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This quiz examines the directors behind landmark psychological horror films through questions on their careers, casts, production histories and narrative choices. It draws from verified details across classic and modern works to provide a balanced test of knowledge. Prepare for a mix of accessible and demanding items focused strictly on factual elements.

10 Trivia Questions

Question 1: Which director helmed the 1960 film Psycho?

A. Roman Polanski
B. William Friedkin
C. Alfred Hitchcock
D. Stanley Kubrick

Question 2: Who directed Rosemary’s Baby in 1968?

A. Roman Polanski
B. David Lynch
C. Dario Argento
D. Brian De Palma

Question 3: David Cronenberg directed which 1986 psychological horror film starring Jeff Goldblum?

A. Scanners
B. Dead Ringers
C. Naked Lunch
D. The Fly

Question 4: Which director created the 1977 film Eraserhead?

A. David Lynch
B. John Carpenter
C. Wes Craven
D. Tobe Hooper

Question 5: Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining, released in which year?

A. 1980
B. 1979
C. 1981
D. 1978

Question 6: Ari Aster directed the 2018 film Hereditary. Which actor played the lead role of Annie Graham?

A. Toni Collette
B. Florence Pugh
C. Milly Shapiro
D. Ann Dowd

Question 7: Jordan Peele wrote and directed which 2017 psychological horror film?

A. Us
B. Get Out
C. Nope
D. Candyman

Question 8: Who directed the 2004 film The Machinist starring Christian Bale?

A. Brad Anderson
B. Darren Aronofsky
C. David Fincher
D. Christopher Nolan

Question 9: David Lynch directed Mulholland Drive, released in which year?

A. 2001
B. 2000
C. 2002
D. 1999

Question 10: Which director helmed the 2014 film The Babadook?

A. Jennifer Kent
B. Julia Ducournau
C. Rose Glass
D. Coralie Fargeat

Answers

  1. C. Alfred Hitchcock – Alfred Hitchcock directed Psycho in 1960. Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby, William Friedkin directed The Exorcist and Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining.
  2. A. Roman Polanski – Roman Polanski directed Rosemary’s Baby. David Lynch directed Eraserhead, Dario Argento directed Suspiria and Brian De Palma directed Carrie.
  3. D. The Fly – David Cronenberg directed The Fly in 1986. He also directed Scanners in 1981, Dead Ringers in 1988 and Naked Lunch in 1991.
  4. A. David Lynch – David Lynch directed Eraserhead. John Carpenter directed Halloween, Wes Craven directed The Last House on the Left and Tobe Hooper directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
  5. A. 1980 – Stanley Kubrick directed The Shining in 1980. It was released the year after his film Barry Lyndon and before Full Metal Jacket.
  6. A. Toni Collette – Toni Collette played Annie Graham in Hereditary. Florence Pugh starred in Midsommar, Milly Shapiro played Charlie and Ann Dowd appeared in The Handmaid’s Tale series.
  7. B. Get Out – Jordan Peele directed Get Out in 2017. He later directed Us in 2019 and Nope in 2022.
  8. A. Brad Anderson – Brad Anderson directed The Machinist. Darren Aronofsky directed Requiem for a Dream, David Fincher directed Fight Club and Christopher Nolan directed Memento.
  9. A. 2001 – David Lynch directed Mulholland Drive in 2001. It premiered at Cannes that year after earlier work on Twin Peaks.
  10. A. Jennifer Kent – Jennifer Kent directed The Babadook. Julia Ducournau directed Raw, Rose Glass directed Saint Maud and Coralie Fargeat directed Revenge.

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