Things are going bump in the night here at the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast. For episode 247 of the show, I’ve got Ghost Movie Trivia.
Once again, the edges are blurry on the subgenre, but I think I got it dialed in. If you disagree, I’m sure you’ll let me know on DorkyGeekyNerdy.com, social media, or Spotify.
Ring the bell and knock thrice because it’s trivia time with Ghost Movie Trivia.
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Episode Intro
Once again, the edges are blurry on the subgenre, but I think I got it dialed in. If you disagree, I’m sure you’ll let me know on DorkyGeekyNerdy.com, social media, or Spotify.
Ring the bell and knock thrice because it’s trivia time.
The Dorky Round
- A cursed videotape is the subject of what 2002 Gore Verbinski remake of a Japanese horror film?
a. The Ring - What 1843 Charles Dickens ghost story has been adapted more times than we can count?
a. A Christmas Carol - Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis wrote (and starred in) what 1984 supernatural comedy?
a. Ghostbusters - What 1999 film added the phrase, “I see dead people” to our movie lexicon?
a. The Sixth Sense - Pixar brought audiences to the land of the dead in what 2017 movie?
a. Coco - If you build it, they will come in what Kevin Costner movie?
a. Field of Dreams - Despite popular belief, Henry Selick and not Tim Burton directed what 1993 stop motion film?
a. The Nightmare Before Christmas - Divine ghosts make quick but messy work of Nazis in what 1981 film?
a. Raiders of the Lost Ark - What cartoon ghost got a live-action update in 1995 with Christina Ricci?
a. Casper - Costumes of past villains are re-animated in what 2004 sequel?
a. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
The Geeky Round
- Michael J Fox is a ghost hunter in what 1996 Peter Jackson film?
a. The Frighteners - Sidney Poitier directed what 1990 fantasy comedy about recently departed patriarch?
a. Ghost Dad - Steven Spielberg wrote, but did not direct, what 1982 horror film?
a. Poltergeist - Tony Shalhoub starred in what remake of a 1960 horror film?
a. Thirteen Ghosts - A overtightened wire bisects the passengers of the MS Antonia Graza in what 2002 horror film?
a. Ghost Ship - Based on the Neil Gaiman book of the same name, what 2007 film featured ghosts and Robert De Niro as a gay pirate?
a. Stardust - The use of a spirit board goes horribly awry in what 2014 film?
a. Ouija - Tim Burton did co-direct what 2005 stop motion musical fantasy?
a. Corpse Bride - Guillermo del Toro directed what 2015 gothic romance with Mia Wasikoska and Jessica Chastain?
a. Crimson Peak - What 2007 found-footage horror had three different endings shot for it?
a. Paranormal Activity
The Nerdy Round
- What 1963 film, directed by Robert Wise, was adapted from a Shirley Jackson novel?
a. The Haunting. It’s based on Jackson’s book, The Haunting of Hill House. - Daniel Radcliffe starred in what 2012 horror film adapted from a Susan Hill novel of the same name?
a. The Woman in Black - What 2014 supernatural horror film takes place entirely on computer screens?
a. Unfriended - John Carpenter brought us what 1980 film about the vengeful ghosts of leprous mariners?
a. The Fog - John Carpenter mixed Sci-Fi with the supernatural in what 2001 film?
a. Ghosts of Mars - Kenneth Branagh directed and starred in what 1996 film where the title character is visited by the ghost of his father?
a. Hamlet - Daryl Hannah and Steve Guttenberg are haunted in an Irish castle in what 1988 comedy?
a. High Spirits - Laika produced what supernatural stop motion movie in 2012?
a. ParaNorman - Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds are members of what supernatural law enforcement agency in a 2013 action comedy?
a. RIPD - The ghost of a Hessian soldier terrorizes a New York village in what 1999 film?
a. Sleepy Hollow
Episode Conclusion
How did you do for this week’s Ghost Movie Trivia? Ghost stories are one of those ancient traditions from sitting around the fire. Did I miss your favorite ghost movie? Let me know and maybe it’ll materialize in a future episode.
Speaking of future episodes, here’s a clue for our final Halloween trivia episode this year:
Their coming for your brains in what horror sub-genre?
I have a feeling more than a few of you already guessed this one was coming. See you back here next Wednesday.
This was episode 247 of the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia Podcast.
The theme music was provided by Jason Shaw of Audionautix.com.
This podcast is written, produced, and hosted by me, Brian Rollins. Come find out what else I’m up to at TheVoicesInMyHead.com.
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