Can You Guess All 20? Ultimate Horror Movie Tagline Trivia Quiz Challenge!

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Are you a true horror aficionado? We’ve scoured the archives for 20 unforgettable taglines from horror classics and modern nightmares, from bone-chilling easy ones to real head-scratchers. Grab a pen, no Googling, and see if you can name the film!

20 Trivia Questions on Horror Movie Taglines

Question 1: Which horror film used the tagline "In space no one can hear you scream"?

A. The Thing (1982)
B. Alien (1979)
C. Predator (1987)
D. Event Horizon (1997)

Question 2: Which horror film used the tagline "You’ll never go in the water again"?

A. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
B. Piranha (1978)
C. The Shallows (2016)
D. Jaws (1975)

Question 3: Which horror film used the tagline "Who will survive and what will be left of them?"?

A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
B. Friday the 13th (1980)
C. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
D. Maniac (1980)

Question 4: Which horror film used the tagline "Pray for Rosemary’s baby"?

A. The Omen (1976)
B. It’s Alive (1974)
C. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
D. Devil’s Due (2014)

Question 5: Which horror film used the tagline "Be afraid. Be very afraid"?

A. The Blob (1988)
B. The Fly (1986)
C. Slither (2006)
D. Re-Animator (1985)

Question 6: Which horror film used the tagline "They’re here"?

A. The Others (2001)
B. The Ring (2002)
C. Insidious (2010)
D. Poltergeist (1982)

Question 7: Which horror film used the tagline "Man is the warmest place to hide"?

A. The Thing (1982)
B. The Faculty (1998)
C. Slime City (1988)
D. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Question 8: Which horror film used the tagline "Live or die. Make your choice"?

A. Hostel (2005)
B. The Collector (2009)
C. Saw (2004)
D. Wrong Turn (2003)

Question 9: Which horror film used the tagline "Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far"?

A. Urban Legend (1998)
B. Scream (1996)
C. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
D. Scary Movie (2000)

Question 10: Which horror film used the tagline "Something beyond comprehension is happening to a little girl on this street"?

A. The Possession (2012)
B. The Orphanage (2007)
C. Insidious (2010)
D. The Exorcist (1973)

Question 11: Which horror film used the tagline "If you’ve got a taste for terror… take Carrie to the prom"?

A. Carrie (1976)
B. Suspiria (1977)
C. Jennifer’s Body (2009)
D. The Craft (1996)

Question 12: Which horror film used the tagline "In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods of Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary. A year later their footage was found"?

A. The Ritual (2017)
B. As Above, So Below (2014)
C. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
D. Grave Encounters (2011)

Question 13: Which horror film used the tagline "They mostly come at night… mostly"?

A. Aliens (1986)
B. Predator 2 (1990)
C. AVP (2004)
D. Prometheus (2012)

Question 14: Which horror film used the tagline "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy"?

A. 1408 (2007)
B. Doctor Sleep (2019)
C. The Haunting of Hill House
D. The Shining (1980)

Question 15: Which horror film used the tagline "What happens when you sleep?"?

A. The Strangers (2008)
B. Paranormal Activity (2007)
C. REC (2007)
D. The Visit (2015)

Question 16: Which horror film used the tagline "It could be behind you right now"?

A. The Babadook (2014)
B. Smile (2022)
C. It Follows (2014)
D. Relic (2020)

Question 17: Which horror film used the tagline "Every family tree hides a sinister secret"?

A. Midsommar (2019)
B. Hereditary (2018)
C. The Lodge (2019)
D. Relic (2020)

Question 18: Which horror film used the tagline "One, two, Freddy’s coming for you"?

A. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
B. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
D. Dream Warriors (1987)

Question 19: Which horror film used the tagline "He came home"?

A. Halloween (1978)
B. Halloween II (1981)
C. Halloween 4 (1988)
D. Halloween Kills (2021)

Question 20: Which horror film used the tagline "He has such sights to show you"?

A. From Beyond (1986)
B. Society (1989)
C. Hellraiser (1987)
D. Candyman (1992)

Answers

  1. B. Alien (1979) – Iconic tagline from the original poster, teasing the isolation of space horror. Others are space horrors but with different taglines like The Thing‘s "Man is the warmest place to hide".
  2. D. Jaws (1975) – Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster shark thriller’s warning that defined summer blockbusters. The rest are aquatic creature features with their own watery slogans.
  3. A. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – Tobe Hooper’s gritty indie horror’s tagline hinted at the family’s grim fate. Others are cannibal/slasher films but not this exact line.
  4. C. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) – Roman Polanski’s satanic pregnancy chiller’s plea captured the dread perfectly. Distractors are demonic child films with alternate infernal tags.
  5. B. The Fly (1986) – David Cronenberg’s body horror remake’s line became a cultural catchphrase. Others are gooey monster movies without this precise warning.
  6. D. Poltergeist (1982) – Tobe Hooper’s suburban ghost story’s eerie whisper from the TV static. The others involve unseen spirits but different hauntings.
  7. A. The Thing (1982) – John Carpenter’s Antarctic parasite tale’s chilling hiding spot nod. Distractors are assimilation horrors with varied invasion themes.
  8. C. Saw (2004) – The trap master’s ultimatum launched a franchise of moral dilemmas. Others are gore traps but without Jigsaw’s exact choice.
  9. B. Scream (1996) – Wes Craven’s meta-slasher poked fun at genre tropes cleverly. The rest are 90s teen slashers with copycat killer lines.
  10. D. The Exorcist (1973) – William Friedkin’s possession masterpiece’s suburban nightmare setup. Others feature possessed kids but not this street-specific dread.
  11. A. Carrie (1976) – Brian De Palma’s telekinetic teen revenge prom tag was irresistibly morbid. Distractors are witchy girl powers films.
  12. C. The Blair Witch Project (1999) – The found-footage pioneer’s mockumentary premise went viral. Others are cave/woods found-footage scares with different setups.
  13. A. Aliens (1986) – James Cameron’s sequel’s xenomorph timing quip from Ripley. The rest are alien hunter crossovers without this nocturnal hint.
  14. D. The Shining (1980) – Stanley Kubrick’s isolation madness film’s typewriter descent. Others are hotel/psychic haunts but not Jack’s mantra.
  15. B. Paranormal Activity (2007) – The low-budget demon cam’s sleep terror hook. Distractors are home invasion found-footage with night fears.
  16. C. It Follows (2014) – The relentless curse stalker’s paranoia inducer. Others are grief/evil entity slow-burns.
  17. B. Hereditary (2018) – Ari Aster’s grief-to-occult family doom revealer. The rest are familial cult/possession tales.
  18. C. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Wes Craven’s dream killer’s nursery rhyme taunt. Others are Freddy sequels expanding the boiler room lore.
  19. A. Halloween (1978) – John Carpenter’s Michael Myers homecoming after 15 years. Sequels reference but don’t originate this tag.
  20. C. Hellraiser (1987) – Clive Barker’s Cenobite lure to pain pleasures. Distractors are body-morphing summons with fleshy horrors.

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