Can You Score 20/20? Only Hardcore Horror Fans Will Know These Trivia Facts!

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Are you a true horror aficionado or just a casual fan? This quiz dives into obscure facts from horror cinema classics and slashers, with questions ranging from tricky to downright fiendish. Grab a pencil and see if you can conquer all 20!

20 Trivia Questions on Only Hardcore Fans Will Know These Horror Facts

Question 1: How many different camera angles did Alfred Hitchcock use for the famous shower murder scene in Psycho (1960)?

A. 52
B. 90
C. 77
D. 45

Question 2: Who provided the raspy, growling demonic voice for the possessed Regan MacNeil in The Exorcist (1973)?

A. Max von Sydow
B. Linda Blair
C. Mercedes McCambridge
D. Ellen Burstyn

Question 3: Who personally cut Mia Farrow’s iconic pixie haircut for her role in Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?

A. William Castle
B. Vidal Sassoon
C. Roman Polanski
D. Mia Farrow herself

Question 4: What was the original working title of George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968)?

A. Dawn of the Dead
B. Night of the Flesh Eaters
C. Night of the Zombies
D. Day of the Dead

Question 5: John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) was shot in exactly how many days?

A. 30
B. 12
C. 45
D. 21

Question 6: What was Betsy Palmer’s main reason for accepting the role of Pamela Voorhees in Friday the 13th (1980)?

A. Her agent insisted
B. She loved the script
C. Her luxury car broke down and she needed money
D. To reconcile with her daughter

Question 7: In Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (1980), what room number is changed from 217 in Stephen King’s novel?

A. 247
B. 217 (unchanged)
C. 227
D. 237

Question 8: What real items were used for the skeletons in the backyard pool scene of Poltergeist (1982)?

A. Plastic replicas
B. Animal skeletons
C. Real human skeletons
D. CGI models

Question 9: What was the approximate production budget for Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead (1981)?

A. $1,000,000
B. $50,000
C. $375,000
D. $10,000

Question 10: What is the name of the psychiatric hospital where Freddy Krueger was institutionalised in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)?

A. Elm Street Asylum
B. Springwood Sanitarium
C. Westin Hills Asylum
D. Camp Crystal Lake

Question 11: What was the name of the independent production company behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?

A. New Line Cinema
B. Tobe Hooper Productions
C. Vortex Cinematographic
D. Dimension Films

Question 12: Which film marked Wes Craven’s feature directorial debut in 1972?

A. The Hills Have Eyes
B. Scream
C. A Nightmare on Elm Street
D. The Last House on the Left

Question 13: What was the nickname given to the malfunctioning mechanical shark in Jaws (1975)?

A. Jawsy
B. Brody
C. Bruce
D. Quint

Question 14: Why did the Alien (1979) cast react so authentically to the chestburster scene?

A. Extensive rehearsals
B. They were fully informed
C. Special effects malfunction
D. Kept in the dark about the timing

Question 15: Who created the majority of the groundbreaking practical creature effects for John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)?

A. Stan Winston
B. Rick Baker
C. Tom Savini
D. Rob Bottin

Question 16: The iconic mask worn by Ghostface in Scream (1996) was originally sold as what?

A. Grim Reaper
B. Peanut-eyed Ghost
C. Ghostface
D. Father Death

Question 17: What unusual animals were dressed up to represent bats in the Transylvanian castle scene of Dracula (1931)?

A. Rats
B. Owls
C. Armadillos
D. Opossums only

Question 18: Who designed Boris Karloff’s iconic flat-head makeup for Frankenstein (1931)?

A. Dick Smith
B. Bud Westmore
C. Rick Baker
D. Jack Pierce

Question 19: Which Italian prog-rock band composed the hypnotic score for Dario Argento’s Suspiria (1977)?

A. Ennio Morricone
B. Claudio Simonetti solo
C. John Carpenter
D. Goblin

Question 20: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (1987) is an adaptation of which of his novellas?

A. Cabal
B. Coldheart Canyon
C. The Hellbound Heart
D. Books of Blood

Answers

  1. C. 77 – Hitchcock meticulously used 77 camera angles and 52 cuts for the 45-second shower scene in Psycho; the other numbers refer to common misconceptions or total cuts/frames.
  2. C. Mercedes McCambridge – The veteran actress provided the uncredited demonic growls for Linda Blair in The Exorcist, smoking cigarettes through a cheesecloth for effect; others were main cast members.
  3. C. Roman Polanski – The director himself wielded the scissors for Mia Farrow’s dramatic haircut in Rosemary’s Baby; Sassoon was considered but unavailable.
  4. B. Night of the Flesh Eaters – Romero changed the title of his zombie classic due to a conflict with another film called The Flesh Eaters; others are later Romero works.
  5. D. 21 – Carpenter completed principal photography on Halloween in just 21 days on a tight schedule and budget; other figures are too high or low.
  6. C. Her luxury car broke down and she needed money – Betsy Palmer took the villainous role in Friday the 13th after her Mercedes failed, needing funds for a replacement; not script-related.
  7. D. 237 – Kubrick changed room 217 from King’s novel to 237 in The Shining after the hotel owner requested it; others are distractors.
  8. C. Real human skeletons – Due to budget constraints, Poltergeist used genuine skeletons in the pool scene, later distressing the crew; fakes were too costly.
  9. C. $375,000 – Raimi raised about $375,000 through investors for The Evil Dead, filming in a remote cabin; lower figures undervalue it, higher were later budgets.
  10. C. Westin Hills Asylum – Freddy was burned by parents at Westin Hills in A Nightmare on Elm Street; others mix genres or are fictional distractors.
  11. C. Vortex Cinematographic – Tobe Hooper’s low-budget Texas Chain Saw Massacre was produced by Vortex; others came later or are unrelated.
  12. D. The Last House on the Left – Craven’s controversial 1972 debut launched his career; others are his later hits.
  13. C. Bruce – Spielberg named the shark Bruce after his lawyer Bruce Ramer in Jaws; others are character names.
  14. D. Kept in the dark about the timing – Director Ridley Scott withheld details from the Alien cast for genuine shock during the chestburster; no rehearsals for realism.
  15. D. Rob Bottin – The young effects artist crafted most of The Thing‘s gruesome transformations, hospitalised from exhaustion; others are notable peers.
  16. D. Father Death – The Scream mask was a mass-produced Halloween item called Father Death, slightly modified; renamed Ghostface for the film.
  17. C. Armadillos – Budget effects in Dracula used armadillos (and opossums) with glued-on wings for bats; too primitive for real bats.
  18. D. Jack Pierce – Universal’s legendary makeup artist spent hours crafting Karloff’s Monster look for Frankenstein; others are later innovators.
  19. D. Goblin – The band’s atmospheric synth score defined Suspiria‘s nightmare vibe; Simonetti was a member, others unrelated.
  20. C. The Hellbound Heart – Barker adapted his own 1986 novella into Hellraiser, introducing the Cenobites; others are his different works.

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