Horror

11 trivia questions about scary movies

11 trivia questions about scary movies

Whether you're the type of person who knows all the obscure references in indie horror movies or you steel yourself for one viewing of something a little spooky once per year, we all need a scary movie in our lives from time to time. What constitutes "scary" will, of course,...

How many people were executed during the Salem witch trials?

How many people were executed during the Salem witch trials?

In February of 1692 in Salem Village, Massachusetts, two young girls suddenly started exhibiting strange behavior. Two cousins, aged 9 and 11, began to scream, speak in strange tongues, throw things, and contort their bodies. Minister John Hale described the behavior as "beyond the power of epileptic fits or natural...

What was used to make Freddy Krueger’s glove in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

What was used to make Freddy Krueger’s glove in A Nightmare on Elm Street?

You'd be hard-pressed to find a mind as warped as Wes Craven's. While it might seem almost cliché today, the writer and director's idea for a villain who can haunt and kill you inside your dreams was completely new when the original A Nightmare on Elm Street came out in...

What’s the name of the iconic theme song from The Exorcist?

What’s the name of the iconic theme song from The Exorcist?

For anyone born before the horror resurgence of the late '90s, it doesn't take much to get you freaked the hell out — all you have to do is hear those opening notes for the theme song from The Exorcist. Some of the effects don't particularly hold up today, but in...

What was the original title of Ghostbusters?

What was the original title of Ghostbusters?

Coming from a long line of spiritualists, it seems like Dan Aykroyd was always destined to write a movie about ghosts. But when he and Harold Ramis teamed up to start working in earnest on the concept of 1984's Ghostbusters, it took multiple iterations before finally landing on the all-time...

What's the name of the hotel in The Shining?

What's the name of the hotel in The Shining?

I have to admit, if someone asked me to watch over a mountain resort hotel for the offseason, I would strongly consider it. Then again, my kid's not psychic (as far as I know). Turns out Jack Torrance and his family didn't have the relaxing, productive time they were hoping...

What was the first zombie movie?

What was the first zombie movie?

Let me ask you a question: Are you one of those people who starts posting memes about fall as soon as it hits September? Do you watch a different scary movie every day in October, culminating in that one perfect horror movie you watch every year on Halloween night? Do...