The horror movie poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street uses red font for the title to suggest danger and blood, with white font above drawing attention and indicating a threatening villain. The colors of red, black, orange and yellow resemble fire and sunset, implying a worsening situation. The poster for Drag Me to Hell features a screaming woman on fire, showing she needs help against creepy hands that are trying to take her sacred necklace. A haunted house in the background is both dark and emitting light, suggesting it may help or harm the troubled woman.

1. Horror movie posters

2. Image
represents
who’s in
charge
Sunset colour
similar to fire
White
writing to
separate
the red
writing
Red writing

3. The movie poster of the horror movie
A Nightmare on Elm Street suggests
already what horror genre it will be.
‘A nightmare on Elm street’ is in red
font. This already suggests the idea of
danger and murder. The colour of
blood is red.
The caption on top of the movie title
is in white which says ‘He knows
where you sleep.’ The idea that this is
not in red but in white takes the
attention away from the movie title. It
stands out from going to white to red.
So the audience are aware that the
villain is capable of a lot.
The colour used in this poster are red,
black, orange, yellow. These colour
almost represent fire although it
seems it could also suggest sunset,
The idea that as every day comes it
becomes worse.

4. Haunted house
Creepy
hands
Fire
Light from the
haunted
house
Necklace must
be sacred

5. In this poster of the horror movie
Drag me to Hell a lot of colours
associated with danger are used. In
the poster the woman is screaming as
well as it showing she is burning in
fire, which suggests she may be the
innocent one in the movie and is in
desperate need of help.
As well as the colour suggesting
danger , creepy hands are against the
woman and shows the hand is trying
to get the necklace she is wearing.
This could suggest the necklace may
be spiritually sacred.
The image at the back of the woman
is a dull, dark, haunted house.
However there is light coming from
one side of the house which suggests
to the audience the haunted house
may help the woman who is in
trouble.