Horror Tropes
This piece of technology inevitably loses signal whenever the monster appears.
What are mobile phone?
The possessed girl in The Exorcist spins this.
What is her head?
This 2019 horror film reimagines a Swedish midsummer festival as a waking nightmare.
What is Midsommar?
"I see dead people."
What is The Sixth Sense?
This horror icon's glove is fitted with razor blades.
Who is Freddy Krueger?
Despite every audience member yelling "Don't!", the group of characters inevitably decide to do this.
What is split up?
This masked killer stalks babysitters in the 1978 film Halloween.
Who is Michael Myers?
This 2022 Valentine's-themed slasher features a masked killer targeting women in Seattle.
What is Cupid?
"They're heeere..."
What is Poltergeist?
Alfred Hitchcock used this condiment as blood in his black and white classic Psycho.
What is chocolate syrup?
The creepy child drawing found in many supernatural films usually foreshadows this.
What is a haunting or supernatural threat?
This actor portrayed Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs.
Who is Anthony Hopkins?
This 2015 Christmas horror film pits a dysfunctional family against a demonic holiday creature.
What is Krampus?
"Here's Johnny!"
What is The Shining?
In Scream, the Ghostface mask was inspired by this famous painting.
What is The Scream by Edvard Munch?
This horror trope describes a character repeatedly making obviously dangerous decisions that frustrate the audience.
What is "horror movie logic" or dramatic irony?
The hotel in The Shining is known by this name.
What is the Overlook Hotel?
This 1984 Christmas horror film features Billy, a traumatised Santa Claus.
What is Silent Night, Deadly Night?
“It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.”
What is The Silence of the Lambs?
The mask worn by Michael Myers was modified from a mask of this Star Trek actor.
Who is William Shatner?
In the 2026 hit Apple comedy-horror Widow's Bay, actor Kate O'Flynn plays the role of Patricia, who is a perfect example of this horror genre character trope as she narrowly escapes a long-fated death and ends the killer's tireless slaughter.
What is Final Girl?
The famous line "They're here" comes from this 1982 haunted house film.
What is Poltergeist?
This 1993 horror-comedy sees a murderous being searching for his gold.
What is Leprechaun?
"The power of Christ compels you!"
What is The Exorcist?
The first Saw film was shot in just this many days (within 2 days).
What is 18 days (16-20)