Fangoria Magazine Analysis

Fangoria is a film magazine that is distributed internationally from the US. It specialises in the genre of Horror. It has been in regular circulation since 1979. The readership largely varies due to the differing cover films on each issue from different generations. Some may appeal to the young generations, films such as Zombieland (2009) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). Whereas some may appeal to older generations, for example the Original Halloween (1978). The cover image on this issue is titled “Rob Zombie’s H2”. This is the second film in the Rob Zombie remakes of the “Halloween” franchise (Originally directed by John Carpenter). The supporting article titles are also of films released in the same year as H2 (Halloween 2, 2009). The first thing we see is the prominent image of Michael Myers, the psychotic protagonist from the ‘Halloween’ series. We know that it is Myers by the iconic mask and boiler suit combination we see in the image. This image is a great Unique Selling Point (USP) as fans of both the original Halloween series and the Rob Zombie remakes would want to buy it to read about the “Exclusive set visit!” and the editors of the magazine went on. The use of “exclusive” would also appeal to the reader because they know that they are not likely to find out this information for any other magazine. This issue of Fangoria would likely appeal to the new and old fans of the series. The use of high key lighting helps reveal the state of Myers either during the second film are after the events of the first. It highlights the condition he is in, his overalls are blood soaked and his mask is torn, this is likely due to the confrontation he has had with his most recent victim, it appears they have put up a bit of a fight.