When looking at a range of horror and thriller film titles, there tends to be a lot of similarities between them all particularly the use of the colours red and black to infer generally the same themes. Horrors and thrillers from decades ago would use similar fonts and colours to what films of the same genre have today, this may seem formulaic and clichéd, however, those colours and fonts work for a reason and can convey what themes would be expected in the rest of the film (red for blood and gore, black for death and white for innocence etc.)
The font in this title is thin and slightly messy almost as if it was written by a child, the colour white has been used to reflect innocence most likely to represent the lead character who is a child. The silhouette of the child is surrounded by an orange light which could suggest the barrier between life and death; it is described as going into a tunnel of light. The light of "heaven" is all around the child because it infers that he has a connection to the other side.
The title of
Silent Hill looks like the text has eroded away almost rusty and old looking. This suggests that Silent Hill is like a derelict and damaged ghost town that has been neglected and barren for decades. Most of the text is white which could represent something innocent within the town (Alessa) that has been broken and ruined by someone or something else. When looking at the title you can already see that it suggests that this is no ordinary town and that something sinister and unworldly inhabits that place.
The titles font and colour choice is very simplistic yet effective, as it connotes exactly what the story entails. The font purposely has a ghostlike appearance with the outer glow around each individual letter, this could infer that the film is about spirits tormenting this woman in particular and anyone else she cares about. The text is extremely tin and tall, again emphasising the ghostly atmosphere and the wording of the text itself most definitely suggests that there is something unwelcome and threatening e.g. "them vs. us". The fact that the female protagonist is holding an old fashioned oil candle and the light is casting on her face, but around the light she is engulfed in darkness where the white ghostlike text is positioned. The positioning of the text and the actress highlights the divide between "the others" and the people or good vs. bad, dead vs. the living.
Straight away you can tell this is a very modern film; the text looks like the kind of font you'd find on a camera/video camera which is done on purpose as the entire film is recorded to look like it was all on a handheld camera and cameras set up around the house like CCTV. The text looks like it's glitching and malfunctioning, this could connote that something has gone wrong, the camera has been damaged by someone or something. The colour red used for the text so it can tell the audience that the characters will be in danger, it could even refer to the battery life on the camera; when the battery is low the symbol changes to the colour red so this could also mean that time is running out.
This is the original adaption of
CARRIE from the 1970's, it is very clear that this film title and the other surrounding images are very dated. Back then it was easier to scare people when watching a horror film; the effects in that time would be dreadful in comparison to what todays audiences are accustomed to. The text almost has a Scooby Doo appearance to it and looks very 70's with the wavy text and the colours chosen aren't very conventional to the horror thriller genre as most films would usually go for either red, black or white. However film studios where very limited for access to good technology for effects and editing and you can clearly see the difference between this film and another from the present day.
This title has a slightly similar appearance to the
Paranormal Activity title; the text is blurry and glitches across the screen. The font is basic but doesn't distract from what's important because it's what the word is that makes it important (seven murders for seven sins) and this is emphasised even more by placing the number seven where the "V" should be. The colours white and black have been used to suggest that simply there will be a strong theme of good vs. evil, however, the white is used fro the text because of the guaranteed 7 murders of 7 innocent people who are shrouded in darkness and evil.
Split is a modern thriller films of 2017 and strongly contrasts with film titles such as CARRIE. It's modern and simplistic yet encapsulates everything about the story just by having the text the way it is. The style of the font reflects the antagonist in this film; he suffers from split personality disorder but has approximately 23 different personas within him. This is why the title has lines going through the text and parts of it are out of place and mismatched, this is a reflection of the illness this character has and that the plot revolves around it.
The text for the Last house on the left title emphasises the most important and key words to the narrative; the word last highlights the "isolation" of the victims, the word "house" where an important scene will take place as the third act leads up to going back to the house. The fact that the word house is in the colour red with blood specs on it foreshadows the violence and gore in the final scene at the house. The colour white symbolises the innocence and purity of the young female protagonist, this is juxtaposed with the black background around the text to highlight oppression and envelopment in evil intent (the three people who abuse her and keep her and her friend captive).
