MODERN HORROR ICONS
This masked killer returned in 2018’s reboot of a 1978 horror classic starring Jamie Lee Curtis.
Michael Myers
Jordan Peele’s 2017 film where meeting your girlfriend’s parents turns into a nightmare.
Get Out
This 2019 film about a failed comedian becoming a villain earned Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar.
Joker
The killer in Scream always asks this question.
Do you like scary movies
This Netflix series starring Millie Bobby Brown brought 80s horror nostalgia back.
Stranger Things
This red balloon–loving clown made his comeback in 2017’s It.
Pennywise
This 2019 film reimagined The Twilight Zone concept with doppelgängers invading a family’s home.
Us
Florence Pugh stars in this eerie 2022 film set in a “perfect” 1950s town.
Don’t Worry Darling
In The Shining, what’s the name of the haunted hotel?
The Overlook Hotel
This TV series features “Red Light, Green Light” — with deadly consequences.
Squid Game
This horror villain only appears when you say his name five times in a mirror.
Candyman
This 2022 movie features a deadly phone that lets a kidnapped boy talk to past victims.
The Black Phone
This 2018 horror film involves a grieving family, a creepy treehouse, and a demon named Paimon.
Hereditary
The 1999 found-footage movie that made the woods terrifying.
The Blair Witch Project
In Wednesday, who plays the gothic heroine with deadpan perfection?
Jenna Ortega
This terrifying figure from The Conjuring universe got her own spin-off movie in 2018.
The Nun (Valak)
A reimagined version of this 1981 cult film series returned in 2013, featuring a cursed book in a cabin.
Evil Dead
This 2021 A24 film follows a nun convinced she’s been chosen by God, with horrifying results.
Saint Maud
In Nightmare on Elm Street, what’s Freddy Krueger’s weapon of choice?
glove with razor blades
This 2023 film from A24 about teenagers using a haunted hand went viral on TikTok.
Talk to Me
In Midsommar, this festival in Sweden turns out to be a cult ritual. What’s the festival celebrating?
the midsummer solstice / fertility ritual
This 2022 horror flick follows a tech AI doll that takes “protecting her child” way too far.
M3GAN
This 2019 South Korean thriller won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Parasite
This 2015 film turned a shape-shifting entity into a metaphor for STDs.
It Follows
This 2022 mockumentary-style horror comedy starring vampires is set in Staten Island.
What We Do in the Shadows