Horror and the Dystopian: Navigating Terrifying Visions of the Future
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In George Orwell's "1984", what is the name of the totalitarian government that controls Oceania?
In Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", what is the name of the totalitarian regime that has taken over the United States?
In Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World", what is the name of the drug that is used to control the population and maintain social stability?
In Stephen King's "The Stand", what is the name of the superflu that wipes out most of the world's population?
In Cormac McCarthy's "The Road", what is the name of the father-son duo who are struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic world?
In Kazuo Ishiguro's "Never Let Me Go", what is the name of the boarding school where the clones are raised and educated?
In Octavia Butler's "Parable of the Sower", what is the name of the community that Lauren Olamina establishes in response to the societal collapse?
In William Gibson's "Neuromancer", what is the name of the cyberspace matrix that connects computer systems and allows for hacking and virtual reality experiences?
In J.G. Ballard's "Crash", what is the name of the group of people who find sexual pleasure in car crashes and automobile accidents?
In Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", what is the name of the empathy-testing device used to distinguish between humans and androids?
In Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games", what is the name of the annual televised event where tributes from each district are forced to fight to the death?
In Emily St. John Mandel's "Station Eleven", what is the name of the traveling symphony that performs Shakespeare's plays in a post-apocalyptic world?
In Jeff VanderMeer's "Annihilation", what is the name of the mysterious and dangerous area known for its strange and mutated creatures?
In Kazuo Ishiguro's "Klara and the Sun", what is the name of the artificial friend who is purchased to accompany a young girl named Josie?
In Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake", what is the name of the genetically engineered human-animal hybrids created by the Crakers?