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Pennywise
This movie follows a mental patient and murderer who escapes a sanitarium and returns to his hometown to stalk innocent passersby
Halloween
This candy, originally called “chicken feed,” was first sold in the 1880s and has become one of the most divisive Halloween treats in America.
Candy Corn
Instead of Halloween, families in this country honor their deceased loved ones with bright marigolds, sugar skulls, and colorful altars
Mexico
Built in 1888, this beachfront San Diego hotel is said to be haunted by the ghost of Kate Morgan, a young woman who checked in but never checked out. Guests and staff still report flickering lights and mysterious footsteps near her old room.
Hotel Del Coronado
Silence of the Lambs
Hannibal Lecter
This film has become a horror classic, tracing the tale of an innkeeper who goes off the psychological deep end
The Shining
The most handed out candy on Halloween
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Festivals take place across this country on Halloween where the holiday originated from
This haunted hotel in Colorado inspired Stephen King’s The Shining
The Stanley Hotel
Saw
John Kramer
This movie is about "found footage" that follows a couple being haunted in their own home.
Paranormal Activity
This candy was inspired by soldiers in the Spanish Civil War eating Smarties (a British-made chocolate)
M&Ms
“Chuseok,” a harvest festival similar in spirit to Halloween, and younger generations have started adopting Western-style costumes and parties
South Korea
This infamous house in New York, became the subject of a best-selling book and horror film series after a family claimed it was possessed by evil spirits.
The Amityville House
Hellraiser
Pinhead
This tense horror film about a woman on the trail of the urban legend of a film that kills anyone who watches it
The Ring
These two candy bars are named after their founders' horses
Snickers and Milky Way
Children go door-to-door singing for the souls of the dead and receiving food in return, a tradition that blends Catholic and indigenous beliefs
Phillippines
This old ocean liner, now docked in Long Beach, California, is said to be haunted by the spirits of sailors and passengers who perished aboard.
The Queen Mary
Hereditary
Paimon
This movie follows a television reporter and her cameraman as they become trapped inside a quarantined apartment building with an infection-spreading, aggressive force
Rec
Originally created in Britain in 1974 and named after a bowling game
Skittles
People visit graves of ancestors and light lanterns during the Obon festival, which honors spirits of the dead rather than trick-or-treating
Japan
This historic fortress on the River Thames is said to be haunted by Anne Boleyn, who was beheaded here in 1536.
The Tower of London