Method in the Madness
Ghost hunters use this common device to measure fluctuations in invisible energy fields.
EMF meter (Electromagnetic Field meter)
This 1982 hit by Michael Jackson features a spooky spoken-word segment by horror icon Vincent Price.
Thriller
This haunted Nintendo mansion is cleaned up by Mario’s ghost-hunting brother.
Luigi’s Mansion
Known as "Dr. Death," is one of the most prolific serial killers in history, believed to have murdered over 200 of his patients in the UK
Harold Shipman
This majestic creature, often a symbol of purity, is traditionally a horse with a single spiral horn on its forehead
Unicorn
This handheld radio-scanning device is used to generate white noise, which some believe allows spirits to communicate by manipulating the sound.
Spirit Box (or Ghost Box)
This novelty song, a classic since 1962, describes a monster party hosted by a mad scientist, featuring guests like Dracula and the Wolf Man.
Monster Mash
Players are trapped in a nightmarish pizzeria filled with killer animatronics.
Five Nights at Freddy’s
This unidentified killer terrorized the Whitechapel district of London in 1888, often referred to as the first modern serial killer.
Jack the Ripper
This avian creature is cyclically regenerated or reborn, obtaining new life by arising from the ashes of a fire
Phoenix
This camera technology is used to detect and display minute differences in temperature, often theorized to be caused by spiritual entities.
Thermal camera (or infrared camera)
Ray Parker Jr. famously asked "Who you gonna call?" in this 1984 hit theme song.
Ghostbusters
Lady Dimitrescu torments Ethan in this horror title.
Resident Evil 7 (Village)
This killer, who often donned a clown costume as "Pogo" or "Patches," murdered at least 33 young men and boys in the suburbs of Chicago
John Wayne Gacy
This creature from Scottish folklore is a shapeshifting water spirit, most often appearing as a horse, that drowns its riders.
Kelpie
"The scientific term for the fear of Halloween is _______, named after this ancient Celtic festival that marks the end of the harvest season and the beginning of the dark, cold winter."
Samhainophobia
The acronym EVP stands for this type of sound phenomenon, captured using digital audio recorders.
Electronic Voice Phenomena
This spooky tune is the opening track to the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
This Is Halloween
This psychological horror franchise by Konami features fog, monsters, and the eerie town of the same name.
Silent Hill
This killer, who often targeted young college-aged women in the 1970s, famously acted as his own lawyer during his televised Florida trial
Ted Bundy
This legendary ape-like creature is said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains, with a name that translates to "abominable snowman."
Yeti
This device uses a motion sensor and an antenna to create an electromagnetic field, alerting investigators to anything that breaks the field's frequency.
REM Pod (or Rem-Pod)
Written by Warren Zevon, this 1978 song includes the memorable lyric, "I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.
Werewolves of London
This game series by FromSoftware is known for its punishing difficulty and gothic monsters.
Dark Souls
The "BTK" in this killer's moniker stands for Bind, Torture, Kill; he terrorized Wichita, Kansas, for decades before his arrest in 2005.
Dennis Rader
In Greek mythology, this creature was a monster with the head and tail of a snake, and the body of a lion
Chimera