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Blue Rose is the signature of a fictitious serial killer.

Genre - Horror 2

Horror fiction quizzes let you explore how writers use setting, character, and suspense to create frightening stories that stay in your mind long after you finish reading.

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Fascinating Fact:

Supernatural elements such as ghosts, curses, or monsters can represent buried fears, guilt, or unresolved past events.

In Specialist Books quizzes on horror fiction, you look closely at how writers combine setting, viewpoint, and character development to build unease, manage tension, and keep readers turning the pages.

  • Horror fiction: A genre that aims to unsettle readers by focusing on fear, danger, or disturbing ideas.
  • Supernatural: Events or beings that cannot be explained by ordinary science, such as ghosts, curses, or unexplained powers.
  • Suspense: A feeling of nervous excitement created when readers are made to wait for something worrying or surprising to happen.
What makes a story part of the horror genre?

A story belongs to the horror genre when it is designed to create fear or unease, often through threatening situations, disturbing images, or intense psychological pressure on characters.

How do authors build tension in horror fiction?

Authors build tension by slowing the pace, limiting what readers know, using unsettling settings, and placing characters in situations where danger or shock seems increasingly likely.

Why is horror fiction studied in quizzes and lessons?

Horror fiction is studied because it offers strong examples of atmosphere, structure, and symbolism, helping students analyse how language choices affect a reader’s emotions and expectations.

1 .
What were the first names of the American writer HP Lovecraft?
Harold Perkins
Henry Phipps
Homer Potts
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 .
In the 1959 Robert Bloch novel Psycho, how much does Mary Crane embezzle from her employer?
$20,000
$40.000
$60,000
$80,000
In Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 film version she's called Marion Crane
3 .
Who wrote the 1971 novel Hell House?
Richard Masterson
Richard Matheson
Richard Morrison
Richard Mortensen
In 1973 it was filmed as The Legend of Hell House, starring Roddy McDowall
4 .
What is Rosemary's surname in the 1967 Ira Levin novel Rosemary's Baby?
Woodfield
Woodhouse
Woodman
Woodrow
The book sold more than 4 million copies and was the bestselling horror novel of the 1960s
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
"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 is the title of Ramsey Campbell's 1973 collection of short stories?
Demons by Daylight
Fiends by Firelight
Ghouls by Gaslight
Monsters by Moonlight
Much of Campbell's work is heavily inspired by HP Lovecraft
7 .
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
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!
8 .
In William Peter Blatty's 1971 novel The Exorcist, Jesuit priest Lankester Merrin leads an archaeological dig in which country?
Egypt
Iran
Iraq
Turkey
During the exorcism of a demon from a young girl Merrin dies, leaving an inexperienced priest to complete the ritual alone
9 .
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
Stephen King's Misery won the inaugural Best Novel Award
10 .
What is the name of the protagonist in the Stephen King novel Misery?
Paul Sharman
Paul Sheldon
Paul Shilton
Paul Shipman
The character was played by James Caan in the 1990 film version

 

Author:  Tony Rennick (Art and Literature Critic)

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