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16 Questions to Separate the Horror Movie Experts From the Casual Fans

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Which stage actor played the rat-faced vampire Count Orlok in the 1922 silent "Nosferatu," a performance so unsettling that a 2000 film suggested he was a real vampire?

  • Conrad Veidt
  • Max Schreck
  • Lon Chaney
  • Bela Lugosi

 

2 of 16

In which 1973 British folk-horror film does a devout policeman investigate a missing girl on a remote pagan island, with Christopher Lee as the island's lord?

  • The Blood on Satan's Claw
  • Witchfinder General
  • The Devil Rides Out
  • The Wicker Man

 

3 of 16

Which stuntman played Jason Voorhees in four "Friday the 13th" films and is the only actor most fans can name in the role?

  • Kane Hodder
  • Robert Englund
  • Doug Bradley
  • Gunnar Hansen

 

4 of 16

In the 1983 cult slasher "Sleepaway Camp," the killer is revealed in a final shot that has haunted viewers for decades. What is the killer's name?

  • Pamela Voorhees
  • Margaret White
  • Angela Baker
  • Carrie White

 

5 of 16

Which 1981 film features Isabelle Adjani's infamous subway breakdown scene, a performance so intense it reportedly left her traumatized for years?

  • Antichrist
  • Possession
  • Martyrs
  • Inside

 

6 of 16

Which 1999 Takashi Miike film lures the audience in as a gentle romance before a notorious final act involving piano wire?

  • Ichi the Killer
  • Oldboy
  • A Tale of Two Sisters
  • Audition

 

7 of 16

Which 1978 George Romero sequel traps its survivors in a shopping mall, using the setting as a jab at consumer culture?

  • Dawn of the Dead
  • Day of the Dead
  • The Crazies
  • Zombieland

 

8 of 16

"The Exorcist" is famous for Regan projectile-vomiting onto a priest. What everyday food did the crew use for the green vomit?

  • Oatmeal
  • Clam chowder
  • Pea soup
  • Creamed corn

 

9 of 16

In "The Shining," Danny is warned to stay out of one specific hotel room. Which room number does the film use, after Kubrick changed it from the book?

  • Room 217
  • Room 237
  • Room 1408
  • Room 6

 

10 of 16

The mechanical shark used in "Jaws" malfunctioned so often that Spielberg was forced to hide it, inventing the film's suspense. What nickname did the crew give the shark?

  • Jaws
  • Chrissie
  • Quint
  • Bruce

 

11 of 16

In the wildly surreal 1977 Japanese film "House" (Hausu), one of the schoolgirls is devoured by a seemingly ordinary household object. What object eats her?

  • A grandfather clock
  • A piano
  • A mirror
  • A chandelier

 

12 of 16

In Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead," the cabin horror is unleashed when the characters play a tape translating an ancient book bound in human flesh. What is that book called?

  • The Necronomicon
  • The Book of Shadows
  • The Lesser Key
  • The Malleus Maleficarum

 

13 of 16

Anthony Hopkins gets the fame for "The Silence of the Lambs," but which actor played the actual hunted killer, Buffalo Bill?

  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Scott Glenn
  • Ted Levine
  • Brian Cox

 

14 of 16

In the credits of John Carpenter's "Halloween," the killer Michael Myers is not listed by name. What is he credited as?

  • The Boogeyman
  • The Shape
  • The Thing
  • Michael

 

15 of 16

The nightmarish creature in Ridley Scott's "Alien" was designed by a Swiss surrealist artist whose biomechanical paintings defined the look. Who designed the xenomorph?

  • Rob Bottin
  • Stan Winston
  • Rick Baker
  • H.R. Giger

 

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Which 1982 haunted-house film was dogged by a "curse" rumor, fueled partly by the revelation that real human skeletons were used as props in the pool scene?

  • Poltergeist
  • The Amityville Horror
  • The Entity
  • Burnt Offerings

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