Horror Titles

Although most Horror titles look different, in reality there are similarities between them.

Font

• The font of a films opening titles reflects what kind of horror this film is going to be, for example Saw films have titles which are shaped to suggest gore and violence.
• However, the font used for The Descent is simple and does not give anything away.
• Font which is older may suggest the film is about previous events.

Size

• The size of a horror title depends on what mood the director is trying to portray, it may be big and bold and sudden to make audience jump or it may be smaller and thinner to create an eery mood.

Colour

• The common colours for titles in horror films are red, grey or black.
• These colours all have negative connotations and set the mood of the genre.

Most horror films have black screen titles with fonts and colours that stand out against the black, this is because it attracts the audience and makes the title stand out.