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1. Back in 1979, a frightening movie came out supposedly based on true events. The Lutz family moved into a home on Long Island where a family named DeFeo had been murdered years before. The Lutzes didn't live there long: they claimed the home was too haunted. What's the title of this horror film?
2. If you remember little Carol Anne Freeling staring at a static-filled TV screen and announcing "They're here," then you probably remember the name of this 1982 horror flick that spawned a few sequels. What's the title?
3. It all began in 1978. The killer's name? Michael Myers. Which slasher/horror movie featured actress Jamie Lee Curtis in her first feature film role?
4. Many horror films turn out to be slasher films like "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th". Then there are the more subtle, psychological horror films. In 2010, Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne starred in just such a movie. They played the parents of a boy who seemingly slips into a coma but what he's actually experiencing is far more frightening. Name this movie.
5. Another psychological horror film made in 2001 starred Nicole Kidman as a mother of two photosensitive children confined to a dreary house just after World War II. Name this excellent movie.
6. In 1816, while spending time at his summer home with his author friends, Lord Byron suggested that they try their hand at writing a ghost story. The only one who actually followed through was Mary Godwin. What did she name her "ghost" story that was the basis of a 1931 film and many more thereafter?
7. A well-known horror film was made in 1976 based on a novel by the horror master himself, Stephen King. It starred Sissy Spacek in the title role. It is perhaps the ultimate story of high school revenge. Which film is it?
8. If you enjoy zombie movies then you'll probably remember the one made in 1968. It was directed by George Romero and was the first of a lucrative franchise of "Dead" films. What's its title?
9. Richard Donner directed a chilling horror film in 1976. It starred actor Gregory Peck as the adoptive father of a very bad child. Please name this film.
10. He's the biggest and baddest werewolf of all. He howled at the moon and had an appetite for killing. Lon Chaney Jr. made the role memorable in 1941. Which horror movie is it?
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