Horror Movie Quiz | 45 Questions to Test Your Terrific Knowledge

Ahh~ Horror movies. Who doesn’t like getting your heart pounding like it’s going to jump out of your chest, the adrenaline spiking to the roof, and goosebumps?

If you’re a horror nerd like us (which we assume you’d choose horror movies to watch before going to bed ALONE), take this horrific Horror Movie Quiz to see how good you are with this genre.

Let’s get startled!👻

Table of Contents

• Take a Free Horror Movie Quiz👻
• Round #1: Would You Survive a Horror Movie Quiz
• Round #2: Horror Movie Quiz
  • Round #2a: Demonic possession
  • Round #2b: Zombie
  • Round #2c: Monster
  • Round #2d: Witchcraft
• Round #3: Horror Movie Emoji Quiz
• Takeaways
• Frequently Asked Questions

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Round #1: Would You Survive a Horror Movie Quiz

First, we need to know: Are you gonna be the lone survivor or die along with your loved ones in a bloody horror movie? A true horror fanatic would go through all obstacles👇

#1. You’re being chased by the killer. You come to a locked door. Do you:

A) Try to break it down and escape
B) Search for the key
C) Hide somewhere nearby and call for help

#2. You hear strange noises coming from the basement. Do you:

A) Go investigate
B) Call out hello and slowly go check
C) Get out of the house as fast as possible

#3. Your friend is cornered by the killer. Do you:

A) Distract the killer to save your friend
B) Yell for help and run to get away
C) Leave your friend behind to save yourself

#4. The power goes out during a storm. Do you:

A) Light candles for illumination
B) Panic and flee the house
C) Stay extremely still in the dark

#5. You found an ominous-looking book. Do you:

A) Read it to learn its secrets
B) Let your friends read it
C) Leave it alone and get away quickly

#6. What’s the best weapon against the killer?

A) A gun
B) A knife
C) Weapon what I’m calling the police

#7. You hear a strange noise outside your room at night. Do you:

A) Investigate the sound
B) Ignore it and go back to sleep
C) Go hide somewhere. Better safe than sorry

#8. You find a mysterious tape, do you watch it?

A) Yes, I have to know what’s on it!
B) No way, that’s how you get cursed!
C) Only if I’m with other people who have a tape recorder

#9. You’re alone in the woods at night and get separated from your friends. Do you:

A) Run around calling for help
B) Hide somewhere and wait quietly
C) Try to find your way out alone

#10. The killer is chasing you in your own house! Do you:

A) Hide and hope they pass by
B) Try fighting back against them
C) Run upstairs thinking it’s safer

Answers:

• If most of your choices are A: Congrats! You won’t live past half of the film. Keep calm and spook on.
• If most of your choices are B: Thanks for trying, but you’d still die after all. The first rule of survival is that you don’t run away screaming for help because no one would ever be around to come and assist you on time.
• If most of your choices are C: Yay! You’ve got yourself a scary-tale ending and become the survivor after all this havoc.

Round #2: Horror Movie Quiz

Do you know there isn’t just one type of horror film, but many subgenres have emerged during the past decades?

We’ve categorised this horror movie quiz based on the mainstream genres that you typically come across on screen. Bone appetit!👇

Round #2a: Demonic possession

#1. Who possesses the girl in the exorcist?

• Pazuzu
• Albeit
• Cairne
• Beelzebub

#2. What 1976 movie is considered one of the earliest major films in the subgenre?

• The Omen
• Rosemary’s Baby
• The Exorcist
• Amityville II: The Possession

#3. Which film below featured a possessed woman covered in mysterious self-inflicted cuts and symbols?

• The Conjuring
• Insidious
• The Devil Inside
• Carrie

#4. In the 1981 film The Evil Dead, what is used to summon demons into the woods?

• An occult book
• Voodoo doll
• Ouija board
• A cursed statue

#5. Which of these films featured arguably one of the scariest and longest possession scenes?

• Paranormal Activity
• The Last Exorcism
• Insidious
• The Rite

#6. Which film features a demon child?

• The Omen
• The Exorcist
• The Sentinel
• M3GAN

#7. What is the name of the doll possessed by a demon in the Conjuring franchise?

• Bella
• Annabelle
• Anne
• Anna

#8. Which film features Russel Crowe as a Father and chief exorcist?

• The Pope’s Exorcist
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose
• Pray for the Devil
• The Vatican Tape

#9. Of all these films, which film is not related to demon possession?

• Paranormal Activity
• Cloverfield
• Insidious
• The Nun

#10. In the movie Insidious, what is the name of the demon that possesses Dalton Lambert?

• Panzuzu
• Kandarian
• Dart Mould
• The Lipstick-Faced Demon

Answers:

1. Pazuzu
2. The Exorcist
3. The Devil Inside
4. An occult book
5. The Last Exorcism
6. The Omen
7. Annabelle
8. The Pope’s Exorcist
9. Cloverfield
10. The Lipstick-Faced Demon

Round #2b: Zombie

#1. What is the name of the 1968 film that is considered to be the first modern zombie movie?

