Test your mettle with VHS Revival’s third annual bumper Halloween quiz
It’s that time of the year again: lanterns are burning, leaves are plentiful, and everyone is feeling just a little devilish as they dust off their favourite costumes and prepare to embrace the darkness. Halloween is a time for fun and thrills, an occasion to bask in the opulence of candy-laced nightmares. More importantly, it’s a time to celebrate the rich and wonderful annals of horror cinema, and what better way to prepare for your annual frightfest than with a little horror trivia? This time we’re focusing on what many believe to be horror’s second golden age: the 1980s.
Don’t get scared now!
1. Name the bartender who succeeds in convincing Jack Nicholson’s Jack Torrance to slaughter his family in Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic The Shining.
Delbert Grady
Correct!
Delbert Grady was the original winter caretaker at the insidious Overlook Hotel. As revealed by hotel manager, Stuart Ullman, Grady went mad and hacked his wife and twin daughters into pieces.
The Shining was the third of three consecutive films for portrayer, Phillip Stone, who previously appeared as Alex’s father in 1971’s A Clockwork Orange & Lyndon family lawyer, Graham, in 1975’s Barry Lyndon.
Stone would also famously star as SPECTRE No.5 in the 1965 James Bond installment, Thunderball, Zogi, the High Priest in camp 80s classic Flash Gordon & Captain Phillip Blumburtt in Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom.
Delbert Grady was the original winter caretaker at the insidious Overlook Hotel. As revealed by hotel manager, Stuart Ullman, Grady went mad and hacked his wife and twin daughters into pieces.
The Shining was the third of three consecutive films for portrayer, Phillip Stone, who previously appeared as Alex’s father in 1971’s A Clockwork Orange & Lyndon family lawyer, Graham, in 1975’s Barry Lyndon.
Stone would also famously star as SPECTRE No.5 in the 1965 James Bond installment, Thunderball, Zogi, the High Priest in camp 80s classic Flash Gordon & Captain Phillip Blumburtt in Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom.
Grady Dibling
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Graham Dibling
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Darth Vader
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2. Jason Voorhees famously doesn’t become the Friday the 13th series killer until Friday the 13th Part 2, replacing original killer Pamela Voorhees, but which other sequel does Jason technically not appear in?
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
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Following Paramount’s spuriously titled fourth installment of the Friday the 13th series, The Final Chapter, producers replaced a now-dead Jason with impostor killer, Roy Burns, who sought vengeance for the murder of his son, Joey, who was ludicrously slain with an ax over something as simple as a chocolate bar.
The original plan was to have protagonist Tommy Jarvis – insane after his last encounter with Jason only a year prior, though somehow at least ten years older – become the franchise killer thereafter, but that was quickly scrapped for the much more marketable Jason, who returned the following year in Tom McLaughlin’s self-aware, meta installment Jason Lives!
Following Paramount’s spuriously titled fourth installment of the Friday the 13th series, The Final Chapter, producers replaced a now-dead Jason with impostor killer, Roy Burns, who sought vengeance for the murder of his son, Joey, who was ludicrously slain with an ax over something as simple as a chocolate bar.
The original plan was to have protagonist Tommy Jarvis – insane after his last encounter with Jason only a year prior, though somehow at least ten years older – become the franchise killer thereafter, but that was quickly scrapped for the much more marketable Jason, who returned the following year in Tom McLaughlin’s self-aware, meta installment Jason Lives!
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
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Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives!
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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
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3. In Jim Wynorski’s tongue-in-cheek, 1987 tech-horror, Chopping Mall, the movie’s mechanical antagonists, scientifically named the Protector 101 series robots, are also known as what?
The Killbots
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Equipped with deadly lasers that make heads explode like watermelons with a single shot, the nefarious killbots patrol the Park Plaza Mall with a gleeful malevolence, brutally picking off a gang of ill-fated teenagers who break in after hours. If only they realized that escalators, out of bounds to machines fitted with tank treads, were their path to freedom.
The movie was actually shot at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, a famous 80s Hollywood location used in movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High and camp Arnie action vehicle Commando.
Equipped with deadly lasers that make heads explode like watermelons with a single shot, the nefarious killbots patrol the Park Plaza Mall with a gleeful malevolence, brutally picking off a gang of ill-fated teenagers who break in after hours. If only they realized that escalators, out of bounds to machines fitted with tank treads, were their path to freedom.
