Halloween Songs
This Halloween classic references a dance that I'm not sure if it even is a real dance..
"I was working in the lab late one night..
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight!"
The Monster Mash
Bobby Pickett - Released in 1962
This Halloween themed classic starring the trio of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy was actually released in the summer!
Hocus Pocus
What culture brought us Samhain, the ancient festival where we find the roots of Halloween?
Irish Culture during the early Christian Medieval period known as the Irish Dark Ages over 2000 years ago!
True or false, the tradition of trick or treating was introduced to Halloween in the 1900's.
False!
While trick or treating for candy is a more recent addition dating back to the 1920's in North America, the tradition itself has been ongoing since medieval times.
Though it has been called many things through history including "mumming", "guising", and "souling" people have dressed in costume and visited neighbours to ask for food, cakes, and treats under threat of mischief for a very long time..
This song features a spoken word introduction by horror movie veteran Vincent Price!
"It's close to midnight, something evil's lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart!"
"Thriller"
Michael Jackson - Released in 1982
This 80s classic teenage comedy horror movie features Keifer Sutherland as a Vampire!
The Lost Boys
Did you know there are two sequels, what?!
True or False: The tradition of bobbing for apples has its origins in trying to find a husband.
True, bobbing for apples used to be a popular form of fortune telling with roots going back to Ancient Roman celebrations of Pomona, goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty!
This popular candy bar consisting of nougat, peanuts, and caramel encased in milk chocolate is named after a horse!
Snickers
Finish the verse about this Macabre TV Family
"They're creepy and they're kooky
Mysterious and spooky"
"They're all together ooky
The Addams family
Dun dun dun dun *clap clap*"
This head spinning classic about a girl possessed by the demon Pazuzu was released on Boxing Day in the 70s, how festive!
The Exorcist
The wife of this famous magician, who died on Halloween, tried to communicate with him through an annual séance for 10 years after his death.
Harry Houdini
Bess, his wife, hosted a séance party annually as a remembrance for her husband. Houdini spent a lot of time in his life debunking fake spiritualists and set a challenge for anyone to speak with him after he died.
Many people still host a Halloween séance in his honour to this day.
We're not seasoning the house, it's said that this substance can be spread at your threshold to keep out unwanted spirits.
Salt
Name this song, and who wrote and performed it.
"Very superstitious writings on the wall..
Very superstitious, ladders 'bout to fall.."
"Superstition"
by Stevie Wonder released in 1972
Between sequels, spin-offs, and re-makes this eponymous late 70s slasher classic by John Carpenter boasts 13 movies in its series, how lucky!
Halloween
In the 17th century before the popular use of Pumpkins these Root Vegetables were carved into Jack-o'-Lanterns instead.
Turnips
Werewolf.
"Turn to page 394.."
This one is about a Halloween cult classic movie and a song.. finish this verse and name that movie!
"It's just a jump to the left
And then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips.."
"You bring your knees in tight
But it's the pelvic thrust
That really drives you insane..
Let's do the Time Warp again!"
From the Rocky Horror Picture Show
In this dark movie released in 2001 some timey-wimey nonsense happens as a young man is lead astray by a rabbit costumed stranger named Frank.
Donnie Darko
Why did costumes become a tradition on Halloween?
To hide from evil spirits.
Some traditional beliefs Halloween is rooted in state that the veil that separated our world from the world of spirits is thinnest at Halloween time. People would dress in costumes to scare away unwanted attention from spirits and ghosts.
From top to bottom, what are the three colors in candy corn?
Hint: The top is the pointy bit.
White, orange and yellow.
Did you know Candy Corn used to be called Chicken Feed?