See If You Are A Savant Of The Spooky By Taking This Horror Movies Quiz!
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Horror movies have been around almost as long as movies themselves. They are a great way to provide yourself with a little harmless thrill without the risk of a chainsaw-wielding maniac or a vampire actually coming to get you. Take this quiz and see what you know about horror movies!
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Question 1
If the Bates Motel has a "vacancy" sign, keep on driving. Can you name the 1960 film by Alfred Hitchcock that featured this horrible hotel as a setting?
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APsycho
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BNightmares
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CThe Night of the Hunted
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DThis Island Earth
Psycho
Alfred Hitchcock's unforgettable "Psycho" is remembered for so many reasons—deadly showers, large knives, a disturbing (and disturbed) mama's boy, and the wrenching role that fate plays. Bernard Herrmann's score set the mood for this benchmark film, knocking viewers off-center. The iconography is from the case of Jack the Ripper, but the vision is all Hitchcock.
Question 2
This 1968 film delivers horror in eerie black and white as a group of people try to stay alive as hordes of flesh-eating zombies close in and attack them. Can you name it?
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ANight of the Living Dead
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BThe Ghastly Ones
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CGenocide
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DThe Devil Rides Out
Night of the Living Dead
Although "Night of the Living Dead" was criticized after its release for being extremely gory, it has since been added to the National Film Registry, being noted as a film that is "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
Question 3
Although this film spawned a franchise that made a serial killer into a sort of hero, this first installment, released in 1980, tells the story of a child's drowning at Camp Crystal Lake many years before. If you want gore for Halloween, this film, as one of the earliest 1980s slasher films, is full of violence. Can you name it?
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AFriday the 13th
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BDeep Red
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CPredator
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DAlice Sweet Alice
Friday the 13th
The film "Friday the 13th" spawned a lengthy, profitable franchise that is usually popular at Halloween for those who want pure gore and violence rather than deeper fear.
Question 4
When Michael Myers decides to escape a mental institution and go home in 1978, he unleashes a night of violence and terror. Can you name this film?
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AHalloween
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BAll Hallows' Eve
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CTrick 'r Treat
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DThe Pumpkin Karver
Halloween
"Halloween," based on the iconography of the infamous Jack the Ripper, ripped through cinemas in 1978. Though on a limited budget, the adept filmmaker John Carpenter understood what frightens people and created a thoroughly scary film.
Question 5
The 1979 story of the Lutz family's experience with a negative presence in their new home became a famous film that still frightens viewers any time of the year and certainly at Halloween. Can you name it?
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AThe Amityville Horror
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BThe Barn
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CAmerican Horror House
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DAlways From Darkness
The Amityville Horror
The 1979 film "The Amityville Horror" details supposedly true events that occurred after George and Kathy Lutz moved their family into a seemingly perfect house, only to run screaming from it 28 days later. Though there has been fallout and claims of untruthfulness since Jay Anson wrote the eponymous book and the film was produced a few years later, it still captures the imagination and makes the heart beat a little faster.
Question 6
Can you name this 1984 film in which a murdered killer returns to stalk and kill teenagers in their dreams?
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AA Nightmare on Elm Street
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BDeadly Intruder
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CSatan's Blade
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DRazorback
A Nightmare on Elm Street
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" has a horrifying concept, for who has not woken up from frightening nightmares, comforting themselves that it was only a dream? In this film, however, that reassurance does not hold true.
Question 7
In this 1976 film, an American diplomat and his wife notice there is something strange about their son, especially when death and disturbance follow him everywhere. Can you name this film?
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ADeath Machines
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BWho Can Kill a Child?
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CThe Omen
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DThe Rat Savior
The Omen
"The Omen" was received well both by critics and audiences. Its themes and images still horrify today's viewers, even though it bypasses surface blood-and-guts effects to play upon subtler, deeper fears.
Question 8
If you want horror for Halloween, this 1991 film delivers it in spades. Aptly described as a film about women being watched by men, this story about a young FBI cadet who must interview a highly intelligent and cultured cannibal killer while on the trail of another horrifying serial murderer who skins people may just make you leave the lights on. Can you name this movie?
