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1. We start with one of my favorites, George A. Romero's classic "Dawn of the Dead" (1978 Theatrical Cut or Director's Cut versions). It is described as a zombie movie, but the word "zombie" is only uttered once. Which character used this offensive epithet to describe the living impaired?
2. This well known make-up special effects artist worked under the tutelage of guru of gore, Tom Savini in George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" (1986). Subsequently, he was the primary make-effects artist for theatrical hits such as "The Green Mile" (1999), "Misery" (1990) and "Sky Kids", just to name a few. He has continued his craft along with co-producing and occasionally directing the hit cable TV series "The Walking Dead". Who is this new king of splatter?
3. With classic horror films with titles such as "Blood Feast" and "2000 Maniacs" in his "rippertoire", who is the director and former college professor considered by fans as the "Founding Father of Gore"?
4. This 1980 classic gorefest was filmed by an Italian production company in Colombia using both Italian and indigenous actors. What was the title of this oft banned movie?
5. While not an overly graphic film, "A Bucket of Blood" (1959) had a shocking theme for its time. In the film, bumbling waiter Walter winds up murdering several of the denizens of the artsy beatnik café where he works. What does Walter do with the bodies of his victims?
6. In the 1992 Kiwi comedy-horror classic "Dead Alive" (aka "Braindead"), no blood was spared when Lionel's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey, turning her into a ravenous flesh eater. Who was the famous New Zealander who directed this gut-fest?
7. No quiz on "gorror" movies would be complete without the inclusion of an entry from Japan. This sinewy satire features a gang of mutated villains who have unusual weapons "biofused" where their limbs have been amputated. Name the film.
8. Like the movie "A Bucket of Blood", this 1962 horror classic was not overly graphic or bloody, but revolted many of its contemporary audience members. What was the title of this film that featured a mad scientist with a Frankenstein complex, a monster in the closet, and a disembodied woman's head hooked up to a life support system?
9. "Monster Man" (2003) is a comedy/horror movie written an directed by Michael Davis and starring Eric Jungmann and Justin Ulrich. The story involve two friends on a road trip and a female hitchhiker being chased down by a villain. At one point in the story, the buddies encounter several one armed amputees and eat at a restaurant serving human soup. Who or what is this villain chasing the young men?
10. The poster promoting this French "extremity horror" movie released in 2003 (2004 in the UK and 2005 in the USA) shows a blond short haired young woman holding a bloody wooden post wrapped with barbed wire. The story involves two young women, Alex and Marie, who are staying at the home of Alex's parents, when a serial killer arrives and kills Alex's family. The ladies go after the killer and the story unravels from there. Which title is correct?
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