The Monster Mash
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Many consider George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead to be the greatest and most influential zombie movie ever created. What novel inspired Romero to make this classic?
The Last Man
The Day of The Triffids
La Guerre Des Vampires
I am Legend
ANSWER: People start turning into cannibalistic killers for unknown reasons; survivor holes up in a house attempting to fend them off. Sounds like a similar plot, no? People start turning into cannibalistic killers for unknown reasons; survivor holes up in a house attempting to fend them off. Sounds like a similar plot, no?
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Which 1960s rock group appeared—and performed—on The Munsters?
The Turtles
The Standells
The Doors
The Animals
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In what year was the feature film Frankenstein 1970 released?
1931
1958
1970
1981
ANSWER: Just one of 38 Essential Facts About Frankenstein our own Sandy Wood wrote about last Halloween. Just one of 38 Essential Facts About Frankenstein our own Sandy Wood wrote about last Halloween.
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Which future First Lady was photographed shaking hands with serial killer John Wayne Gacy?
Nancy Reagan
Betty Ford
Barbara Bush
Rosalynn Carter
ANSWER: Gacy was active in his local Democratic Party. The 1964 photo can be seen in our 2007 article, "11 Pictures Politicians Wish Were Never Taken." Gacy was active in his local Democratic Party. The 1964 photo can be seen in our 2007 article, "11 Pictures Politicians Wish Were Never Taken."
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Which of the following creatures is not mentioned in Lewis Caroll’s classic poem “Jabberwocky”?
Snark
JubJub Bird
Bandersnatch
Toves
ANSWER: The snark didn’t appear in “Jabberwocky." But it was the title animal in “The Hunting of The Snark,” another poem of nonsense verse. The snark didn’t appear in “Jabberwocky." But it was the title animal in “The Hunting of The Snark,” another poem of nonsense verse.
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What is the name of the orange-haired, sneaker-wearing monster from Bugs Bunny cartoons?
Floyd
Pinky
Knuckles
Gossamer
ANSWER: Though unnamed in his first encounter with Bugs Bunny (in "Hair-Raising Hare," in 1946), he was titled Gossamer in 1980 by the legendary Chuck Jones “because he’s the opposite of looking gossamer. He’s a big hairy thing.” Though unnamed in his first encounter with Bugs Bunny (in "Hair-Raising Hare," in 1946), he was titled Gossamer in 1980 by the legendary Chuck Jones “because he’s the opposite of looking gossamer. He’s a big hairy thing.”
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Long before the movie—and having no connection to it at all—what children’s author wrote a book called The Gremlins?
Dr. Seuss
A.A. Milne
Robert McCloskey
Roald Dahl
ANSWER: While serving in the Royal Air Force during WWII, Dahl became familiar with the term “gremlin,” the mythological creatures that the pilots used as explanation for mid-air mechanical troubles and mishaps. After being transferred to Washington, DC, his novel was published and optioned by Disney for an animated film that was never produced. While serving in the Royal Air Force during WWII, Dahl became familiar with the term “gremlin,” the mythological creatures that the pilots used as explanation for mid-air mechanical troubles and mishaps. After being transferred to Washington, DC, his novel was published and optioned by Disney for an animated film that was never produced.
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What was H.P Lovecraft’s reason for writing his gruesomely famous short story “Herbert West: Re-Animator”?
As an ode to Mary Shelley
Money
Obsession over a dream
A bet with a fellow author
ANSWER: Lovecraft wrote this short story when he was in need of cash. He personally hated it and called the work drivel written for the masses. Serialized in over six issues of a friend’s magazine, Home Brew, he commented on how he disliked the requirements to end each part with a cliffhanger, but he needed the $5 he received for each installment. Lovecraft wrote this short story when he was in need of cash. He personally hated it and called the work drivel written for the masses. Serialized in over six issues of a friend’s magazine, Home Brew, he commented on how he disliked the requirements to end each part with a cliffhanger, but he needed the $5 he received for each installment.
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Beowulf is filled with monsters, from Grendel to the water beasts to the Great Dragon. But for many readers, it’s a chore to slog through. What author reworked the epic poem to appeal to contemporary audiences?
Richard Bachman
Dean Koontz
Michael Crichton
Stephen King
ANSWER: In the early 1970s, a friend of Crichton's was giving a lecture called “Bores of Literature.” One of the topics: Beowulf. Crichton told his friend that the story was indeed interesting but had to be presented in the correct way. So Crichton wrote The Eaters of the Dead, which was turned into the movie The 13th Warrior. In the early 1970s, a friend of Crichton's was giving a lecture called “Bores of Literature.” One of the topics: Beowulf. Crichton told his friend that the story was indeed interesting but had to be presented in the correct way. So Crichton wrote The Eaters of the Dead, which was turned into the movie The 13th Warrior.
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Greek Mythology is loaded with monsters and hideous creations, but who is considered the mother of all these monsters?
Medusa
Echidna
Hera
Ethon
ANSWER: She was half nymph and half snake who, with her giant mate Typhoeus, spawned all the major monsters of Greek mythology—including the Sphinx, Chimera, and the Nemean Lion. She was half nymph and half snake who, with her giant mate Typhoeus, spawned all the major monsters of Greek mythology—including the Sphinx, Chimera, and the Nemean Lion.
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Which group originally recorded the song "Monster Mash"?
Dr. Demento
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
Nervous Norvus
Spike Jones
ANSWER: The song reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1962. The song reached #1 on the Billboard charts in 1962.
