Modern horror films
The creepy, unnatural grin from this 2022 movie and its 2024 sequel became a massive viral trend on TikTok before crowding Swedish theaters.
What is Smile?
This iconic pop star's 1982 hit Thriller features legendary horror-themed music video filled with dancing zombies.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This classic 1975 Steven Spielberg movie used a simple, terrifying two-note piano theme to signal that a shark was approaching.
What is Jaws?
This song with the lyrics "Who ya gonna call?" was written for a movie about catching ghosts.
What is Ghostbusters?
This orange vegetable is carved into a spooky face and placed outside many homes on Halloween.
What is a pumpkin?
In this 2023 Australian horror hit, teenagers use an embalmed hand to connect with spirits at parties.
What is Talk to Me?
Billie Eilish sampled screeching sound of dental drills and thousands of people screaming to create the eerie beat for this 2019 hit.
What is Bury a friend?
This high-pitched "ch-ch, ah-ah-ah" sound is the signature audio clue whenever Jason is about to strike.
What is Friday the 13th?
This song by Kate Bush became popular again through Stranger Things and helps Max escape Vecna.
What is "Running up that Hill"?
On Halloween, children walk from house to house saying these three words.
What is "Trick or Treat"?
This 2024 psychological horror movie sarring Maika Monroe was heavily marketed as the "scariest film of the decade".
What is Longlegs?
This Iron Maiden song is based on a famous poem about a nighttime horse ride with a supernatural being.
What is "The Number of the Beast"?
This classic 1973 horror film made the instrumental track "Tubular Bells" by Mike Oldfield universally famous and scary.
What is The Exorcist?
This song by Bobby Pickett is featured in the animated film Hotel Transylvania and tells the story of monsters dancing at a party.
What is "Monster Mash"?
According to legend, this type of creature transforms during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
Zach Cregger, the director of Barbarian, directed the highly anticipated 2026 adaption of this classic survival-horror video game franchise.
What is Resident Evil?
This horror-themed pop song by Rihanna begins with the line "You're just a little too much for me."
What is Disturbia?
Director John Carpenter composed the iconic, fast paced 5/4 time signature piano theme for this legendary 1978 slasher film.
What is Halloween?
This cult musical encourages audiences to jump to the left and take a step to the right.
What is The Time Warp? or What is The Rocky Horror Show?
This black flying mammal is often associated with Halloween and vampires.
What is a bat?
This 2024 body-horror film starring Demi Moore became a massive word-of-mouth phenomenon among older teens.
What is The Substance?
This song by Blue Öyster Cult tells listeners not to fear a hooded figure carrying a scythe.
What is "Don't fear the Reaper"?
An iconic high-pitched, screeching violin sound mimics a stabbing motion and is famously heard during a shower scene in this Hitchcook film.
What is Psycho?
Children chant a nursery rhyme warning that a burned killer is about to arrive in their dreams.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
In the Cure's song Lullaby the narrator turns into this animal.
What is a spider?