Annotations of 3 Horror Film Titles by Afsara Tasnim and Yasir Ali

The title of ‘diabolique’ creates a scary and daunting mood of horror. This is because the colour is red which connotes blood and danger. It builds a macabre atmosphere. The background is black which suggests death and emptiness. This is a typical convention of horror, which constantly comes up within the films. For example, black and other dark clothes are worn, or the victim is attacked at night and often the light bulb bursts or the candles seizes to light.

The lines of the letters are extended. It could be interpreted to mean that the victims face a long and painful death. It could symbolize the amount of victims there are in the film and be a subliminal message to the audience telling them what to expect.

The extended lines go across the women’s face. It looks like scratch marks – claws. However, one of the extended lines goes the opposite way, again this could be a subliminal message suggesting that there is only one survivor. However, unlike the other lines, this one goes off of the cover. It could mean that the victim has escaped and is free from harm. However, there is still the unanswered question of where did the victim go. Though we acknowledge the he/she has escaped, the audience suspect the victim is safe from harm.

Instead of dots at the top of the I’s, there are pictures of faces. From just the cover it is impossible to say exactly who they are, however, from the way that they are used as expressions more than people indicates that they are victims.

• The sepia effect of the image connotes a mysterious effect as it doesn’t not show the original colour.  
• The title ‘Frankenstein is antique. It creates an archaic background conveying that an old person may be the protagonist of the film. 
• The fog gives a sense of importance to the character on the image connoting an unresolved mystery.

• This title is written in a big bold orange font as it symbolizes the Halloween pumpkin.
• The connotations of the black background show that the may revolve around   someone’s death.
• This knife is significant as it is a prop that represents the genre of the film which is horror.