Vampire Horror Quiz: Can You Name These 20 Trending Vampire Movies?

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Think you’re a vampire movie master? Test your fangs with this 20-question trivia quiz on trending vampire horror films, from shadowy classics still captivating audiences to modern cult hits. Questions ramp up from easy to expert – grab a stake and see how many you can name!

20 Trivia Questions on Trending Vampire Horror Movies

Question 1: This 1922 German Expressionist silent film features the bald, rat-like vampire Count Orlok terrorising the town of Wisborg?

A. Dracula (1931)
B. Nosferatu
C. Vampyr (1932)
D. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Question 2: Bela Lugosi’s mesmerising performance as the caped Count originates in this iconic 1931 Universal Pictures film?

A. Dracula
B. Frankenstein
C. The Mummy
D. Invisible Man

Question 3: Carl Theodor Dreyer’s haunting 1932 film follows Allan Grey encountering ghostly vampires in a remote inn?

A. The Passion of Joan of Arc
B. Day of Wrath
C. Vampyr
D. Ordet

Question 4: Christopher Lee’s first outing as Hammer Horror’s Dracula is in this colourful 1958 British classic?

A. Dracula (1979)
B. The Brides of Dracula
C. Dracula A.D. 1972
D. Horror of Dracula

Question 5: Two brothers and their friends battle a gang of surf-Nazi vampires in the boardwalk town of Santa Carla in this 1987 film?

A. The Lost Boys
B. Near Dark
C. Fright Night (1985)
D. The Gate

Question 6: Kathryn Bigelow’s gritty 1987 vampire film follows a cowboy turned immortal joining a nomadic family of bloodsuckers?

A. The Lost Boys
B. Fright Night
C. Near Dark
D. The Hunger

Question 7: Anne Rice’s novel is adapted in this 1994 film where Tom Cruise’s Lestat turns Brad Pitt’s Louis into a vampire?

A. Queen of the Damned
B. Interview with the Vampire
C. The Vampire Lestat
D. Memnoch the Devil

Question 8: A heist film morphs into a vampire massacre at a Mexican titty bar in this 1996 Robert Rodriguez/Quentin Tarantino collaboration?

A. Desperado
B. True Romance
C. Once Upon a Time in Mexico
D. From Dusk Till Dawn

Question 9: James Woods hunts ancient vampires for the Vatican in this 1998 John Carpenter action-horror flick?

A. John Carpenter’s Vampires
B. They Live
C. The Thing
D. Big Trouble in Little China

Question 10: Wesley Snipes plays the half-human, half-vampire “Daywalker” battling Deacon Frost in this 1998 Marvel hit?

A. Spawn
B. Constantine
C. Blade
D. Underworld

Question 11: Aaliyah stars as Queen Akasha in this 2002 sequel where Stuart Townsend’s Lestat forms a vampire rock band?

A. Interview with the Vampire
B. Queen of the Damned
C. BloodRayne
D. Van Helsing

Question 12: Kate Beckinsale’s Death Dealer Selene fights lycans and vampires in this 2003 franchise launch?

A. BloodRayne
B. Blade: Trinity
C. Priest
D. Underworld

Question 13: Josh Hartnett battles fast-moving vampires during an Alaskan winter of endless night in this 2007 comic adaptation?

A. 30 Days of Night
B. 28 Days Later
C. The Mist
D. I Am Legend

Question 14: A lonely boy befriends a mysterious girl who turns out to be a vampire in this chilling 2008 Swedish film?

A. Let Me In (2010)
B. Let the Right One In
C. Rare Exports
D. Trollhunter

Question 15: A priest becomes a reluctant vampire after a botched blood transfusion in Park Chan-wook’s erotic 2009 Korean horror?

A. Oldboy
B. Lady Vengeance
C. Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
D. Thirst

Question 16: In a future where vampires rule, Ethan Hawke’s scientist seeks a blood substitute in this 2010 dystopian thriller?

