2. Conventions of a Horror
Poster?
 Horror posters can go against the conventions of a
basic film poster.
 They will sometimes not include main characters or
a specific event.
 The main focus point will be the creature that is
causing the disruption.
 The main colour theme is dark tones with fading
occurring to create mystery.

3. The Possession
The film poster for The The importance of this
Possession follows the poster is to disturb the
conventions of a horror film audience due to the picture
poster because it includes: used which shows a hand
•The film title coming out of the mouth.
•A tagline The main colours used for
•Release date the text are whites and reds
•Credit block which stand out from the
•Picture of the unnatural background which uses dull
•Official website tones of grey’s and black’s.
•The words True The typography suggests
Events/Story that something is wrong
because of the way there
However the only are smudge marks all across
conventions that this poster it. The tagline creates
did not follow are the name mystery by using the word
of the director and the inside which relates to the
names of main cast. background image.

4. Chernobyl Diaries
The film poster for the The importance of this
Chernobyl Diaries follows poster is to make the
the conventions of a horror audience question what
film poster because it might happen at the
includes: location shown and the
•The film title tagline relates to any viewer
•A tagline of the poster because of the
•Credit block word experience. The
•Release date picture has the radiation
•Directors name symbol which relates to the
•Picture of the location film title and the colour
•Production company theme used is a murky
turquoise which relates to
However it does not include the idea of mystery.
a website for the film and Reds and whites are used
any main actors. for the text which follows
the same typography as a
majority of horror film
posters.

5. The Devil Inside
The film poster for The The importance of this
Devil Inside follows most of poster is to create a sense
the conventions of a horror of the unknown within the
film poster because it audience because of the
includes: picture used shows a nun
•The film title what has unnatural eyes.
•A tagline The D in inside is
•Picture of the unnatural backwards which shows
•Release date that something is wrong.
•Official movie website The colours used are reds
•The words True and blacks which have the
Events/Story connotations of mystery
and death. The tagline is
However it does not include crucial because it leaves a
any actors names or a cliff hanger that can relate
credit block so these two to any body who views this
conventions will be shown poster.
in the trailer.

6. Poster
By looking at the conventions shown within a horror poster, we have
decided to follow these conventions by making are poster include:
Picture of the location
Film title
A tagline
Credit block
Release date
Official website
Main characters and Director’s name
Production company
The reason for why we will not include the words True story/events is
because by looking at example horror posters we found that it could make
the film feel less real because the audience might think that it is only on
there to make the film seem more realistic and believable.