Directed By
Rosemary's Baby
Who is Roman Polanski?
This final girl of Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of "The Shining" was played by Shelley Duvall.
Who is Wendy Torrance?
This famous book adaptation stars Bela Lugosi as an iconic gothic horror villain.
What is "Dracula"?
This movie is widely credited as being "The first zombie film".
What is "Night of the Living Dead"?
Stephen King famously hated Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of this horror novel.
What is "The Shining"?
The Lighthouse
Who is Robert Eggers?
Perhaps one of the most famous Final Girls in slasher film history, this iconic heroine survived the original onslaught of Michael Meyers in 1978's pinnacle of Horror, "Halloween".
Who is Laurie Strode?
This memeable horror and political satire movie starring Christian Bale is based on a book by Bret Easton Ellis.
What is American Psycho?
This film, considered the first in "The Cornetto Trilogy" is a parodic take on the zombie genre.
What is "Shaun of the Dead"?
What is 30?
Silence of the Lambs
Who is Johnathon Demme?
One of the most proactive final girls in horror film history, this space lieutenant fended off a Xenomorph attack in "Alien".
Who is Ellen Ripley?
"The Silence of the Lambs" was a film adapted from a book written by psychological thriller author Thomas Harris. It was the sequel to this book, by the same author.
What is "Red Dragon"?
This zombie novel (adapted into a movie in 2013) is told from the perspective of an employee of the United Nations, following the actual zombie outbreak.
What is "World War Z"?
Many people pessimistically cited this Stephen King book as "Prophetic" in the early days of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
What is "The Stand"?
Nosferatu
Who is F.W. Murnau?
While she was not the only survivor, the only female survivor of the 1978 zombie thriller "Dawn of the Dead" escapes in a helicopter.
Who is Francine "Flygirl" Parker?
This movie was the first ever horror film to be nominated for an academy award for best picture. It's also based on a book, by William Peter Blatty.
What is The Exorcist?
This zombie movie is based on a book written 53 years prior- though in the book, the zombies are referred to as "Vampires", and largely act as such. This influence can still be seen in some of the ways the movie portrays them.
What is "I am Legend"?
Stephen King wrote this novel- and subsequently aided in the production of the 1990 film- after actually receiving death threats over a book he had published.
What is "Misery"?
Train to Busan
Who is Yeon Sang-ho?
This final girls is often credited with the "Scream" franchise being built on her shoulders.
Who is "Sidney Prescott"?
Anne Rice is known as "The Queen of Vampires", largely because of the series of novels which started with this iconic novel.
What is "Interview with a Vampire"?
This 1964 Zombie flick is on the list of The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made, and has become a cult classic with watch parties organized to watch it. It is most immediately recognizable by its long and cumbersome title.
What is "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!?"?
This actress played Carrie's mother Margaret White in the 1976 filmic adaptation of Stephen King's first novel.
Who is Piper Laurie?