2. Characters
Typical thriller characters
include psychos,
detectives, criminals and
victims.
The child in this poster
shows a demonic
presence. This is also
accompanied with the with
the tagline “It‟s not the
house that‟s haunted”
implying that it is the boy
who is in fact haunted.
3. Characters
• The eyes have been
scratched out which have
could mean that the boys
„soul‟ in unwanted. It could
also show that the boy in not
himself which connotes
possession.
• His darkened stare with little
expression also fits with the
theme of thrillers as he is hard
to read and is very dark and
shadowy.
• The writing over his body with
lexis such as „scary and terror‟
also denotes a theme of
thriller. The tagline definitely
suggests that the boy is
haunted.
4. Narratives
Typical thriller narratives
often include, being
watched, being followed,
death/murder and
deception.
The scratched out eyes of
the boy connote being
watched and maybe even
murder.
This poster also denotes
being watched from the
shadowed figure standing
in the window.
5. Iconography
Typical thriller iconography
include shadows, confined
spaces and maybe bars on
windows.
There are many parts of
this film poster which
express the typical
iconography of a thriller.
6. Iconography
• The shadows in the windows
and the bottom of the poster
connote death, evil and
darkness; running themes of a
thriller.
• The dark clouded sky also
has connotations of darkness,
evil and death.
• The lone standing house can
also show a theme of
isolation.
• The leaves on the trees also
appear to be near dead,
causing denotations of death.