The movie was actually shot at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, a famous 80s Hollywood location used in movies Fast Times at Ridgemont High and camp Arnie action vehicle Commando.
The Crackpots
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The Deathbots
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The Cyberbots
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4. During the short-lived Reagan era 3-D revival, various mainstream horror franchises utilsed the technology in an attempt to bolster ticket sales, but which of the following sequels performed worst at the box office?
Amityville 3-D
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With lacklustre returns of $6.3 million, the woeful Amityville 3-D was a complete disaster, unceremoniously sending the franchise to made-for-TV territory with 1989’s Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes, and with dozens of sequels released thereafter, it only got worse…and worse…
With decent returns of $88 million, Jaws 3-D unsurprisingly fared best, but managing less than half of the previous sequels, it was still considered a disappointment.
Friday the 13th 3-D came in second place, with decent but disappointing returns for a franchise that would never recapture the success of the original for Paramount Pictures, and it was all downhill from there.
We can all be thankful that there was no Psycho 3-D
With lacklustre returns of $6.3 million, the woeful Amityville 3-D was a complete disaster, unceremoniously sending the franchise to made-for-TV territory with 1989’s Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes, and with dozens of sequels released thereafter, it only got worse…and worse…
With decent returns of $88 million, Jaws 3-D unsurprisingly fared best, but managing less than half of the previous sequels, it was still considered a disappointment.
Friday the 13th 3-D came in second place, with decent but disappointing returns for a franchise that would never recapture the success of the original for Paramount Pictures, and it was all downhill from there.
We can all be thankful that there was no Psycho 3-D
Friday the 13th 3-D
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Jaws 3-D
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Psycho 3-D
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5. Name the title of this criminally underseen, criminally insane, 1986 slasher-come-monster movie.
Neon Maniacs
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If you’re looking for crazy, far-out kills, ridiculous plots and unexplained blood showers this Halloween, you know where to find them.
If you’re looking for crazy, far-out kills, ridiculous plots and unexplained blood showers this Halloween, you know where to find them.
Nightbreed
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Night Killers of Neon City
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Night Shift
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6. Which A Nightmare on Elm Street installment features Freddy Krueger delivering the iconic line “You are all my children now.”
Freddy’s Revenge
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Freddy’s Revenge was a conceptual nightmare that proved both controversial and near-fatal to the franchise. Actor Mark Patton, who plays ‘final boy’ Jesse Walsh, blamed the movie’s gay subtext on his ability to land roles going forward in a notoriously homophobic industry, and the film’s decision to largely ditch Wes Craven’s innovative dreamworld concept for a safer, commercially misguided possession story, almost put the series on the shelf before it even got going.
That said, today it’s one of the better entries in the series, and Krueger, who delivers this classic line during a poolside slaying, has never looked scarier.
Freddy’s Revenge was a conceptual nightmare that proved both controversial and near-fatal to the franchise. Actor Mark Patton, who plays ‘final boy’ Jesse Walsh, blamed the movie’s gay subtext on his ability to land roles going forward in a notoriously homophobic industry, and the film’s decision to largely ditch Wes Craven’s innovative dreamworld concept for a safer, commercially misguided possession story, almost put the series on the shelf before it even got going.
That said, today it’s one of the better entries in the series, and Krueger, who delivers this classic line during a poolside slaying, has never looked scarier.
The Dream Warriors
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The Dream Master
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The Dream Child
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7. With the release of Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic, Hellraiser, Doug Bradley’s Pinhead would attain iconic status, but he was originally scripted as a secondary character in favour of fellow cenobites Butterball and Chatterer. Instead, Pinhead took center stage. Why?
Difficulty speaking due to awkward makeup effects prohibited those who portrayed Butterball and Chatterer from dialogue duties.
Correct!
Difficulties with makeup changed the entire direction of Doug Bradley’s career.
A little luck goes a long way.
Difficulties with makeup changed the entire direction of Doug Bradley’s career.
A little luck goes a long way.
Those portraying Butterball and Chatterer were stuntmen with no experience.
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Non-actors with different tasks, those portraying Butterball and Chatterer were unable to commit to so much screen time.
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Those portraying Butterball and Chatterer were suffering from an untimely virus that affected many cast members at different times, which, due to a tight schedule,production had no choice but to work around.
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8. Michael Anderson’s ludicrous tech-horror, Bells, was also known as Murder by what?
Murder by Phone
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A messy concoction of earnest conspiracy thriller, technophobe horror and cheap-thrills slasher, Murder by Phone is a laugh riot.
