Slashers!
The name of Michael Myers' doctor
Dr. Samuel Loomis
FUN FACT: Sam Loomis is also the same of Marion Crane's boyfriend from Psycho, and was the inspiration for Billy Loomis' name from Scream.
The name of the little girl from Poltergeist
Carol Anne
FUN FACT: The skeletons from the "pool" scene in Poltergeist... were real.
The title of the FIRST film to feature 'Art the Clown'
All Hallows' Eve
FUN FACT: David Howard Thorton, from Terrifier, also played 'The Mean One' in a Grinch-themed horror film from 2022.
The nickname given to Jamie Gumb, the killer from The Silence of the Lambs
Buffalo Bill
FUN FACT: This one likes to skin his humps.
Who or what is Beetlejuice named after?
A star from the constellation Orion: Betelgeuse
FUN FACT: Despite being named after him, Beetlejuice is only in the movie of his namesake for 17 minutes. The final scene of Beetlejuice in the waiting room was added due to audiences wanting more of Keaton.
Freddy Krueger has appeared in this amount of films
9
FUN FACT: Freddy has killed roughly 63 people over his nine film legacy.
The Shining's Overlook Hotel was based on this real Colorado Hotel
The Stanley Hotel
FUN FACT: Stephen King claims room 217 is haunted at the Stanley, and the ironic location was later used in the climatic ending of Dumb and Dumber.
The Blob from its titular films (both the 50s and 80s) can be subdued by this
Freezing it/the cold
FUN FACT: The female lead of The Blob is played by Shawnee Smith, the same actress as Amanda from the Saw movies.
The technique used by Annie Wilkes to prevent Paul Sheldon from escaping in 'Misery'
Hobbling.
FUN FACT: In King's novel, Annie doesn't break Paul's legs... she chops one off with an axe.
The height of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from 'Ghostbusters'
Roughly 100 feet
FUN FACT: The Stay Puft Man was based on Godzilla, the Pillsbury Dough Boy, and the Mitchelin Tire Man.
The number of people revealed to have been Ghostface killers in the 'Scream' movies
13
FUN FACT: The "Ghost Face" mask was found during a location scout for the first film.
The number of Conjuringverse movies
9
FUN FACT: There was a planned film for 'The Crooked Man' from Conjuring 2... but it has yet to be developed.
Jigsaw's 'personal favorite' trap from the 'Saw' series
The Rack from Saw III
FUN FACT: This trap was designed for a fan design contest... hence the favoritism.
The name of the impossible-to-book restaurant from 'American Psycho'
The Dorsia
FUN FACT: The novel of 'American Psycho' is considered the 53rd most banned book for its time.
The name of the black cat from Coraline
Cat
FUN FACT: Cat is voiced by Keith David, star of John Carpenter's alien horror film 'They Live'.
The name of the costume from the original 'Scream'
HINT: it is NOT Ghostface
"Father Death"
FUN FACT: This name was chosen to subliminally convince the audience that the killer was Sidney's father, later proven to be set up by Billy and Stu.
The language Regan speaks after being doused in holy water in 'The Exorcist'
English... in reverse
FUN FACT: Despite not being shown on-screen, Regan, possessed by a demon, manages to sneak into a church and desecrate a statue of the virgin Mary using her art supplies.
The original name for the third 'Evil Dead' movie, later called 'Army of Darkness'
FUN FACT: There is an alternate ending that is far bleaker and darker for 'Army of Darkness', but the studio demanded a happier reshot ending instead.
In 'Get Out', this is how Chris manages to 'get out' of his restraints
He picks cotton
FUN FACT: Eddie Murphy was originally supposed to play the character, was Jordan Peele considered him 'too old'.
1/5th of Creepshow's budget went to this
Cockroaches
FUN FACT: Over 20,000 live roaches were used. Apparently, some still live in the studio to this day.
The name of the Haitian voodoo god from the Child's Play series
Damballa
FUN FACT: Ade Due Damballa, give me the power I beg of you!
King Paimon, the demon that inspired 'Hereditary', carries these on his horse
Severed heads
FUN FACT: If you've seen the film, heads are a motif.
The most ironic line from the 1986 body horror film 'The Fly'
"Be afraid, be very afraid."
FUN FACT: The line was created by Mel Brooks, who produced the film and is one of the most acclaimed comedy directors of all time
In 'The Blair Witch Project', disemboweled bodies were discovered at this location in the Burketsville, Maryland woods
Coffin Rock
FUN FACT: 'Blair Witch' was largely made-up by the cast as the crew would taunt them during overnight camping trips using boomboxes out in the woods.
The number of pumpkins seen in Trick 'r Treat
HINT: this question is a trick
None.
FUN FACT: While a few were likely used, most of the pumpkins seen in the movie were either foam or ceramic.