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Books Quiz - Genre - Horror 2 (Questions)

The abundance of magazines in the early part of the 20th Century brought about a boom in the amount of horror literature. Specialist periodicals devoted to horror and fantasy, like Weird Tales, hit the market, giving budding writers the outlet they needed. Great authors such as HP Lovecraft, MR James and Dennis Wheatley emerged, each with their own particular style. We were told stories about ghosts and other supernatural phenomena. Demons were summoned from Hell to the earthly plane whilst the dead rose up from the grave to terrorise the living...

This is the second in our series of three quizzes on horror to keep you awake at night! Summon up, if you will, the protagonists in Psycho, Misery and Rosemary's Baby, remember the spine-chilling works of HP Lovecraft and Edgar Allan Poe, and then recall the joys of Hell House, The Exorcist, Koko, Mystery and The Throat!

1. What were the first names of the American writer HP Lovecraft?
[ ] Harold Perkins
[ ] Henry Phipps
[ ] Homer Potts
[ ] Howard Phillips
2. What is the name of the whaling ship that provides the setting for Edgar Allan Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket?
[ ] Grampus
[ ] Leviathan
[ ] Orca
[ ] Rorqual
3. What is the name of the protagonist in the Stephen King novel Misery?
[ ] Paul Sharman
[ ] Paul Sheldon
[ ] Paul Shilton
[ ] Paul Shipman
4. In the 1959 Robert Bloch novel Psycho, how much does Mary Crane embezzle from her employer?
[ ] $20,000
[ ] $40.000
[ ] $60,000
[ ] $80,000
5. How are the Peter Straub novels Koko, Mystery and The Throat collectively known?
[ ] The Black Rose Trilogy
[ ] The Blue Rose Trilogy
[ ] The Red Rose Trilogy
[ ] The White Rose Trilogy
6. What awards have been presented annually by the Horror Writers Association since 1987?
[ ] The MR James Awards
[ ] The Edgar Allan Poe Awards
[ ] The Mary Shelley Awards
[ ] The Bram Stoker Awards
7. Who wrote the 1971 novel Hell House?
[ ] Richard Masterson
[ ] Richard Matheson
[ ] Richard Morrison
[ ] Richard Mortensen
8. What is Rosemary's surname in the 1967 Ira Levin novel Rosemary's Baby?
[ ] Woodfield
[ ] Woodhouse
[ ] Woodman
[ ] Woodrow
9. In William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel The Exorcist, Jesuit priest Lankester Merrin leads an archaeological dig in which country?
[ ] Egypt
[ ] Iran
[ ] Iraq
[ ] Turkey
10. What is the title of Ramsey Campbell's 1973 collection of short stories?
[ ] Demons by Daylight
[ ] Fiends by Firelight
[ ] Ghouls by Gaslight
[ ] Monsters by Moonlight

 

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Books Quiz - Genre - Horror 2 (Answers)
1. What were the first names of the American writer HP Lovecraft?
[ ] Harold Perkins
[ ] Henry Phipps
[ ] Homer Potts
[x] Howard Phillips
Lovecraft was not successful during his lifetime and he died in poverty. However, since his death in 1937, he has become recognised as one of the most important writers in this genre
2. What is the name of the whaling ship that provides the setting for Edgar Allan Poe's novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket?
[x] Grampus
[ ] Leviathan
[ ] Orca
[ ] Rorqual
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket is the only finished novel Poe wrote. It tells the story of a stowaway who has to cope with shipwreck, mutiny and even cannibalism!
3. What is the name of the protagonist in the Stephen King novel Misery?
[ ] Paul Sharman
[x] Paul Sheldon
[ ] Paul Shilton
[ ] Paul Shipman
The character was played by James Caan in the 1990 film version
4. In the 1959 Robert Bloch novel Psycho, how much does Mary Crane embezzle from her employer?
[ ] $20,000
[x] $40.000
[ ] $60,000
[ ] $80,000
In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film version she's called Marion Crane
5. How are the Peter Straub novels Koko, Mystery and The Throat collectively known?
[ ] The Black Rose Trilogy
[x] The Blue Rose Trilogy
[ ] The Red Rose Trilogy
[ ] The White Rose Trilogy
"Blue Rose" is the signature of a serial killer responsible for several murders. These murders are barely mentioned in Koko and Mystery but are central to the plot in The Throat
6. What awards have been presented annually by the Horror Writers Association since 1987?
[ ] The MR James Awards
[ ] The Edgar Allan Poe Awards
[ ] The Mary Shelley Awards
[x] The Bram Stoker Awards
Stephen King's Misery won the inaugural Best Novel Award
7. Who wrote the 1971 novel Hell House?
[ ] Richard Masterson
[x] Richard Matheson
[ ] Richard Morrison
[ ] Richard Mortensen
In 1973 it was filmed as The Legend of Hell House, starring Roddy McDowall
8. What is Rosemary's surname in the 1967 Ira Levin novel Rosemary's Baby?
[ ] Woodfield
[x] Woodhouse
[ ] Woodman
[ ] Woodrow
The book sold more than 4 million copies and was the bestselling horror novel of the 1960s
9. In William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel The Exorcist, Jesuit priest Lankester Merrin leads an archaeological dig in which country?
[ ] Egypt
[ ] Iran
[x] Iraq
[ ] Turkey
During the exorcism of a demon from a young girl Merrin dies, leaving an inexperienced priest to complete the ritual alone
10. What is the title of Ramsey Campbell's 1973 collection of short stories?
[x] Demons by Daylight
[ ] Fiends by Firelight
[ ] Ghouls by Gaslight
[ ] Monsters by Moonlight
Much of Campbell's work is heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft