WORDS THAT MAKE DOGS GO NUTS
It goes hand in hand with "trick" on All Hallows' Eve
Treat
If a teen has a Finsta, it's a secret account on this social media platform, hidden from parents
On the way home at midnight Ichabod Crane thinks this alliterative specter is in pursuit & has thrown its cranium at the schoolmaster; in the morning, a broken pumpkin shell is found, but not Ichabod Crane
Headless Horseman
Daily Double!!
"P" + a country that uses the ruble as its currency = this historic German realm
Prussia
After getting hit on the head with an acorn, this character warns that "The sky is falling"
Chicken Little
A large, lavish party with dancing; once upon a time Cinderella attended one
Ball
To stop all communication, particularly with a romantic partner, often suddenly & without explanation
Ghosting
Earth is a scary place in this Max Brooks novel subtitled “An Oral History of the Zombie War”
World War Z
"Ar" + a central U.S. state = this other central U.S. state
Arkansas
By 1964 he had more than 600 franchises of his Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants
Colonel Sanders
It's the "P" in the automotive acronym PRNDL
Park
Daily Double!!
Deriving from an Eminem song, this first name of an overzealous fan also became a verb
Stan
The burial of Stephen King's daughter's cat Smucky helped inspire this novel that the author has said is just as dark as can be
Pet Sematary
A West African country + "IA" = this other West African country
Nigeria
A chicken's eggshell is primarily made of this compound, CaCO3
Calcium Carbonate
In the "Ice Age" films, the acorn-obsessed Scrat is a fictional saber-toothed species of this rodent
Squirrel
Something hot can be this or straight this--it all sounds temperature related but isn't
Fire
A Miskatonic Univ. team uncovers horrific artifacts in Antarctica in this author's "At the Mountains of Madness"
H.P. Lovecraft
Central U.S. state + "polis" = this capital city of that same state
Indianapolis
In 2001 Member of Parliament Robin Cook proclaimed this Indian-British chicken preparation to be a U.K. national dish
Chicken Tikka Masala
In "Mean Girls", Gretchen Wieners tries to make this word happen to no avail
Fetch
Sounds like a mode of transport, but this word can mean fan-based support for the romantic pairing of fictional characters
Shipping
This iconic horror author had us on “pins” and needles with books like “The Hellbound Heart,” “Rawhead Rex,” and “The Books of Blood”
Clive Barker
"As" + a Middle Eastern country = this ancient empire
Assyria
Featuring fried chicken pieces in a sweet sauce, this Chinese takeout favorite is named after a 19th century military leader
General Tso’s chicken