A messy concoction of earnest conspiracy thriller, technophobe horror and cheap-thrills slasher, Murder by Phone is a laugh riot.
Murder by Television
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Murder by Typewriter
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Murder by Morse Code
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9. In the 1980s, filmmaker Tobe Hooper, famous for The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, signed a deal with Cannon Films to make how many movies?
3
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Beginning with 1985’s cult horror/sci-fi mash, Lifeforce, Tobe Hooper would commit to three films for the ill-fated Golan Globus, directing two more in 1986 in quick succession: the much-maligned and highly divisive horror-comedy sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Invaders from Mars.
Hooper later revealed that notoriously haphazard executives Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus basically told him, “Do what you want to,” which pretty much explains the madness that followed.
Beginning with 1985’s cult horror/sci-fi mash, Lifeforce, Tobe Hooper would commit to three films for the ill-fated Golan Globus, directing two more in 1986 in quick succession: the much-maligned and highly divisive horror-comedy sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and Invaders from Mars.
Hooper later revealed that notoriously haphazard executives Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus basically told him, “Do what you want to,” which pretty much explains the madness that followed.
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5
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4
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10. Which classic 80s horror does the above poster belong to?
Dolls
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Stuart Gordon’s, Charles Band produced 80s gem isn’t the only doll-related horror on this list, so well done!
Incidentally, Dolly Dearest, released in 1991, was something of a trick answer.
Stuart Gordon’s, Charles Band produced 80s gem isn’t the only doll-related horror on this list, so well done!
Incidentally, Dolly Dearest, released in 1991, was something of a trick answer.
Black Devil Doll From Hell
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Puppet Master
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Dolly Dearest
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11. Which of these 1980s horror movies was not a part of the 50s Cold War reboot phenomenon?
The Stuff
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Though it was very much a satire of 50s Cold War era horror, Larry Cohen’s delicious commentary on consumerism was an original, if highly referential property.
Though it was very much a satire of 50s Cold War era horror, Larry Cohen’s delicious commentary on consumerism was an original, if highly referential property.
The Thing
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The Fly
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The Blob
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12. In David Cronenberg’s mind-bending 1982 tech-horror, Videodrome, what is the job title of protagonist Max Renn?
A cable station CEO
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Renn begins his descent into pornography, snuff, mutation, and political assassination as a the president of CIVIC-TV: a small, sensationalist UHF cable television station that specializes in shock programming.
Renn begins his descent into pornography, snuff, mutation, and political assassination as a the president of CIVIC-TV: a small, sensationalist UHF cable television station that specializes in shock programming.
A TV host
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A director of pornography
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A TV station manager
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13. How many years would it take for Michael Myers to return to the silver screen following 1981’s Halloween II?
7
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Following the abject commercial disappoint of 1982’s failed spin-off project, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, horror fans would wait a whole 7 years for the next Myers-led installment
1988’s aptly titled, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,, which itself attempted to create a spin-off that never happened, would cast Laurie Strode’s orphaned daughter, Jamie Lloyd, as the killer.
Following the abject commercial disappoint of 1982’s failed spin-off project, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, horror fans would wait a whole 7 years for the next Myers-led installment
1988’s aptly titled, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,, which itself attempted to create a spin-off that never happened, would cast Laurie Strode’s orphaned daughter, Jamie Lloyd, as the killer.
6
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5
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1
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14. Which of the following Academy Awards did David Cronenberg’s grisly 1986 horror, The Fly, win at the 59th annual awards ceremony?
Best Makeup (Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis)
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Walas and Dupuis, who worked particularly closely with Cronenberg on the practical effects, bagged a well-deserved Oscar.
Jeff Goldblum, who was a revelation as the frenetic, twitching monstrosity, Brundlefly, didn’t even bag a nomination, going up against winner Paul Newman (The Color of Money), jazz legend Dexter Gordon (Round Midnight), the incredible Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa), William Hurt (Children of a Lesser God), & James Woods (Salvador).
Fearsome competition, but I’m sure they could have squeezed him in there somewhere. The decision makers really did suffer from a horror phobia back then.
Walas and Dupuis, who worked particularly closely with Cronenberg on the practical effects, bagged a well-deserved Oscar.
Jeff Goldblum, who was a revelation as the frenetic, twitching monstrosity, Brundlefly, didn’t even bag a nomination, going up against winner Paul Newman (The Color of Money), jazz legend Dexter Gordon (Round Midnight), the incredible Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa), William Hurt (Children of a Lesser God), & James Woods (Salvador).
