Can You Guess the Horror Movie from the Year and Plot? Ultimate 20-Question Trivia Quiz!

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Think you’re a horror movie master? Test yourself with these 20 questions where we provide just the release year and a gripping plot summary – can you name the film? Ranging from easy classics to tricky modern gems, it’s time to prove your fandom!

20 Trivia Questions: Guess the Horror Movie from Year & Plot

Question 1: In 1974, a cannibalistic family terrorises a group of young travellers who break down near their remote Texas farmhouse?

A. The Hills Have Eyes
B. Last House on the Left
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
D. I Spit on Your Grave

Question 2: In 1968, survivors barricade themselves in a rural Pennsylvania farmhouse as the recently deceased rise from their graves to eat the living?

A. Night of the Living Dead
B. Dawn of the Dead
C. The Last Man on Earth
D. Carnival of Souls

Question 3: In 1973, a 12-year-old American girl living in Iraq is possessed by an ancient demon, leading to shocking exorcism attempts?

A. The Omen
B. The Exorcist
C. Rosemary’s Baby
D. Carrie

Question 4: In 1978, on Halloween night in the suburban town of Haddonfield, Illinois, escaped killer Michael Myers stalks teenage babysitter Laurie Strode?

A. Friday the 13th
B. When a Stranger Calls
C. Prom Night
D. Halloween

Question 5: In 1979, the crew of a commercial spacecraft respond to a distress call from an alien planet and bring back a deadly extraterrestrial lifeform?

A. Alien
B. Predator
C. The Thing
D. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Question 6: In 1981, five college students vacationing in a remote cabin unwittingly release flesh-possessing demons by playing a recording of incantations?

A. Friday the 13th Part 2
B. The Burning
C. The Evil Dead
D. Mother’s Day

Question 7: In 1982, ghosts invade the home of an average family living in a California subdivision, abducting their youngest daughter into another dimension?

A. The Entity
B. Poltergeist
C. Creepshow
D. Cat People

Question 8: In 1984, a disfigured child murderer named Freddy Krueger invades the dreams of Elm Street teenagers, killing them in their sleep?

A. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
B. Children of the Corn
C. The Company of Wolves
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street

Question 9: In 1986, a brilliant but eccentric scientist accidentally merges his DNA with that of a common housefly during a teleportation experiment?

A. The Fly
B. The Fly II
C. Critters
D. The Blob

Question 10: In 1987, a man solves an intricate puzzle box that summons the Cenobites, extra-dimensional beings who thrive on pain and suffering?

A. Hellraiser II
B. Child’s Play
C. Hellraiser
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3

Question 11: In 1996, a pair of high school sweethearts and their friends are systematically stalked and murdered by a mysterious killer known as Ghostface?

A. I Know What You Did Last Summer
B. Scream
C. Scream 2
D. Urban Legend

Question 12: In 1999, three student filmmakers hike into the Black Hills Forest to shoot a documentary about the local legend of the Blair Witch, but never return?

A. The Sixth Sense
B. Stir of Echoes
C. Ravenous
D. The Blair Witch Project

Question 13: In 2002, a journalist investigates a videotape rumoured to kill viewers seven days after watching it, racing to solve the mystery before her time runs out?

A. The Ring
B. The Grudge
C. Signs
D. 28 Days Later

Question 14: In 2004, two men chained to pipes in a dilapidated bathroom awaken to find themselves trapped in a deadly game orchestrated by a serial killer called Jigsaw?

A. The Grudge
B. Shaun of the Dead
C. Saw
D. Dawn of the Dead

Question 15: In 2007, a young couple sets up video cameras in their home to document what they believe to be paranormal activity haunting them at night?

A. The Orphanage
B. Paranormal Activity
C. [REC]
D. 1408

Question 16: In 2017, a young black man visits his white girlfriend’s family estate for the first time, only to discover horrifying secrets beneath their seemingly liberal facade?

