Horror film - Quiz
Horror film
  • 1. According to Jacob Shelton, what does negative space do in a horror film frame?
A) It creates a sense of comfort and safety.
B) It draws the viewers' eyes to specific areas like walls or shadows.
C) It prevents the viewer from seeing the protagonist.
D) It highlights the primary monster in the scene.
  • 2. What effect do lighting extremes have on viewers according to Anna Powell?
A) They stop the audience from being startled.
B) They reveal all hidden details in the scene.
C) They provoke unease by obscuring details.
D) They help the viewer feel completely safe.
  • 3. How can bright lighting be used to manipulate horror viewers?
A) It can trick viewers into feeling safe.
B) It makes the monster immediately visible.
C) It guarantees that no jump scare will happen.
D) It ensures the scene is not scary.
  • 4. Which techniques does Powell suggest directors use to disorient viewers?
A) High-speed panning and bright colors.
B) Extreme close-ups and silence.
C) Static wide shots and monotone audio.
D) Tilted camera angles, slow-motion, and reverse shots.
  • 5. What is a common connotation of the color red in horror films?
A) Safety and neutrality.
B) Humor and lightheartedness.
C) Blood, passion, or disease.
D) Coldness and winter.
  • 6. What is the primary goal of a jump scare?
A) To explain the back-story of the antagonist.
B) To provide a comedic break in the tension.
C) To surprise the viewer with an abrupt image change and loud sound.
D) To soothe the audience during intense moments.
  • 7. How can the jump scare trope be subverted to create tension?
A) By making the jump scare occur in bright daylight.
B) By ensuring the jump scare happens at the very end of the film.
C) By removing all sound during the jump scare.
D) By making audiences feel unease in anticipation of the scare.
  • 8. Why are mirrors frequently used in horror films?
A) To allow the protagonist to see behind themselves easily.
B) To provide a clear view of the entire room.
C) To act as a portal for the protagonist to escape.
D) To create visual depth and build tension.
  • 9. According to Shelton, why do audiences fear mirrors in horror films?
A) Because they reflect the viewer's own fears.
B) Because mirrors are physically dangerous to actors.
C) Because mirrors are naturally associated with ghosts.
D) Because they have been conditioned by repeated use in the genre.
  • 10. What is the effect of using tight framing and close-ups in horror?
A) They make the scene appear more realistic.
B) They induce anxiety by limiting the viewer's field of vision.
C) They provide the viewer with more information.
D) They create a sense of vastness and space.
  • 11. How does Rhodes describe the role of horror films for audiences?
A) As a safe space to confront and process fears.
B) As an educational resource for survival skills.
C) As a way to avoid all real-world anxieties.
D) As a tool to desensitize viewers to violence.
  • 12. What psychological benefit does the author suggest horror films provide?
A) Catharsis, relief, and a sense of empowerment.
B) Complete loss of ability to process trauma.
C) A desire to avoid social interaction.
D) Increased paranoia and long-term fear.
  • 13. What does Lerner state is the primary intent of horror film music?
A) To make viewers feel threatened and uncomfortable.
B) To provide a relaxing break from the imagery.
C) To distract viewers from the scary visual elements.
D) To provide clues about the mystery.
  • 14. What musical techniques are considered typical in horror films?
A) Standard pop rhythms and acoustic guitar.
B) Dissonance, atonality, and experiments with timbre.
C) Classical piano concertos and opera.
D) Cheerful melodies and major keys.
  • 15. Which of these is considered a broad element of the horror genre?
A) Musical dance numbers
B) Romantic comedy subplots
C) Documentary-style narration
D) Monsters
  • 16. Which author is mentioned as an early inspiration for horror?
A) Jane Austen
B) Mary Shelley
C) Mark Twain
D) Charles Dickens
  • 17. According to the text, the horror genre was only codified after the release of which film?
A) The Lost Weekend (1945)
B) Gaslight (1944)
C) Dracula (1931)
D) Alien (1979)
  • 18. Who declared that the commonality between horror films is that 'normality is threatened by the monster'?