Fearsome competition, but I’m sure they could have squeezed him in there somewhere. The decision makers really did suffer from a horror phobia back then.
Best Picture (Stuart Cornfeld and Mel Brooks)
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Best Director (David Cronenberg)
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Best Actor in a Leading Role (Jeff Goldblum)
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15. Which installment of the A Nightmare on Elm Street series does this VHS artwork belong to?
ANOES 2: Freddy’s Revenge
Correct!
I seem to have this movie on my mind lately.
I seem to have this movie on my mind lately.
ANOES 3: The Dream Warriors
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ANOES 4: The Dream Master
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Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
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16. Who directed the iconic, 1982, horror-through-appliances classic, Poltergeist?
Tobe Hooper
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Though Hooper directed Poltergeist, Spielberg was very much hands-on, staging, directing and co-directing several scenes, which comes across in the final product.
Spielberg, who co-wrote and produced the movie, was contractually obligated to simultaneously direct E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, meaning he could not take the official director’s credit.
Spielberg’s extensive hands-on control triggered an investigation by the Directors Guild of America, leading to a fine for the studio and a public apology from Spielberg.
Though Hooper directed Poltergeist, Spielberg was very much hands-on, staging, directing and co-directing several scenes, which comes across in the final product.
Spielberg, who co-wrote and produced the movie, was contractually obligated to simultaneously direct E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, meaning he could not take the official director’s credit.
Spielberg’s extensive hands-on control triggered an investigation by the Directors Guild of America, leading to a fine for the studio and a public apology from Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg
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Wes Craven
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Tommy Lee Wallace
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17. Which golden age slasher marked the final silver screen appearance of The Sting’s Robert Earl Jones?
Sleepaway Camp
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Screen veteran, Robert Earl Jones, father of future Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, would retire shortly after, though he would live for another 25 years, finally passing at the grand old age of 96.
Screen veteran, Robert Earl Jones, father of future Darth Vader, James Earl Jones, would retire shortly after, though he would live for another 25 years, finally passing at the grand old age of 96.
Madman
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The Burning
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My Bloody Valentine
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18. Which 1980s horror was the directorial debut of special effects legend Stan Winston?
Pumpkinhead
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The De Laurentiis Entertainment Group sent Winston the script, expecting him to only do the special creature effects, but Winston instead saw the project as an opportunity to make his directorial debut, giving carte blanche to artists Alec Gillis, Shane Mahan, John Rosengrant and Tom Woodruff Jr., the last of whom also wore the Pumpkinhead suit.
The other three options on this list were also directorial debuts: The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi), Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter), and Night of the Creeps (Fred Dekker)
The De Laurentiis Entertainment Group sent Winston the script, expecting him to only do the special creature effects, but Winston instead saw the project as an opportunity to make his directorial debut, giving carte blanche to artists Alec Gillis, Shane Mahan, John Rosengrant and Tom Woodruff Jr., the last of whom also wore the Pumpkinhead suit.
The other three options on this list were also directorial debuts: The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi), Basket Case (Frank Henenlotter), and Night of the Creeps (Fred Dekker)
The Evil Dead
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Basket Case
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Night of the Creeps
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19. Which 80s ‘video nasty’ was heavily criticised for featuring the murder and mutilation of animals?
Cannibal Holocaust
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Not only did the footage spark controversy, director Ruggero Deodato was hauled into court on more serious charges.
Following its Milan premiere, Cannibal Holocaust was immediately confiscated by local magistrates, Deodato arrested and charged with obscenity, and that was just the beginning of a highly publicised ordeal similar to that of a captured serial killer.
So convincing were the movie’s depictions of murder that French magazine, Photo, claimed that certain deaths were in fact real, insinuating that Deodato had actually taken the lives of cast members for the sake of a $100,000 movie.
“[Deodato] was a sadist,” lead actor, Robert Kerman, would claim. “He was particularly sadistic to people that couldn’t answer back, people that were Colombian, [and] people that were Italian but could be sent home.”
Sounds like a lovely fellow.
Not only did the footage spark controversy, director Ruggero Deodato was hauled into court on more serious charges.
Following its Milan premiere, Cannibal Holocaust was immediately confiscated by local magistrates, Deodato arrested and charged with obscenity, and that was just the beginning of a highly publicised ordeal similar to that of a captured serial killer.