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AThe Silence of the Lambs
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BEye of the Devil
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CHouse of Whipcord
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DDon't Look Now
The Silence of the Lambs
Jonathan Demme's film "The Silence of the Lambs," along with the performances of Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter and Ted Levine as Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb—another character based on murderer Ed Gein—was hailed as a fine example of thriller horror as well as a compelling social statement. This film also features famed director George Romero in an uncredited bit part.
Question 9
Playing on what we do not see, this 1999 film is styled to be found footage shot by young people going into the Maryland woods to investigate legends of a supernatural being. Can you name this film?
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AThe Blair Witch Project
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BBats
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CThe Nameless
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DDesecration
The Blair Witch Project
"The Blair Witch Project" was popular with critics when it was released, though audience reactions were not so clear cut. Still, it spawned the subgenre of found footage films, and the last 10 minutes are genuinely disturbing.
Question 10
Open, empty spaces are even more frightening than confined ones, and long hallways with many closed doors are terrifying. This 1980 film tells the story of the terrible things that happen when an aspiring writer and recovering alcoholic moves his family into a large, remote hotel for the winter when he agrees to serve as caretaker. Can you name this film?
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AThe Children
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BThe Shining
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CThe Changeling
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DDemented
The Shining
Everything about "The Shining" is drenched with ominous dread, from the opening tones of the medieval hymn "Dies Irae" to approaching blizzards to the steadily deteriorating condition of Jack Nicholson's character, also called Jack.
Question 11
In this 1931 film, an ancient European vampire travels to England in search of new blood. He soon favors a young woman named Mina. Can you name this film?
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ADracula
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BBlack Moon
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CThe Vampire Bat
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DThe Monster Walks
Dracula
The 1931 film "Dracula" is based on Bram Stoker's novel of the same name.
Question 12
What if Nature finally gets tired of human meddling and abuses? The audience is thrown into this frightening situation just as are the characters in this 1963 film that poses the question "what if?" as flocks of black birds gather around a coastal town. Can you name this terror-filled film?
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AThe Birds
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BThe Terror
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CDementia 13
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DBlack Zoo
The Birds
"The Birds" takes place over just a few days in the film, but its effect has lingered through the decades so that it chills viewers today just as it did when released. In one scene, Tippi Hedren, who was expecting bird props to be thrown at her, did not have to act terrified because, unbeknownst to her, Alfred Hitchcock had decided to use real birds.
Question 13
Can you name this 1953 horror film about a man who becomes deranged after being nearly burned to death by a traitorous business partner and who then turns to murder and immortality by sealing his victims in wax?
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AHouse of Wax
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BThe Maze
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CThe Mad Magician
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DDementia
House of Wax
"House of Wax" was released in April 1953. Though critics at the time gave it largely negative reviews, this film was quite popular with audiences.
Question 14
In this 1976 film directed by Brian De Palma, a confused teenager struggles to function normally and fit in while dealing with a strange power and a mother who is a religious fanatic. Can you name it?
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AAlice, Sweet Alice
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BJ.D.'s Revenge
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CCarrie
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DTo the Devil a Daughter
Carrie
"Carrie," an adaptation of a Stephen King novel, premiered to both critical and popular acclaim. It is one of the few horror films to have garnered Academy Award nominations.
Question 15
In this 1925 horror film, a composer, disfigured and mad, stops at nothing to do what he sees as furthering the career of a young singer in an opera house. Can you name this film?
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AThe Haunted Castle
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BThe Phantom of the Opera
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CThe Monster
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DThe Black Scorpion
The Phantom of the Opera
"The Phantom of the Opera" is a 1925 adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel.
Question 16
This 1932 film features another one of Universal Studios' great monsters. It tells the story of Imhotep, whose body was preserved in ancient Egypt. He is inadvertently brought back to life by archaeologists reading from a magic scroll, and he begins seeking his bride, whom he believes to be reincarnated in a modern woman. Can you name this film?