A) Gary D. Rhodes
B) Robin Wood
C) Andrew Tudor
D) Noël Carroll
  • 19. What genre was often used to promote Dracula before it was considered horror?
A) Western
B) Comedy
C) Science fiction
D) Mystery
  • 20. Which film was included in Siegfried Kracauer’s list of 'terror films' in the 1940s?
A) Alien
B) The Lost Weekend
C) Dracula
D) A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • 21. What does Mark Jancovich argue regarding the collective belief in horror?
A) Collective belief has remained unchanged
B) Critics have defined it perfectly
C) Fans are in total agreement
D) There is no simple collective belief
  • 22. According to Charles Derry's book 'Dark Dreams', how many broad themes of horror films are there?
A) Three
B) Two
C) Four
D) Five
  • 23. Which film is cited as an example of the horror of personality featuring a psychotic murderer?
A) The Omen
B) White Zombie
C) Psycho
D) The Exorcist
  • 24. What is the primary fear explored in the Armageddon theme?
A) Large-scale destruction
B) Satanic rituals
C) Psychological breakdown
D) Individual mutilation
  • 25. Which film is mentioned as an example of the Armageddon theme involving natural events?
A) The Birds
B) Night of the Living Dead
C) White Zombie
D) Frankenstein
  • 26. The demonic theme features accounts of which of the following?
A) Satanic rites
B) Alien invasions
C) Serial killers
D) Zombie uprisings
  • 27. Which film is listed as an example of the theme of the demonic?
A) The Birds
B) The Exorcist
C) Psycho
D) White Zombie
  • 28. Which historical event is mentioned as an example of an issue explored through horror films?
A) The Vietnam War
B) The Renaissance
C) The Great Depression
D) The Industrial Revolution
  • 29. What subgenre is cited as a prime example of anxieties surrounding race and racism?
A) Slasher films
B) Gothic romance
C) Zombie apocalypse
D) Psychological thrillers
  • 30. Which film presented Afro-Haitian religious practices as evil?
A) Night of the Living Dead
B) The Omen
C) Psycho
D) White Zombie
  • 31. Who was cast as the lead in 'Night of the Living Dead'?
A) Charles Derry
B) Duane Jones
C) Alfred Hitchcock
D) Jeanne Hall
  • 32. What is the name of the book written by Charles Derry?
A) The History of Fear
B) Horror and Society
C) Dark Dreams
D) Visual Horror
  • 33. Which scholar wrote the book Monsters and Mad Scientists: A Cultural History of the Horror Movie?
A) Adam Rockoff
B) H. P. Lovecraft
C) Mark Jancovich
D) Isabel Pinedo
  • 34. Which film is used as an example of a temporary defeat of the monster?
A) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
B) A Nightmare on Elm Street
C) Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
D) Halloween
  • 35. What is a major theme of Lovecraftian horror?
A) Serial killers in holiday settings
B) Bodily transformation
C) The collapse of the government
D) Cosmic dread
  • 36. When did the body horror sub-genre emerge?
A) The 1950s
B) The 1980s
C) The 1970s
D) The 1990s
  • 37. Which director is associated with the earliest body horror films like Shivers?
A) H. P. Lovecraft
B) David Cronenberg
C) Charles Dickens
D) E. T. A. Hoffmann
  • 38. Which film is mentioned as an example of body horror?
A) Silent Night, Bloody Night
B) April Fool's Day
C) The Fly
D) Black Christmas
  • 39. What is considered an influential Christmas horror film from 1974?
A) April Fool's Day
B) Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
C) My Bloody Valentine
D) Black Christmas
  • 40. Adam Rockoff categorized the Christmas horror sub-genre alongside which type of films?
A) Lovecraftian ghost stories
B) Holiday-themed slasher films
C) Documentary-style horror
D) Science fiction films
  • 41. Which literary work is mentioned as an antecedent to the darker elements of Christmas?
