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Horror and the Environmental: Exploring the Terrifying Consequences of Human Actions

Description: Horror and the Environmental: Exploring the Terrifying Consequences of Human Actions
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Which horror novel by Stephen King explores the theme of environmental destruction and its consequences?

  1. The Shining

  2. Carrie

  3. The Stand

  4. Pet Sematary


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In Pet Sematary, King explores the themes of environmental destruction and the consequences of tampering with the natural order through the story of a family who moves to a house near a pet cemetery with sinister powers.

In the movie Annihilation, what is the name of the mysterious environmental phenomenon that the characters encounter?

  1. The Shimmer

  2. The Zone

  3. The Void

  4. The Abyss


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Shimmer is a mysterious environmental phenomenon that surrounds a lighthouse and distorts the surrounding environment, creating strange and dangerous creatures.

Which horror movie features a group of environmental activists who are hunted by a supernatural entity in the woods?

  1. The Witch

  2. Cabin Fever

  3. Wrong Turn

  4. The Ritual


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Ritual follows a group of environmental activists who go on a hiking trip in the Swedish wilderness and are hunted by a supernatural entity known as the Jötunn.

In the novel The Ruins, what is the cause of the strange and deadly vegetation that traps the characters?

  1. A parasitic fungus

  2. A chemical spill

  3. A radioactive leak

  4. An alien invasion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Ruins features a group of tourists who become trapped in a Mayan ruin and are attacked by a parasitic fungus that turns them into monstrous creatures.

Which horror movie features a group of scientists who are investigating a mysterious environmental disaster in a small town?

  1. The Thing

  2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  3. The Blob

  4. Slither


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Thing follows a group of scientists in Antarctica who encounter a shape-shifting alien that assimilates and imitates other living organisms.

In the novel The Day of the Triffids, what is the cause of the blindness that affects most of the human population?

  1. A solar flare

  2. A chemical attack

  3. A virus

  4. A meteor shower


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Day of the Triffids features a world where most of the human population is blinded by a meteor shower, leaving them vulnerable to attacks from carnivorous plants known as Triffids.

Which horror movie features a group of people who are trapped in a house that is being attacked by mutant plants?

  1. The Evil Dead

  2. Night of the Living Dead

  3. Dawn of the Dead

  4. Little Shop of Horrors


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Little Shop of Horrors is a horror comedy about a florist who discovers a plant that feeds on human blood.

In the novel The Stand, what is the cause of the deadly superflu that wipes out most of the human population?

  1. A bioweapon

  2. A natural mutation

  3. An alien virus

  4. A government experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Stand features a world where most of the human population is wiped out by a deadly superflu created as a bioweapon.

Which horror movie features a group of people who are trapped in a small town that is being overrun by giant ants?

  1. Them!

  2. Tarantula

  3. The Deadly Mantis

  4. Empire of the Ants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Them! is a classic horror movie about a group of people who are trapped in a small town that is being overrun by giant ants.

In the novel The Andromeda Strain, what is the name of the deadly alien microorganism that threatens to wipe out all life on Earth?

  1. The Andromeda Strain

  2. The Martian Virus

  3. The Black Death

  4. The Ebola Virus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Andromeda Strain features a team of scientists who are tasked with investigating a deadly alien microorganism that threatens to wipe out all life on Earth.

Which horror movie features a group of people who are trapped in a house that is being attacked by a swarm of killer bees?

  1. The Swarm

  2. The Birds

  3. Jaws

  4. Piranha


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Swarm is a horror movie about a group of people who are trapped in a house that is being attacked by a swarm of killer bees.

In the novel The Omega Man, what is the cause of the global pandemic that wipes out most of the human population?

  1. A bioweapon

  2. A natural mutation

  3. An alien virus

  4. A government experiment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Omega Man features a world where most of the human population is wiped out by a bioweapon created as a biological warfare agent.

Which horror movie features a group of people who are trapped in a small town that is being overrun by mutant rats?

  1. Willard

  2. Ben

  3. The Rats

  4. Deadly Eyes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Willard is a horror movie about a young man who uses his psychic powers to control rats to take revenge on those who have wronged him.

In the novel The Hot Zone, what is the name of the deadly filovirus that causes a deadly outbreak in Africa?

  1. Ebola

  2. Marburg

  3. Lassa

  4. Nipah


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Hot Zone features a team of scientists who are tasked with investigating a deadly Ebola outbreak in Africa.

Which horror movie features a group of people who are trapped in a house that is being attacked by a mutant spider?

  1. Arachnophobia

  2. Eight Legged Freaks

  3. Tarantula

  4. Kingdom of the Spiders


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Arachnophobia is a horror comedy about a small town that is terrorized by a deadly spider.

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