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1
Three types of monsters commonly used in horror movies.
alien, supernatural and mad human
alien, supermarket and vial
alien, supernatural and viral
alien, supertrooper and vinyl
2
Guess the scary movie by the two objects in the picture:
Them
Rosemary's Baby
Scream
The Ring
3
Motifs
are repeated element that has symbolic significance to a work. What idea below is a motif in the horror genre?
covered eyes or face
no escape
deceiving innocence
all of the above
4
History: why were most copies of Murnau's vampire film
Nosferatu
(1922) destroyed?
It was too scary.
It was thought to have a bad effect on young people.
It violated good taste.
It violated copyright laws.
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Trivia: why did Hitchcock film his 1960 horror film
Psycho
in black-and-white?
So he could show a man dressed in women's clothes.
So he could show a knife stabbing a woman.
So he could show blood going down the shower drain.
So he could show a woman in the shower.
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What is this effect called?
jump angle
jumping jack
jump scare
jump cut
7
History: the first horror film (1896) by Georges Melies featured what kind of monster?
shark
vampire
zombie
werewolf
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Though many horror movies are set in isolated places, quite a few are set in...
...holiday parks.
...all of the other answers are correct.
...kindergartens.
....suburban neighbourhoods.
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Suspense and tension in horror movies is often created through...
...no sound.
...diegetic sound.
...non-diegetic sound.
...dialogue.
10
Why are suburban neigbourhoods a good setting for horror movies?
They seem more real because many viewers live in them.
They're often abandoned and thus make it easy for monsters.
They're much scarier than a cabin in the woods.
They seem safe, and it's thus more scary if they're not.
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What is this camera angle called?
high angle
dutch tilt
straight on
canted
12
Two fears horror movies usually play on.
isolation and monsters
isolation and mothers
icecream and mothballs
monsters and icicles
13
What purpose do high, low and canted angles serve in horror films?
They make the film's world seem distorted.
They make ordinary settings look strange and threatening.
All of the other answers are correct.
They make everything look out of kilter and thus weird.
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What is this camera angle called?
high angle
low angle
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Iconography
(visual images/symbols used in art or the study or interpretation of these) in horror movies includes...
plates, love symbols and train-sets
chainsaws, masks and mirrors
knives, religious symbols and dolls
spoons, traffic symbols and lego
