This animal joined Halloween after the 15th century fear of witches spread through Europe
the black cat
Not one but two of this king's six wives are said to haunt Hampton Court Palace
Henry VIII
Cavities in the skull called orbits house these organs
the eye
Starring Chris Rock, the 2021 film "Spiral" was a step in a new direction for this prolific horror franchise
Saw
In Haiti & parts of West Africa, it's a corpse brought back to life
a zombie
This Halloween game may be derived from the inclusion of the goddess Pomona in the festivities
bobbing for apples
Glamis Castle in this U.K. country has several ghosts, including an earl who gambled with the devil, & lost
Scotland
This liquid makes up about 20% of a bone's weight, as opposed to about 60% of the weight of the entire body
water
By trying to protect his master from some seriously spooky stuff, Indy the dog exemplifies the title of this 2025 movie
Good Boy
Also known as a lycanthrope, this beastly monster can be killed by a silver bullet or other silver weapon
Originally, instead of pumpkins, this small root vegetable of the mustard family was used for carving
a turnip
Screaming ghosts have been heard at the old Lalaurie House on Royal Street in this section of New Orleans
the French Quarter
Also called the kneecap, it's an example of a sesamoid bone because it's encased in tendons
the patella
A bloody good time was had by "Sinners" viewers & by this man who snagged an Oscar for his screenplay
Ryan Coogler
In Egypt, it had the body of a lion & head of a man; in Greece it had the head of a woman & wings
the Sphinx
This Christian holiday also called Hallowmas was created as the day after Halloween to convert people
All Saints' Day
This magician who died on Halloween is said to haunt the ruins of his Hollywood Hills estate
Houdini
Osteoblasts, osteocytes & osteoclasts are types of these basic units that make up bones
cells
In "Companion", she played Iris, who gets blood on her hands when her programming is toyed with
Sophie Thatcher
Half-man, half-beast son of the Queen of Crete
the Minotaur
This character comes from a tale of a dead man barred from heaven & hell who wandered the Earth with his fire
the jack-o-lantern
A violent ghost called the Bell Witch allegedly murdered John Bell in this "Volunteer State" in 1820
Tennessee
This long, flat bone is made up of 3 parts with the most ribs attached to the middle part
the sternum
This 2022 chiller paired up Timothée Chalamet & Taylor Russell as a pair of fine young cannibals
Bones and All
This other word for a vampire may come from the Greek word "nosophoros", or plague-carrier
Nosferatu