Research

Although the movie featured on this cover is not a horror it still fits with the theme a horror movie would aim to achieve. This magazine cover follows the typical codes and conventions. For example:
-Masthead

-Coverline
-Subheadline
-Barcode
-Dateline
-Pugs/puffs

Harry Potter is the focus of the cover as is the character featured on any magazine cover. The colours are very dark and there is direct address from the character. The picture taken for the cover has a lot of shadows portraying a sense of mystery. The background of the cover is black and the masthead is red (typical horror colours). Empire magazine have chosen to use white font which contrasts with the black making it easily readable. 

This cover fits a lot more with the horror genre simply because the film featured is classed as a horor. In comparison to the cover above however there are not many differences. This shows that there are many different genre overlaps and even if a film is not classed/viewed as a horror film the same effect can be portrayed. This cover is a lot brighter than the one above. There is more  colour used on this cover for example the blue. The image is a lot more brightly lit along with the backdrop however this does not damage the intended mood at all. Direct address is also used by this character.