100 Halloween Film Quiz-A-Thon (Part 2)

[B] The Haunting | This film scared audiences without showing a single ghost, relying entirely on sound design and shadows. Julie Harris actually bruised her face filming the terror scenes because she threw herself around so convincingly.

[D] Sleepy Hollow | Christopher Walken only filmed for one day but his Headless Horseman terrified audiences for two hours. The fake heads were so realistic that customs officials detained them at borders.

[A] Poltergeist | Real skeletons were used in the pool scene because they were cheaper than plastic ones. The film's supposed curse became Hollywood legend after several cast members died mysteriously.

[D] Suspiria | The vivid color scheme required special Technicolor processing rarely used since the 1950s. Argento had the actors eat big Italian meals before death scenes to look truly uncomfortable.

[B] The Return of the Living Dead | This film introduced the idea that zombies specifically crave brains rather than just flesh. The "Tarman" zombie suit was so fragile it disintegrated after filming wrapped.

[A] Dracula | Bela Lugosi's cape is now in a museum and he was actually buried wearing his full Dracula costume. The film had no musical score because Universal considered it too expensive.

[D] From Dusk Till Dawn | Salma Hayek choreographed her own snake dance, despite being terrified of snakes. The bar set was built inside an actual abandoned warehouse to save on soundstage costs.

[B] Hausu | The director's daughter provided many of the film's wild ideas based on her childhood nightmares. Every special effect was done in-camera, creating its uniquely unhinged visual style.

[A] The Hitcher | Rutger Hauer created his character's backstory himself since the script provided none. The french fry scene still makes people reconsider their fast food choices decades later.

[D] Dracula | Christopher Lee's contact lenses were so painful he could only wear them for minutes at a time. This Hammer Horror classic saved the studio from bankruptcy and launched a franchise.

[B] The Wolf Man | Lon Chaney Jr. sat for six hours of makeup application and three hours of removal daily. The film established most werewolf lore we accept today, including silver bullets.

[B] In the Mouth of Madness | Sam Neill's crossed-eye effect was achieved without CGI using an old camera trick. Carpenter considered this his scariest film, completing his "Apocalypse Trilogy" about humanity's end.

[C] Little Shop of Horrors | The Audrey II puppet eventually required 60 people to operate in its largest form. Bill Murray improvised his entire masochistic dental patient scene in one take.

[A] Re-Animator | The glowing green reagent was actually just colored water lit by fluorescent dye. Jeffrey Combs based his performance on a combination of Nosferatu and Road Runner cartoons.

[A] The Changeling | George C. Scott refused to watch the completed film, claiming it was too frightening. The séance scene's bouncing ball was achieved practically and required 47 takes.

[C] Black Christmas | The killer's disturbing phone calls were performed by multiple actors speaking simultaneously. This film essentially created the slasher formula years before Halloween popularized it.

[D] La maschera del demonio | Barbara Steele wore special contact lenses that gave her an otherworldly appearance. The mask-hammering scene was banned in several countries for excessive violence.

[C] Fright Night | Chris Sarandon ate actual raw chicken to appear more vampiric in his scenes. Roddy McDowall based Peter Vincent on a combination of Peter Cushing and Vincent Price.

[A] The Thing from Another World | The burning Thing scene used a stunt performer in an asbestos suit, incredibly dangerous by today's standards. Hawks secretly directed most of it but gave Nyby credit to help his career.

[C] Dellamorte dellamore | Known as "Cemetery Man" in English, this Italian zombie film influenced countless video games. The ossuary scenes used real human bones from an abandoned monastery.

[A] House of Wax | Vincent Price learned to sculpt for real to make his scenes authentic. Ironically, the director had only one eye and couldn't see the 3D effects he was creating.

[C] Pit and the Pendulum | Vincent Price and Roger Corman made eight Poe adaptations together, most bearing little resemblance to the original stories. The pendulum blade was made of rubber but looked terrifyingly real on camera.

[D] Hellraiser | Barker insisted on directing his own story after being disappointed by other adaptations of his work. The Cenobites' look was inspired by punk fashion and S&M clubs.

[B] Near Dark | Bill Paxton and Lance Henriksen reunited after Aliens to play vampires who never say "vampire." The bar massacre took three weeks to film and used 80 gallons of stage blood.

[C] The Monster Squad | The five-year-old actress who played Phoebe didn't know Frankenstein's monster wasn't real during filming. Stan Winston designed the creatures as updates of the Universal classics.

[D] It | Tim Curry's Pennywise performance was so scary that several child actors' parents complained. The spider finale was originally much larger but budget constraints created the controversial ending.

[C] The Fog | Carpenter was unsatisfied with the original cut and spent $100,000 of his own money on reshoots. The glowing fog effect was created using dry ice and fluorescent lights.

[B] Creepshow | Stephen King wrote the screenplay and acted in the "Jordy Verrill" segment while extremely intoxicated. Tom Savini created all the comic book transitions practically using painted backgrounds.

[C] Child's Play | Brad Dourif recorded Chucky's voice while running around the studio to sound appropriately unhinged. The doll's full name, Charles Lee Ray, combines three famous killers' names.

[B] Trick 'r Treat | Originally shelved for two years despite positive test screenings, it became a cult classic through word-of-mouth. Each story was filmed separately then edited to interweave seamlessly.