Masthead: Scream is a British premiere horror magazine published bimonthly. The font is red and dripping to symbolise blood and gore relating to the content which the magazine focuses on.
Horror Magazine Analysis
Cover lines: The cover lines are anchored with an image to give the reader a preview of what is inside and draws more attention to the content and genre of the magazine. They cover lines don’t interact with the main image but instead put into a neat sidebar.
Main Image: is a still taking from the main focus of the cover which is film ‘Evil Dead’. It is eyecatching and creepy to match the theme of ‘Scream’ as a magazine. Also uses direct mode of address looking straight at the reader, encouraging you to look at the magazine.
Colour Scheme: is predominantly white and black to contrast, with accents of red which connotes blood/danger and dark green to connote evil. Also there cover lines are yellow to draw your attention to them.
Main Cover line: is in the same font as what evil dead used for film posters, trailers etc. so that the audience recognises the film as a brand. The coverline is also in white to contrast with the dark image.