Mayhem at the movies

Test your horror film knowledge

That chill in the air isn’t the weather — it’s dread. It’s time once again to test your knowledge of the macabre in the annual Telegram horror film quiz. So lock all your doors and turn on the lights. And it wouldn’t hurt to find something sharp to mark your answers.

1: Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster star as two astronauts in the 2009 science fiction horror film “Pandorum.” What does the title word mean?

A: It’s the name of the space ship.

B: It’s the name of the planet their ship is heading toward.

C: It’s the name of the monsters ravaging the space ship.

D: It’s a psychosis that causes paranoia, hallucinations and homicidal rage.

2: Jackie Earle Haley played Rorschach in the “Watchmen” movie this year. The character is a vigilante with a distinctive face. Haley will portray a horror movie villain with his own distinctive face next year. Which role will he play?

A: Freddy Krueger

B: Jason Voorhees

C: Bubba Sawyer, a.k.a. Leatherface

D: Dr. Frankenstein’s monster

3: Actor Sam Neill has starred in a number of horror movies over the years. Which of these is not a horror movie that features him?

A: “Snow White: A Tale of Terror”

B: “In the Mouth of Madness”

C: “Omen III: The Final Conflict”

D: “A Cry In the Dark”

4: Director Sam Raimi returned to horror movies this year with his film “Drag Me to Hell.” In the movie, a young bank loan officer played by Alison Lohman is cursed. Which demon is meant to come for her soul?

A: Asmodeus

B: Lamia

C: Erinyes

D: Beelzebub

5: Jamie Lee Curtis is a definitive scream queen, the attractive damsel-in-distress menanced in so many horror movies. Curtis earned the title with her starring role in “Halloween” in 1978. But it was her roles in three horror movies released in 1980 that cemented the title. What were those movies?

A: “The Fog,” “Prom Night” and “Terror Train”

B: “Prom Night,” “Halloween II” and “Roadgames”

C: “Prom Night,” “Future Kill” and “Helter Skelter”

D: “Eaten Alive,” “Kiss Daddy Goodbye” and “Roadgames”

6: Linda Hamilton is well-known for playing a strong female protagonist in the “Terminator” movies. Which horror movie did she star in the same year the first “Terminator” movie was released?

A: “Silent Fall”

B: “Children of the Corn”

C: “Go Toward the Light”

D: “Skeletons in the Closet”

7: Author Stephen King has written dozens of novels that have gone on to become movies and television miniseries. Many of King’s works focus on three fiction locations in Maine, much like the works of H.P. Lovecraft. What are King’s fictional locations?

A: Bridgeton, Salem’s Lot and Dunwich.

B: Arkham, Dunwich and Postsmouth.

C: Castle Rock, Derry and Jerusalem’s Lot

D: Innsmouth, Rock City and Sheldon.

8: Frank Darabont is a director, screenwriter and producer who has worked on many horror films. He’s also adapted a number of Stephen King’s works. Which of these isn’t a King film directed by Darabont?

A: “The Shawshank Redemption”

B: “The Green Mile”

C: “The Mist”

D: “Thinner”

9: The cast of the new “Sorority Row” film includes which actress who starred in a famous trilogy of movies?

A: Carrie Fisher

B: Linda Hamilton

C: Jamie Lee Curtis

D: Rumor Willis

10: More funny than scary, “Zombieland” follows a group of people who try to survive after most of the world has been infected with a virus that turns them into crazed zombie cannibals. Woody Harrelson plays Tallahassee, a man who is desperately searching what’s left of America for a snack food. Which tasty treat was he searching for?