Horror Movies
This 1978 John Carpenter film introduced the masked killer Michael Myers
What is Halloween?
Kids shout these three words when the door opens
What is “Trick or treat”?
Vampires are traditionally repelled by this pungent bulb
What is garlic?
In E.T., Elliott lures the alien with a trail of this candy
What is Reese’s Pieces?
This is the only mammal capable of true flight, and a staple of Halloween decor
What is a bat?
Freddy Krueger stalks teens in their dreams on this fictional street
What is Elm Street?
The first jack-o’-lanterns in Ireland were carved from this root vegetable
What are turnips?
Folklore says a person bitten by one of these will transform under the full moon
What is a werewolf?
This Pennsylvania-based company makes Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Kisses
What is Hershey’s?
Arachnophobia is the fear of these eight-legged creatures
What are spiders?
Jack Torrance goes mad while serving as winter caretaker of this isolated hotel in The Shining
What is the Overlook Hotel?
Halloween traces back to this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest season
What is Samhain (pronounced sow-in)?
In Irish folklore, the wail of this female spirit foretells a death in the family
What is a banshee?
This company makes Snickers, M&M’s, and Skittles
What is Mars?
The infamous witch trials of 1692 took place in Salem in this US state
What is Massachusetts?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller features a famous shower scene with screeching violins
What is Psycho?
This Mexican holiday on November 1–2 honors deceased loved ones with ofrendas and marigolds
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
In Slavic folklore, this witch lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs
Who is Baba Yaga?
The Snickers bar was named after one of these belonging to the Mars family
What is a horse?
Mary Shelley conceived Frankenstein during a ghost-story contest near this Swiss lake
What is Lake Geneva?
This 1922 silent film, an unauthorized Dracula adaptation, starred Max Schreck as Count Orlok
What is Nosferatu
In this medieval practice, the poor went door to door offering prayers for the dead in exchange for soul cakes, a forerunner of trick-or-treating
What is souling?
In Jewish folklore, this clay creature is animated by sacred words and serves as a protector
What is a golem?
In its early days, candy corn was marketed to farmers under this name, a nod to its shape
What is “Chicken Feed”?
The famed escape artist Harry Houdini died on this day
What is Halloween 1926?