Dracula
How is Dracula defeated?
The male protagonists go to Transylvania and drive a wooden steak through his heart.
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
Simile uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison, metaphor does not.
What is the name of the very popular Netflix horror show in which people compete for a prize, or pay with their lives?
Squid Games
Name a horror trope
Summoning evil
Abandoned places
Fornicators (if you 😘, you die)
Cursed artifact
Splitting up
“Who’s there?”
Mysterious neighbor
No trespassing
Seeing things in mirrors
“I’ll be right back”
Women and children survive (Final Girl)
Seasoned, kinda crazy, intimidating old man who knows everything about the forces of evil
Twist ending
Who is credited to be one of the most famous Horror authors of the 21st century?
BONUS: Name a book he/she has published
Stephen King
What is the name of the country Transylvania is located in?
Romania
Name the device: When the audience/reader knows something that the characters don't
Dramatic Irony
2. Which horror icon is known for attacking victims in their dreams?
A) Michael Myers
B) Freddy Krueger
C) Leatherface
D) Chucky
B) Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984)
Name a Horror trope that gets used in the movie "Halloween" (1978)?
Final Girl
Jump scares
Fornicators
Elder male who knows how to defeat the monster
Twist ending
According to legend, what creature can only be killed by a silver bullet?
A) Zombie
B) Vampire
C) Werewolf
D) Ghost
C) Werewolf
Name one of Dracula's superpowers
Freezing his prey
Shapeshifting
Strength of 20 men
Turn into fog
Change the weather
What is second person point-of-view?
When the narrator breaks the fourth wall and speaks directly to the reader
1. What is the name of the killer in the original Friday the 13th (1980)?
A) Jason Voorhees
B) Pamela Voorhees
C) Tommy Jarvis
D) Kevin Bacon
B) Pamela Voorhees
Why does the Final Girl survive?
She is typically more cautious, intelligent, or innocent than the other victims.
Is 'Theme' a literary element or device?
An element. Every story must have a theme
What is the name of Lucy's fiancé?
Arthur Holmwood
What is the difference between a literary element and a literary device?
An element is something every story has to take full form, devices are used to enhance the story.
What are the "rules" for surviving a horror movie, according to Randy in the first Scream?
Don’t drink/do drugs, and never say “I’ll be right back
In zombie films, which trope is commonly used to show that a character is doomed before they even know it?
A) The Secret Bite
B) Delirium/Confusion
C) The Mirror Reveal
D) The Dream Sequence
A) The Secret Bite
Which classic horror film was the first to feature the now-iconic “stabbed in the shower” scene?
A) Psycho
B) Halloween
C) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
D) Friday the 13th
A) Psycho
Provide one quote that Dracula says
"Listen to them. Children of the night! What music they make."
"It is dangerous to cut yourself in my country"
"Now you, the one they love, are the blood of my blood"
etc.
Name the device:
""The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
Name a Horror film released in 2025 (before or after Summer)
Conjuring: Last Rites
Terrifier 3
Longlegs
28 Years Later
Sawbones
What Horror trope is used in the "Saw" film series?
All the characters are trapped in one room
What is the name of the type of story technique that the film "Scream" (1996) uses by blending horror with critique commentary on the Horror genre itself.
Satire