45 "GREAT HORROR MOVIES" QUESTIONNAIRE / QUIZ

Hat tip to ‪KillerPOV for sharing their Facebook horror survey. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

1) SLASHERS 

       OR ZOMBIES?
I think 10 years ago I would have said zombies, but they've 

reached an absurd level of over-saturation in popular media today.

 I'll go with good 'ol slashers.

2) WES CRAVEN 

OR JOHN CARPENTER?
Carpenter's made as many great American 

masterpieces as Howard Hawks. As much as 

I love Wes Craven, I don't know if you could ever say that 

about his entire oeuvre..

3) PERSONAL FAVORITE 

       SCREAM QUEEN
Linda Blair from the late 70s onward. Made me feel like I 

might "Pazuzu" in my trousers. Mamma mia!

4) DO POLITICS 

       & HORROR MIX?
AB-SO-LUTELY.

Cronenberg's adaptation of Stephen King's THE DEAD ZONE.

5) 

FAVORITE FULL MOON 

PICTURES RELEASE
does TOURIST TRAP (1979) count? 

That may only be an acquisition of theirs.

6) 

IS GORE NECESSARY FOR 

A GOOD HORROR FILM?
Not at all. Just look at PULSE (KAIRO), BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, 

or the original THE HAUNTING. Hell, anything pre-1960s.. 

Mood is everything.

7) 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE OF 

 ROMERO'S "DEAD" FILMS?
DAY OF THE DEAD (1985) personally. Though NIGHT OF THE

 LIVING DEAD (1968) is undeniably the best. [NIGHT might be the

 greatest horror film ever made]

8) 

ARE THERE ANY TRENDS IN 

HORROR YOU DON'T LIKE?
All demonic possessions being depicted the same.. 

+ most found footage movies about hauntings. 

To just name 2

9) 

ZOMBIES: FAST OR SLOW?
Slow strutting is preferable.

10) 

IF YOU COULD MEET ANY HORROR 

 DIRECTOR, WHO WOULD IT BE?
George A. Romero. The man's work made as big of an 

impression on my psyche as Spielberg & Disney growing up.

11) FAVORITE FILM IN

THE ALIEN QUADRILOGY
ALIENS (1986), the second one. I genuinely 

love every entry in the Alien saga. (AVP2 doesn't 

count). I even dug the much-maligned PROMETHEUS (2012). 

Can't think of another film franchise I can say that about.

12) WHO IS YOUR 

   FAVORITE DRACULA?
Bela!!! Bellissimo.

13) CREEPIEST SCENE IN 

     ANY HORROR MOVIE
Couldn't just pick one.

• Infected in the church suddenly sit up & stare - 28 DAYS LATER (2003)
• Squealing newly formed pod-people - INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978)
• Count Orlok slowly moving through the doorway - NOSFERATU (1922)
• Stumbling into the feeding lair / blood pool - THE DESCENT (2005)
• Lurching female ghost in hallway - PULSE (2001)

14) FAVORITE 

HORROR REMAKE
Carpenter's THE THING (1982)

15) 

WHAT HORROR FILM WOULD 

YOU LIKE TO SEE REMADE?
I don't think anyone's done DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS 

quite right yet.

16) 

FAVORITE HORROR FILM YOU 

THINK NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER SEEN

I don't think many English speaking viewers have seen THE 

QUIET FAMILY (1998), Kim Jeewoon's fiendishly dark debut.

17) 

GREATEST SCREAM QUEEN 

          OF ALL TIME 

(not necessarily your 

personal favorite)
Jamie Lee Curtis. Duh. 

18) 

WHAT MOVIE SCARED YOU MOST 

AS A CHILD THAT SHOULD 

BE HORROR?

Murch's RETURN TO OZ 

19) 

WHAT SCENE IN A HORROR MOVIE 

   MADE YOU A LITTLE QUEASY?

Shaving the infected legs in CABIN FEVER (2002).. 

Brilliant yet Barfaroni.

sound designer & Roth giddy to just fuck w/the audience & make us squirm

20) FAVORITE 

FRIDAY THE 13TH MOVIE?
JASON LIVES (1986)

21) FAVORITE 

HORROR PARODY / SATIRE

DRACULA DEAD AND LOVING IT 

22) JASON OR FREDDY?
Shit-talkin' Freddy.

23) 

FAVORITE TROMA RELEASE

James Gunn's 

TROMEO & JULIET (1997).

24) DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR 

HORROR MOVIE YOU ONLY REMEMBER 

A SCENE OR IMAGE FROM, BUT DON'T 

REMEMBER THE TITLE OF? IF SO, 

WHAT IS IT?
I remember seeing part of a movie on TV as a kid 

where a woman either turned into a giant spider or 

had a giant tarantula for a pet. It was not in black & 

white and judging from the clothing style of the 

characters, I'd say it was from the 80s or late 70s. I 

remember the spider effects were very scary & real 

to me; to the point where my child brain thought there 

really might be giant car sized spiders. I vividly 

remember a broad daylight shot of a big arachnid 

walking over farmland hills. And also a part where 

a scary woman in a basement or attic is covered in 

webs.. I can't find this movie anywhere for the life 

of me.

[2020 update: I figured it out watching old movies recently! My memories were merging together 2 different films; THE GIANT SPIDER INVASION (1975) & CURSE OF THE BLACK WIDOW (1977) that were played back-to-back on our old UPN station. Mum says it was during an arachnid themed marathon]

25) 

FAVORITE MADE-FOR-TV 

        HORROR MOVIE
Carpenter's SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME! 

26) HOW LONG SHOULD 

A HORROR MOVIE LAST?
It's always good to aim for an hour and 20 mins.

27) 

DO YOU LIKE COMEDY IN 

YOUR HORROR MOVIES?
Indeed I do. Whether it's knowing or unintentional, 

I just like to laugh.

28) 

DO YOU MIND HAVING CG 

       EFFECTS IN HORROR?
Not at all. I especially appreciate it if it's used to 

augment already decent practical effects or if it's 

used in an innovative or stylish way. Practical or 

computerized, I'm usually very forgiving of FX; as 

long as the pictures are good + the storytelling 

via images is good.

29) 

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE 

"UNIVERSAL MONSTER"?
Dracula.

30) 

MOST SHOCKING HORROR MOVIE 

MEMORY FROM YOUR 

CHILDHOOD
Philip Kaufman's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS 

(1978). Specifically that ending. Parents rented the dvd 

for me and my sister when we were in elementary 

school & we couldn't sleep afterwards.

31) 

ARGENTO OR FULCI?
Dario. Goblins. Dario. Goblins. (infinity)

32) FAVORITE 

TEXAS CHAINSAW MOVIE
Is this a trick question? 

Tobe Hooper's original, of course.

33) SHOCKUMENTARIES / 

        MONDO MOVIES?
Not at all.. I don't like to see real human or animal death.

34) 

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE 

HORROR MOVIE LAST YEAR?
Rob Zombie's LORDS OF SALEM 

35) 

DO YOU MIND SHOT-ON-VIDEO 

PSEUDO-REALITY / FOUND FOOTAGE?
No. Especially when it's done well.

36) 

FAVORITE FOREIGN HORROR 

MOVIE-PRODUCING COUNTRY?

I used to say Japan but now I'm leaning towards 

South Korea.

37) DAVID HEDISON OR 

JEFF GOLDBLUM AS 

THE FLY?
Chef Goldblum.. no competition.

38) 

IS NUDITY NECESSARY 

FOR A GOOD HORROR

 MOVIE?

No. Same answer as before with the 

question about gore.

39) WHICH REMAKE WOULD 

YOU RATHER SUFFER 

THROUGH: THE FOG, 

PROM NIGHT, OR SHUTTER?
SHUTTER, I guess.

40) YOUR FAVORITE 

HOLIDAY-BASED HORROR

 MOVIE?
HALLOWEEN (1978) for All Hallow's Eve 

and GREMLINS (1984) for Christmas.

41) DAVID LYNCH 

OR M. NIGHT SHYMALAN?
I remain a Shyamalan fan, but David Lynch is one

 of the great American artists of all time.

42) 

FOR BOOKS MADE INTO 

MOVIES WHO'S BETTER

- STEPHEN KING 

OR H.P. LOVECRAFT?
Stephen King. Though even half of his don't translate 

well to screen.

43) ROB ZOMBIE 

OR ELI ROTH?
Zombizzle.. 

though I do enjoy lots of Eli's stuff too.

44) DO YOU LIKE ANY 

BASED-ON-A-VIDEO GAME  

HORROR MOVIES?
I really like RESIDENT EVIL one, two, & five. Other than that; 

I don't like many video game to screen movies. Based on the 

original source material, SILENT HILL (2006) should've been 

the scariest horror film ever made. But it admittedly could've 

been a bit better.

45) WHAT IS YOUR 

FAVORITE HORROR MOVIE 

OF ALL TIME?
Argento's SUSPIRIA (1977).