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AThe Black Cat
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BThe Mummy
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CThe Monster Walks
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DIsland of Lost Souls
The Mummy
"The Mummy" is atmospheric and almost poignant at times rather than relying on more common trappings of horror. Still, it was popular with movie-goers when released, although it has been criticized for its social statement about Eastern culture.
Question 17
The advertisement for this 1979 science fiction horror film stated that "In space, no one can hear you scream." An echoing, shadowy space vessel, an unknown species that stalks humans and gestates inside their bodies, and nothing but empty space all around add up to horror on the deepest psychological levels. Can you name this film?
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AAlien
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BStar Wars
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CFlesheater
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DPumpkinhead
Alien
Ridley Scott's 1979 film "Alien" played upon the psychological terror from films such as "2001: A Space Odyssey." A lonely crew alone in space depends upon everything to go right in order to make it home. When things go awry in a big way, the results are horrifying.
Question 18
This 1980 film tells a genuinely ghostly story about those on a ship that sunk due to treachery coming back 100 years later cloaked in a strange, swirling mist. They're out for revenge on the descendants of those who betrayed them. Can you name it?
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AThe Fog
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BCarrie
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CThe Lost Boys
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DFright Night
The Fog
John Carpenter's 1980 film "The Fog" tells the story of a ship that sank near a coastal town 100 years earlier and the revenge exacted upon the townspeople by those who died.
Question 19
This 1951 horror/science fiction film first creates psychological fear with a scary scenario then becomes very much a terrifying fight for survival. Scientists and military personnel in an arctic research center discover a flying saucer and unleash an alien creature that reproduces like a plant to create a race that could threaten the entire planet. Can you name this film?
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AThe Thing from Another World
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BBefore I Hang
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CBlack Friday
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DInvisible Ghost
The Thing from Another World
The 1951 film "The Thing from Another World" still delivers scares today, no matter how many times you have seen it.
Question 20
In this 1968 film, a waif-like young woman dreams she is raped by a beast-like creature, and she soon discovers she is pregnant. She is on her own, as her husband grows farther and farther away from her, influenced by sinister elderly residents in their apartment building. Can you name this film?
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AEnigma of Death
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BRosemary's Baby
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CThe Joy of Torture
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DSpider Baby
Rosemary's Baby
"Rosemary's Baby" and its treatment of occult themes was accepted warmly by critics and audiences, and it has been added to the National Film Registry.
Question 21
In every person lies good and evil, says a man of science who puts his theory to the test in this 1931 film. Can you name this double-faced film?
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AFreaks
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BDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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CWhite Zombie
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DMurders in the Rue Morgue
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" posits the uncomfortable question of personal control and just where the line between good and evil ends. Interestingly, Richard Mansfield played a double role as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in an 1887 stage version. His onstage transformation was so convincing that women in the audience fainted and men were frightened to walk home alone. The production moved on to London and opened in 1888, unfortunately coinciding with the murders of Jack the Ripper. Richard Mansfield's skillfulness in transformation actually convinced people he was the killer, and the production had to close.
Question 22
This 1973 film has been named the most frightening film of all time, with good reason. No matter what you believe, scenes throughout the film, especially the emotional and frightening climax, will stay with you for a long time.
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AThe Exorcist
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BDark Places
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CThe Devil's Wedding Night
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DThe Crazies
The Exorcist
"The Exorcist" is disturbing on so many levels, and, once seen, it is not easily forgotten.
Question 23
This 2002 home-invasion film touches on our deepest fears. A terrified mother and her diabetic daughter find out their most sacred retreat is not safe after all when burglars invade their home, and they must fight to stay alive. Can you name this film?
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APanic Room
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BClose Your Eyes
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CMake a Wish
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DHunting Humans
Panic Room
Though not necessarily of the season and certainly not one of the blood-and-gore variety flicks many favor at Halloween, "Panic Room" is disturbing enough that you may want to check and recheck your locks after seeing it.
Question 24
This 1935 sequel to what many American critics call the greatest monster movie of all time reprises the roles of Boris Karloff and Colin Clive when a monster pieced together from dead body parts demands a mate. Can you name it?
