Synopsis
Based on a Stephen King novel, Jack Nicholson plays a writer who stays at a hotel with his family.
The Shining
1996, 4.0, David Arquette
Scream
1979, 4.3, Ridley Scott
Alien
In The Ring, how long do people have to live after watching the videotape?
7 days
Most recent horror movie Oscar winner (any category)
The Substance
A newly engaged couple stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover an eerie mansion of a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, they meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, the scientist unveils his latest creation.
1976, 3.9, Piper Laurie
Carrie
1978, 3.8, John Carpenter
Halloween
What town does Jaws take place in?
Amity Island
1 of 3 films to win the "Big Five" Oscar categories
The Silence of the Lambs
A disparate group of individuals takes refuge in an abandoned house when corpses begin to leave the graveyard in search of fresh human bodies to devour. The pragmatic leader does his best to control the situation, but when the re-animated bodies surround the house, the other survivors begin to panic. As any semblance of order within the group begins to dissipate, the zombies start to find ways inside. One by one, the living humans become the prey of the deceased ones.
Night of the Living Dead
1977, 3.9, Stefania Casini
Suspiria (1977)
2009, 4.2, Tim Burton
Coraline
IT
Which horror movie has received the most Academy Award nominations?
The Exorcist
A young Japanese singer is encouraged by her agent to quit singing and pursue an acting career, beginning with a role in a murder mystery TV show.
Perfect Blue
2023, 3.9, Félix-Antoine Bénard
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
1977, 4.0, Nobuhiko Obayashi
House
In "Night of the Living Dead," what term is used for the undead that feast on the living?
Ghouls
Per wikipedia, only seven horror films have been nominated for best picture. Name at least 4 of them.
The Exorcist (1973), Jaws (1975), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Sixth Sense (1999), Black Swan (2010), Get Out (2017), and The Substance (2024)
The cruel and abusive headmaster of a boarding school is murdered by an unlikely duo – his meek wife and the mistress he brazenly flaunts. The women become increasingly unhinged by a series of odd occurrences after the corpse mysteriously disappears.
Diabolique
1920, 4.1, Conrad Veidt
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1963, 3.7, Alfred Hitchcock
The Birds
Who plays Frankenstein in Guillermo del Toro's 2025 adaptation?
Oscar Isaac
The first time a horror movie was nominated for an award(s) was at the 5th Academy Awards. What movie was it?