Mary Shelley conceived which enduring tale during a ghost story competition with friends?
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The Tell-Tale Heart
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
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The Phantom of the Opera
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Frankenstein
Later altered thanks to a typo, which of these works was originally going to feature a character named Lestan?
Famously portrayed on-screen by Lon Chaney, a "lycanthrope" is which kind of creature?
Werewolf
Mummy
Mermaid
Vampire
In Greek mythology, which monster regrows two heads whenever one is cut off?
Hydra
Cyclops
Cerberus
Medusa
A stay at the supposedly haunted Stanley Hotel inspired Stephen King to write which novel?
An esteemed 18th-century cabinetmaker who turned to burglary to fund his gambling problem was the inspiration for which monster?
The Invisible Man
Mr. Hyde
Freddy Krueger
Pennywise
In Bram Stoker's "Dracula," what does the monster allegedly need from his home country to stay healthy?
Bedding
Dirt
Food
Clothing
In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving, what is thrown at Ichabod Crane that he mistakes for a severed head?
A Doll
A Pumpkin
A Stone
An Animal Skull
Which filmmaker's work largely developed the modern zombie?
Wes Craven
John Carpenter
Sam Raimi
George A. Romero
J.R.R. Tolkien described which creature as a "dark figure streaming with fire"?
Gollum
Viserion
The Jabberwock
The Balrog