Horror Film, Horror Film, audiences audiences and fansand fans

AudiencesAudiences• The main age for horror movies are 15-24 because

that is usually the minimum age of the films.• The top horror movie of all time has been voted as the

Exorcist, followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre• People chose to watch horror films because they enjoy

the thought of the ‘Thrill factor’ , suspense and mystery.

• Males tend to go to the cinema to watch horror movies more than women, this is because women prefer romance and comedy (light hearted films).

• Men are more likely to be the writers/producers of horror films than women

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Virtual & Physical

• People have many ways of discussing their favourite horror movies.

1- Social Media such as twitter, facebook and instagram https://twitter.com/HorrificPics

2- Forums, whether that be within a blog or just a general way of chatting http://www.horror.com/forum/

3- Meet ups, such as conventions

Virtual & Physical

BlogsBlogs• There are many blogs that discuss horror movies. They

mainly include information on horror movies that person has watched and they talk about whether they enjoyed or disliked the film

• The bloggers suggest films you should definitely go and watch and films you should most likely avoid

• These blogs would benefit people who aren’t experts on horror films

• http://www.best-horror-movies.com/news?name=the-best-horror-blogs-you-should-be-reading

Conventions & Conventions & EventsEvents

What? & Why?A horror convention is an event where fans of a specific horror movie or the genre in general gather to interact with other fans, experience exclusive opportunities, buy merchandise and meet stars etc.

Local EventsLocal EventsHorror-On-Sea:• Horror film festival in Southend-On-Sea• ‘The home of independent Horror’• 23rd & 25th January 2015• Zombie walk – Dress like a zombie and walk

along the pier • Screening of independent horror films &

programmes for example ‘Salty Shorts’• Master classes in fake blood & guts, how to write

& film your own horror film

Image taken at 2014 Horror- On-Sea

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National/ National/ International EventsInternational Events

Texas Frightmare Weekend:• Celebrity appearances : Julian Sands, Tara Reid,

Neve Campbell• Autograph signings• Screenings• Exclusive parties• Horror memorabilia vendors• Rising talent of frightmakers in screenings, panel

discussions and Q&A’s

Underground/ Niche Horror Conventions

• E.g. Slaughter in Syracuse- Underground Horror festival• Underground horror films are generally more extreme than

mainstream horror and tends to be independent. These films have a niche audience and rely on their strong fan base like ‘cult films’. Underground horror conventions are a place where extreme horror fans can gather where they would normally be shunned by mainstream horror due to the controversy caused by such films.

• For example ‘The Sadist’ Trailer: The story of a one time sex slave trying to escape his past masters and their sick game of psychological torture. Which is screened at the Slaughter in Syracuse underground horror festival.

Audiences, Social Media & Horror Events

Social media is a major source of promotion and communication for horror fans and convention goers. Often sites will have links to their social media pages to

provide another way for the audience to get involved with the film, the convention and other fans

Horror Magazines & Horror Magazines & ExamplesExamples

Scream MagazineScream Magazine• Scream Magazine is one of the most popular horror magazines to date as it is

Britain's Horror Magazine and it publishes an issue every month in full bloody colour print.

• Scream magazine is a popular demand as it provides sources covering horror cinema, DVD/Blue-rays, on set exclusives, celebrity interviews, books and games as well as many other previews and reviews..

• As well as now being sold within UK stores including: hmv, Martin’s, McColl’s and RS McColl, rather than being just based online – which shows the growth of the magazine and its mass figures.

• However despite it being the number one horror magazine, we were unable to find the companies statistics regarding the readership, selling and revenue statistics within this magazine company.

The master head of the magazine Scream, directly reveals the type of audience and genre; this would come under the subgenre of slasher horror and would have an audience of young adults.

As well, as using a font that connotes the horror genre and emphasizes the gore and terror by using drips off the letters to represent the idea of blood loss?

The colour scheme, used in this magazine specifies the specific audience for this magazine more specifically, by pinpointing them precisely. The three main colours that are being represented on this magazine are white, red and yellow. The red represents danger and the idea that the context of this magazine is bloody and gripping. Where as the yellow has been used to divert the audiences attention from the dark background and draw their attention to important information on the cover. Moreover the colour white has been used for the main text as it stands out solidly alongside the dark background and screams the main information at the audience.

The magazine, includes ‘Exclusive previews’ and features which informs the reader of any informative information and grips them into buying the magazine as it may feature an article from their favourite horror film producer etc.

The headline for this magazine, has been situated under the image of the character in ‘Hell Raiser Revelations’ as the white text; is bold against the blue face and they work in contrast to each other, to attract the audiences attention to the magazine as well as highlighting that Stephen Smith Collins is featured in this magazine which can further enhance readership statistics.

The website for the magazine has been include on the cover, in order to promote to the readers that the magazine has other interesting information for the horror fanatics out there.

