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Horror Films Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Horror Films? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The 1980 horror film 'The Shining' was Stephen King's favorite adaptation of his own novel.

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Easy
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Stephen King publicly criticized Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining' for deviating from his novel and lacking emotional depth; he preferred the 1997 TV miniseries.

2.

The 1960 horror film 'Psycho' was the first American film to show a toilet flushing.

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Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' (1960) famously included a flushing toilet scene, breaking a Hollywood taboo and becoming a landmark in film realism.

3.

The 1982 horror film 'The Thing' was a major box office success upon its release.

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Medium
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John Carpenter's 'The Thing' (1982) was a box office bomb, earning only $19.6 million against a $15 million budget, though it later gained cult status.

4.

The 1996 horror film 'Scream' was the first slasher film to feature a masked killer.

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✗ FALSE

Earlier slasher films like 'Halloween' (1978) and 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre' (1974) featured masked killers. 'Scream' satirized the trope but did not originate it.

5.

The 1973 horror film 'The Exorcist' was the first horror film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

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No horror film before 'The Exorcist' (1973) had been nominated for Best Picture. It received 10 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture.

6.

The earliest known horror film is Georges Méliès' 1896 short 'Le Manoir du Diable'.

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Georges Méliès' 1896 short 'Le Manoir du Diable' (The House of the Devil) is widely considered the first horror film, featuring supernatural elements.

7.

The 1968 horror film 'Night of the Living Dead' was the first film to feature zombies.

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Zombie films existed before 1968, such as 'White Zombie' (1932) and 'I Walked with a Zombie' (1943). Romero's film redefined the zombie but did not create it.

8.

The 1999 horror film 'The Blair Witch Project' had a budget of $60,000 and grossed over $248 million.

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Made for about $60,000, 'The Blair Witch Project' earned over $248 million worldwide, making it one of the most profitable films ever.

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