Horror Films from the '80s: 1988 Quiz

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1. A laboratory cat is brought aboard a yacht where it goes on a rampage among the passengers.

Answer: Uninvited

A regular house cat that is infected with a strange virus escapes from a laboratory and is brought aboard a yacht by a group of friends. Whenever the feisty feline is ready to attack, it opens its mouth and a strange little mutant creature comes out ready to kill! George Kennedy, Clu Gulager and Rob Estes star.

2. A small quiet town gets overrun by mutated murderous roaches.

Answer: The Nest

Mutant cockroaches turn on people with a craving for human flesh after an experiment gone wrong in this creepy flick. And the bug attacks on the quiet New England village isn't even the worst part, as things take an even more horrific turn further into the film!

3. A fashion model carries an evil curse.

Answer: The Kiss

Joanna Pacula and Meredith Salenger star in this lost gem from 1988. A teen named Amy lives with just her dad after losing her mother in a terrible accident. When her Aunt Felice (her mother's sister) comes to visit, Amy starts to become a bit suspicious of her Aunt's behavior. Felice carries a very strange bloodline curse that she is determined to pass onto Amy, and will stop at nothing to do so!

4. Angela is back after five years, and is ready to punish those who misbehave!

Answer: Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers

This sequel to the original 1983 'Sleepaway Camp' stars Pamela Springsteen as killer Angela, who is originally played by Felissa Rose. Springsteen returns in the third installment as well, subtitled 'Teenage Wasteland' which came out the following year.

After seeking treatment for the murders she committed as a young teen in the first film, she is free to become a camp counselor five years later. Unfortunately for her victims, Angela is far from cured of her murderous ways!

5. A student gets an appetite for killing after getting bit by a lab animal.

Answer: Primal Rage

A college journalist breaks into a campus laboratory to get information, but accidentally gets bit by a baboon that is infected with a virus that causes rage! As expected, the virus is highly contagious and is spread to other students on campus who become extremely violent with an appetite to kill!

6. After a child dies tragically, his father summons a demon for revenge.

Answer: Pumpkinhead

Lance Henriksen stars as a loving father named Ed Harley who loses his young son when a teen accidentally hits him while riding his motorcycle. The rage he feels causes him to seek out a local witch who gives him the tools he needs to curse those responsible for his son's death. Pumpkinhead is a very large, odd looking demon-like creature who carries out that revenge for Ed... a revenge that always ends with death!

7. A young man becomes obsessed with a anatomical dummy that helps him cause murder and mayhem.

Answer: Pin

Terry O'Quinn, David Hewlett and Cynthia Preston star in this odd horror gem titled 'Pin'. Hewlett plays the role of Leon, an odd young man who becomes obsessed with a dummy from his father's doctor office that is named Pin. He also has an unhealthy, possessive relationship with his younger sister Ursula.

When death occurs, one has to wonder... is it Leon... or is it Pin who comes to life to commit murder?

8. College friends are stalked and murdered by a killer at a ski resort.

Answer: Iced

When a group of friends go skiing for fun, a friend of theirs dies in a horrific accident. Several years later, that same group is invited to vacation at a remote ski resort by an unknown person. One by one they wind up dead. Someone is out for revenge! Lisa Loring, who is best known as Wednesday Addams, stars.

9. A maniac murders a group of friends while dressed in a different costume each time.

Answer: Hollow Gate

A man named Mark is a psychopath due to the abuse he endured as a child from his stepfather. He lives with his grandma in a huge estate. Four friends end up at his house to make a delivery, and become trapped by Mark. He then proceeds to torment and murder them one by one while dressing up in different Halloween costumes each time.

10. A group of teens get slayed while spending a night of partying in a furniture store.

Answer: Hide and Go Shriek

Another slasher where a psycho stalks and kills teens one by one, this time in a furniture store. The group of friends decide to have a graduation celebration among themselves in the large store after it closes. Biggest mistake they could ever make! One of the movie taglines is: "Close your eyes. Count to 10. And run for your life."

