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This quiz challenges your knowledge of directors behind some of the most influential cult horror films. Questions cover production facts, cast details and narrative elements from classic and modern horror cinema. The mix ranges from straightforward to more demanding entries.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 1978 film Halloween?

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

Question 2: Who directed the 1968 film Night of the Living Dead?

A. John Carpenter
B. Dario Argento
C. George A. Romero
D. Sam Raimi

Question 3: Which director created the 1981 film The Evil Dead?

A. Stuart Gordon
B. Sam Raimi
C. Clive Barker
D. Wes Craven

Question 4: Who directed the 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

A. Tobe Hooper
B. John Carpenter
C. Don Coscarelli
D. Bernard Rose

Question 5: Which director helmed the 1977 film Suspiria?

A. George A. Romero
B. Dario Argento
C. Sam Raimi
D. Stuart Gordon

Question 6: Who directed the 1985 film Re-Animator?

A. Clive Barker
B. Wes Craven
C. Stuart Gordon
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 7: Which director created the 1985 film Day of the Dead?

A. John Carpenter
B. George A. Romero
C. Dario Argento
D. Don Coscarelli

Question 8: Who directed the 1987 film Hellraiser?

A. Clive Barker
B. Sam Raimi
C. Bernard Rose
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 9: Which director helmed the 1979 film Phantasm?

A. Wes Craven
B. Don Coscarelli
C. Stuart Gordon
D. Dario Argento

Question 10: Who directed the 1992 film Candyman?

A. Bernard Rose
B. George A. Romero
C. John Carpenter
D. Clive Barker

Answers

  1. B. John Carpenter – John Carpenter directed and co-wrote Halloween. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead.
  2. C. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead.
  3. B. Sam Raimi – Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead. Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator, Clive Barker directed Hellraiser and Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  4. A. Tobe Hooper – Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Don Coscarelli directed Phantasm and Bernard Rose directed Candyman.
  5. B. Dario Argento – Dario Argento directed Suspiria. George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead and Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator.
  6. C. Stuart Gordon – Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator. Clive Barker directed Hellraiser, Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  7. B. George A. Romero – George A. Romero directed Day of the Dead. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Don Coscarelli directed Phantasm.
  8. A. Clive Barker – Clive Barker directed Hellraiser. Sam Raimi directed The Evil Dead, Bernard Rose directed Candyman and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  9. B. Don Coscarelli – Don Coscarelli directed Phantasm. Wes Craven directed A Nightmare on Elm Street, Stuart Gordon directed Re-Animator and Dario Argento directed Suspiria.
  10. A. Bernard Rose – Bernard Rose directed Candyman. George A. Romero directed Night of the Living Dead, John Carpenter directed Halloween and Clive Barker directed Hellraiser.

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