Horror movie fans, get ready to put your knowledge to the test! From the chilling classics that have shaped the genre to modern masterpieces that haunt our nightmares, this collection of 100 trivia questions will challenge even the most dedicated horror enthusiast. Whether you’re hosting a spooky game night, sharpening your horror IQ, or just looking to enjoy a fun read, these questions will transport you into the eerie world of iconic films and lesser-known gems. So, dim the lights, grab your popcorn, and see how many of these horror facts you can get right. Are you brave enough to take on the ultimate horror trivia challenge?
100 Horror Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
1. What is the name of the killer in the Friday the 13th franchise?
Answer: Jason Voorhees
2. What year was the original Halloween movie released?
Answer: 1978
3. Who directed Psycho (1960)?
Answer: Alfred Hitchcock
4. What type of supernatural entity is featured in The Exorcist (1973)?
Answer: A demon
5. What movie popularized the phrase “Here’s Johnny!”?
Answer: The Shining (1980)
6. Which horror film features a haunted videotape that kills its viewers in seven days?
Answer: The Ring (2002)
7. Who wrote and directed Get Out (2017)?
Answer: Jordan Peele
8. In The Silence of the Lambs, what is Hannibal Lecter’s profession?
Answer: Psychiatrist
9. What horror movie features a puzzle box that summons cenobites?
Answer: Hellraiser (1987)
10. What was the name of the hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel
11. Who played the iconic role of Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Answer: Robert Englund
12. What classic horror movie was remade by director John Carpenter in 1982?
Answer: The Thing
13. In Scream (1996), what is the name of the killer’s mask?
Answer: Ghostface
14. What movie involves a young boy communicating with ghosts and saying, “I see dead people”?
Answer: The Sixth Sense (1999)
15. What is the name of the vampire in Nosferatu (1922)?
Answer: Count Orlok
16. What 1980 horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick was based on a Stephen King novel?
Answer: The Shining
17. In which movie does a doll named Annabelle first appear?
Answer: The Conjuring (2013)
18. What Stephen King novel was adapted into a movie about a murderous dog?
Answer: Cujo
19. What is the real name of the “Jigsaw” killer in the Saw series?
Answer: John Kramer
20. Who directed The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)?
Answer: Tobe Hooper
21. What 2014 horror movie features a creature that follows its victim after a curse is passed on?
Answer: It Follows
22. What horror movie features a villain known as the “Babadook”?
Answer: The Babadook (2014)
23. In Hereditary (2018), what supernatural entity haunts the family?
Answer: King Paimon
24. Which film is known for the line, “Do you like scary movies?”
Answer: Scream (1996)
25. Who directed A Quiet Place (2018)?
Answer: John Krasinski
26. What is the name of the main demon in The Conjuring 2?
Answer: Valak (The Nun)
27. What year was The Blair Witch Project released?
Answer: 1999
28. What film tells the story of a group of friends who visit a Swedish festival that turns into a nightmare?
Answer: Midsommar (2019)
29. Who played Pennywise the clown in It (2017)?
Answer: Bill Skarsgård
30. What horror movie is set in Haddonfield, Illinois?
Answer: Halloween
31. What is the name of the AI doll in M3GAN (2022)?
Answer: M3GAN
32. In The Witch (2015), what animal is associated with evil?
Answer: Black Phillip, a goat
33. What horror movie franchise is centered around a group of friends who cheat death and then face their fate?
Answer: Final Destination
34. Which movie begins with the line “They’re here”?
Answer: Poltergeist (1982)
35. What horror movie follows a photographer and his girlfriend who discover a series of unsettling images in their photos?
Answer: Shutter (2004)
36. What horror film features a clown named Art?
Answer: Terrifier (2016)
37. What movie features a cursed videotape and is based on a Japanese film called Ringu?
Answer: The Ring
38. What is the name of the possessed young girl in The Exorcist?
Answer: Regan MacNeil
39. Which horror movie features a family that can’t speak or make noise for fear of being hunted by sound-sensitive monsters?
Answer: A Quiet Place
40. In Us (2019), what are the doppelgängers called?
Answer: The Tethered
41. Who is the main antagonist in Misery (1990)?
Answer: Annie Wilkes
42. What 2000s horror movie revolves around videotaped events from a haunted house?
Answer: Paranormal Activity
43. What movie involves a mother and her two children who are sensitive to light and must stay in the dark?
Answer: The Others (2001)
44. In The Cabin in the Woods (2012), what two creatures must be appeased?
Answer: The Ancient Ones
45. What Stephen King story was adapted into a movie starring Johnny Depp called Secret Window?
Answer: Secret Window, Secret Garden
46. What horror movie features a cult that worships a deity called Moloch?
Answer: Hereditary
47. Which horror film features a demonic jester doll named Billy?
Answer: Dead Silence (2007)
48. What psychological horror film tells the story of an aspiring ballerina’s descent into madness?
Answer: Black Swan (2010)
