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What is Hocus Pocus?
What is Monster Mash?
While the word "Halloween" is a modern shortening of All Hallows' Eve, the old English word "hallow" translates directly to this revered religious title.
What is a saint?
Vlad the Impaler, a ruthless 15th-century Romanian ruler, served as the historical inspiration for this classic nocturnal monster.
What is a vampire?
In 1912, an unknown killer took the lives of eight people in this Iowa home, which today allows brave guests to book terrifying overnight stays. It is famously haunted by a spirit known as the "Tall Man".
What is the Villisca Axe Murder House?
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What is Nightmare Before Christmas?
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What is Spooky Scary Skeletons?
Long before it became a fun holiday for kids, October 31st was historically viewed by the Celts as a dangerous time because the boundary between these two worlds became completely blurred.
What are the living and the dead?
According to English and North American folklore, shouting this malevolent spirit's name three to thirteen times into a dark mirror will cause her to appear.
What is Bloody Mary?
The restless spirit of this notorious Chicago gangster is said to haunt his old cell at the Eastern State Penitentiary, as well as several of his favorite classic Midwest hideouts.
Who is Al Capone?
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What is Halloween?
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What is Calling all the Monsters?
The ancient Celts didn't dress up for fun; they wore frightening masks and costumes made of animal skins to achieve this specific defensive goal.
What is to hide from or scare away evil spirits?
In Irish folklore, this female spirit’s piercing, mournful wail or shriek warns a family that one of its members is about to die.
What is a Banshee?
A spectral entity known as "The Lavender Lady" and the protective ghost of a former warden named Arthur Glattke are both said to walk the cellblocks of this massive, castle-like Ohio prison.
What is the Ohio State Reformatory?
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What is IT?
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What is I Put a Spell on You?
Halloween grew out of Samhain, an ancient festival marking the end of the harvest and the start of winter that originated in this modern-day European country.
What is Ireland?
This skin-walking, shapeshifting witch from Navajo folklore gains power by breaking cultural taboos and wearing the hides of animals.
What is a Skinwalker?
This luxury Milwaukee hotel is so notoriously haunted that visiting Major League Baseball players frequently blame its ghosts for their bad games.
What is The Pfister Hotel?
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What is Friday the 13th?
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What is Maneater?
In an old, romantic Scottish Halloween tradition, a young woman would peel an apple in one long strip and throw it over her shoulder to reveal this hidden information.
What is the first letter of her future spouse's name?
From Algonquin folklore, this cannibalistic winter spirit is said to possess humans who give in to greed or desperation.
What is a Wendigo?
Dubbed "The Bloodiest 47 Acres in America," this Jefferson City correctional facility lets visitors tour its historic housing units and gas chamber.
What is the Missouri State Penitentiary?