Horror Elements
A state of anxious anticipation and dread to create fear, rather than relying solely on shocking or graphic moments
What is Suspense
Dracula operates a high-end resort for monsters away from the human world in this hit animated movie series.
What is Hotel Transylvania?
The main idea, underlying message, or lesson of a literary work.
What is T-H-E-M-E
To cause annoyance, frustration, or worry someone.
What is Vex
Legend says this blood-sucking creature stays away from garlic, hates wooden stakes, and avoids sunlight.
What is a vampire?
These horror movies have a pervading tone or mood that creates a tense and brooding feeling to them. They appear darkly menacing and leave you on the edge of your seat.
What is Atmosphere
Teenagers in Springwood, Ohio are terrorized in their dreams by a burned killer wearing a striped sweater and a glove made of razor blades.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
What is A-D-V-E-R-B
To suffocate or prevent from breathing; to restrain.
What is Stifle
This creature transforms from an ordinary human into a furious beast whenever a full moon appears in the night sky.
What is a werewolf?
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A young girl discovers a secret door in her new home that leads to a eerie parallel world where her "Other Mother" has buttons for eyes.
What is Coraline?
What is P-R-O-T-A-G-O-N-I-S-T
In a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with strong feeling
What is Vehemently
Wrapped in ancient cloth bandages, this monster awakes from its tomb when treasure hunters break its ancient curse.
What is a mummy?
Content that uses explicit and graphic imagery of violence and injury (gore) to cause a strong emotional reaction (shock)
What is Shock & Gore
Jordan Peele directed this hit 2017 psychological thriller about a young photographer visiting his girlfriend’s strangely unsettling family estate.
What is Get Out?
What is C-O-N-S-O-N-A-N-C-E
Behaving in a way that suggest that one has higher standards or more noble beliefs than is the case.
What is Hypocritical
Created in a lab using electricity by a scientist with the same last name, this tall monster has bolts sticking out of its neck.
What is Frankenstein's monster? (Acceptable: Frankenstein)
The anxiety or distress felt when facing uncertain, unpredictable, or unfamiliar situations.
In this Disney Halloween classic, three witch sisters named the Sandersons are accidentally resurrected by a teenager in Salem, Massachusetts.
What is Hocus Pocus?
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong, or repressed emotions through art of drama.
What is C-A-T-H-A-R-S-I-S
Contemptuous ridicule or mockery
What is Derision
Half-fish and half-human, this scaly river monster uses sharp claws and webbed hands to swim through dark jungle waters.
What is the Creature from the Black Lagoon? (Acceptable: a swamp monster or sea monster)