest colour used is red. audience
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magazines high status and bold regal style font
ability to gain the most reflecting the magazine
exclusive content for movie is a Prestigious film
fans. magazine featuring the
cinemas latest releases,
established in 1989, it is
the biggest selling film
magazine in the world.
‘Meet the Joker’ the
font used is similar to Main Image
the hand written letters The main image of Heath
the joker creates in the Ledger as the Joking is
film overall making a particularly haunting the Joker
symbiotic link between looks dark and deranged as he
smirks at the camera, reflecting
the film and the the darker nature of the ‘The
magazine cover. Dark Knight’ in comparison with
other films from the batman
series, the costume and
makeup used for the character
of the joker remains the same
for the batman poster to create
a symbiotic link between the
two. His red smile drawn with
blood is his signature style of
harming his victims associated
with his deluded catchphrase
‘why so serious?’ he appears to
be inside a prison cell
emphasising that this man is a
criminal to Gotham city.