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AThe Raven
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BThe Black Room
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CThe Crime of Dr. Crespi
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DThe Bride of Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein
"The Bride of Frankenstein" is considered one of the few sequel films that is better than the original.
Question 25
This 1956 film is considered by many to be a forerunner for modern science fiction, and its plot and special effects were groundbreaking. Set in the 23rd century, a space crew is sent on an expedition to discover the fate of a crew that disappeared two decades before. The crew is greeted by Robby the Robot, who guides them to a meeting with Dr. Edward Morbius. Can you name this film?
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AForbidden Planet
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BThe Mad Magician
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CThe She-Creature
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DThe Maze
Forbidden Planet
"Forbidden Planet" delivered cutting-edge science fiction at the time and is considered one of the great science fiction films of the 1950s.
Question 26
This 1931 thriller caused a sensation when it was released. It tells the story of a scientist obsessed with creating a being from body parts and bringing the creation to life. Can you name it?
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ABraindead
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BDead Ringers
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CFrankenstein
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DRe-Animator
Frankenstein
The 1931 film "Frankenstein" famously starred Colin Clive as the eponymous doctor and Boris Karloff as the creature who was living but not quite human.
Question 27
In this 1933 film, a scientist pushes the limits of human existence by developing a formula that allows his physical body to disappear from sight, but in so doing, he loses his mind. Can you name it?
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AThe Ghoul
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BManiac
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CThe Invisible Man
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DCastle Sinister
The Invisible Man
Hailed as a "nearly perfect translation of the spirit of the book," James Whale's film "The Invisible Man" starred Claude Rains in his first American film appearance.
Question 28
In this 1958 horror film, a scientist who has invented a teleportation device has a horrible accident involving a household insect. Can you name it?
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ACurse of the Faceless Man
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BAttack of the Giant Leeches
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CThe Fly
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DMacabre
The Fly
"The Fly" received mixed critical reviews, though it was said to bring up interesting points about humans tampering with genetics and the natural order.
Question 29
This 2007 horror film is about malevolent supernatural entities that terrorize a young couple in their home. The slow pace builds up suspense to a maddening level, as the audience must wait, along with those in the film, for something to happen, dreading that finally, it will. Can you name this film?
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ABeneath the Surface
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BBlack Swarm
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CParanormal Activity
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DBuried Alive
Paranormal Activity
"Paranormal Activity" was wildly successful upon its release.
Question 30
This 1959 film directed by William Castle and an uncredited Rosemary Horvath tells what happens when a millionaire offers five people money to stay in a large, spooky house with him and his wife. Can you name this film?
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AThe Tingler
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BTerror Is a Man
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CA Bucket of Blood
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DHouse on Haunted Hill
House on Haunted Hill
The critics liked "House on Haunted Hill," and so do audiences to this day. A 1999 remake starring Geoffrey Rush had interesting moments and modern touches, but it was not received warmly.
Question 31
Be careful where you stop for the night. In this 1960 film, Norman Bates likes to stuff birds, and he has a strong attachment to his mother. Can you name this movie?
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AHouse of Usher
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BThe Little Shop of Horrors
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CPeeping Tom
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DPsycho
Psycho
Is a boy's best friend his mother? Norman Bates thinks so in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film "Psycho."
Question 32
This 2004 film begins in a filthy bathroom, with two men chained to pipes and a bloody corpse splayed on the floor. The story of how they came to be there is told in flashbacks until the slow realization comes to them both that the only way to escape is through self-mutilation, which is meant to prove their strong drive to survive. Can you name this film?
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A12 Days of Terror
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BBone Sickness
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CCreep
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DSaw
Saw
"Saw," penned by Leigh Whannell, who starred in it, and James Wan, who directed it, is a study in human limits. How far are you willing to go to live? Though many critics panned it, it is nonetheless a compelling film that viewers keep watching.
Question 33
This 1990 miniseries is an adaptation of Stephen King's 1986 eponymous novel, in which children are terrorized and haunted by a dreadful being. Can you name it?
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AThe Bye Bye Man
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BIt
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CThe Evil Within
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DJigsaw
It
"It" in this incarnation is directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and is horrifying for many reasons beyond the fearsome clown, in large part because of the effects trauma has on the children and what they must live with their entire lives.
