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"Get ready to test your knowledge of popular Halloween movies with this spooky quiz! From classic horror films to family-friendly favorites, this quiz will challenge your film knowledge and get you in the Halloween spirit.
With 40 movies to identify, this halloween movie quiz covers a wide range of genres and styles, so be prepared for a diverse selection of screenshots. Whether you're a fan of slasher films or prefer a more wholesome movie night, there's something for everyone in this quiz.
So grab some popcorn, turn off the lights, and see if you can name all the movies from just a single screenshot. Will you emerge victorious as the ultimate Halloween movie buff, or will you need to brush up on your scary movie knowledge? Take the quiz and find out!
"Anyone who loves "Hocus Pocus" knows that it is one of the best Halloween movies ever made. It follows the Sanderson sisters after they come back to life when a virgin lights a candle. Though it wasn't an initial box office success, it's become one of the season's definitive movies in the years since.
This John Carpenter slasher turned Jamie Lee Curtis into the ultimate scream queen. As babysitter Laurie, she spends Halloween night terrorized by Michael Myers. She returned to the franchise in 2018 for the latest installment.
One thing everyone can agree on is that "The Nightmare Before Christmas" is a cinematic gem. It includes stop-action animation that rivals most CGI movies that have come out in the last few years.
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"Scream" was a special kind of slasher film that was very self-aware. It pointed out every cliche that the horror genre could offer, making the movie fresh ... even if it followed every one of those cliches.
"I got a rock!" says Charlie Brown after every house they visit while trick-or-treating. This special is played every year on network television as a reminder that simple stories can still be gorgeously executed.
"Zombieland" stars Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Jesse Eisenberg and Abigail Breslin. They make their way across the country that is now called Zombieland. It's a zombie flick with plenty of humor.
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"The Craft" made every middle-school-aged girl in the '90s want nothing more than to be a witch. We follow some of the biggest names in female empowerment that the '90s offered starring in this creepy and witchy movie.
"Carrie" was remade in 2013, and the film gives us a reason to rally against bullying or being a mean girl. If you get a girl mad enough, she may just lock you in the gym and terrorize you right back.
The greatest thing about the "Harry Potter" series is that you can watch it during Christmas or during Halloween ... or whenever you want actually, but it does make for a great Halloween binge-fest.
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"Practical Magic" is a one-part Halloween movie and four parts girl-power movie. In it, we see Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock play gorgeous sisters who have a big problem. Luckily they have a little help.
"The Addams Family" is a dark comedy. In the first installment that came out in 1991, the main focus of the movie is on Uncle Fester, while the later movies focus on the children.
Remember that the book and the movie are both called "Pet Sematary" and not "Pet Cemetery." As a matter of fact, in the book, King even points out how you get used to the misspelling.
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Starring Gene Wilder, "Young Frankenstein" is a parody movie that brings us back to the old-school horror films that created the genre. It is still highly quoted today and is one of the funniest movies of all time.
"ParaNorman" is the story about a boy who sees ghosts so often that he is comfortable around them. He likes ghosts more than he likes regular people ... until a witch comes along and curses his town.
What happens when you find out that you come from a long line of witches? "Halloweentown" happens. This movie is fun for the entire family and gives us reason to celebrate the holiday.
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There was nothing like seeing a horror movie that wasn't filled with buckets of blood. "Beetlejuice," starring Michael Keaton, was a comedy, fantasy and horror film all wrapped into one. It was (and still is) a masterpiece.
If there is something strange in your neighborhood, you know exactly who to call. These guys weren't just fighters strapping on proton packs; they were scientists who studied the paranormal.
Tim Burton is basically the king of Halloween. He doesn't necessarily have to have a bucket of blood in every scene to make a great Halloween movie, but he does need a blue filter (apparently). "Corpse Bride" is on par with his other masterpieces.