A) The Thing
B) Shivers
C) Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
D) A Christmas Carol
  • 42. Christmas horror is often interpreted as a modern reinvention of what?
A) The scientific thriller
B) The monster movie
C) The body horror narrative
D) The Christmas ghost story
  • 43. Which film is categorized as having an ambiguous ending?
A) Shivers
B) The Thing
C) Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
D) Halloween
  • 44. What is the primary purpose of blending sexual imagery with horrific themes in erotic horror?
A) Historical documentation
B) Social commentary
C) Sexual arousal
D) Artistic satire
  • 45. Which filmmaker is noted for works like Le Viol du Vampire and Fascination?
A) Wes Craven
B) H. R. Giger
C) Clive Barker
D) Jean Rollin
  • 46. Which American horror film franchise is mentioned as an example of erotic horror?
A) Candyman
B) Hostel
C) I Spit on Your Grave
D) Saw
  • 47. Which country is the British erotic horror series Hellraiser associated with?
A) United States
B) Britain
C) Germany
D) France
  • 48. Whose designs for the Xenomorph in Alien featured phallic and vaginal imagery?
A) H. R. Giger
B) Clive Barker
C) Wes Craven
D) Jean Rollin
  • 49. The roots of extreme horror can be traced back to which theater?
A) Théâtre du Grand-Guignol
B) Broadway Theater
C) The Paris Opera House
D) The Globe Theatre
  • 50. In which city was the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol located?
A) New York
B) London
C) Rome
D) Paris
  • 51. Which film released in 1972 is cited as an example of extreme horror?
A) Alien
B) Last House on the Left
C) Le Viol du Vampire
D) Fascination
  • 52. Which 1978 film is categorized as extreme horror in the text?
A) Fascination
B) Alien
C) Hellraiser
D) I Spit on Your Grave
  • 53. Which band is mentioned as having lyrics based on extreme horror films?
A) Ice Nine Kills
B) Metallica
C) Slipknot
D) Slayer
  • 54. Which of these is a setting frequently featured in folk horror films?
A) Futuristic space stations
B) Cyberpunk digital landscapes
C) Rural settings
D) Dense urban metropolises
  • 55. Which film is cited as an example of folk horror?
A) Scream
B) Halloween
C) The Shining
D) The Wicker Man
  • 56. In which regions are local folklore and beliefs prevalent in horror films?
A) Northern Europe
B) South America
C) Southeast Asia
D) North America
  • 57. What perspective does the found footage technique provide to the audience?
A) Third person omniscient view
B) The perspective of a silent narrator
C) Animated perspective
D) First person view
  • 58. What site's popularity in 2006 sparked a taste for amateur media?
A) Vimeo
B) MySpace
C) YouTube
D) Facebook
  • 59. Which film is mentioned as a financially successful found footage film from 2007?
A) Paranormal Activity
B) Rec
C) Cloverfield
D) The Blair Witch Project
  • 60. Which film is considered an early example of the Gothic genre?
A) The Exorcist
B) Jaws
C) The Haunted Castle
D) Psycho
  • 61. Which director is associated with the Gothic film Stoker (2013)?
A) Stanley Kubrick
B) John Carpenter
C) Park Chan-wook
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 62. Which Jordan Peele film is mentioned in the context of the Gothic genre?
A) Get Out
B) Candyman
C) Us
D) Nope
  • 63. Which studio was known for its Gothic horror revival in the 1950s and 1960s?
A) DreamWorks
B) Hammer
C) Disney
D) Pixar
  • 64. What is another common name for the natural horror film subgenre?
A) Eco-horror
B) Cosmic horror
C) Slasher horror
D) Gothic horror
  • 65. Who defined the nature-revenge genre in 1963?
A) James Marriott
B) Stanley Kubrick
C) John Carpenter
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 66. What kind of animals are featured in the film Willard?
A) Rats
B) Sharks
C) Frogs
D) Birds
  • 67. Which film is described as the 'turning point' in the natural horror genre?