A. The Adjustment Bureau
B. Gattaca
C. Daybreakers
D. Predestination

Question 17: Anton Yelchin suspects his neighbour (Colin Farrell) is a vampire in this 2011 remake of the 1985 cult classic?

A. Fright Night
B. Scream 4
C. The Rite
D. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark

Question 18: Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan play eternally young vampires posing as humans in this moody 2012 Neil Jordan film?

A. The Host
B. Hanna
C. Byzantium
D. Lockout

Question 19: Jim Jarmusch’s 2013 film stars Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as jaded vampire musicians reuniting in Detroit?

A. Only Lovers Left Alive
B. Paterson
C. The Limits of Control
D. Broken Flowers

Question 20: Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement star as inept flatmate vampires in this hilarious 2014 New Zealand mockumentary?

A. Boy
B. What We Do in the Shadows
C. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
D. Jojo Rabbit

Answers

  1. B. Nosferatu – F.W. Murnau’s 1922 film is an unauthorised Dracula adaptation with renamed characters like Count Orlok; the others are Expressionist horrors but not vampire films.
  2. A. Dracula – Tod Browning’s 1931 Universal adaptation made Bela Lugosi a star as the suave Count; the others star Lugosi but in different monster roles.
  3. C. Vampyr – Dreyer’s dreamlike 1932 film uses innovative shadows and flour milling blood; the others are his dramas without vampires.
  4. D. Horror of Dracula – Terence Fisher’s 1958 Hammer film launched Christopher Lee’s iconic run as the Count; the others are later Hammer Dracula entries.
  5. A. The Lost Boys – Joel Schumacher’s 1987 film features Corey Haim and Corey Feldman fighting Kiefer Sutherland’s gang; others are 80s vampire films but different plots.
  6. C. Near Dark – Bigelow’s 1987 film blends western and horror with a family led by Lance Henriksen; others feature teen or urban vampires.
  7. B. Interview with the Vampire – Neil Jordan’s 1994 adaptation stars Cruise and Pitt as mentor-protégé vampires; others are Rice novels not filmed that way.
  8. D. From Dusk Till Dawn – The 1996 film shifts genres mid-way with Salma Hayek’s dance; others are Rodriguez/Tarantino collabs without vampires.
  9. A. John Carpenter’s Vampires – Woods’ Jack Crow battles the Order of Carmelite vampires; others are Carpenter classics sans bloodsuckers.
  10. C. Blade – Stephen Norrington’s 1998 film introduced Snipes’ vampire hunter; others have supernatural hunters but not this Daywalker.
  11. B. Queen of the Damned – Michael Rymer’s 2002 film adapts Rice’s third novel with Townsend’s Lestat; others mix casts or eras.
  12. D. Underworld – Len Wiseman’s 2003 film pits vampire Selene against werewolves; others feature similar warriors but lycan-free.
  13. A. 30 Days of Night – David Slade’s 2007 film adapts Steve Niles’ comic with Danny Huston as alpha; others are zombie/apocalypse tales.
  14. B. Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson’s 2008 adaptation of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel; Let Me In is the 2010 remake.
  15. D. Thirst – Park’s 2009 film won Grand Prix at Cannes for its tale of sinful undeath; others are his Vengeance Trilogy revenge stories.
  16. C. Daybreakers – The Spierig Brothers’ 2010 film stars Hawke and Willem Dafoe; others are his sci-fi without vampire dominance.
  17. A. Fright Night – Craig Gillespie’s 2011 remake updates the 1985 original; others are 2011 horrors without this plot.
  18. C. Byzantium – Jordan’s 2012 film explores vampire lore through Ronan’s Clara; others star Ronan in non-vampire roles.
  19. A. Only Lovers Left Alive – Jarmusch’s melancholic 2013 film features undead artists; others are his indie dramas.
  20. B. What We Do in the Shadows – The 2014 Taika Waititi/Jemaine Clement comedy spawned a TV series; others are their non-vampire films.

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