Question 34
If you want your Halloween viewing to be purely seasonal, this 1988 film takes place on All Hallows' Eve, when a group of teens decide to gather at an abandoned funeral parlor. When a wicked force is released, their fun seasonal gathering becomes deadly. Can you name this film?
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ANight of the Demons
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BThis Island Earth
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CEye of the Devil
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DThe Haunted Strangler
Night of the Demons
The 1988 film "Night of the Demons" is a favorite among old-school horror fans who like their scary films delivered with that 1980s style—nothing taken too seriously until bad things begin to happen and people start dying.
Question 35
This 1941 film has a stellar cast to tell the tragic story of a man who turns into a murderous creature during full moons. Can you name it?
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ACreature from the Black Lagoon
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BThe Snow Creature
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CBack from the Dead
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DThe Wolf Man
The Wolf Man
"The Wolf Man" set the general cultural image of werewolves and lycanthropy.
Question 36
This 1967 film is based on Truman Capote's eponymous true crime book. Yes, this actually happened. Two vagrants break into the Clutter family home in Kansas and murder everyone. Can you name this film?
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AIn Cold Blood
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BNight of the Big Heat
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CEven the Wind Is Scared
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DBerserk!
In Cold Blood
You cannot tell yourself this is only a film when watching "In Cold Blood." Truman Capote's chilling book made many sleep uneasy when it was published, and the film was well received by critics and the public alike. It has since garnered numerous accolades.
Question 37
Hired to prove or disprove the existence of an afterlife by an older wealthy man, a physicist, his wife, and two mediums agree to a large paycheck for staying in a house renowned for its cruel and sexually perverse owner. But will they make it out alive? Name this well-known film, if you know.
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AThe Legend of Hell House
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BTerror Train
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CProm Night
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DThe Watcher in the Woods
The Legend of Hell House
Featuring a small but outstanding cast of actors, "The Legend of Hell House" is as disturbing now as it was in 1973.
Question 38
Can you name this ghostly film set in the Victorian Era that features Nicole Kidman as a lonely, confused mother living with her two light-sensitive children in a dark house she thinks may be haunted?
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AThe Others
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BMacabre
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CNecromancy
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DManiac
The Others
The 2001 film "The Others" provides a satisfyingly shocking twist the first time it is seen, and afterwards it becomes an interesting psychological study.
Question 39
Another winner from director Tobe Hooper, this 1979 horror film, first penned by Stephen King, is richly atmospheric and tells the chilling story of how a novelist and a young horror fan work together to try to save a small New England town from vampires. Can you name it?
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ASalem's Lot
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BPuppet Master
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CThe Gate
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DLet's Scare Jessica to Death
Salem's Lot
A favorite any time of year, Tobe Hooper's 1979 film "Salem's Lot" is about novelist Ben Mears, played by David Soul, who tries to go home again, only to find that the town's residents are turning into vampires.
Question 40
This 1963 British horror film is rich in atmosphere and interesting character development as well as has a fascinating plot. A scientist and three other people meet at a large house reputedly haunted to determine whether spirits do haunt its halls. Can you name this film?
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AThe Old Dark House
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BTomb of Torture
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CThe Haunting
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DTwice-Told Tales
The Haunting
"The Haunting" may be an older, more subtle film without the gore that modern viewers seem to like and expect, but true terror is not bloody. It eats away at the mind, and the director and scriptwriter, who based the film on Shirley Jackson's novel, "The Haunting of Hill House," played on this very well.
Question 41
This 1963 film proves that true fear is much deeper than many modern horror films would have us believe. Three people and a doctor interested in the supernatural come together at an old New England house to determine whether it is haunted. Julie Harris delivers an outstanding performance, complemented by Claire Bloom. Can you name this film?
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AThe Haunting
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BHorror High
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CThe Towering Inferno
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DThe Children
The Haunting
"The Haunting" (1963) is one of the finest frightening films Hollywood has turned out. Proving that true fear is born in the mind, it also posits that outside forces can play on that personal fear to create a horrifying chain of events.