A) Willard
B) The Birds
C) Jaws
D) Bug
  • 68. In what year was the film Jaws released?
A) 1981
B) 1963
C) 1972
D) 1975
  • 69. What movement is the natural horror genre linked with?
A) Urban expansion
B) Industrialization movements
C) Environmental movements
D) Technological advancement
  • 70. According to the text, which animal became the most popular in the genre following Jaws?
A) Sharks
B) Grizzlies
C) Frogs
D) Rats
  • 71. Who found that the natural horror genre had 'lost momentum' since the 1970s?
A) Stanley
B) John Muir
C) James Marriott
D) Alfred Hitchcock
  • 72. Which of these is a film listed as a post-Jaws film featuring real-life creatures?
A) Ben
B) The Birds
C) Grizzly
D) Willard
  • 73. What describes the shift in the genre after the success of Jaws?
A) A focus on mutated beasts
B) A move towards space horror
C) An increase in giant monster tropes
D) A less-fantastic route
  • 74. Which of these is mentioned as an official sequel to Willard?
A) Stanley
B) Bug
C) Ben
D) Frogs
  • 75. Which organization is mentioned as being linked to the themes of natural horror films?
A) Greenpeace
B) The Red Cross
C) The Audubon Society
D) The World Wildlife Fund
  • 76. What is the primary characteristic of the creatures in natural horror films?
A) Nature running amok
B) Supernatural ghosts
C) Alien invaders
D) Demonic possession
  • 77. According to the text, what is a common antagonist in religious horror?
A) Zombies
B) Demons
C) Serial killers
D) Aliens
  • 78. Which of these is mentioned as a religious symbol used to defeat evil?
A) The rosary
B) A bladed tool
C) A flickering light
D) A machete
  • 79. What primary tool is often used by killers in slasher films?
A) Psychological manipulation
B) Bladed tools
C) Poison
D) Supernatural curses
  • 80. Which film's success triggered a surge of at least 20 slasher films in 1980?
A) Scream
B) Friday the 13th
C) Paranormal Activity
D) The Conjuring
  • 81. What is a common property found in slasher films?
A) A crime from the past
B) Psychological disquiet
C) A focus on heaven and hell
D) The use of holy water
  • 82. Which film led to a brief revival of the slasher genre in the 1990s?
A) Nightmare
B) Bloody Beach
C) Scream
D) The Record
  • 83. What type of setting is typically found in slasher films?
A) Churches
B) Cinematic dark rides
C) The afterlife
D) Campgrounds
  • 84. Which critic derided the slasher film genre during its era?
A) PopMatters
B) Ebert
C) Bill Gibron
D) Adam Rockoff
  • 85. What element of supernatural horror involves viewers feeling a chill in the air?
A) Bladed tools
B) Religious rituals
C) Splatter gore
D) Non-physical beings
  • 86. Who produced 'I Was a Teenage Werewolf' and 'I Was a Teenage Frankenstein'?
A) Alexandra West
B) Andy Richards
C) Herman Cohen
D) John Kenneth Muir
  • 87. How did John Kenneth Muir describe the teen horror cycle of the 1980s?
A) Cautionary conservative tales
B) Innovative artistic masterpieces
C) Low-budget comedies
D) Historical documentaries
  • 88. According to the text, what consequence did 1980s teen horror films suggest for engaging in vices like sex or drugs?
A) Social ostracization
B) Loss of status
C) Financial ruin
D) Death
  • 89. Which film is mentioned as a non-slasher teen horror film from the late 1990s?
A) The Faculty
B) Frankenstein's Daughter
C) Crazy/Beautiful
D) The Stepford Wives
  • 90. Which company produced several teen horror films in the 1950s?
A) Paramount Pictures
B) American International Pictures
C) Universal Studios
D) Hammer Film Productions
  • 91. Which film was released in 1958?
A) A Nightmare on Elm Street
B) The Stepford Wives
C) Frankenstein's Daughter
D) Halloween
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