The film poster depicts a young girl sitting in an unnatural position in the corner of a room, suggesting she is possessed by an unknown force. Her face is hidden in shadow, increasing the sense of mystery and horror. The tagline "If you believe in God you must believe in the devil" hints that the film involves religious themes of possession and evil. Contextual clues like the girl's white nightgown echoing the iconic imagery of The Exorcist suggest this film may be a sequel or remake of the classic horror film.

1. FILM POSTER RESEARCH
Silhouette figure in the ‘From the makers of…’ Film posters conventionally include a
window, subtle but introduces other films by the quote about the movie. This helps
shows the horror inside same people, also of the horror to make the audience interested in
the house. Figure looks genre, and considered to be the film. Also the way ‘SO SCARY’
inhumane and unusual, very successful films, so people and ‘SHEER TERROR’ is in capitals
which creates a fear of assume that this film too will be emphasises that the film is of the
the unknown. very good like ‘Saw’ and horror genre and makes it more
‘Paranormal Activity’. appealing to horror film fans.
Boy is superimposed, which takes him away Website at the bottom is conventional for film
from the scariness of the film as it looks fake posters, as it helps to advertise the film greater.
and as if he is not actually there. The way he
is centred in front of the creepy traditional The poster itself is very dark, which is typical of
American house, suggests he is at the centre the horror genre. Also the sky in the background
of the hauntings. This links to the line under is very cloudy, which suggests it is stormy which
the title ‘It’s not the house that’s haunted’ can signify disruption
implying that it is the boy. His eyes have also
been scratched out, which suggests he is no White text on title and other writing stands out
longer himself, a loss of identity. behind the black and dark background.
George Piggott

2. The horror figure that looks like a young girl can be seen sitting in an The girl is isolated
inhumane position, this creates the fear of the unknown, and suggests suggesting that the
she is possessed. She also appears to be floating in the corner of the movie is mostly about
room which suggests she has been thrown into the corner by whatever it her also the actors name
is that is controlling her doesn’t appear on the
poster which means that
they are anonymous,
which adds a sense of
realism to the film.
The tag line is “If you
believe in God you must
believe in the devil”. This
sparks controversy as the
devil is a touchy subject
in religion, suggesting
that this film is about
horror and evil, which is
signified by the devil.
This also links in to the
possession and leads us
to think that the girl is
possessed by the devil.
The girl’s face is
completely dark and
cannot be seen, so we
are unaware if this is
actually a little girl.
Additionally, the white
pyjamas that she is
wearing are similar to the
clothes worn by the girl
in ‘The Exorcist’,
suggesting that this film
‘The Last Exorcism’ is a
sequel to, or remake of
the original ‘The
Exorcist’ film.
The background is mostly white which matches the girl’s pale skin which
makes her look ill and not her usual self. This white background allows
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the red and black writing to be emphasized, red and black are traditional
conventional for film
horror colours, which helps express the genre of the film. The ceiling is
posters, as it helps to
dirtier than the walls are; suggest that something has been seeping
advertise the film
through the ceiling, which signifies that something isn’t right. This can
greater.
link into the possession of the girl, as something isn’t right.
George Piggott