Question 42
Can you name this 1958 film in which an amoebic life form from space lands on Earth in a meteorite and starts growing and dissolving people, becoming ever stronger?
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AMy World Dies Screaming
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BThe Thing That Couldn't Die
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CThe Blob
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DThe Trollenberg Terror
The Blob
"The Blob" has been called cheap fare for teenage drive-in movies. It was popular, however, when it was released as the B film on a double bill with "I Married a Monster from Outer Space." In fact, it became the feature film quickly.
Question 43
In this 1974 film from Tobe Hooper, a young woman and her brother, along with three other young people, travel to check her grandfather's grave after hearing reports of grave desecration. What they find is much worse, when they discover a strange dwelling that houses a family of homicidal cannibals. Can you name this film?
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ADrive-In Massacre
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BThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre
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CThe Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe
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DDeranged
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
In "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre," certain plot points as well as the gruesome character of Leatherface were inspired by murderer Ed Gein, who was also the basis for other horrific movie murderers, including Norman Bates in "Psycho" and Buffalo Bill in "The Silence of the Lambs."
Question 44
This 1968 black and white film opens with one of the most spine-chilling scenes in recent film history. A brother and sister, visiting a cemetery, spot a strange figure limping along, seemingly coming toward them. The pace is slow but inexorable and menacing. Can you name this film?
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ANight of the Living Dead
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BThe Evil Dead
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CVillage of the Damned
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DCircus of Horrors
Night of the Living Dead
In a later interview, director George Romero explained how he and a talented group of people came to make "Night of the Living Dead," which also was credited with making a social statement on racism in America. Romero explained they did not plan to make a racial statement, and Duane Jones was cast as the plucky but ill-fated hero, Ben, because he was the best actor.
Question 45
This 1998 Japanese film is a psychological horror-fest about a video tape that kills its viewers within seven days of watching it. Can you name this film?
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AI've Been Waiting for You
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BDeep Rising
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CThe Ring, aka Ringu
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DThe Killer Eye
The Ring, aka Ringu
"The Ring," or "Ringu," is a Japanese film that has more icy punch than its American remake. Still, both are unnerving and may make you wary of your television screen for awhile.
Question 46
In this 1961 film, a young Englishman finds himself strapped onto a table watching a blade fall after he traveled to Spain to investigate the death of his sister. Can you name it?
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AShadow of the Cat
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BThe Pit and the Pendulum
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CThe Mask
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DMr. Sardonicus
The Pit and the Pendulum
"The Pit and the Pendulum" is one of a series of eight films from American International Pictures directed by Roger Corman and based on works by Edgar Allan Poe.
Question 47
This 2011 British film carries on the tradition of great ghost stories with a compelling plot and beautiful cinematography. Set in the English countryside, this movie tells the story of a woman who debunks fake mediums. She has a crisis of faith herself when she travels to a boys' school to try to unravel the mystery of a child's death, allegedly at the hands of a spirit. Can you name this film?
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AThe Awakening
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BPrimal Rage
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CSinister
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DTales of Halloween
The Awakening
The 2011 film "The Awakening" is a story about Florence Cathcart, a hoax exposer, who puts her abilities to the test when she receives reports of a young ghostly child at a boys' school. In her quest for the truth, she finds much more than she expected.
Question 48
This 1973 film follows events on a Scottish island when a policeman arrives to investigate the death of a child. Pagan rites are obviously picking up steam, until residents bring out the ultimate horror, devised by ancient Celts to be used only in terms of dire emergencies but perverted in the 20th century. Can you name this film, starring Christopher Lee and Edward Woodward?
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AThe Hanging Woman
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BAnd Now the Screaming Starts!
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CThe Wicker Man
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DThe Iron Rose
The Wicker Man
"The Wicker Man" had moderate success upon its release, and it was overlooked for many years. However, modern viewers are rediscovering its particular approach to terror in a subgenre called "folk horror."
Question 49
This 1957 British horror film, the first color film from Hammer Film Productions, tells the story of a scientist who crosses the boundaries of ethics and morals to build a creature and bring it to life. Then things begin to go awry. Can you name it?
