close-up portrait composition — Heavy sans-serif title above stark monochrome mask

A horror movie poster presents an extreme close-up of a weathered white mask that fills nearly the entire frame, set against a pitch-black background. The background is pure darkness with no texture or scenery, so the mask appears to float out of the void. Across the top of the frame, a large block title in heavy white sans-serif capital letters spans almost the full width, reading "TITLE". The title sits with tight letter-spacing and a dense, weighty presence just below the upper edge of the frame. In the upper-left region, the cracked and grimed surface of the mask's forehead catches a cold sheen, its fine creases and scuffs rendered in pale gray against deep shadow. On the left side of the frame, the mask's hollow left eye socket gapes as a black void, its rim lined with chipped paint and rough, wrinkled latex. In the center of the frame, the mask's broad nose bridge rises with heavy sculptural folds, its weathered surface mottled with dark smudges and peeling texture. On the right side of the frame, the second eye socket lies nearly swallowed by shadow, a faint glint barely visible within its darkness. Toward the middle-right, the mask's cheek curves downward into a dense black gradient where the lighting falls away completely. Across the lower third, the mask's mouth and chin sink into deep gloom, the rough latex grain visible only where a thin edge of light grazes it. In the lower-left corner, the jawline dissolves into the black background with a soft, fading transition. At the bottom edge of the frame, only faint traces of the mask's chin remain visible, nearly lost in darkness. In the upper-right corner, the darkness is absolute, framing the mask's profile in a hard silhouette. The mask's surface shows fine wrinkles, scratches, and patches of discoloration that suggest long years of wear. A subtle vertical crease runs down from the bridge of the nose toward the mouth, emphasizing the mask's asymmetry. The mask's eyes appear to stare slightly downward and past the viewer, giving an unsettling, detached gaze. The lighting is a harsh directional cold light striking from the upper left, carving deep shadows inside the hollow eye sockets and beneath the cheekbones while the raised ridges of the weathered surface catch sharp silvery highlights and the lower half of the face collapses into near-total blackness. The palette is stark monochrome, ranging from chalky white and cool steel gray to inky black, with no color to soften the contrast. The overall composition centers the mask with overwhelming scale and minimal typography, creating a stark, menacing stillness.