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1. Tina Grey was the best friend of Nancy Thompson in Wes Craven's "A Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984). Unfortunately, as she slept one night, she encountered Freddy Krueger and was brutally murdered, dragged across the walls and ceiling as her boyfriend watched in horror. Who played the first victim in the franchise?
2. Lynda Van Der Klok was Laurie Strode's ill-fated friend in John Carpenter's "Halloween" (1978). She was strangled by a phone cord by Michael Myers, while Laurie listened on the other line. Who played this frisky victim?
3. "Creepshow" (1982) was a collection of five horror stories written by Stephen King. Among them was a story of adultery and revenge, featuring Leslie Nielson and Ted Danson. Harry Wentworth (Ted Danson), and his lover Becky met their demise when they were buried up to the neck in sand on a beach by her vengeful husband, played by Leslie Nielson. The tide came in, drowning them. What was the title of this short story?
4. What movie saw the death (and subsequent reanimation) of college student Jack Goodman, when he was attacked by a rather large animal, only to return to warn his friend, David Kessler, of the danger of his existence?
5. In "The Exorcist" (1973), which priest ultimately saved Regan MacNeil from her possession, but threw himself through the bedroom window, killing himself in a fall down the steps outside?
6. What actress portrayed the heroine, Helen Lyle, in "Candyman" (1992)?
7. "Final Destination" (2000) had its fair share of violent, unfortunate endings. Which character was decapitated by a metal shard from a destroyed vehicle?
8. What movie starred Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon and Julia Roberts as medical students who experiment with near death experiences, in order to see if there was anything beyond death?
9. In "Child's Play" (1988), a cold-blooded serial killer's soul was transferred into the body of a doll named Chucky. What was the killer's real name?
10. Janet Leigh played a character murdered in the shower at the Bates Motel in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960). What was her name?
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