Horror Film Cover Ideas

Saw Film Cover

The background looks old and worn out.

The 2 fingers are the main part in this cover and they look dirty and like they are rotting. This hints to the audience what will happen before they have even seen the film.

The effect of the font is almost like someone has been planning on ‘Sawing’ the word into pieces.

The cover is very simple, like most horror film covers.

Bright but neutral colours –death.

Has no character on the cover.

The Ring Film Cover

Dark colours - Black Has an image to represent the title of the film – ring (looks like an eclipse) Has no characters on

the cover.

Very simple.

Has a slogan on the cover – “Before you die, you see”.

Has information on the bottom of the cover – who is in it, who made it etc.

The Blair Witch Project Film Cover

Use of the colour red – connotes blood

Dark colours - haunting Use of imagery –forest in the background

Forests can be very scary, especially in the dark

The film has scenes in the woods so it links to the film and hints to the audience the setting of the film

Has one of the main characters in the centre of the cover.

Looks like the character is holding the camera themselves.

Throughout the entirety of the film, the characters are the ones holding the cameras – like a documentary. Very simple cover – no

information on it except the title of the film.

The Conjuring Film CoverUse of the tree in the main part of the cover – has no leaves and has a noose rope (hang a person from).

This connotes death – the tree is very creepy as it stands alone in a big garden with an old house in the background which looks haunted – from a distant.

Use of simple text for the title to emphasis the imagery of the cover.

The font is in black against a white sky background.

The cover has neutral colours in it – like winter/fall colours. A lot of brown, green and white/grey.

Has information on the bottom of the cover – who is in it, who made it etc.

The Silence of the Lambs Film Cover

Use of contrast colours e.g. black and white with bright orange and yellow in the centre.

Use of bright colours –orange title – stands out.

White face as main image on the cover – takes up most of the cover –paleness and orange eyes could connote illness or death.

Bright orange and yellow moth covering the faces mouth –has a secret meaning to the film that only will become clear after watching the film.

One of the main characters in The Silence of the Lambs has an obsession with insects and shoves them in peoples mouths after killing them.

Has information on the bottom of the cover – who is in it, who made it etc.

Insidious Film Cover

Has information on the bottom of the cover – who is in it, who made it etc.

Use of dark colours –death/horror.

Main character in centre of cover.

House in the background – big part in the film – house is haunted.

Font is white and red – only 2 letters of the title are red - could connote that there is a possibility of death but it is not certain. Red connotes blood. If the full title was red – the audience would instantly think that death will occur in this film.

The sky in the background looks stormy/like a storm is coming.

Annabelle Film Cover

Extensive use of dark colours – red (connotes blood) and black (connotes horror and mystery).

Annabelle in the centre of the cover – doll.

Blood running from her eye – connotes to the audience that death will be a possibility in this filming.

By putting Annabelle on the cover with instantly tell the audience that this is a horror because she is a percaline doll, which some people are terrified of, so making a percaline doll the main character shows that it is a horror film.