Horror Books
Horror Trivia
What is Horror?
100

This book's titular main character is a mad scientist who creates a green, monstrous creature that has been featured in many horror movies and halloween decorations. 

Frankenstein - Mary Shelley

100

Paranormal Activity was filmed in _____ days.

7
100

A supernatural creature often exhibited in horror.

Ghost

200
This novel by Stephen King was adapted into a movie in 2017 about a clown who lives in sewers and attacks children.

It

200

This movie was based on recurring nightmares.

It Follows

200

These two emotions are invoked by horror.

Fear and disgust

300

Fill in the rest of this title: The Strange Case of Dr. ______ and Mr. ________

Jekyll, Hyde
300

This actor didn't know he was acting in a horror movie at first.

Danny Lloyd

300

What kind of imagery involving lighting and colors does horror often implement?

Shadows/darkness, red/black

400

Edgar Allen Poe wrote this novel about a man who commits murder but is tormented by the sounds of the victim's heartbeat in 1843. 

The Tell-Tale Heart

400

This movie is credited to be the first horror film.

The Haunted Castle

400

Horror fiction and films may use their terrifying characters and stories as metaphors of what?

Larger fears in society

500

Name this horror book by Neil Gaiman about a little girl who steps through a door to find a house just like hers, complete with an "identical" set of parents. 

Coraline

500

She was considered to be one of the first "scream queen."

Fay Wray

500

H.P. Lovecraft once said, "the oldest and strongest kind of fear is ____________."

Fear of the unknown