A. It
B. Split
C. Hereditary
D. Get Out

Question 17: In 1931, a scientist obsessed with conquering death assembles a creature from body parts of the deceased and brings it to life with electricity?

A. Frankenstein
B. Dracula
C. The Mummy
D. King Kong

Question 18: In 1960, a secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer and checks into a remote motel run by the disturbed son of a domineering mother?

A. The Birds
B. Peeping Tom
C. Psycho
D. Village of the Damned

Question 19: In 1994, a young reporter interviews a 200-year-old vampire who recounts his life story beginning in 18th-century Louisiana?

A. Bram Stoker’s Dracula
B. Interview with the Vampire
C. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
D. Wolf

Question 20: In 2018, after the death of their reclusive grandmother, a family begins to uncover dark secrets about their lineage and a sinister cult?

A. Hereditary
B. A Quiet Place
C. The Nun
D. Halloween

Answers

  1. C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre – Tobe Hooper’s 1974 shocker features Leatherface’s chainsaw-wielding family in rural Texas; the others are 1970s exploitation films with different settings and killers.
  2. A. Night of the Living Dead – George A. Romero’s groundbreaking 1968 zombie film coined modern zombie lore in a farmhouse siege; others are later or variant undead tales.
  3. B. The Exorcist – William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece stars Linda Blair as demon-possessed Regan MacNeil in Iraq; others involve different supernatural pregnancies or teens.
  4. D. Halloween – John Carpenter’s 1978 slasher introduces masked Michael Myers in Haddonfield; others are 1980s copycat slashers with different killers.
  5. A. Alien – Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror has Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley facing a xenomorph from LV-426; others feature different creatures or invasions.
  6. C. The Evil Dead – Sam Raimi’s 1981 debut unleashes Deadites via the Necronomicon in Tennessee; others are 1980s summer camp slashers.
  7. B. Poltergeist – Tobe Hooper’s 1982 haunted house tale sees the Freeling family battle TV-static ghosts; others are 1982 anthologies or possession stories.
  8. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street – Wes Craven’s 1984 dream-killer Freddy haunts teens on Elm Street; others are 1980s rural or camp slashers.
  9. A. The Fly – David Cronenberg’s 1986 body horror remake stars Jeff Goldblum mutating into Brundlefly; others are creature features or sequels.
  10. C. Hellraiser – Clive Barker’s 1987 film summons Pinhead’s Cenobites via the Lament Configuration; others are late-1980s slashers or doll killers.
  11. B. Scream – Wes Craven’s 1996 meta-slasher features Ghostface calling victims; others are late-1990s copycats or sequels.
  12. D. The Blair Witch Project – The 1999 found-footage pioneer follows lost filmmakers in Maryland woods; others are 1999 psychological thrillers.
  13. A. The Ring – Gore Verbinski’s 2002 remake has Naomi Watts racing against a cursed tape; others are alien invasions or zombie outbreaks.
  14. C. Saw – James Wan’s 2004 torture porn debut traps Adam and Lawrence with Jigsaw; others are 2004 zombies or comedy horrors.
  15. B. Paranormal Activity – Oren Peli’s 2007 found-footage demon haunts a couple’s bedroom; others are 2007 international hauntings or hotels.
  16. D. Get Out – Jordan Peele’s 2017 social horror exposes racist hypnosis at the Armitage estate; others are clowns, split personalities, or family cults.
  17. A. Frankenstein – James Whale’s 1931 Universal classic brings Boris Karloff’s monster to life; others are monster movies from adjacent years.
  18. C. Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 thriller features Anthony Perkins’ Norman Bates at the motel; others are voyeuristic or alien-child horrors.
  19. B. Interview with the Vampire – Neil Jordan’s 1994 adaptation stars Tom Cruise as Lestat; others are vampire or Frankenstein retellings.
  20. A. Hereditary – Ari Aster’s 2018 grief-to-cult nightmare stars Toni Collette; others are 2018 sound-sensitive aliens, nuns, or slashers.

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