When was the poster released?
1963
Who was the film produced by?
Hammer Films
Who was it distributed by?
J. Arthur Rank and Universal
Comment on the title
Serif font- wooden (connotations to vampires- stake)
How is enigma created?
the connoted relationship between
the male and female vampires
Comment on the background?
The gloomy grey, black and brown colour
palette reinforces the film’s dark, scary
conventions while the red highlight colour draws
attention to the attacking bats, the vampire and
the blood – all key visual signifiers for the genre
Comment on the main image
The use of a ‘painted’ main image is highly
conventional of films of the period