11. A gang of killers chase a young woman on a snowy mountaintop, only to find out that they are being stalked by a murderous creature.

Answer: Grotesque

Linda Blair, Tab Hunter and Donna Wilkes star in this film about a group of gang members who break into a home in the mountains and kill the family that resides there... all except one daughter who manages to escape them! As this gang of murderous punks chase the poor girl through the snow, little do they realize that there is something far worse than them lurking around... a large, beastly creature that begins offing the gang members one by one!

12. A young girl with powers of the mind goes head to head with a masked killer.

Answer: Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood

Jason Voorhees is at it again! In this seventh film from the franchise, a young girl named Tina Shepard is getting treatments from her doctor at a quiet cabin near Crystal Lake. She is telekinetic, and accidentally used her powers to kill her father as a small child years earlier. Being riddled with guilt all these years, she tries to use her powers to bring her father back to life out of the lake, but instead she accidentally awakens Jason who is chained up at the bottom of it! Once this happens, he continues on a killing spree and it is up to Tina to stop him!

13. A man comes in contact with a bigfoot-like creature as well as human victims who are turned into zombies.

Answer: Demonwarp

This one is a bit of an oddity. It's like a mash-up of aliens, a Bigfoot and zombies all rolled into one! The zombies bring victims to the aliens for their body parts! There is murder, gore and nudity just like in a typical horror slasher, and there is also actor George Kennedy! Kennedy is searching for his missing daughter who was kidnapped by Bigfoot.

There is a lot going on in this gem of a flick, but is a great watch for true horror fans in my opinion!

14. A heavy metal band turns its fans into evil beings.

Answer: Black Roses

If you're a fan of the heavy metal band Lizzy Borden, then the beginning of this film should be right up your alley! The 1980s spawned several horror films that added hard rock and heavy metal into the mix, and 'Black Roses' is in my opinion, one of the better ones to truly appreciate right along with 'Roctober Blood', 'Trick or Treat', 'Scream Dream', 'Shock 'Em Dead', and 'Terror On Tour'.

In this one, a heavy metal band puts on a concert while hypnotizing their fans, causing them to turn violent and kill their parents. Turns out the band members are actually demons in disguise! John Fasano directs.

15. A witch possesses and murders people at a health club.

Answer: Death Spa

This is definitely one for the gorehounds! People are getting killed in many gruesome ways at a popular health spa owned by a man named Michael. His wife died, but her jealous spirit lives on at the health club as she murders spa members one by one in supernatural ways! Ken Foree stars in this '80s gem!

Source: Author scarygirl11

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Questions		Choices
1. A laboratory cat is brought aboard a yacht where it goes on a rampage among the passengers.		Demonwarp
2. A small quiet town gets overrun by mutated murderous roaches.		Uninvited
3. A fashion model carries an evil curse.		Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood
4. Angela is back after five years, and is ready to punish those who misbehave!		Death Spa
5. A student gets an appetite for killing after getting bit by a lab animal.		Hide and Go Shriek
6. After a child dies tragically, his father summons a demon for revenge.		Black Roses
7. A young man becomes obsessed with a anatomical dummy that helps him cause murder and mayhem.		Hollow Gate
8. College friends are stalked and murdered by a killer at a ski resort.		Iced
9. A maniac murders a group of friends while dressed in a different costume each time.		The Nest
10. A group of teens get slayed while spending a night of partying in a furniture store.		Pin
11. A gang of killers chase a young woman on a snowy mountaintop, only to find out that they are being stalked by a murderous creature.		Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers
12. A young girl with powers of the mind goes head to head with a masked killer.		The Kiss
13. A man comes in contact with a bigfoot-like creature as well as human victims who are turned into zombies.		Primal Rage
14. A heavy metal band turns its fans into evil beings.		Pumpkinhead
15. A witch possesses and murders people at a health club.		Grotesque

The 1980s... a decade that spawned some pretty interesting horror gems! See how many you know from the year 1988 by matching the description on the left to the film on the right.