• Night of the Living Dead
• White Zombie
• The Plague of the Zombies
• Zombie Flesh Eaters

#2. Which movie popularised the concept of fast-moving zombies rather than slow, shuffling ones?

• World War Z
• Train to Busan
• 28 Days Later
• Shaun of the Dead

#3. What is the name of the virus that turns people into zombies in the movie World War Z?

• Solanum virus
• Covid-19
• Coronavirus
• Rage virus

#4. In the movie Zombieland what is the rule number one for surviving a zombie apocalypse?

• Double Tap
• Beware of Bathrooms
• Don’t be a Hero
• Cardio

#5. Which corporation is responsible for the zombie outbreak in Resident Evil?

• LexCorp
• Umbrella Corps
• Virtucon
• Cyberdyne Systems

Answers:

1. Night of the Living Dead
2. 28 Days Later
3. Solanum virus
4. Cardio
5. Umbrella Corps

Round #2c: Monster

#1. Which horror movie features a giant prehistoric sea monster awakened by nuclear testing?

• Reinfield
• Clover
• Godzilla
• The Mist

#2. In The Thing, what is the true form of the shape-shifting alien?

• A creature with spider legs
• A giant tentacled head
• A shape-shifting extraterrestrial organism
• A 4-legged creature

#3. In the 1932 film The Mummy, which main antagonist does the group of archaeologists have to face?

• Imhotep
• Anck-su-namun
• Mathayus
• Uhmet

#4. What makes the aliens in A Quiet Place so terrifying?

• They are fast
• They are sightless
• They have sharp razor hands
• They have long tentacles

#5. What famous 1931 film introduced audiences to Dr. Frankenstein’s monster?

• Bride of Frankenstein
• Frankeinstein’s Monster
• I, Frankenstein
• Frankenstein

Answers:

1. Godzilla
2. A shape-shifting extraterrestrial organism
3. Imhotep
4. They are sightless
5. Frankenstein

Round #2d: Witchcraft

#1. What is the name of the film where a group of friends go on a camping trip and encounter a coven of witches?

• Suspiria
• The Blair Witch Project
• The Craft
• The Witch

#2. What are the names of the trio witches in the trilogy The Three Mothers?

#3. What is the name of the witch coven that is the main antagonist in the 2018 film The Witch?

• Sabbath
• Stregheria
• Black Phillip
• Feri

#4. Which demon does the coven worship in Hereditary?

• Onoskelis
• Asmodeus
• Obizuth
• Paimon

#5. Which season of the American Horror Story series that covers witchcraft?

Answers:

1. The Blair Witch Project
2. Mater Suspiriorum, Mater Tenebrarum, Mater Lachrymarum
3. The Black Phillip Coven
4. Paimon
5. Season 3

Round #3: Horror Movie Emoji Quiz

Can you guess all these emojis correctly in this horror movie quiz? Boo-ckle up. It’s about to get harder.

#1. 😱 🔪 ⛪️ : This movie is about a group of teenagers who are stalked and killed by a masked killer in their small town.

#2. 👧 👦 🏠 🧟‍♂️ : This movie is about a family who has to face a group of cannibalistic hillbillies.

#3. 🌳 🏕 🔪 : This movie is about a group of friends who are trapped in a cabin in the woods and hunted by a supernatural force.

#4. 🏠 💍 👿 : This movie is about a doll possessed by a demon that haunts a family.

#5.🏗 👽 🌌 : This movie is about a shape-shifting alien that terrorises a group of scientists in Antarctica.

#6. 🏢 🔪 👻 : This movie is about a family who are trapped in an isolated hotel in winter and must survive the madness.

#7. 🌊 🏊‍♀️ 🦈 : This movie is about a group of people who are attacked by a great white shark while on vacation.

#8. 🏛️ 🏺 🔱 : This movie is about a group of archaeologists who are terrorised by a mummy in an ancient tomb.

#9. 🎡 🎢 🤡 : This movie is about a group of teenagers who are stalked and killed by a clown holding a red balloon.

#10. 🚪🏚️👿: This movie is about a couple’s journey to find their child who’s been trapped in a realm called The Further.

Answers:

1. Scream
2. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
3. The Evil Dead
4. Annabelle
5. The Thing
6. The Shining
7. Jaws
8. The Mummy
9. IT
10. Insidious

Takeaways

Horror is one of the most popular film genres, creeping and terrifying audiences for decades.

While many have no guts seeing what it displays on screen, hardcore horror fans can’t get enough of exploring all the themes and franchises this genre has to offer.

A horror movie quiz is a fang-tastic way for like-minded people to test just how well they know their stuff. We hope you’re having a gourd time after all!🧟‍♂️

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