Why Ghostface?
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Re: Why Ghostface?
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Totally right! I thought it was all horror. I was ready to dump it before I saw the reviews which helped a bit.briellejee wrote: ↑02 Dec 2018, 03:45 The reference to the Scream films might have captured Scream fans but people who are not into the horror genre might skip this book without even knowing that it is not what they think it is.
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In all honesty, the cover caught my attention and it was indeed similar to the scream Ghostface. But you know once I read the back cover I realized it was completely irrelevant to the movie. And that's okay, I wasn't expecting it to be like it at all. I think the cover is just fine, I mean you're going to find similar covers or parts of covers in one or several different books nowadays.M Zee wrote: ↑01 Dec 2018, 19:31 Considering how closely the iconic mask is associated with the Scream films, do you think using the image (and the masked killer of the same name) on the book cover helps the book?
Does the association have any tie-in to the films? Or could it have been *any* kind of mask/image for the killer in the book?
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I think it helped the book since the murderer used that mask. Portraying the mask on the book cover will cause some people to misunderstand the content of the book and intention of the author.M Zee wrote: ↑01 Dec 2018, 19:31 Considering how closely the iconic mask is associated with the Scream films, do you think using the image (and the masked killer of the same name) on the book cover helps the book?
Does the association have any tie-in to the films? Or could it have been *any* kind of mask/image for the killer in the book?
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Ya I haven't read the book either and I agree. I also read that the author created the ghost-face design and coined the term "ghost-face". Probably he wanted to use something that's exclusively his, and give it a story, though from the reviews, I realise that the story isn't in the lines of horror, though the mask is being used.Sunday diamond wrote: ↑02 Dec 2018, 15:35 Though I haven't read the book, but I think the reason for ghost face was to create interest in the heart of horror book reader
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I thought I had read somewhere that an author doesn't usually get to pick the cover for their books. I could be wrong. I can dream up things that I believe are true for weeks! I was going to say something along the lines of, "Maybe he didn't get to help with the cover design. The publisher or some third party might have made the choice." But after reading this, maybe he did have a hand in the cover. Or maybe he was allowed to use Ghostface as the cover because he had helped create the initial design.Vscholz wrote: ↑02 Dec 2018, 22:17 According to the author's bio on Amazon, he helped create/design the mask. It makes sense that he would use what might be his most widely known design. Even though it is primarily associated with the Scream franchise, I don't know that the author could get the same reaction with a different cover. Or maybe he is trying to reclaim it in some way?