Can You Score 20/20? Match These Horror Movie Taglines Trivia Quiz

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Think you know horror cinema inside out? Put your knowledge to the ultimate test with these 20 iconic taglines from terrifying films. From timeless classics to clever modern entries, match each slogan to the correct movie and see if you can achieve a perfect score.

Questions

Question 1: “In space no one can hear you scream”?

A. Event Horizon (1997)
B. Prometheus (2012)
C. Alien (1979)
D. Life (2017)

Question 2: “You’ll never go in the water again”?

A. The Shallows (2016)
B. Open Water (2003)
C. Jaws (1975)
D. 47 Meters Down (2017)

Question 3: “Be afraid. Be very afraid”?

A. Videodrome (1983)
B. The Fly (1958)
C. Re-Animator (1985)
D. The Fly (1986)

Question 4: “They’re here”?

A. Poltergeist (1982)
B. Insidious (2010)
C. The Others (2001)
D. What Lies Beneath (2000)

Question 5: “Who will survive and what will be left of them”?

A. Last House on the Left (1972)
B. The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
D. Wrong Turn (2003)

Question 6: “Live or die. Make your choice”?

A. The Belko Experiment (2016)
B. Escape Room (2019)
C. Would You Rather (2012)
D. Saw (2004)

Question 7: “Someone has taken their love of scary movies one step too far”?

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

Question 8: “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…”?

A. Deep Blue Sea (1999)
B. Jaws 3-D (1983)
C. Jaws 2 (1978)
D. Shark Night (2011)

Question 9: “Man is The Warmest Place to Hide”?

A. The Faculty (1998)
B. The Thing (1982)
C. Slither (2006)
D. The Thing (2011)

Question 10: “If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead”?

A. The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
B. The Conjuring (2013)
C. Annabelle (2014)
D. The Amityville Horror (1979)

Question 11: “In October of 1994, three student filmmakers disappeared in the woods near Burkittsville, Maryland, while shooting a documentary… A year later their footage was found”?

A. REC (2007)
B. As Above, So Below (2014)
C. The Last Exorcism (2010)
D. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Question 12: “If Nancy doesn’t wake up screaming she won’t wake up at all”?

A. Nightmare City (1980)
B. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)
C. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
D. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Question 13: “By Friday the 13th, they’ll know you’ve come home”?

A. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
B. Jason Goes to Hell (1993)
C. Friday the 13th (1980)
D. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

Question 14: “The night he came home”?

A. Halloween II (1981)
B. Halloween Kills (2021)
C. Halloween (1978)
D. Halloween (2018)

Question 15: “Don’t answer the phone”?

A. The Call (2013)
B. One Missed Call (2008)
C. The Ring (2002)
D. When a Stranger Calls (1979)

Question 16: “He was born at 6:66 AM on the 6th day of the 6th month”?

A. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
B. Damien: Omen II (1978)
C. The Ninth Gate (1999)
D. The Omen (1976)

Question 17: “Mother is coming”?

A. The Babadook (2014)
B. Hereditary (2018)
C. Mama (2013)
D. The Hole in the Ground (2019)

Question 18: “What you can’t see will kill you”?

A. Lights Out (2016)
B. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (2010)
C. The Boogeyman (2005)
D. Darkness Falls (2003)

Question 19: “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock on the door…”?

A. 28 Days Later (2002)
B. The Omega Man (1971)
C. Stake Land (2010)
D. I Am Legend (2007)

Question 20: “Demons to some. Angels to others”?

A. Constantine (2005)
B. Legion (2010)
C. Devil (2010)
D. Hellraiser (1987)

Answers

  1. C. Alien (1979) — Iconic tagline from the film’s poster promoting its isolation in space terror.
  2. C. Jaws (1975) — Famous slogan warning of the shark threat after the original.
  3. D. The Fly (1986) — David Cronenberg’s remake used this chilling warning of mutation horror.
  4. A. Poltergeist (1982) — Steven Spielberg-produced ghost story’s eerie arrival notice.
  5. C. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) — Tobe Hooper’s gritty survival tagline from the poster.
  6. D. Saw (2004) — The Jigsaw killer’s dilemma in the franchise starter.
  7. D. Scream (1996) — Wes Craven’s meta-slasher self-referential tagline.
  8. C. Jaws 2 (1978) — Sequel playing on the original’s safety illusion.
  9. B. The Thing (1982) — John Carpenter’s Antarctic parasite horror tagline.
  10. D. The Amityville Horror (1979) — Based-on-true-story haunted house challenge.
  11. D. The Blair Witch Project (1999) — Found-footage pioneer’s marketing gimmick tagline.
  12. D. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) — Dream killer’s sleep trap warning.
  13. C. Friday the 13th (1980) — Camp slasher origin hinting at Jason’s return.
  14. C. Halloween (1978) — Michael Myers’ return after 15 years tagline.
  15. D. When a Stranger Calls (1979) — Babysitter phone terror classic.
  16. D. The Omen (1976) — Antichrist birth omen tying to 666.
  17. C. Mama (2013) — Supernatural mother ghost’s approach warning.
  18. D. Darkness Falls (2003) — Tooth Fairy legend’s invisible killer tagline.
  19. D. I Am Legend (2007) — Post-apocalyptic loner’s dread knock.
  20. D. Hellraiser (1987) — Cenobites’ dual perception tagline.

How many did you get right? Share your score in the comments and challenge friends to this spine-tingling quiz! True horror fans aim for 20/20.