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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib
Any criticism is welcome on the cover. AND - I - MEAN - ANY - CRITICISM !!
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You said any criticism, so, with apologies and obviously the clear knowledge that none of this is personal in any way:... this cover is very, very bad. To me it screams "self-pubbed author who slapped the cover together, don't expect a competently edited book inside". I do read horror from time to time, but there is zero chance I would look twice at this book.
The first thing that's awful is the artless red text against the busy green background - it's near unreadable even at a large size and not colourblind. Your title text needs to be clear and instantly readable. The font is generic, the colour is wrong, and there seems to be something off about the kerning (though that could just be the background interfering).
The title doesn't make it clear what the book actually is. I'm guessing it's fiction masquerading as biography, but I'm also instantly turned off by the "Johnny Masturbator" name - perhaps your target audience won't be, though?
The crayons also don't really tell me anything about what I'm in for, but I'm assuming there's some connection to the story. It also took me a little minute to figure out that they're in a cup; the composition at first makes it look like the hand is holding a magnifying glass. If the 'cup' aspect is important, I'd consider a tilted cup, or a cup from the side with taller crayons coming out of the top.
If you wanted my best advice, it would be to start over using a designer, or a design student, someone with some background in the field.