49. What movie features a photographer who begins to lose his sanity while staying in a remote hotel?
Answer: The Shining
50. In The Sixth Sense, what is the profession of Bruce Willis’ character?
Answer: Child psychologist
51. Who directed The Witch (2015)?
Answer: Robert Eggers
52. In the Insidious series, what is the name of the otherworldly realm where spirits reside?
Answer: The Further
53. Which movie’s tagline was “In space, no one can hear you scream”?
Answer: Alien (1979)
54. Who played the main character in Carrie (1976)?
Answer: Sissy Spacek
55. What horror movie features the line “Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep”?
Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street
56. What is the name of the main character in The Fly (1986)?
Answer: Seth Brundle
57. What supernatural ability does the protagonist in Carrie have?
Answer: Telekinesis
58. In The Omen (1976), what is the name of the child believed to be the Antichrist?
Answer: Damien
59. What horror movie is based on the novel by William Peter Blatty?
Answer: The Exorcist
60. Who directed the horror film Us (2019)?
Answer: Jordan Peele
61. What film features a group of friends hunted by an ancient witch in the woods?
Answer: The Blair Witch Project
62. What film series features the character Michael Myers?
Answer: Halloween
63. Which horror movie has a plot about a killer videotape?
Answer: The Ring
64. In Sinister, what type of being is Bughuul?
Answer: A pagan deity
65. What 2018 movie follows a family dealing with grief and uncovering dark secrets after the death of the matriarch?
Answer: Hereditary
66. What horror movie features an ancient Mayan deity called Xibalba?
Answer: The Ruins (2008)
67. What 2020 horror film is set entirely over a Zoom call?
Answer: Host
68. What horror movie features a house haunted by spirits of Japanese folklore?
Answer: Ju-On: The Grudge
69. What horror film centers around a deaf writer being stalked by a masked killer?
Answer: Hush (2016)
70. What Stephen King novel is about a writer imprisoned by an obsessed fan?
Answer: Misery
71. What horror movie features a cult-like group of masked intruders tormenting a couple?
Answer: The Strangers (2008)
72. In The Witch, what does Black Phillip whisper to Thomasin?
Answer: “Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?”
73. What movie begins with an earthquake releasing a deadly mist?
Answer: The Mist (2007)
74. Who directed The Cabin in the Woods?
Answer: Drew Goddard
75. What 1982 movie was based on a short story by Stephen King about a possessed car?
Answer: Christine
76. What 2001 movie tells the story of a killer named Jigsaw?
Answer: Saw
77. Which horror movie features a creature that mimics human voices?
Answer: The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
78. What movie is about a family being haunted by evil forces in a cabin during a winter storm?
Answer: The Lodge (2019)
79. In Paranormal Activity, what do the spirits often do to scare the couple?
Answer: Move objects and make noises
80. Who directed Rosemary’s Baby (1968)?
Answer: Roman Polanski
81. What horror movie is about a mirror that brings misfortune and death to its owners?
Answer: Oculus (2013)
82. What movie is set in a post-apocalyptic world where sound-attracted monsters hunt humans?
Answer: A Quiet Place
83. Who directed The Exorcist (1973)?
Answer: William Friedkin
84. What movie features a young girl getting possessed after playing with a Ouija board?
Answer: The Exorcist
85. Which movie has a scene where a woman is attacked by an invisible force in her bed?
Answer: Paranormal Activity
86. What 2002 film stars Naomi Watts investigating a cursed videotape?
Answer: The Ring
87. Who plays the protagonist in The Invisible Man (2020)?
Answer: Elisabeth Moss
88. What 2015 horror film is based on the true story of the Winchester Mystery House?
Answer: Winchester
89. What is the name of the little boy in The Shining?
Answer: Danny Torrance
90. What is the name of the town in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Answer: Springwood
91. What horror movie features a demon clown that emerges every 27 years?
Answer: It
92. In The Conjuring, who are the paranormal investigators?
Answer: Ed and Lorraine Warren
93. What horror movie involves a cursed book called the Necronomicon?
Answer: The Evil Dead
94. What horror movie features a group of friends who are terrorized by a spirit after using an ancient board game?
Answer: Ouija
95. Who played the lead role in Get Out (2017)?
Answer: Daniel Kaluuya
96. What is the real name of the “Candyman” in the 1992 film?
Answer: Daniel Robitaille
97. What horror movie features a curse transmitted through sexual intercourse?
Answer: It Follows
98. What horror movie’s main character is named Clarice Starling?
Answer: The Silence of the Lambs
99. What movie features a character named Father Merrin?
Answer: The Exorcist
100. What 2021 horror movie centers around a woman who can see murders through the eyes of the killer?
Answer: Malignant
Conclusion
How did you do? Whether you breezed through these questions or found yourself stumped by a few, one thing is clear: the horror genre is as complex and captivating as the fans who love it. This trivia collection is more than just a test of memory—it’s a celebration of the films, directors, and unforgettable moments that make horror so beloved. We hope this journey through blood-curdling stories and iconic characters has not only entertained you but also deepened your appreciation for the spine-tingling art of horror filmmaking. Keep watching, keep learning, and most of all, keep your wits about you—the next scream-worthy question could be just around the corner!
Last updated on November 16th, 2024 at 10:20 am
