Halloween Movie Quiz: Can You Name The Spooky Film From This One Sentence Description?
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It’s common every year during the Halloween season for people to dive back into the classic scary movie archive and re-watch a few of their beloved favorites. From lighthearted, family-friendly flicks like Casper and Halloweentown to more frightening, bone-chilling films like The Ring and Scream, there’s bound to be one or two Halloween movies that you look forward to re-watching every year during the autumn season.
Whether you’re a Halloween movie guru or have seen at least a few scary flicks in your lifetime, let’s put your spooky film knowledge to the test! Could you recognize a Halloween film based on a one-sentence description of the plot? Let’s put your spooky film knowledge to the test and find out!
A deceased couple attempts to scare the new tenants of their old home with the help of a bio-exorcist.
This is the film description for Beetlejuice.
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An afterlife specialist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a haunted mansion.
This is the film description for Casper.
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Two sisters move in with their aunts after their parent's deaths and have nothing in common aside from their magical powers.
This is the film description for Practical Magic.
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A young girl learns she is a witch from her grandmother and helps to save a town of other supernatural creatures.
This is the film description for Halloweentown.
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Con artists plan to trick an eccentric family by using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
This is the film description for The Addams Family.
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A skeleton finds Christmas Town and is instantly fascinated which leads to him kidnapping Santa Claus.
This is the film description for The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Three witches resurrect after 300 years and seek revenge on a young boy who lit a cursed candle.
This is the film description for Hocus Pocus.
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A real estate couple looks into a mansion they hope to sell but soon realize it is haunted by spirits.
This is the film description for The Haunted Mansion.
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A young girl must stay awake at all costs to avoid a clawed killer who is killing her friends in their dreams.
This is the film description for A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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An adventurous young girl walks through a secret door in her new home and finds an idealized version of her home.
This is the film description for Coraline.
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A 12 year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious being and her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
This is the film description for The Exorcist.
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Three men lose their jobs as parapsychologists and start an establishment together to fight the evil ghosts in New York City.
This is the film description for Ghostbusters.
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A father begins to lose his sanity when he and his family move into an isolated hotel.
This is the film description for The Shining.
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Two twin sisters try to trick their evil aunt into giving up a moonstone to save their long lost aunt and their family home.
This is the film description for Double Double Toil And Trouble.
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After her niece dies, a young journalist investigates a mysterious videotape that kills its viewers within a week.
This is the film description for The Ring.
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A young boy runs into a witch convention and tries to stop them as they prepare to rid the world of children.
This is the film description for The Witches.
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A young boy befriends an alien who was left behind and tries to hide him while the task force hunts him down.
This is the film description for E.T.
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On the day of her prom, a young girl discovers that she possesses telekinetic powers and puts her powers to use when she's pranked.
This is the film description for Carrie.
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Two twin sisters who were separated at birth reunite on their 21st birthday and discover they have magical powers and a long lost mother.
This is the film description for Twitches.
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Four teenagers try to cover up a hit-and-run case but one year later they receive mysterious letters and each one is attacked.
This is the film description for I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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