You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: SCINTILLATING SYLLABUS 
Clue: A class at Bowdoin College studies directors like Romero & Craven in a review of this genre of movies
horror films

Category: PRESIDENTIAL PETS 
Clue: Charlie, one of the Kennedys' dogs, was a distant offspring of the dog that played this role in "The Thin Man"
asta

Category: FATHER KNOWS BEST 
Clue: In 1894 Nicholas II succeeded his father, Alexander III, as the ruler of this country

russia