Horror Films from the '80s: 1987 Quiz

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1. The killer's weapon of choice...a giant safety pin!

Answer: "Aerobicide" aka "Killer Workout"

"This Workout'll Kill You..." is the tagline of this 1987 slasher flick. Fitness club owner Rhonda Johnson has a twin sister named Valerie. Unfortunately, Valerie was in a terrible tanning bed accident that caused her to have serious burns all over her body! Now someone is out for revenge in this film written and directed by David A. Prior, and their weapon of choice is of all things...a giant safety pin! Well...at least it's original!

2. Zombies terrorize people after coming out of a television set.

Answer: The Video Dead

Written, produced and directed by Robert Scott, this amusing zombie film is about zombies that come out of a paranormal television set. Once the channel is turned to the zombie film showing, the undead become aware of the fact that they are being watched...and begin exiting the TV to terrorize victims. The movie tagline is "Look What's Living Inside Your Television."

3. A mentally challenged boy gets revenge on a group of teens at camp who are responsible for something horrible they did as children.

Answer: Twisted Nightmare

Cleve Hall stars as Matthew in this obscure horror gem that is written and directed by Paul Hunt. A horrible accident occurs that involves the supposed death of a youngster at a camp. Several years later when the group of friends return to hang out and have some fun at that same camp, they wind up meeting their demises at the hands of a maniac! Perhaps someone is out for revenge?

4. A demonic creature is resurrected in an Irish Countryside and terrorizes the villagers.

Answer: Rawhead Rex

"Someone has awakened him." and "...He lives again to feed again." are taglines to this interesting British creature feature. 'Rawhead Rex' is a pagan god brought back to life who goes on a murderous rampage in a small Irish town. One man tries hard to stop him, but there is a secret to getting this monstrous demon to meet his demise! This film is taken from a short story written by Clive Barker.

5. Teens in a hospital get murdered by a burned maniac.

Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Freddy Krueger is at it again in this third installment to the 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' film franchise. This time, Freddy's victims are in a mental hospital. Nancy Thompson, who is terrorized by Freddy in the original film, is an intern therapist who works there to help them. This film stars Heather Langenkamp, Patricia Arquette, Larry Fishburne and Robert Englund to name a few.

6. A young couple who are camping run into trouble with a hillbilly and his brain-damaged son.

Answer: "Backwoods" aka "Geek"

Young couple Karen and Jamie go bicycling to a very isolated wooded area to camp out and wind up meeting a local man named Eben. Eben seems nice enough to the couple at first, offering them a home cooked meal to show his gratitude to Jamie for saving his daughter Beth's life. Eben also has a mentally challenged son named William. William gets a look at Karen and becomes obsessed with her! Things start to get very ugly from that point on!

7. A young man is brought back to life with voodoo to exact revenge on his tormentors who murdered him.

Answer: Zombie Nightmare

A voodoo priestess brings a teenager back to life after he is murdered by a ruthless gang. He goes after them for revenge, as a zombie! This amusing horror film stars Adam West, Tia Carrere, and Jon Mikl Thor.

8. Set on Thanksgiving, a murderous twin goes on a killing spree. Includes the quote "That's not cranberry sauce..."!

Answer: Blood Rage

Louise Lasser stars in this Thanksgiving slasher about twin brothers named Terry and Todd. Terry murders someone at the drive-thru theatre and smears blood on his brother Todd so he will take the blame. Poor Todd is institutionalized for the horrific crime while his evil twin gets away with it! Ten years pass and Todd escapes from the hospital and is coming home. Suddenly, there are bodies piling up as someone decides to go on a killing spree for the holiday!

9. A guy dressed in leather kills his victims with an electric guitar with a built-in drill on the end of it.

Answer: The Slumber Party Massacre 2

Crystal Bernard stars as Courtney, who is the younger sister of Valerie from the original 'The Slumber Party Massacre' (1982). Courtney and her gal pals go to their condo for a weekend of fun with an all-girl sleepover. Their fun doesn't last long though.

A demonic rock star type killer dressed in leather with an electric guitar goes after them and kills them one by one, using a huge drill that is connected to the guitar. Courtney was having nightmares about the deranged killer prior to the bloodshed...but then the nightmares actually became real!

10. A young boy finds a passageway to Hell right in his own backyard.

Answer: The Gate

This film is the acting debut of Stephen Dorff, who plays the role of Glen. He discovers a huge hole in his backyard, which turns out to be a doorway for demons to come through and terrorize him, his sister, her friends, and his best friend Terry, who is a fan of heavy metal music.

When Terry plays one of his metal albums backwards along with the fact that the family pet is buried in the backyard, it brings out little tiny demon creatures that roam through Glen's house and terrorize the kids! In 1990, a sequel to this film titled 'Gate 2: The Trespassers' was released with Terry (played by Louis Tripp) playing the lead role.

Source: Author scarygirl11

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Questions		Choices
1. The killer's weapon of choice...a giant safety pin!		A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
2. Zombies terrorize people after coming out of a television set.		Zombie Nightmare
3. A mentally challenged boy gets revenge on a group of teens at camp who are responsible for something horrible they did as children.		The Video Dead
4. A demonic creature is resurrected in an Irish Countryside and terrorizes the villagers.		"Aerobicide" aka "Killer Workout"
5. Teens in a hospital get murdered by a burned maniac.		The Slumber Party Massacre 2
6. A young couple who are camping run into trouble with a hillbilly and his brain-damaged son.		Twisted Nightmare
7. A young man is brought back to life with voodoo to exact revenge on his tormentors who murdered him.		Blood Rage
8. Set on Thanksgiving, a murderous twin goes on a killing spree. Includes the quote "That's not cranberry sauce..."!		Rawhead Rex
9. A guy dressed in leather kills his victims with an electric guitar with a built-in drill on the end of it.		"Backwoods" aka "Geek"
10. A young boy finds a passageway to Hell right in his own backyard.		The Gate

So here we are again traveling back in time...this time it's the year 1987. Another great year for horror films during that awesome decade! See how many of these films on the right you can match with their descriptions. Good luck!