"Horrorhound" Magazine Cover Analysis 2

This magazine contains all the typical features expected to be found within a horror magazine cover. Once again the main image which dominates the page is that of a villain or killer, which presents an unattractive and malformed face and body. However this time it appears that the killer is a female and goes against the stereotype that the bad guy is traditionally male in horror films. The victims are shown in a smaller image below with weapons with the female looking down over them showing her control. Behind this main image is a faded out crown of zombies showing the audience the type of horror which is being advertised to us. Colours of black, white and red fit in with the traditional horror colours reinforcing violence and darkness. The colour red stands out largely and will draw the attention of the audience to the magazine cover. This particular magazine cover has a title which is quite bold and blocky; this is given the illusion of a 3d effect with a background colour of red to make this appear more on the page. Behind this further is a black splattered effect which shows the gruesome aspect to horror. Next to the main title is a bloodied dog paw print showing the werewolf sub-genre which can also be used within the horror industry. The cover lines consist of catchy words and lines followed by new horror films being released to attract the audiences. Once again I feel this magazine is aimed at a young male audience as this the predominant audience which the horror genre aims their products towards.