One Word Horror Movie Titles Trivia Quiz

Answer: "Marshmallow"

'Marshmallow' is a 2025 horror film about a shy 12-year-old boy named Morgan. While still grieving the death of his grandfather, his parents insist on sending him to summer camp. During the night around the campfire, the counsellors tell a story about an evil doctor who steals the children who go wandering around the camp at night, and then performs horrible operations and procedures on them in a basement.

After hearing this disturbing story, Morgan starts to see things that make it appear as if the story is true. Is it all part of Morgan's vivid imagination, or is Camp Almar hiding a sinister secret?

Answer: "Together"

Dave Franco and Alison Brie Star as Tim and Millie in the 2025 horror film, 'Together'. The young couple decide to move out to the countryside in an attempt to sort out some relationship problems after Millie proposes to Tim, and gets turned down.

At her teaching job, Millie's co-worker named Jamie tells them about some walking trails nearby, to which Tim and Millie go to check it out and wind up falling into an underground cave during a rainstorm and are forced to spend the night. Soon after they notice their bodies physically attracting to each other like magnets, and at times, they become fused together. While they continue to pass this off with excuses that don't appear to be quite that logical, things continue to become worse. They realize that they have been afflicted with an ancient curse, and someone they know is keeping a horrible secret from them!

This quirky and definitely original film is written and directed by Michael Shanks and distributed by Neon.

Answer: "Primate"

"Primate" is a 2025 horror film directed by Johannes Roberts. It's about a chimpanzee named Ben who contracts rabies and becomes extremely violent, using his intelligence and brute force to stalk and murder his victims. Like if the film 'Shakma' collided with 'Cujo' is an easy comparison.

"Primate" premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 18, 2025, before being released in theaters on January 9, 2026.

Answer: "Dolly"

Rod Blackhurst is the writer, producer, and director of the 2025 slasher flick named 'Dolly'. It is based on Blackhurst's 2022 short film, titled 'Babygirl'. Seann William Scott stars alongside Fabianne Therese, Russ Tiller, Kate Cobb, Eve Blackhurst, Michalina Scorzelli, Max the Impaler and Ethan Suplee.

The plot follows Macy, a young woman who fights for survival in the Tennessee mountains after she is captured by a hulking killer wearing a doll mask and taken to a nearby house to be treated, fed, and raised like a baby. This film has a gritty slasher feel that is often compared to other inbred films like 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'.

Answer: "Obsession"

Curry Barker's masterpiece film of 2025 is being called the sleeper hit of the year! 'Obsession' is about a young man named Bear who is smitten with a female friend named Nikki (a role played flawlessly by Inde Navarrette) and being afraid of rejection, he buys a One Wish Willow and makes a wish for Nikki to love him more than anyone in the world! This wish comes with horrible results, that include heart-breaking moments and death! It's as the saying goes, "Be careful what you wish for!"

Barker, who is the writer, editor, and director, made this horror hit on a six-figure budget, which raked in over 500 million dollars to date. It is said to be inspired by a Simpsons 'Treehouse of Horror' episode, and it has set multiple box office movie records, including the fifth highest grossing horror film of all time!

Answer: "Keeper"

Keeper is a 2025 horror film. It is directed by Osgood Perkins, who is the son of horror icon, Anthony Perkins. Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland star as a couple spending the weekend together at a secluded cabin in the woods to celebrate their anniversary. While there, strange things start happening and the cabin's horrific past history and dark secrets are revealed!

Distributed by Neon, the film did not do too well with the critics, receiving mostly a lukewarm response, as well as some negative feedback. It was filmed on a budget of $6 million dollars, and barely broke even, raking in around $6.2 million to date.

Answer: "Backrooms"

The 2026 horror film 'Backrooms' is the full length feature film version taken from a web series of the same name. Directed by Kane Parsons, it is the story of a man named Clark, who is seeing a therapist due to his alcoholism, anger issues and resentment over a failed marriage. Cap'n Clark is the name of the pirate mascot for Clark's furniture store, in which he is now living in due to being thrown out of his own home. He even does a commercial where he is dressed as a pirate that his assistant manager's boyfriend records for him. One night he discovers a glowing light coming from the wall in the basement of the furniture store, and is sucked through, entering a place with dull yellow lighting and hallways and rooms that seem to go on forever. It is like another dimension behind the furniture store, but it is not empty. There are rooms with furniture distorted and weirdly placed. And there is something else... something that is killing people who enter and tread too far.

While the film itself has definitely gotten some mixed reviews from viewers, I myself actually enjoyed the movie. It is a bit on the quirky side, but it is different, and original. And the reason people were dying after entering is certainly not what I was expecting!

Answer: "Buddy"

'Buddy' is a 2026 horror film. It stars Patton Oswalt, Topher Grace, Clint Howard, Michael Shannon, and Keegan Michael key who is the voice of the title character. The story itself basically resembles that of a 1990s children's television series in the vein of Barney, only this is a bright orange unicorn named Buddy.

When a child named Josh refuses to participate in a dance party for the show, this sets Buddy off and winds up turning the once children friendly unicorn into a crazed killer who goes on a rampage of destruction.

'Buddy' premiered at the 2026 Sundance film festival on January 22nd, before making its theatrical release on August 28th.

Answer: "Weapons"

Directed, written, produced and co-scored by Zach Cregger, the 2025 film 'Weapons' follows the story of 17 missing children from the same classroom who all run away together in the middle of the night at the same time, 2:17 a.m....all except one child named Alex Lilly.

The teacher of their third grade class, named Justine Gandy, is dealing with the stress of the children's parents attacking her mentally and at times physically due to them thinking that she is somehow involved in their children's disappearance. Aunt Gladys (played by Amy Madigan), is a red-headed mysterious woman who arrives at the principal's office of Alex's school and claims to be his aunt, and that she is there to care for his parents who have fallen ill. The story at times is narrated by a child, and is given to the viewer in mixed segments, kind of in the vein of the film 'Pulp Fiction'.

'Weapons' did pretty good at the box office, grossing $151.6 million dollars in the United States, and a total of $270 million worldwide.

Answer: "Hokum"

The 2026 horror film 'Hokum' stars Adam Scott playing the role of novelist Ohm Bauman who goes to a remote Irish hotel to scatter his parents' ashes, unaware that it may be haunted. The hotel, which is called The Bilberry Woods Hotel is where his parents had honeymooned, but after arriving there, Ohm is told that the honeymoon suite is locked off due to being haunted by a witch that is trapped inside.

This film was written and directed by Damien McCarthy and premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest film and TV festival on March 14th.