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Title research


Nosferatu-1922


*As one of the earliest horror films, Nosferatu's typography was very simple, using only red and yellow colours. This was a style which was common to German gothic movies of the time.







Frankenstien-1931

Frankenstein uses a bold font which uses the same colours as Nosferatu, but gradiented.  It still is quite simple, mostly because the main focus is Frankenstein himself. Most horror films around this time held more focus to the actors/actresses/main character, so there wasn't a need for "fancy font".





Psycho-1960


Psycho  is one of the first films to use a new type of font. Instead of a plain font, the typography is slightly shattered, perhaps reflecting the shattered nature of the killer. It matches in colour to the charctet shown on the poster, possibly implying that she is the main victim.









Rosemary's Baby-1968



Rosemary's Baby includes very simplistic white font in a dark background. This would lead audiences to be curious about the movie's content. Reverting to simplistic font could put more emphasis on what is being shown on screen.








Alien-1979




Alien uses a spaced out, simple futuristic font, which is in plain white. The typography here is simple, but has become iconic , especially after its sequels. 
 With horror movies, it seems that simplistic fonts prove to be more effective, depending on what subgenre is being portrayed. Alien is a Science Fiction Horror, hence the futuristic look of the typography.








The Shining-1980




The Shining uses typography which is slightly exaggerated in comparison to movies from earlier years. This font includes a disturbed face in the enlarged T, which immediately points out to future viewers that this is a horror film. All but the i's are in capitals which may prove to be a good idea for making a film opening like this .





Child's Play-1988


Child's play's typography uses a bold, grey font with red outlining, which becomes a visual metaphor for a knife with blood on the edges, which is also seen in Chuckie's hand. The P in play is also angled at the end, which also holds resemblance to a knife; this is effective because it juxtaposes with the actual title, simply because Kids don't play with knives, they would usually play with dolls (this is ironic, because it's the possessed doll that wants to kill the main protagonist).









The Sixth Sense-1999

The sixth sense uses a different type of font in comparison to earlier movies. The typography used here looks as if it was written, because both S's are falling and droopy. The font is white, although against the 6 it looks gold from afar. This helps the movie have an iconic title, which can be remembered.










Saw-2004

Saw's typography is very iconic, and one of the many movies from the start of the 21st century to stylise the font used. Here, a black font with a dark yellow lining is used against a pastel background. The size of the font is mismatched, as the W is much bigger than the S and A. It has more of a rustic look to it, making it effective to the genre the movie falls in. 












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