Stephen King Movies
Celebrate Stephen King's 09/21 birthday and take a trivia tour through the film legacy of the greatest horror writer of all time!
15 questions · Published October 27, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What common crop are these creepy children from according to the title of the film?
FUN FACT
The well-known feature film "Children of the Corn" was released in 1984, however it is not the first entry in this 11 film franchise.
It was actually the short film "Disciples of the Crow" released prior in 1983, also based on Stephen King's short story, that initiated the franchise.
- Multiple Choice
2. For which Stephen King adaptation did Kathy Bates win the Best Actress Academy Award?
In "Misery" (1990), Kathy Bates plays the sadistic Annie Wilkes who holds her favorite author hostage. For this she won the Best Actress Oscar, making her the first, and so far only, Academy Award winner in a Stephen King project.
- Multiple Choice
3. In 1994's "The Shawshank Redemption", what actor plays Ellis "Red" Redding who befriends banker Andy Dufresne?
Morgan Freeman plays the role of Ellis "Red" Redding in the acclaimed film "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994).
The film is frequently listed among the greatest films ever made, despite initially struggling at the box office due to competing blockbusters in 1994.
- Multiple Choice
4. What fictional Maine city is the setting for the events that transpire in "It" and "It Chapter Two"?
Derry, Maine is home to the stories of "It" (2017) and "It Chapter Two" (2019).
This same city has served as the setting for several other Stephen King stories becoming a nexus point for his shared universe.
- Fill In The Blank
5. In the 1996 film "Thinner", what single word does the father of a killed Romani woman say when casting a weight loss curse on the main character?
In 1996's "Thinner", an unethical lawyer brushes off responsibility for accidentally killing a Romani woman. As retribution, her father curses him with a single word: "Thinner." This curse causes him to lose weight uncontrollably, revealing the dark consequences of his actions.
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