Monsters & Creatures 👻
According to legend, this classic monster can be warded off by garlic, holy water, or a wooden stake.
Who is a Vampire?
This tri-colored, triangle-shaped treat is one of the most famous (and debated) candies of Halloween.
What is Candy Corn?
In this 1993 Disney favorite, the Sanderson sisters return to Salem after 300 years.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This traditional Halloween activity involves trying to grab floating fruit from a tub of water using only your teeth.
What is Bobbing for Apples?
This is the only mammal capable of true, sustained flight, and it is heavily associated with vampires.
What is a Bat?
This creature transforms during a full moon and can only be stopped by a silver bullet.
What is a Werewolf?
This chocolate-covered peanut butter cup is consistently ranked as America's favorite Halloween candy.
What is a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup?
This silent serial killer stalks the teens of Haddonfield, Illinois, wearing a modified Captain Kirk mask.
Who is Michael Myers?
Halloween evolved from this ancient Celtic festival, where people lit bonfires and wore costumes to ward off ghosts.
What is Samhain?
Arachnophobia is the extreme or irrational fear of these eight-legged creatures.
What are Spiders?
Mary Shelley wrote the 1818 novel about this scientist who created a monster from reanimated body parts.
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
This candy's famous slogan challenges you to "Taste the Rainbow."
What are Skittles?
Jack Skellington is the "Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town in this animated classic.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
Before pumpkins became the standard, people in Ireland and Scotland carved Jack-o'-lanterns out of this root vegetable.
What are Turnips?
This adult human structure is made up of 206 bones.
What is a Skeleton?
Originating in Haitian folklore, these undead, flesh-eating creatures became staples of modern pop culture.
What are Zombies?
Candy corn was originally called this when it was first mass-produced in the 1880s because of its agrarian roots.
What is Chicken Feed?
This 1973 film about a possessed girl named Regan is widely considered one of the scariest horror movies of all time.
What is The Exorcist?
The name "Halloween" is a shortening of this phrase, which refers to the night before All Saints' Day.
What is All Hallow’s Eve?
This astronomical event occurs when there are two full moons in a single calendar month—perfect for a spooky night.
What is a Blue Moon?
In Egyptian mythology, this creature has the body of a lion and the head of a human, though they are more famously preserved as mummies.
What is a Sphinx?
This explosive, popping candy was rumored in the 1970s to cause children's stomachs to explode if mixed with soda.
What are Pop Rocks?
This director is famous for his gothic, spooky films like Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, and Corpse Bride.
Who is Tim Burton?
In the phrase "Trick or Treat," this is what the "trick" originally referred to if a treat wasn't given.
What is a Prank?
Transylvania, the famous home country of Count Dracula, is a real historical region located in this modern-day European country.
What is Romania?