Wow! What a fun way to kick off our first October Trivia Tower event with "Fang-tastic Novels." We had an amazing turnout and I had so much fun tabulating the winner. With that being said, only ONE POINT separated first and second place and both of those players did answer the bonus poll for three extra points, so way to go! Had either of them neglected that poll, it would have been a very different result. 

But before I reveal the winner, check out the answers (with some extra fun-fact tidbits) and see how you did:

1.        Which book is considered by most to be the first real horror novel? 

a.        The Witch of Berkeley by William of Malmesbury

b.        The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole 

c.        Bisclavet by Marie de France

d.        The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe

(It was first published in 1794!)

2.        Which book was inspired from "a dream" while the novelist was staying in Geneva, Switzerland? 

a.        The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

b.        The Phantom of the Opera

c.        Carmilla

d.        Frankenstein

3.        Which novelist wrote about vampires set in Bon Temps, Louisiana?

a.        Charlaine Harris

b.        L.J. Smith 

c.        Anne Rice

d.        Stephanie Meyer

(Any True Blood fans out there?)

4.        What is Stephen King's highest grossing novel to date? 

a.        IT

b.        Salem's Lot

c.        The Shining

d.        Carrie

5.        Other than "Silence of the Lambs," which novel does the cannibalistic, psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter appear? 

a.        Cari Mora

b.        Red Dragon

c.        Tender is the Flesh

d.        Bones and All

6.        While H.P. Lovecraft wrote disturbing books, he had a personal fear of his own. What was it? 

a.        The number 13

b.        Practicing witches

c.        Large, enclosed spaces

d.        Shellfish

7.        Which horror novel was NOT inspired by a true event?

a.        The Ring by Koji Suzuki

b.        Psycho by Robert Bloch

c.        The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty

d.        Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

8.        Which novelist was a real-life ghost hunter? 

a.        R.L. Stein

b.        Mark Twain

c.        Virginia Woolf

d.        Charles Dickens

(Dickens was also a member of the London Ghost Club).

9.         Celebrated horror author Paul Tremblay has another full-time job as a what? 

a.        Psychiatrist

b.        High school math teacher

c.        Chef

d.        Graphic Designer

(This question had the most correct answers, way to go!)

10.  After Mary Shelley's husband died, she decided to keep his what as a memento?  

a.        Teeth

b.        Pocket watch

c.        Heart

d.        Pen

(She kept his calcified heart after her husband's body was autopsied).

11.   The horror book genre had its biggest jump ever in global sales when? 

a.        From 1976-1977

b.        From 1998-1999

c.        From 2005-2006

d.        From 2022-2023

(This jump in sales occurred during the Covid pandemic).

12.  The title of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes," stems from a line in what Shakespeare play? 

a.        Macbeth

b.        Othello

c.        Hamlet

d.        King Lear

13.   Which horror novel uses changing color and text patterns to evoke a visceral reaction from the reader? 

a.        The Haunting of Hill House

b.        House of Leaves

c.        The Madness

d.        Portrait of Dorian Gray

14.  In season one of the Q&A Show, Matt did a Halloween episode paroding what piece of gothic literature?

a.        Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

b.        The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

c.        The Raven

d.        The Wicker Man

(Watch the episode's intro here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYRBoTDDLhY).

15.   The title of the Swedish horror novel "Let the Right One In," is a reference to what song? 

a.        "Let the Right One Slip In" by Morrisey

b.        "Let Me In" by The Sensations

c.        "Let Her In" by John Travolta

d.        "Let Me In (Monster Remix)" by R.E.M.

16.  The Irish author Bram Stoker is most famous for "Dracula." What was the working title of the novel?

a.        Creature of the Night 

b.        The Dead Undead

c.        The Mystery of Count Wympyr

d.        Chronicles of Dracula

(Stoker also did a six-hour play that failed at the box office; only two people attended and said it was "dreadful").

Now onto the winner! With an astonishing 17 total points, the winner of the Fang-tastic Novels Trivia is... @Olga Revilla!!! CONGRATULATIONS! I'll be sending you a Google Form to fill out with your Prize Item choice! 

If you wish you walked away with a Prize Wall item, then play in the next Trivia Tower event: Candy Close-Ups happening this Wednesday, October 16th-18th and see how well you know your global treats! 

*Also, if you haven't shared a story about your creative Genesys Cloud inventions or paranormal stories, then do so in the Big, Bad, Bot Bash where you can also walk away a big-time winner! 

There's so many ways to win- it's up to you to decide how.