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AThe Brain Eaters
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BNight of the Demon
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CBack from the Dead
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DThe Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein
"The Curse of Frankenstein" has been deemed the first gory horror film, featuring graphic scenes of blood and body parts.
Question 50
What lines does this 1987 film not cross? An adulteress, her dead lover being revived from the dead by his brother's blood, fearsome entities called cenobites pursuing an escapee from their world of sadomasochism—director Clive Barker pulled out all the stops. Can you name this film?
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AHellraiser
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BWitchboard
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CIt's Alive
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DDon't Go in the House
Hellraiser
In the arena of psychological horror, the 1987 film "Hellraiser" makes a strong showing. It helps, too, that accomplished actor Andrew Robinson, who portrayed the frighteningly crazed killer Scorpio in the film "Dirty Harry," plays the role of the trustworthy husband as well as that of his perverted brother.
Question 51
This 1954 horror film features a frightening prehistoric beast that is known now as one of Universal Studios' classic monsters. Scientists discover a strange beast in the Amazon jungle, and of course horrible things happen when they interfere and bring it back to study. Can you name this film?
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ACreature from the Black Lagoon
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BBride of the Gorilla
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CDementia
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DMan Beast
Creature from the Black Lagoon
"Creature from the Black Lagoon" was filmed in 3-D to catch the 1950-era's craze for this filming gimmick. It was rereleased in movie houses and theaters in 1975.
Question 52
This 2002 British horror film portrays post-apocalyptic devastation after a terrible virus is released into the population, and chronicles the efforts of four survivors making their way through the newly bleak landscape of their world. Can you name it?
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A28 Days Later
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BDog Soldiers
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CDarkness
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DDead Above Ground
28 Days Later
When a young man, played by Irish actor Cillian Murphy, wakes from a 28-day coma, he finds the London streets eerily empty. In "28 Days Later," directed by Danny Boyle, the viewers find out—along with the confused, increasingly frightened man—what has been happening while he was sleeping,
Question 53
Do you instantly get nervous when you hear "Tubular Bells"? Does the image of a street lamp and a long flight of narrow stairs frighten you? This 1973 film sets a stage for pure horror, depending upon what one is willing to believe, though no matter what your opinion, this film is unforgettably disturbing. Can you name it?
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AThe Exorcist
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BHellbent
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CThe Hollow
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DPet Sematary
The Exorcist
The 1973 film "The Exorcist," based on William Peter Blatty's novel of the same name, is a horror classic, though it is not easy to watch. It is a story of good against evil, as well as a poignant story of one man's journey from the unhappy depths of his soul into a focused effort to triumph with goodness.
Question 54
In this 1964 film, Vincent Price stars as the horrifyingly cruel Prince Prospero who rules his unhappy household and struggles to bar his doors against the deadly plague ravaging the countryside. Can you name this film?
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AThe Masque of the Red Death
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BLaura
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CHorrors of the Black Museum
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DCorridors of Blood
The Masque of the Red Death
Roger Corman's film "The Masque of the Red Death" combines two of Edgar Allan Poe's most disturbing stories (and that is saying a great deal) to create an unforgettable horror film that is as fresh now as when it was made.
Question 55
This 1963 film tells the story of a scientist and three people who gather to spend time in a house reputed to be quite haunted. What they find there terrifies them—and viewers—to this day. Can you name this film?
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AThe Whip and the Body
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BThe Old Dark House
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CThe Haunting
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DBlack Sabbath
The Haunting
The 1963 film "The Haunting" does not need massive special effects to be frightening. Viewers long remember Eleanor's plaintive statement that she always sleeps on her left side because, she says, "It wears the heart out faster."
Question 56
In this 1962 film, a woman becomes strangely attracted to a mysterious, defunct fun fair after a traumatic accident. She also begins noticing a fiendish figure stalking her. Do you know this film?
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AThe Haunted Palace
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BCarnival of Souls
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CThe Whip and the Body
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DTouch of Torture
Carnival of Souls
Though not a huge success when first released, "Carnival of Souls" has since gained acclaim.
