Spooky Movies
What movie features a killer named Michael Myers?
Halloween
The Celts believed that spooky spirits walked the earth on this night. To protect themselves, they dressed up in animal skins and masks. They wanted the ghosts to think they were monsters too, so the ghosts would leave them alone! What do we do today that honors this tradition?
wear costumes
What creature transforms during a full moon?
Werewolf
What literary device is used? "I heard all things in heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily-how calmly I can tell you the whole story."
alliteration
From what point of view is the story told?
1st person
Which film introduced Freddy Krueger?
A Nightmare on Elm Street
In what country did Halloween begin?
Ireland
Which monster is afraid of garlic?
Vampire
What literary device is used? "I was never kinder to the old man than during the whole week before I killed him."
situational irony
What part of the plot is it when the narrator looks in on the old man eight nights in a row.
rising action
This horror movie character wears black and white and carries a big black trash bag. Name the character and the movie franchise.
Art (the clown); Terrifier
From what did the word Halloween originate?
“All Hallows’ Evening" or "All Hallows' Eve" meaning that evening before All Saints Day.
All Hallows' Even ➔ Hallow-e'en ➔ Halloween!
Which country is Dracula said to come from?
DOUBLE POINTS if you name the author of the original book Dracula.
Transylvania, Romania
Bram Stoker (1897)
What is the literary device used? All in vain; because Death, in approaching him, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.
personification
What type of TONE does this except have? "I smiled, - for what had I to fear? I bade the gentlemen welcome. The shriek, I said, was my own in a dream."
calm
This horror movie character is known for wearing a hockey mask. Name the character and movie franchise.
Jason Voorhees; Friday the 13th
Catholic Church started a holiday on November 1st called _______ to honor holy people, who were also called "hallows."
All Saints Day
What ghost ship is said to haunt the seas forever?
The Flying Dutchman
What is the literary device used? AND Why?
"His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness (for the shutters were close fastened, through fear of robbers), and so I knew that he could not see the opening of the door, and I kept pushing it on . . ."
situational irony; the fear is of robbers (outside the house), you should expect to be safe in your home, but the threat is already inside
What part of the plot is it when the narrator sits down on top of the body with the police?
climax
What horror film popularized the phrase “Do you like scary movies?”
Scream
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival.
Samhain (pronounced SOW-in). It marked the end of the harvest and the beginning of winter.
The Celts divided their year into two primary seasons—the light half (summer) and the dark half (winter). Samhain was the pivotal calendar marker that transitioned between the two.
Which TWO literary devices are used? "A watch’s minute hand moves more quickly than did mine."
hyperbole and simile
paranoid