The main image, is a extreme close up shot which allows the reader to connotation the contents of the magazine. For example the clenching of the mans teeth connotes to that audience that this character is a victim as they show pain.

Nightmare MagazineNightmare Magazine• Nightmare, is an online horror and dark fantasy magazine; within the magazine it

focuses on all kinds of horror fiction, from zombie stories, haunted house tales and psychological horrors.

• It is edited by John Joseph Adams and every month it brings a mix of new and original reprints that feature a variety of authors from the best selling horror films.

• This online magazine, includes nonfiction and fiction podcasts as well as Q&As with our authors that go behind the scenes on their stories.

• Nightmare magazine has 1,802 likes on Facebook • However like Scream magazine, there is no actual readership, selling and revenue

statistics available to the public.

The master head of the magazine Nightmare, directly reveals the type of audience and genre; this would come under a variety of different horror subgenres, however it would mainly focus around pedophobia and would have an audience of young adults

The font, that Nightmare magazine have used is shown to be very eerie, which connotes that the information inside is very dark – as well as implying the audience for this magazine is older as the content may be explicit to younger readers.

The colour scheme, used in this magazine specifies the specific audience for this magazine more specifically, by pinpointing them precisely. The two main colours that are being represented on this magazine are white and red. The red represents danger and the idea that the context of this magazine is bloody and gripping. Where as the white text takes the audiences attention to significant areas of importance and interest on the front cover. Moreover the colour red has been used for the main text as it works alongside the black background to create a sincere and dark atmosphere around the context of the magazine – which subsequently draws the attention of the horror fanatics.

There isn’t a sub heading for this magazine, however it does include ‘Creeping Herlock Press Presents’, which enlightens the reader to whom wrote the articles inside and the publisher of the magazine. The font is small, so the attention isn’t distracted from the main image.

This magazine doesn’t feature any ‘exclusive previews’ or featuring statements on the front cover of the magazine, however it does include the issue number and the issue date – which is a key aspect for collectors.

The main image, on the front cover of this magazine uses an extreme close up to portray the imagery of a small boy. He is shown to be crying and is very grimy which connotes that the magazine covers very gripping articles and focuses on child based horror stories that revolve around psychological horrors that either effect children or the person has been effected as a child – these type of horrors pixelate a young adult audience that can picture what its like to be in the mind of the possessed or affected child.

Fangoria MagazineFangoria Magazine

• Fangoria was first planned in 1978 under the name Fantastica as a companion to the science fiction magazine Starlog.

• The first issue of Fangoria, was assembled by the editorship Joe Bonham.• The first Fangoria was entirely designed around the original fantasy concept and

provided abysmal failure with the several issues it produced – however two phenomena allowed Martin to reshape the magazine, and by doing so he based it around fictional and nonfictional horror films and it was a success.

• Fangoria Magazine alone has a circulation of 150,000 per issue and they produce 10 issues on average each year.

• As well as gaining 3 million unique hits a month on the fangoria.com website.

The master head of the magazine Fangoria, directly reveals the type of audience and genre; this would come under a variety of different horror subgenres, however it this particular cover would mainly focus around pedophobia and would have an audience of young adults

The font, that Fangoria magazine have used is very urban and edgy which can connote that the magazine revolves around edgy stories that focus on the suspense within the different horror films – the font grips the reader by making them question the types of articles inside, which widens the niche audience into a mass audience of young adults.

The colour scheme, used in this magazine specifies the specific audience for this magazine more specifically, by pinpointing them precisely. The four main colours that are being represented on this magazine are white, blue, yellow and orange. The blue and white work in contrast with each other against the black background by making the most important information stand out promptly to the audience. Moreover the yellow and orange are used simply to distinguish other interesting headlines and stories that the magazine includes to widen the magazines audience.

The magazine, includes ‘Exclusive previews’ and features which informs the reader of any informative information and grips them into buying the magazine as it may feature an article from their favourite horror film producer etc.

The main image, on the front cover of this magazine uses an extreme close up to portray the imagery of a small girl. She is shown to be staring directly at the readers eye-line – this has been used in order to transfix the readers attention and hook them to want to find out what the article says about this film and whether it features good reviews. Her blood shot eyes suggest that she is possessed or lacks emotional connection with society. Moreover her pale complexion works alongside her dark hair to create a truly terrifying atmosphere about the magazine – which enhances the readers attention.

The headline for this magazine, has been situated below the image of the character in Silent Hill Revelation as the white text; is bold against the darkness that surround the girls face – this works by forcing the audience to read what’s below the main image, which further promotes the sale of a magazine and widens the audience as they want to now read the article alongside this headline.

The sub headings are in yellow and orange as they set aside interesting extras from the main text, for example ‘more MONSTERS, more MAYHE…more NURSES!’