This document provides summaries of 4 horror movie posters: 1) A poster for Woman in Black features Daniel Radcliffe in the center with a ghostly figure in the background and glowing text to draw attention and create an eerie atmosphere. 2) An Insidious poster shows a boy with scratched out eyes and quotes about the film's scariness to intrigue viewers. 3) The Shutter Island poster depicts the protagonist under dark lighting and disjointed red text against a stormy backdrop to set a depressing and mysterious tone. 4) The Eye poster primarily displays an eye filling the poster in white and brown to reflect the film's narrative and shock the viewer.

1. In this horror poster the colour red is dominant
and is used to represent blood and the victim is a
young defenceless female. However the killer
seems to be armed with sharp knifes from his
hand and his face cannot be seen, making the
audience wonder who he is. The black fade
around the poster makes the audience feel like
they are watching this through a keyhole or crack
in a door. The font is red and seems to have
blood splatted over it, making it look evil and
eerie. The bars on the window at the back
suggest that the victim is trapped and the narrow
corridor as well. The quotation on the bottom of
the poster ‘He knows where you sleep’ is used to
scare the audience and make them feel like they
are being watched, this means the viewer will be
too scared to see this film alone and bring
multiple people, therefore making money for the
movie itself.

2. In this horror poster for the Woman in Black,
Daniel Radcliffe is the main character and is
directly in the middle of the poster. Radcliffe is a
star and straight away catches the viewers
attention as he is known so well from Harry Potter.
The glow around the font makes it look very eerie
and makes it stand out from the dark background
making it the only light source. The ghost in the
background is very faint and does not give away
too much about its appearance. It makes Radcliffe
look isolated and makes the viewer feel as if they
are being watched. The eye from the character
stands out as it is blue and is the only bright colour
on the poster, everything else is black or white
apart from the font. This makes the viewer feel like
they are looking directly at them and creates a
sense of fear.

3. In this horror poster for Insidious the boys
eyes have been scratched away almost like
someone has done it with their nails. Eyes are
a very sensitive organ and if they are
scratched out it does not allow you to look into
their soul. The poster also has quotations
from people like ‘I was whimpering in sheer
terror’ saying how scary the film is and this
means people are more likely to see it to
experience it for themselves. The line at the
bottom of the poster that says ‘it’s not the
house that’s haunted’ this automatically draws
the viewers attention away from the scary
looking house in the background and to the
creepy looking boy at the front. The house in
the background there is a silhouette of a
persons arm with long nails, this makes the
viewer question who it is and why they are in
the house.

4. In this poster of Shutter Island instantly the
weather is recognisable as a dark
thriller/horror and immediately fits the
audiences expectations. The rough seas and
stormy weather creates a depressing
atmosphere and makes the audience
anticipate that something is going to happen.
The main feature in this poster is a large
image of the protagonist with very dark
lighting, this makes him look mysterious and
uneasy. The colour of he font is red however
it is all disjointed and has connotations of
blood signifying the thriller or horror genre,
this along with the sketchy style suggests
something is not quite right. Finally the island
is isolated and cut off from the rest of the
land, this is a typical setting for a horror
movies as it shows that the character is
trapped, alone and has no where to go.

5. In this poster for the horror movie The eye
the main picture is an eye and fills up nearly
all of the poster. This clearly reflects the
narrative of the film which is about a woman
who has an eye transplant. The dominant
colour of the poster is white with a brown eye.
This draws the attention of the viewer directly
to it and how the woman is in shock and
scared. The hand that is coming out of the
hand is eerie and unappealing to look at, this
is probably the intention of the poster and
confirms it as a horror movie. The title of the
movie is the eye and reflects the narrative of
the movie and the image. Finally the bold
black title stands out against the pale
background.