Black horror films
Half-mortal, half-immortal, this film introduced our first black vampire hero
What is Blade?
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, this classic movie lunatic escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Michael Myers
This company's biggest competitors in the 1980s were Pop Rocks, Candy Buttons, and Mike and Ike.
Nerds
This holiday originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.
Halloween
This film carried a scene that forever made people question if their rice was maggots
What is Bones?
Vampire in Brooklyn an American comedy horror film produced, starred in, and written by Eddie Murphy, alongside Vernon Lynch and Murphy's older brother Charles Q. Murphy was released in what year?
1995
The spirit of this serial killer who uses a gloved hand with razors to kill his victims in their dreams, causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable.
Freddy Krueger
This is a type of small, tetrahedral, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla.
Candy Corn
This word comes from the Greek word, pepon, which means a “large melon.
Pumpkin
In 1873 Ohio, a mother haunted by her horrific slavery past and her desperate actions for freedom, drives away her two sons, leaving only a daughter who both share the burden of living with a spirit for more than 10 years
What is Beloved?
Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written and directed by this personal in their directorial debut.
Who is Jordan Peele?
This character is an ancient cosmic evil which preys upon the children of Derry, Maine, roughly every 27 years, using a variety of powers that include the ability to shapeshift, manipulate reality, and go unnoticed by adults.
Pennywise the Dancing Clown
Leftover flavors without the color
Now Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the country. It ranks second after this holiday.
Christmas
During a hot Louisiana summer, a young girl drastically discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade and it creates a rift, throwing her entire family into emotional turmoil
What is Eves Bayou?
Directed by Rusty Cundieff and executive-produced by Spike Lee this film presented a frame story of three drug dealers buying some "found" drugs from an eccentric and story-prone funeral director
What is Tales from the Hood?
The 1982 film focuses on a suburban family whose home is invaded by malevolent ghosts that abduct their daughter.
Poltergeist
Every state has its favorite Halloween candy and Florida's favorite candy for the year 2021 is...
Reese’s Cups
Americans spent $490 million on costumes in this specific category in 2019—more than double what they spent in 2010.
Pets
In this chilling tale, a skeptical graduate student researches superstitions about a knife-wielding figure that surrounds a housing project. This movie was released on October 16, 1992, by TriStar Pictures and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $25 million in the US, where it was also regarded in some critical circles as a contemporary classic of horror cinema. Two sequels followed it.
What is Candyman?
Chris and his girlfriend have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, and they endure a weekend getaway. Chris, nervous, cannot separate from the feeling of something bad, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries leads him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
What is Get Out?
In this movie, a teenage girl is terrorized by a new killer, who targets the girl and her friends by using horror films as part of a deadly game.
Scream (1996)
Due to the shortage of sweet stuff, trick-or-treating wasn't as big of a deal during this war.
World War II
Although it is unknown precisely where and when the phrase “trick or treat” was coined, the custom had been firmly established in American popular culture by 1951, when trick-or-treating was depicted in this comic strip.
Peanuts
This film offers a very different take on the genre of horror/suspense. Accompanied by her family, a woman returns to her childhood home haunted by a traumatic experience from the past. Soon, fear becomes her reality when masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the family into a fight for survival.
What is Us?