Question 57
This silent German horror film from 1920 tells the story of an insane, immoral hypnotist who compels a somnambulist called Cesare to commit murders. Can you name it?
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AThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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BThe Golem: How He Came into the World
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CA Blind Bargain
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DThe Ghost Breaker
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
"The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" is frightening and deeply disturbing on multiple levels, perhaps the most profound being the loss of control of one's own mind and actions. A helpless individual is forced by an unscrupulous authority to do things he would not do of his own accord.
Question 58
This 1922 German Expressionist horror film may be silent, but its creepy atmosphere, shadowy sets, and eerie movements say a great deal about how terrifying vampires can be. Can you name this film?
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ANosferatu
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BThe Haunted Castle
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CThe Monster
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DThe Penalty
Nosferatu
"Nosferatu" is a horror classic that is still chilling and unnerving.
Question 59
This 1997 science fiction film takes space terror to the edge and beyond when a rescue team begins to inspect an advanced vessel that went into a black hole and has finally returned. They soon discover that the crew-less ship has brought something unimaginably frightening back with it. Can you name this film?
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AEvent Horizon
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BWaxwork
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CFull Circle
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DThe Other
Event Horizon
A dose of good science fiction is always welcome at Halloween, and the 1997 film "Event Horizon" is so eerie that you may not want to watch it alone.
Question 60
Though silent, this 1922 film from F.W. Murnau captures the true horror of what a vampire really is. Can you name this film?
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ANosferatu
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BVan Helsing
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CCreepshow
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DGinger Snaps
Nosferatu
The silent 1922 film "Nosferatu" is timeless in its ability to unnerve and horrify by depicting vampires not as elegant, gliding creatures but as deformed, ugly beings that live by taking away the life of others.
Question 61
This 1939 adaptation of a mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is an enduring favorite and stars Basil Rathbone as a world-famous sleuth who uses his magnifying glass to unravel a baffling and frightening case that involves a ghostly animal. Can you name the film?
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AThe Monkey's Paw
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BThe Monster Walks
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CThe Face at the Window
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DThe Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The 1939 film "The Hound of the Baskervilles" stars Basil Rathbone as the inimitable detective Sherlock Holmes.
Question 62
In this 1971 British classic from Amicus, four horrific stories are deftly woven together, connected by an unfriendly house.
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AHorror Hospital
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BTheatre of Blood
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CFrom Beyond the Grave
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DThe House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
"The House That Dripped Blood" was not very successful in the United Kingdom, but American audiences received it much better. It has since gained a cult following of sorts.
Question 63
Made and remade multiple times, the 1986 version of this film stars Klaus Kinski as the disturbed son of a Nazi surgeon who just happens to run a women's boarding house and who likes secret passages, peepholes, and tunnels. Can you name this 1986 film?
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ACrawlspace
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BThe Sentinel
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CTales From the Crypt
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DThe Boogey Man
Crawlspace
While the plot of "Crawlspace" is disturbing enough, the 1986 reincarnation of this film is made even more unsettling by Klaus Kinski's utterly creepy performance.
Question 64
This stylish 1973 film eschews jump-and-startle violence and instead focuses on a different sort of terror. Two parents grieving the recent accidental loss of their daughter travel to Venice for the husband's work, where they meet two strange sisters and begin to experience unusual sightings that hint at their daughter's return. Can you name this scary film?
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AAssignment Terror
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BDon't Look Now
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CAnd Soon the Darkness
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DThe Baby
Don't Look Now
"Don't Look Now" has recurring themes and images that tie the plot together like silken threads.
Question 65
Can you name the film that features Daniel Radcliffe, fresh off of his extended role as Harry Potter, and Shakespearean actor Ciaran Hinds in a disturbing ghost story about a young solicitor, recently widowed, who discovers an angry spirit terrorizing the living?
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AThe Woman in Black
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BTo All a Goodnight
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CThe Unseen
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DLost Souls
The Woman in Black
The 2012 film "The Woman in Black" is an unsettling ghostly tale with a wrenching emotional twist viewers will not soon forget.
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