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When it came to young girls in films in the 1990s, Christina Ricci pretty much had the market cornered. As for Devon Sawa (who played Casper in the film), he was a heartthrob who everyone wanted back then.
You might think it would be fun to go to a pagan festival with your sweetheart, but if it's a real pagan festival, you might not make it out alive. This is what "Midsommar" is all about. Watcher beware; this one isn't for the kiddos.
"The Haunted Mansion" was a movie based on a theme park ride. If you've ever been to Walt Disney World in the middle of summer, you know that this ride was a miracle that spouted air conditioning at you.
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When "The Amityville Horror" came out in 1979, it was a different kind of terror than horror movie fans were used to. Those who loved being scared even went so far as to visit the house on which the movie was based.
"The Blair Witch Project" was a major marketing success. The film used no-name actors who claimed to have survived the ordeal before the movie was released. It was part reality and part documentary, but all horror movie.
Although "Coraline" doesn't necessarily have a Halloween theme, it does have a darkness to it that can be rather scary. It's about a young girl who moves into a weird house and slips into a different dimension.
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Spoiler Alert: You never do figure out the origin of the malevolent force that is causing such pain throughout the world, but you do get to see the sun again, and that's important.
Even monsters need a place to stay when they're on vacation. If you're ready for a real scare, head over to Hotel Transylvania, where you will find Dracula and his daughter Mavis, running the best monster hotel every made.
It may be one of the underrated movies on this quiz, but "Frankenweenie" was all about a young Victor Frankenstein who loves his dog and doesn't have many friends. When his dog dies, Victor uses his science skills to bring him back.
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You can always spot a witch by her avoidance of pointed shoes. This movie was rather terrifying if you saw it at a young age, but it still holds up today as a Halloween classic for the entire family.
The "Saw" movies give us a feeling of dread every time a new one comes out. Not only are they terrifying, but people who like to put themselves in the shoes of movie characters often feel nothing but hopelessness.
Living in New York is great, until a giant monster attacks and takes down some of the biggest buildings ever made. "Cloverfield" (2008) was the kind of movie that made you a little nauseous, but you couldn't stop watching because you wanted to see the beast.
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Although "House of 1000 Corpses" received mixed reviews, Rob Zombie gave this movie his all. It is terrifying and gives a new name to the backwoods horror. Those who lived in small towns may have found it funny, but those not fond of country roads got another reason to hate them.
When horror and comedy unite, you get a gem of a movie that can end up in your nightmares and your dreams at the same time. "The Dead Don't Die" wasn't necessarily the most beloved scary movie ever made, but it does have a pretty large following.
Playing the Would You Rather game can be fun, but it undoubtedly gets a little weird. However, in this movie, it gets downright terrifying as eight people are trapped in a mansion and have to play the game.
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If you took the "Twilight" movies and turned all the vampires into zombies, you would get "Warm Bodies." It came out in the supernatural love phase that our country went through and is still revisited by fans today.
"The Faculty" was a horror movie that was riding on the coattails of teen movies that preceded it, but it gave a little twist. It shows what happens when weird things start happening at a high school. It's funny and creepy at the same time.
When children are weird in movies, it gives us all the chills. In "Village of the Damned" (1995), we see white-haired children with glowing eyes who can read the minds of the adults. It's just a little terrifying.
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"The Possession" is a story of a young girl who becomes a little obsessed over a box. However, some pretty terrible things happen when her parents learn just what was in that box.
The Earnest movies of the 1980s and 1990s were an excellent way for children to fall in love with slap-stick comedy. With physical and linguistic humor, Jim Varney (who plays Earnest P. Worrell) won over the hearts of many children.
"Monster Squad" was about young kids who have to fight off Dracula, Gill-Man, Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy, all in one movie. These monsters are on the hunt for an amulet, and it's up to the kids to save the town.
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Training your dog to make baskets on a basketball court is one thing, but training puppies to save the world from a warlock? That's a little different, isn't it? If you watch it for anything, watch it for the golden retrievers.