Magazine Cover 1 (EMPIRE)

In this magazine cover it is quite clear it is for a horror film, for many reasons some being the Masthead as it is Red and also on fire which connotes evil or blood. It is also behind the main cover image of a devil looking creature which obviously is a commonly used character in horror films, and he is also red which a devilish colour is. They have used a very well-known horror movie as the main cover because it advertises not only the magazine but the movie also; they have also placed the title of the film 'Hell Boy 2' at the bottom of the magazine maybe to show that 'Hell' is underneath this powerful looking creature. Writing cover lines such as ‘There will be blood’ this draws Horror fans in especially if they are a fan of the ‘slasher’  horror films because obviously it shows that is a slasher and lots of killings in the films involved in the magazine. They have also put ’40 Moves that will get you sex’ this is because ‘sex sells’ and the a lot of people (stereotypically) will be middle aged single men who are probably looking for a partner, so this attracts them to be interested in what movies the opposite sex would enjoy.