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This quiz tests your understanding of cult horror franchises through questions on their creators, actors and key narrative elements. The ten questions range from straightforward facts to more obscure details about series including Halloween and Hellraiser.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: In which year was the original The Evil Dead released?

A. 1980
B. 1981
C. 1982
D. 1983

Question 2: Who directed the 1978 film Halloween?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. Wes Craven
C. John Carpenter
D. George A. Romero

Question 3: What is the full name of the book that appears in multiple Evil Dead films?

A. Book of the Dead
B. Necronomicon Ex-Mortis
C. Grimoire of Shadows
D. Liber Mortis

Question 4: Which actor voiced Chucky in the original Child’s Play?

A. Brad Dourif
B. Charles Band
C. Ed Gale
D. Chris Sarandon

Question 5: In the Friday the 13th series, what is the name of Jason Voorhees’s mother?

A. Pamela Voorhees
B. Margaret Voorhees
C. Alice Hardy
D. Crystal Lake

Question 6: Who played the role of Pinhead in the original Hellraiser?

A. Doug Bradley
B. Clive Barker
C. Andrew Robinson
D. Kenneth Cranham

Question 7: What is the name of the town where the events of the original A Nightmare on Elm Street take place?

A. Springwood
B. Elmville
C. Haddonfield
D. Woodsboro

Question 8: Which director helmed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Wes Craven
B. Tobe Hooper
C. John Carpenter
D. Dario Argento

Question 9: In the Phantasm series, what is the name of the tall antagonist played by Angus Scrimm?

A. The Tall Man
B. The Sentinel
C. The Mortician
D. The Gatekeeper

Question 10: Who composed the score for the original Halloween?

A. Ennio Morricone
B. John Carpenter
C. Goblin
D. Bernard Herrmann

Answers

  1. B. 1981 – The Evil Dead premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981 and received its wide release that year. 1980 and 1982 are incorrect release years for the first film.
  2. C. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote the 1978 film. Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven and George A. Romero did not direct it.
  3. B. Necronomicon Ex-Mortis – The book is explicitly called Necronomicon Ex-Mortis in the Evil Dead franchise. The other titles are not used in the series.
  4. A. Brad Dourif – Brad Dourif provided the voice of Chucky from the first Child’s Play onward. The other names are not the voice actor.
  5. A. Pamela Voorhees – Pamela Voorhees is Jason’s mother and the killer in the first Friday the 13th. The remaining options are either victims or locations.
  6. A. Doug Bradley – Doug Bradley portrayed Pinhead in the original Hellraiser and several sequels. Clive Barker created the character but did not play the role.
  7. A. Springwood – The town is named Springwood, Ohio. Haddonfield belongs to Halloween and Woodsboro to Scream.
  8. B. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The other directors are associated with different horror classics.
  9. A. The Tall Man – Angus Scrimm played the Tall Man across the Phantasm films. The other names are not used for the character.
  10. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter wrote and performed the iconic Halloween theme. The other composers did not create that score.

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