Haunted History
This holiday's name is a contraction of "All Hallows Eve" (the night before All Saints Day)
What is Halloween?
A human baby is born with roughly 300 bones, but through fusion during growth, an adult ends up with only this many.
What is 206?
This 1978 slasher film introduced the world to masked killer Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
Written in 1818, this mad scientist was the original body builder.
Who is Dr. Frankenstein?
The fear of small spaces.
What is claustrophobia?
The Irish folktale of "Stingy Jack" is the origin for this classic Halloween decoration.
What is a Jack-o-lantern?
Bats use this biological sonar system to navigate and hunt in total darkness.
What is echolocation?
This 2013 scary movie was inspired by a haunted house in Rhode Island.
What is The Conjuring?
Get the flux capacitor for this mad scientist.
Who is Doc Brown?
The fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
It is believed that Halloween roots back to this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
Unlike humans, this ancient arthropod has blue blood, which is so valuable for detecting bacterial contamination that a quart of it can sell for thousands of dollars.
What is a horseshoe crab?
This 1999 found-footage horror film following three student filmmakers was marketed as if the footage were real.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
This mad scientist will have you doing the time warp.
Who is Dr. Frank-n-Furter?
The fear of balloons.
What is globophobia?