Horror Movies Trivia Quiz

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Films designed to frighten and disturb. Play the Horror Movies trivia quiz solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.

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Sample Horror Movies Quiz Questions

A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

  1. This 1975 blockbuster about a great white shark terrorizing a beach town made audiences afraid to go swimming.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Jaws
    • Piranha
    • Open Water
    • The Deep
  2. This 1979 Werner Herzog remake of a 1922 silent classic starred Klaus Kinski as the vampire and is considered one of the most atmospheric horror films ever made.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Martin
    • Salem's Lot
    • Shadow of the Vampire
    • Nosferatu the Vampyre
  3. This 1934 Edgar G. Ulmer film about Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff's rivalry was one of the few horror films to directly reference satanism and became Universal's biggest hit that year.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Black Friday
    • The Raven
    • The Black Cat
    • The Invisible Ray
  4. A clown named Pennywise terrorizes children in the town of Derry in this Stephen King adaptation.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • It
    • Poltergeist
    • Killer Klowns from Outer Space
    • Clown
  5. This 1988 Kathryn Bigelow neo-Western horror film features vampires in the American Southwest and starred Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Near Dark
    • Vampires
    • From Dusk Till Dawn
    • The Lost Boys
  6. This 1919 Robert Wiene film featured distorted sets and a twist ending that established conventions German Expressionist cinema would follow.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
    • Nosferatu
    • The Golem
    • Warning Shadows
  7. This 1999 found-footage film follows three student filmmakers who vanish in the Maryland woods while documenting a local legend.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • REC
    • Cloverfield
    • The Blair Witch Project
    • Paranormal Activity
  8. This 1920 German Expressionist film featuring a sleepwalking murderer controlled by a carnival showman is considered the first true horror film.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Waxworks
    • The Golem
    • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
    • Nosferatu

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