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100
Which horror movie was the first to use classic slasher cliches?
Halloween (1978)
100
What was the first well known horror movie about an exorcism?
The Exorcist (1973)
100
Who directed A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Wes Craven
100
From which film does the line "I see dead people" come from?
The Sixth Sence (1999) made directer M Night Shyamalan famous
100
Which movie is about a couple who tries to catch paranormal events on camera?
Paranormal Activity (2009)
200
What was the first paranormal-slasher movie to feature a black killer?
Candyman (1992)
200
Which was the only zombie film to win multiple awards for being scary? (most zombie films are not actually scary at all....)
28 Days Later (2003)
200
Which of the following films was NOT directed by John Carpenter A) Halloween B) The Thing from Another World C) The Fog
John Carpenter created a remake of The Thing from Another World simply titled "The Thing." However, he did not direct the original.
200
Which Stephen King movie is widely considered to be his scariest?
Pet Semetary (1989)
200
What famous horror movie was about a killer who followed the formula of horror movie cliches?
Scream (1996)
300
What is the longest running Slasher movie franchise of all time?
Friday the 13th (1980-2017) (possibility of making more movies)
300
What was Wes Cravens first film?
The Last House on the Left (1972)
300
What is the most well known name in the psychological horror sub genre?
M Night Shyamalan
300
Which critically acclaimed psychological thriller was followed by a series of awful slashers after it was sold to a studio?
SAW (2004)
300
Which horror movie is about a young women who contracts a strange paranormal entity in the form of an STD? (not at all as weird as it sounds)
It Follows (2014)
400
Which slasher film features Santa Claus going on a killing spree?
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1983)
400
What was the first slasher movie of all time?
Psycho (1960) was the first slasher movie.
400
Which directer was quoted saying "I'm really a sweetheart. Steve King says I don't have any nightmares, because I give them all away."
Tobe Hooper, most famously directed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), and Poltergeist (1984)
400
Which movie popularized the number "666" being considered unlucky?
The Omen (1976)
400
Which movie is about a mother, a son, and an evil book.
The Babadook (2014)
500
Which 1980's slasher revolutionized the role of women in horror movies?
Friday the 13th (1980) starred a women as the murderer. However, in the infamously bad sequels, her son, Jason, takes over on the killing.
500
What movie was the first movie to use the found footage technique?
Cannibal Holocaust (1985), was not only the first found footage film, but also gained controversy for its graphic violence,and a famous scene when a turtle was actually killed during filming. This was before unsimulated animal deaths where outlawed.
500
Which of the following novels received a movie adaptation directed by its writer? A) The Forbidden B) A Hellbound Heart, C) Rosemary's Baby
"A Hellbound Heart" was written by famous horror author Clive Barker, who personally adapted it into "Hellraiser" (1987)
500
Stephen King directed one of his own miniseries, one that was infamously bad. Which book was it based on?
The Shining
500
Which horror fantasy movie was about a girl who had to complete three deadly tasks in order to get into heaven?
Pans Labyrinth (2009)