Psycho
What iconic instrument is featured in the score of "Psycho," particularly during the shower scene?
What had the madness done for the narrator's senses?
"The madness had sharpened my senses, not destroyed, not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute..."
What is the name of the narrator's husband and what is his profession?
John - Physician / Doctor
What significant event marks the anniversary that coincides with the appearance of the Babadook?
Birthday / Anniversary of a death
What is the protagonist's name in "American Psycho"?
Patrick Bateman
What significant object is revealed in the swamp during the climax of the film?
Norman Bates' car
During the week before the narrator killed the old man, how did he act towards him?
"I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
What does the husband want the narrator to do to get better? And how does this make her feel?
The narrator apparently suffers from a nervous depression, a diagnosis given by her husband, a physician. According to the husband, the rented mansion is a place where she should rest, exercise, and avoid work until she is recovered.
She often lays on the bed, devoid of energy and sometimes crying. He does not take her condition seriously and keeps telling her that her condition is not as bad as she imagines
What is the Babadook's connection to Amelia's psychological state, as suggested by the film's interpretation?
It is a physical manifestation of her grief
In the movie, what is Patrick Bateman's profession?
Investment banker (Wallstreet businessman)
What is the name of the private investigator hired to find Marion Crane in "Psycho"?
Detective Arbogast
What does the "Tell-Tale" heart in the story symbolize? What about the evil, vulture eye of the old man?
The Heart = Feeling guilty
The Eye = Being judged / Being a mirror of himself
In what year was story written? Which historical period?
1892 (Victiorian Period)
In the final scenes of the movie, what does Amelia do with the Babadook to manage its presence?
Locks it in the basement but also visits it once in a while (faces the grief)
What is the name of the actor who plays Patrick Bateman?
Christian Bale
In the film, Norman Bates has a hobby that involves taxidermy. What does he stuff and mount as a part of this hobby?
Birds and prey
For how many nights did the narrator look in upon the old man?
"...and I did this for seven long nights--every night just at midnight-every night just at twelve...Upon the eighth night I was more than usually cautious in opening the door."
What horror elements are present in the story?
Rented mansion, isolation, slowly going insane, supernatural visions of people behind the wall-paper, the narrator becoming one with the wall-paper, etc.
How many children does Lester Billings lose to the Boogeyman?
3
Which iconic scene involves Patrick Bateman's detailed monologue about the virtues of Huey Lewis and the News while committing a heinous act?
Bonus point: what song is playing?
The apartment scene where he kills Jared Leto (Paul Allen) - It's hip to be square
What state is the Bates Motel located in?
Arizona
Why couldn't the narrator kill the old man on the first night?
"...but I found the eye always closed; and so it was impossible to do the work; for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil Eye."
In "The Yellow Wallpaper," why is it significant that the narrator continuously asks "what can one do?" and "what is one to do?"
In the first journal entry, the narrator asks "What can one do?" and then twice asks "What is one to do?" In context, she asks this question after she considers her own helplessness and inability to convince her husband that she is truly sick, to stand against her husband's opinion as a respected physician, and to disagree with her husband's and brother's opinions of the best cure for her nervous condition. Thus, these questions are an expression of her feelings of helplessness to "do" anything about her situation—her inability to act in ways that will actually effect change in her own life. Tragically, her own instincts, to be creative and interact with others more, are what would be best for her. Her questions highlight the reality for the narrator that men have more power than women, and there is nothing to do about it except submit.
How does "The Boogeyman" end?
As Lester leaves the office, he makes a shocking realization. In a shocking and unexpected twist, the Boogeyman emerges in Dr. Harper's office, revealing that the terror may not be confined to Lester's home. In his hands, a mask portraying Dr. Harper.
"Nice... So Nice".
Finish the line - "I have to return..."
Some video tapes