Can You Score 20/20? This Haunting Westerns Trivia Quiz Will Test Your Spooky Cowboy Knowledge!

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Saddle up for a spine-tingling ride through the Wild West’s darkest corners! This trivia quiz dives into horror Westerns featuring ghosts, vampires, cannibals, and more otherworldly terrors. With questions from easy to downright devilish, test if you can conquer all 20 without getting haunted by wrong answers.

20 Trivia Questions on Haunting Westerns

Question 1: In which 2015 horror Western does Kurt Russell play Sheriff Franklin Hunt?

A. Ravenous
B. The Burrowers
C. Bone Tomahawk
D. Near Dark

Question 2: What mythical North American creature inspires the cannibalism theme in Ravenous (1999)?

A. Vampire
B. Wendigo
C. Zombie
D. Ghoul

Question 3: Who directed the 1987 vampire Western Near Dark?

A. John Carpenter
B. Wes Craven
C. Kathryn Bigelow
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 4: In High Plains Drifter (1973), what colour does the Stranger order the townspeople to paint Lago?

A. Black
B. White
C. Red
D. Yellow

Question 5: Which actor plays the ghostly Preacher in Pale Rider (1985)?

A. Kurt Russell
B. Josh Brolin
C. Clint Eastwood
D. Guy Pearce

Question 6: In Bone Tomahawk, what is the name of the elderly deputy played by Richard Jenkins who joins the rescue posse?

A. John Brooder
B. Chicory
C. Arthur O’Dwyer
D. Samantha Hunt

Question 7: Robert Carlyle plays the cannibalistic Colonel Ives in which film?

A. Bone Tomahawk
B. Ravenous
C. The Burrowers
D. Jonah Hex

Question 8: In Near Dark, what is the name of the psychotic vampire played by Bill Paxton?

A. Jesse Hooker
B. Severen
C. Mae
D. Diamondback

Question 9: Who plays the scarred bounty hunter Jonah Hex in the 2010 film?

A. Josh Brolin
B. Jeffrey Dean Morgan
C. Michael Shannon
D. Common

Question 10: In Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (1989), who plays the pacifist vampire Count Mardulak?

A. Lance Henriksen
B. David Carradine
C. John Carradine
D. Bill Paxton

Question 11: Bone Tomahawk was released in what year?

A. 2014
B. 2015
C. 2016
D. 2017

Question 12: Fort Spencer, the remote outpost in Ravenous (1999), is located in which US state?

A. Texas
B. California
C. New Mexico
D. Arizona

Question 13: In The Burrowers (2008), what horrific method do the creatures use to consume their victims?

A. Drink their blood
B. Eat their brains
C. Burrow under the skin and devour internally
D. Possess their bodies

Question 14: In High Plains Drifter (1973), what is the name of the corrupt town the Stranger arrives in?

A. Redemption
B. Lago
C. Hell’s Gate
D. Ghost Gulch

Question 15: Who plays Billy the Kid in the 1966 horror Western Billy the Kid vs. Dracula?

A. Chuck Courtney
B. John Carradine
C. Harry Carey Jr.
D. Robert Dix

Question 16: In Pale Rider (1985), what is the name of the ruthless mining boss played by Richard Dysart?

A. Joshua LaHood
B. Coy LaHood
C. Hull Barret
D. Sergius Mott

Question 17: Who plays the vengeful Confederate officer Quentin Turnbull in Jonah Hex (2010)?

A. John Malkovich
B. Michael Wincott
C. Will Arnett
D. Aidan Quinn

Question 18: In Near Dark (1987), how does newly turned vampire Caleb get his first taste of blood?

A. Attacks a homeless man
B. A blood-mixed milkshake at a diner
C. Farm animals
D. His family

Question 19: In Bone Tomahawk, who plays the arrogant ex-Confederate dandy John Brooder?

A. Matthew Fox
B. Patrick Wilson
C. Richard Jenkins
D. Kurt Russell

Question 20: What is the main supernatural threat in the 1988 horror Western Ghost Town?

A. Zombies
B. Ghosts of hanged outlaws
C. Werewolves
D. Demons

Answers

  1. C. Bone Tomahawk – Kurt Russell leads as Sheriff Hunt in S. Craig Zahler’s 2015 film about a posse facing troglodyte cannibals; Ravenous stars Guy Pearce, The Burrowers has Clancy Brown, and Near Dark features Adrian Pasdar.
  2. B. Wendigo – The film’s cannibal curse draws directly from Algonquian Wendigo mythology where eating human flesh creates an insatiable hunger; the others are unrelated folklore creatures.
  3. C. Kathryn Bigelow – Bigelow’s directorial debut blends vampire horror with Western nomadic life; the others directed different horror classics like Halloween or A Nightmare on Elm Street.
  4. C. Red – The Stranger supernaturally compels the townsfolk to paint Lago blood-red as vengeance; other colours do not appear in the film’s eerie transformation.
  5. C. Clint Eastwood – Eastwood stars as the whip-scarred, possibly ghostly Preacher aiding miners; the others lead different horror Westerns.
  6. B. Chicory – Richard Jenkins’ talkative Deputy Chicory provides comic relief and narration; the others are different posse members or victims.
  7. B. Ravenous – Carlyle dual-roles as the Wendigo-infected Ives/The Colquhoun; the others lack this character.
  8. B. Severen – Paxton’s wild Severen is memorably unhinged, e.g., “Hey, Mae, let’s boogie!”; others are different family members.
  9. A. Josh Brolin – Brolin portrays the resurrected comic-book antihero; the others appear in unrelated Westerns or horror.
  10. B. David Carradine – Carradine leads as the Count seeking a blood substitute in vampire Purgatory; John Carradine is in Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, others elsewhere.
  11. B. 2015 – The film premiered at Sitges and released widely in 2015; other years are adjacent but incorrect.
  12. B. California – Set in 1847 amid the Sierra Nevada after the Mexican-American War; other states host different forts or settings.
  13. C. Burrow under the skin and devour internally – The pale burrowers paralyse prey and eat from inside over days; others describe unrelated monsters.
  14. B. Lago – The Spanish name means “lake,” tying to the Stranger’s watery death; others are fictional or real Western locales but not this town.
  15. A. Chuck Courtney – Courtney plays Billy confronting Carradine’s Dracula; others are supporting or different roles.
  16. B. Coy LaHood – Dysart’s Coy sends thugs against small miners; others are allies or fictional variants.
  17. A. John Malkovich – Malkovich’s Turnbull uses a bomb vest and seeks revenge; others play supporting villains.
  18. B. A blood-mixed milkshake at a diner – Caleb sips the disguised bloodshake to endure daylight; other methods occur later or not at all.
  19. A. Matthew Fox – Fox’s Brooder is the suave, boastful survivor; others play Hunt, Arthur, or Chicory.
  20. B. Ghosts of hanged outlaws – The film centres on a lawman battling spirits of executed criminals haunting the town; others feature different undead.

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