Movies
This 1978 John Carpenter film introduced the masked killer Michael Myers.
Halloween
This tri-colored candy is shaped like a kernel from a cornfield.
Candy Corn
Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel made this Transylvanian count the most famous vampire of all.
Dracula
In Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, this young scientist brings a creature to life.
Victor Frankenstein
This MLB championship often runs right up to Halloween.
World Series
In “Hocus Pocus,” these three witch sisters are brought back to life in Salem.
The Sanderson Sisters
This fruity candy invited you to “Taste the Rainbow.”
Skittles
According to legend, a silver bullet is the best way to stop this creature.
Werewolf
In Stephen King’s “It,” this shape-shifting clown terrorizes the kids of Derry, Maine.
Pennywise
This NFL team is named after an Edgar Allan Poe poem.
Baltimore Ravens
“They’re here!” announces little Carol Anne in this 1982 haunted-house film.
Poltergeist
This candy bar was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse.
Snickers
Perched on cathedrals, this stone creature also works as a rainspout.
Gargoyle
In Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” this phantom rider chases Ichabod Crane.
Headless Horseman
This Washington, D.C., NBA team shares its name with spellcasters.
Washington Wizards
This 1973 film about a possessed girl was the first horror movie nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The Exorcist
H.B. Reese, inventor of the peanut butter cup, once worked for this chocolate company.
Hershey's
In Irish folklore, this female spirit’s wail foretells a death.
Banshee
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella, this respectable doctor’s dark side is Mr. Hyde.
Dr. Jekyll
Seattle’s NHL team is named after this legendary sea monster.
Seattle Kraken
The “blood” swirling down the drain in the shower scene of Hitchcock’s “Psycho” was actually this pantry item.
Chocolate Syrup
This chocolate-covered caramel got its name because the makers couldn’t get the pieces perfectly round.
Milk Duds
In Scottish folklore, this shape-shifting water spirit often appears as a horse and lures riders to drown in lochs.
Kelpie
In Oscar Wilde’s only novel, this man stays young while his portrait ages in his place.
Dorian Gray
Since 2020, MLB extra innings start with this spooky-sounding player on second base.
Ghost Runner