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I used a lot of different creatures in my book, Murder with Monsters. Here's ten monster trivia questions drawn from my copious, coffee-stained notes.
A vampire who's late for work would most hate to find themselves overlooking a street covered in...
Garlic
Holy Symbols
Rose Bushes
Sesame Seeds
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According to
H.P. Lovecraft
in
At the Mountains of Madness
, the slimy, shape-shifting shoggoths are mostly this color, although there's always room for make-up.
Black
Green
Red
Yellow
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Progress: 3 of 10 questions
John Mandeville wrote of many nonhumans in
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
, except for...
People without heads
People with dog heads
Women hiding snakes inside their private parts
People with serpents for arms
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The Wendigo, Native American spirit of cannibalism, appears in which
Stephen King
story?
The Dead Zone
Pet Semetary
Dreamcatcher
Wolves of the Calla
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Animated skeletons appear in many ghost stories of this author, including "The Mezzotint" and "Wailing Well."
M.R. James
H.P.Lovecraft
Ray Harryhausen
Robert E. Howard
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The golems of Jewish legend and love are clay statues brought to life by a magic...
Garment
Amulet
Staff
Inscription
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Great Cthulhu, from
H. P. Lovecraft
's
The Call of Cthulhu
and politely called "The Sleeper" in
Murder With Monsters
, takes his naps in
The Pacific Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean
The Antarctic Ocean
The Japanese Coastline
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Progress: 8 of 10 questions
Buried inside
Bram Stoker
's classic
Dracula
is a few lines suggesting that Dracula gained his vampiric powers by
Being buried in unhallowed ground after his execution
Going to the Devil's school for wizards
Being cursed by the ruler Mehmet
Being bitten by a radioactive bat
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Progress: 9 of 10 questions
Harlan Ellison
won a Hugo Award for "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W," a story that stars this Universal Monsters character
The Mummy
The Phantom of the Opera
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Wolf Man
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The Great Beast of the Book of Revelation is portrayed with many different kinds of heads. Ancient art show it as lion-headed, while Monster in My Pocket toys give it serpent heads. How many heads are we talking about?
One
Three, sir!
Seven
Nine
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