Weekend Horror Trivia

We had a good response to last weekend's horror trivia, so reader and contributor Gemma St. Clair is back with another list of horror trivia for you to enjoy this weekend:

1. An American Werewolf in London: John Landis has a brief cameo near the end of the film. Look for the bearded man who is hit by a car and thrown through plate glass in Piccadilly Circus.

2. Death Ship: The footage showing the movement of the Death Ship was the result of faking movement by filming a small boat moving around the Death Ship. This was done as a result of the Death ship breaking down.

3. Creepshow: The marble ashtray, which is easily spotted in  "Father's Day", is featured in all five of the film's stories.

4. Cat's Eyes: There are multiple nods to other Stephen King shtories. James Woods watches The Dead Zone, the cat is chased by a St. Bernard, resembling to Cujo,  the cat is almost run over by Christine, and Amanda's mother is reading Pet Sematary in bed.

5. Little Shop of Horrors (1986): The puppeteers who designed and operated Audrey II formerly worked for Jim Henson. Jim Henson's son, Brian, was one of the operators.

6. The Exorcist: The Scene with Regan’s “Spider walk” was cut from the original release and lost. However,  it was found in a vault in Kansas City in 1998 and was added in for the 2000 re-release.

7. Dracula (1992): The blood used in the movie was actually red jelly.

8. Hellraiser: Doug Bradley’s character's name wasn't "Pinhead"; this was a nickname used given by the special effects team and crew. The script originally identified his character as 'Lead Cenobite'. In the sequels, 'Pinhead' became the official name of the character in the credits.

9. The Dark Half: In the prologue of the film, Thad Beaumont is sseen writing stories. The title of his first typewritten story is "Here There Be Tygers", the real title of the first short story written by Stephen King (and was included as part of Skeleton Crew).

10. Dolls: The scene with Enid grabbing her Boy Toy belt was not Cassie Stuart, but  Carolyn Purdy (Gordon's niece) filling in, as Cassie was unavailable.