A young girl is possessed by the devil in this 1970s film which claims to be based on real events.
What is the Exorcist?
Zombies usually want to eat this.
What is human flesh / brains?
Charlie Brown was hoping to see this pumpkin
What is the Great Pumpkin?
The wife of a gun maker created this California house to be a home for all the spirits of people killed by her husband's guns.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
What did Mr. Mundra dress as last Halloween?
What is a wizard?
This Stephen King story involving a clown became the largest-grossing horror film of all time worldwide.
What is "It?"
A video game that became a popular zombie series in which a fungal pandemic ravages the world
What is The Last of Us?
From a botany standpoint a pumpkin is in this category.
What is a fruit?
This type of ghost, the name of which was used for a set of movies in the 1980's, is a type of ghost or spirit that is responsible for physical disturbances, such as loud noises and objects being moved or thrown around.
What is a poltergeist?
Either of the top two selling candies for Halloween.
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, M&Ms
After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, a psychiatrist becomes increasingly convinced she is being threatened by an uncanny entity.
What is Smile?
This iconic 1968 film helped shape modern zombie horror.
What is Night of the Living Dead?
This Harry Potter character grows pumpkins.
Who is Rubeus Hagrid?
Any one of the top six devices you need as ghost hunter, at least according to all the ghost hunting reality shows.
What is EMF Meter, Digital Voice Recorder, Night Vision Optics, Digital thermometer, Infrared lights, Motion Sensor?
Some people used to give this to trick-or-treaters instead of store-purchased candy before fake scares about poison and razor blades.
Homemade treats
A critique of the concept of a post-racial America, this 2017 horror movie follows a young black man who uncovers shocking secrets when he meets the family of his white girlfriend.
What is "Get Out?"
This culture's folklore is credited with the origin of the idea of zombies
What is Haitian folklore?
This is the name of a Japanese pumpkin used in many asian dishes.
What is kabocha?
The Blue Lady is said to have haunted a distillery in this town in the Bay Area.
Moss Beach (Half Moon Bay)
National Retail Federation data shows that 2.6 million children dressed up as this comic book character in 2023. It is currently on track to also be the top children's costume for 2024.
What is Spider Man?
In "The Shining," the main character keeps writing this over and over on his typewriter.
What is "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Zombies were always slow and lumbering until British director Danny Boyle made this Zombie movie in which they ran at full speed.
What is 28 Days Later?
This midwestern state is the largest producer of pumpkins in the United States
What is Illinois? (between 500 - 650 million pounds in the last few years)
This California ghost town, east of Yosemite, claims a bad luck curse if you take so much as a nail from the ground, which many visitors claim to have experienced in letters returning stolen items.
What is Bodie?
The winning answer, which got 46% of the over 14,000 votes, to an online USA today poll of "How old is too old to trick-or-treat"
What is "Never!"