So convincing were the movie’s depictions of murder that French magazine, Photo, claimed that certain deaths were in fact real, insinuating that Deodato had actually taken the lives of cast members for the sake of a $100,000 movie.
“[Deodato] was a sadist,” lead actor, Robert Kerman, would claim. “He was particularly sadistic to people that couldn’t answer back, people that were Colombian, [and] people that were Italian but could be sent home.”
Sounds like a lovely fellow.
Evilspeak
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Cannibal Apocalypse
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Cannibal Ferox
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20. Which movie from the ‘House’ franchise does the above poster belong to?
House III
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Also know as The Horror Show, the third House entry tells the story of an executed convict back from the dead and back for vengeance.
The movie was almost thematically identical to Wes Craven’s Shocker, released a few months later.
Both owe a huge debt to Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
Also know as The Horror Show, the third House entry tells the story of an executed convict back from the dead and back for vengeance.
The movie was almost thematically identical to Wes Craven’s Shocker, released a few months later.
Both owe a huge debt to Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street.
House
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House II
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House IV
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21. Which 80s horror featured the tagline: …It will scare you to pieces.
Re-Animator
Correct!
Though if you chose Pieces, don’t feel too bad. Most of you will know that I even added a photo from the movie. I can be a bastard like that.
Though if you chose Pieces, don’t feel too bad. Most of you will know that I even added a photo from the movie. I can be a bastard like that.
Pieces
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Frankenhooker
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Videodrome
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22. Which 80s slasher did Jamie Lee Curtis not star in?
Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
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Curtis’ iconic final girl, Laurie Strode, was already dead in Halloween IV’s particular timeline, though she would appear many times more thereafter.
Curtis’ iconic final girl, Laurie Strode, was already dead in Halloween IV’s particular timeline, though she would appear many times more thereafter.
Terror Train
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Prom Night
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Halloween II
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23. Which Golden age slasher acted as a stopgap for Paramount Pictures, prior to the release of Friday the 13th Part 2, to further exploit the red-hot sub-genre?
My Bloody Valentine
Correct!
My Bloody Valentine’s the ‘Miner’ was concocted to cash-in on yet another cultural date while Paramount pivoted to Jason Voorhees as their latest marquee killer. Though the movie proved a major disappointment commercially, it has become a firm favourite for fans of the era.
My Bloody Valentine’s the ‘Miner’ was concocted to cash-in on yet another cultural date while Paramount pivoted to Jason Voorhees as their latest marquee killer. Though the movie proved a major disappointment commercially, it has become a firm favourite for fans of the era.
The Burning
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Mad Man
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The Prowler
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24. Which hair metal band performed the title theme for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors?
Dokken
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The track, strangely enough, was titled Dream Warriors: a melodic heavy metal hit that helped catapult Freddy Krueger to the heady heights of pop culture superstardom.
The track, strangely enough, was titled Dream Warriors: a melodic heavy metal hit that helped catapult Freddy Krueger to the heady heights of pop culture superstardom.
Rat
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Lynch Mob
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Scorpions
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25. Which 80s horror movie, based on the Stephen King Novel of the same name, does the above poster belong to?
Cujo
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The actual poster features the titular killer’s name scrawled in blood, though the edited version actually looks like it might be the word It daubing the white picket fence.
I’m sure most of you got this one.
If not, you can always pretend that you did.
The actual poster features the titular killer’s name scrawled in blood, though the edited version actually looks like it might be the word It daubing the white picket fence.
I’m sure most of you got this one.
If not, you can always pretend that you did.
Cat’s Eye
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It
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Misery
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26. How many sequels did William Lustig’s low-budget exploitation slasher, Maniac Cop, spawn?
2
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First came the superior, self-aware follow-up, Maniac Cop 2, then the belated, recycled footage cash-in, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of silence, which Lustig was so ashamed of he was credited with the infamous Alan Smithee Moniker, a blanket name used by filmmakers who wanted to distance themselves from a finished product.
Exploitation legend Larry Cohen would pen all three instalments.
First came the superior, self-aware follow-up, Maniac Cop 2, then the belated, recycled footage cash-in, Maniac Cop 3: Badge of silence, which Lustig was so ashamed of he was credited with the infamous Alan Smithee Moniker, a blanket name used by filmmakers who wanted to distance themselves from a finished product.
Exploitation legend Larry Cohen would pen all three instalments.
1
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3
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4
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27. Which Dario Argento movie features a continuous, 2.5-minute crane sequence that sweeps up, over, and around an apartment building without a single cut?
