Spooky Origins
Known for mass hysteria and witchcraft trials in 1692, this Massachusetts city now hosts over a million visitors every October.
What is Salem?
According to annual sales and bulk distributor data, this peanut-butter-and-chocolate classic consistently ranks as the #1 best-selling Halloween candy in the U.S.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
This 1993 cult Disney film follows three resurrected witch sisters—Winifred, Sarah, and Mary—wreaking havoc on modern-day Salem.
What is Hocus Pocus?
The practice of "guising" or "souling," where children traded songs or prayers door-to-door for treats, evolved into this modern October tradition.
What is trick-or-treating?
Originally called "Chicken Feed" when invented in the 1880s, this tri-colored candy remains one of the most polarizing Halloween treats today.
What is Candy Corn?
This 1984 record-breaking music video features red leather jackets, a synchronized cemetery dance routine, and narration by horror icon Vincent Price.
What is "Thriller"?
Carving faces into vegetables to ward off evil spirits created this iconic Halloween decoration.
What is a Jack-o'-lantern?
Hitting the holy grail house in the neighborhood meant walking away with this specific type of candy bar, instead of the measly bite-sized "Fun Size" ones.
What is a full-size candy bar?
Ray Parker Jr. topped the charts with the title track for this 1984 comedy, famously answering the musical question: "Who you gonna call?"
Who are the Ghostbusters?
Author Mary Shelley created this famous 1818 monster brought to life by a scientist using lightning.
What is Frankenstein?
This unwrapped, powdery fruit candy sold in rolls is notorious for sitting at the bottom of the trick-or-treat bucket until Thanksgiving.
What are Smarties?
Every year on November 1st at 12:01 AM, the internet collectively declares Halloween over as this music icon "defrosts" to usher in Christmas.
Who is Mariah Carey?
This ancient Gaelic harvest festival marked the end of summer and is widely considered the precursor to modern Halloween.
What is Samhain?
Before this soft, chewy sour candy was renamed in 1985 to capitalize on the Cabbage Patch Kids craze, it was originally launched in Canada under the name "Mars Men."
What are Sour Patch Kids?
Dubbed the undisputed "Queen of Halloween," this supermodel hosts a legendary annual bash where she has shown up disguised as Princess Fiona, Jessica Rabbit, and a giant, hyper-realistic earthworm.
Who is Heidi Klum?