Monday 17 October 2016

Research into different horror titles

I did some research on different types of titles for horror magazines, posters and films. I noticed that the majority of horror magazine titles were fantasy or dreamlike, eg. "Nightmare" or "Shadows and Tall Trees". Some others I found were called "Cemetery Dance", "Splatterpunk Zinc", "Black Static", "Dark Moon Digest" and "Aghast". The titles are short and snappy, related to Gothic or gore themes. The words "Black" and "Darkness" are effective, as these are the scariest times to film as audiences's find it un-nerving not being able to see around corners, as well as feeling a sense of vulnerability. "Splatter", "Gore", "Scream" and "Blood" are graphic words which describe what the magazine will be about and will let audience's know if it will be their type of read.

Some different horror film titles I find effective are "It Follows" giving a vulnerable atmosphere, "Scream" which is a simple snappy word but gives off a feeling of fear and terror, "Don't Look Now" which shows the audience that the terror can't get any worse, "The Orphanage" which is a place where children are vulnerable, "The Others" which seem different to normal reality, but the title still remains un-clear and mysterious.

Some titles I have thought of for my film are "At the End of the Phone Call", "Her", "The One," "Listen Don't Speak", "We Will Never Forget" etc.

Horror titles in general give off a disturbing un-realistic view on things, and very often they are linked to psycological  or gore themes which different people find disturbing. This could be through clowns, ghosts or slasher themes.


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