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Horror Movie Trivia

Use these trivia questions for your next Horror Movie/Halloween party–I used them for my Cabin in the Woods party!

  1. In the movie “Halloween,” Michael Myers’ mask is actually an altered mask of which fictional character? Captain Kirk
  2. The original name of the movie “Alien” was actually going to be what? Star Beast
  3. Which horror film was the first to show a character in her underwear? Psycho
  4. What was the first Stephen King book to be turned into a movie? Carrie
  5. Anthony Hopkins won an Oscar for his leading role in “Silence of the Lambs,” but was on screen for less time than any other lead actor who’s won that award. How much screen time did he have? 16 minutes
  6. This film made the Guinness Book Of World Records for “Top Budget:Box Office Ratio.” Blair Witch Project (The film cost $22,000 to make and made back $240.5 million, a ratio of $1 spent for every $10,931 made.)
  7. The special effects artists in Scream used how many gallons of blood during filming? About 50 gallons.
  8. Some of the writing for soap operas “All My Children”, “Guiding Light”, and “One Life to Live” was done by Victor Miller, the man who wrote the script for which 1980 horror film? Friday the 13th
  9. In The Exorcist, the sound you heard of the demon leaving Linda’s body was the real sound of what? Pigs being herded for slaughter.
  10. Name 2 out of the four horror films to ever receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture. (Pick 2:) Sixth Sense,  The Exorcist, Jaws, and The Silence of the Lambs.
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EMP’s Icons of Science Fiction Exhibit

Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending the Icons of Science Fiction party and previewing the exhibit before it opened to the public. The exhibit was amazing and I had a great time at the party taking pics, playing games, and hanging out with the Seattle geek community. Take a look at some of my favorite pics, and make sure you check the exhibit out for yourself! The Horror and Avatar exhibits are still there as well, which turns your time at the EMP into a trifecta of geek-awesomeness. Get tickets here.

 

The guns from Men In Black were my favorite part of the exhibit--they looked so cool up close!

 

You can put yourself in an old-timey sci-fi with their green screen, props and costumes. (And apparently everyone comes out looking like they're from the Jersey Shore.)

 

...While you're becoming a star, your friends can introduce opponents for you to fight!

 

This skull from Terminator 2 is horrifying and amazing in person.

 

We hopped over to the horror exhibit next, and I fell in love with their graphic design. Do you think they'd let me decorate my home with these when the exhibit's over?

 

One of our favorite props from the Horror exhibit: Buffy's Mr. Pointy!

Thank you to the EMP Museum for inviting me out!

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Bloody Manicure

Whether you’re dressing up or not for Halloween, these blood splatter nails are a fun way to bring a bit of horror to your weekend. Bonus: You can wear them to work on Monday and no one will mess with you.

Directions are as easy as splatter painting (you know, what you did in elementary school). Head over to Refinery29.com for instructions on this and two more Halloween nail ideas!

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