Halloween Movies
In this classic Disney movie, a teenager accidentally resurrects three witch sisters in Salem, Massachusetts.
Hocus Pocus
According to folklore, a human can turn into this terrifying beast during a full moon, and can only be stopped by a silver bullet.
A werewolf
This popular halloween candy was actually invented in 1928 by a former dairy farmer who used to work for Milton Hershey.
Reese's Cups
If you scream and run away when you see an eight-legged spider crawling across the floor, you have this very common fear.
Arachnophobia
This large, flightless bird native to Australia is the second-largest living bird by height, right behind the ostrich.
Emu
This iconic horror movie villain stalks his victims on Halloween night while wearing a modified, spray-painted mask.
Michael Myers
These nocturnal flying mammals are heavily associated with Halloween, likely because their search for insects looks like erratic, spooky dancing in the night sky.
Bats
This iconic Halloween candy brand features a commercial mascot named "The Wall" and is famous for its heavily tart, powder-filled pressed sugar bars that turn into chewing gum.
Razzles
This common childhood fear is why people use nightlights, and why trick-or-treating happens before the sun goes completely down.
Nyctophobia (Fear of the Dark)
This is the only planet in our solar system that rotates on its side, with its axis pointing almost directly at the Sun.
Uranus
In Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Skellington holds this official title in his home of Halloween Town.
the Pumpkin King
This Gothic horror novel did not invent vampires, but it established the modern rules of the creature, including its weakness to garlic, crucifixes, and stakes.
Dracula
This chocolate bar was uniquely named by its inventors, the Mars family, after their favorite prize-winning riding horse.
Snickers
Seeing a movie villain like Pennywise or someone with a big red nose and oversized shoes might trigger this specific fear.
Coulrophobia (Fear of Clowns)
This is the only letter in the English alphabet that does not appear in the official name of any US state.
Q
This 1980 Stephen King adaptation features a terrifying, snowed-in Colorado hotel named The Overlook.
The Shining
This real-life, tiny arachnid is famous for spinning complex, geometric webs, and its silhouette is a staple decoration for spooky office corners.
Orb-weavers spider
Though originally invented in 1932 as a three-flavored bar (chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry), this iconic candy bar dropped down to just chocolate during WWII due to wartime sugar rationing and rising strawberry costs.
3 Musketeers
People with this fear would absolutely hate visiting a haunted house or watching a movie about poltergeists.
Phasmophobia (Fear of Ghosts)
This singer wrote songs under the secretive, male Swedish pseudonym "Nils Sjöberg"
Taylor Swift
This 1999 independent psychological horror film was marketed using a viral internet campaign that tricked audiences into thinking the student filmmakers actually went missing in a Maryland forest.
The Blair Witch Project
In traditional Irish folklore, this screaming, ghostly female spirit wails outside a house to predict the imminent death of a family member.
Banshee
Originally called "Chicken Feed", it was first manufactured in the 1880s.
Candy Corn
Many hotels and elevators skip this specific number entirely because it is widely feared as the ultimate symbol of bad luck.
Triskaidekaphobia (Fear of the number 13)
Before it was renamed in 1997 to sound more approachable, this popular Netflix streaming service was originally founded under this tech-sounding name.
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