Tenebrae
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The sequence plays out to Goblin’s propulsive title track of the same name.
Argento was a genius back then.
The sequence plays out to Goblin’s propulsive title track of the same name.
Argento was a genius back then.
Opera
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Suspiria
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Inferno
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28. Which of these 80s horror-comedy movies had a planned sequel that was scrapped before it went into production?
Beetlejuice
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Conceived shortly after the success of Tim Burton’s 1988 dark comedy/horror hit, the script for Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian followed the Deetz family to Hawaii, where they planned to build a resort over an ancient burial ground, forcing Lydia to summon Beetlejuice via local surfing and supernatural contests. It was repeatedly rewritten before Warner Bros. dropped it to prioritize other projects.
I think we all dodged a bullet there.
Conceived shortly after the success of Tim Burton’s 1988 dark comedy/horror hit, the script for Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian followed the Deetz family to Hawaii, where they planned to build a resort over an ancient burial ground, forcing Lydia to summon Beetlejuice via local surfing and supernatural contests. It was repeatedly rewritten before Warner Bros. dropped it to prioritize other projects.
I think we all dodged a bullet there.
The Lost Boys
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Haunted Honeymoon
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High Spirits
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29. Who was almost cast instead of Robert Englund as the iconic Freddy Krueger in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street?
David Warner
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Director Wes Craven originally considered The Omen’s David Warner and even ran preliminary makeup tests, though Warner had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
What a stroke of luck!
Decades later, they still haven’t replaced the inimitable Robert Englund as the one and only Krueger, and I doubt they ever will.
Director Wes Craven originally considered The Omen’s David Warner and even ran preliminary makeup tests, though Warner had to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.
What a stroke of luck!
Decades later, they still haven’t replaced the inimitable Robert Englund as the one and only Krueger, and I doubt they ever will.
Brad Dourif
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Chris Sarandon
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Kiefer Sutherland
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30. Which low-budget New Line Cinema hit does the above poster belong to?
Critters
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Writen off in some quarters as a shameless Gremlins rip-off, Stephen Herek’s self-aware creature feature more than stands on its own merit.
Herek even claimed that the screenplay was written before the one for Gremlins and had to be amended after Joe Dante’s Christmas cracker was moved forward for a summer release.
Should we believe him? I personally don’t care either way. Critters rocks!
Writen off in some quarters as a shameless Gremlins rip-off, Stephen Herek’s self-aware creature feature more than stands on its own merit.
Herek even claimed that the screenplay was written before the one for Gremlins and had to be amended after Joe Dante’s Christmas cracker was moved forward for a summer release.
Should we believe him? I personally don’t care either way. Critters rocks!
Gremlins
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Ghoulies
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The Boogens
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31. Finally, which Canadian supernatural slasher sequel, originally named The Haunting of Hamilton High, had its title changed at the last minute as a shameless marketing ploy?
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
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Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, originally titled The Haunting of Hamilton High, wasn’t intended as a sequel at all. Executive producer, Peter Simpson, who also produced the original Prom Night, wasn’t happy with the initial cut of the film and ordered re-shoots for several sequences, which were ultimately rushed out in under a week.
During post-production, distributor Samuel-Goldwyn had the film’s name changed to cash-in on Prom Night‘s success, which with a domestic gross of $14,796,236, had proven a real coup for Canadian cinema back in 1980, something that the company was hoping to emulate with its late-to-the-party sequel.
The fact that both movies are set at the fictional Hamilton High School, the film’s solitary story line connection, was purely coincidence.
And yes, Death Spa II: Shower Power, isn’t a real movie.
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, originally titled The Haunting of Hamilton High, wasn’t intended as a sequel at all. Executive producer, Peter Simpson, who also produced the original Prom Night, wasn’t happy with the initial cut of the film and ordered re-shoots for several sequences, which were ultimately rushed out in under a week.
During post-production, distributor Samuel-Goldwyn had the film’s name changed to cash-in on Prom Night‘s success, which with a domestic gross of $14,796,236, had proven a real coup for Canadian cinema back in 1980, something that the company was hoping to emulate with its late-to-the-party sequel.
The fact that both movies are set at the fictional Hamilton High School, the film’s solitary story line connection, was purely coincidence.
And yes, Death Spa II: Shower Power, isn’t a real movie.
Boogeyman II
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Slumber Party Massacre II
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Death Spa II: Shower Power
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Don’t get scared now!
