Question 1

In the historical horror novel *The Buffalo Hunter Hunter*, which $1870$ tragedy serves as the narrative's central pivot and the source of the protagonist's quest for justice?

Accepted Answer

The Marias Massacre

Question 2

Saskia Nislow's novella *Root Rot* utilizes an unusual narrative perspective to explore family dynamics. How is the story narrated?

Accepted Answer

First-person plural ('we')

Question 3

In the $1980$s-set novel *Smothermoss*, what invisible and unsettling physical manifestation does the protagonist Sheila experience?

Accepted Answer

A rope around her neck

Question 4

The botanical horror novel *They Bloom at Night* is set in a Louisiana town called Mercy. What environmental change has overtaken the area following a hurricane?

Accepted Answer

A red algae bloom

Question 5

According to the analysis of Stephen Graham Jones's vampire cosmology, what is the symbolic meaning of the 'Pikuni Necessity'?

Accepted Answer

The tragic reality that cultural survival can require the consumption of one's own community

Question 6

In the 'Sporror' novel *The Bog Wife*, what unique tradition does the Haddesley family maintain to ensure their lineage continues?

Accepted Answer

Sacrificing their patriarch to a cranberry bog in exchange for a wife

Question 7

Which novel is described as a 'nautical nightmare' of isolation and madness involving a ghost ship and something ancient waiting beneath the waves?

Accepted Answer

*The Deep* by Alma Katsu

Question 8

The review of *Smothermoss* mentions that the character Angie draws cards representing various entities. Which of the following is an entity found in her deck?

Accepted Answer

The Worm King

Question 9

In Trang Thanh Tran's *They Bloom at Night*, what is the significance of the character's name transition from Nhung to Noon?

Accepted Answer

It reflects her struggle with identity and the 'monstrous' transformation of her selfhood.

Question 10

Amber M. Durst notes that Stephen King's definition of horror involves the removal of which human element?

Accepted Answer

Power

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