Film Titles

As a class we decided to research into some horror film names to see which were successful and which ones we really liked, this would help us think of a film name that would be strong and effective that will strike the audience and entice them into wanting to watch the film to find out more.  
Here is a list of film names that are really powerful:


5. The Exorcist- ‘one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church.’ An exorcist is someone who practices exorcism. I like how the title of the film depicts who the main character will be in the film, in addition to giving the audience an idea on the narrative of the film.   

6. Psycho- This is a short yet effective name. One word named films are often striking and depicts a lot. Psycho was one of the first Slasher films around and the name of this film has the idea of Slasher in it, as it is short and hard hitting. The definition of Psycho is ‘a deranged and/or psychopathic person who is mentally ill or unstable’ and ‘one who displays violent behaviour.’

7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre- I like how the name of this film is the name of the location it is shot in. The fact that Texas is a large area creates a feeling of mystery. I think this is something we could incorporate this into our film title as our film is set in a forest on the Isle of Wight.

8. Paranormal activity- The definition of paranormal is ‘beyond the range of the normal experience or scientific explanation.’ With this in the title it gives the impression that very strange things will happen as it is named ‘paranormal activity’