A familiar mask, a few notes of music, a glimpse of a spaceship—you can probably identify your favorite horror films in seconds. This quiz goes a little deeper, with 10 questions about the stories, artists, and production details behind some of the genre’s classics. How much do you remember beyond the scares?
Every genre has cliches, there’s no way around them at this point. Not many genres have enough stupid cliches that will immediately turn viewers off as horror does, though.
M3GAN just hit theaters on January 6th and the horror-comedy is delivering chills and thrills to critics and audiences alike (batteries not included). It shares theaters with the less popular but equally enjoyable grindhouse feature Candy Land. (Does every premise/title have to be an attack on our childhood?)
The pair kicks off an exciting year of horror movies. 2022 was a mostly successful year for the genre, with movies like Barbarian, Hellbender, and Pearl leading the charge.
Will 2023 be even better? Here’s a list of movies to look out for.
Horror has such a long and varied history at this point it’s hard to feel shocked or scared by a movie anymore, especially from a single line of dialogue. Some movies though can take that one line and chill audiences to the bone. The moments where a reveal makes you say “Oh **insert choice of expletive here**” and flips the entire script. Lines that truly establish a character as a legitimate threat, or a sudden, unexpected danger.