Spooky Sights & Sounds
The child actor of this 1980 horror movie was told he was starring in a "drama" in an effort to protect him (Bonus points for giving HIS name as well)
What is the Shining and actor Danny Lloyd?
This animal which makes up ~20% of all mammal species
What are bats?
This is the song that was sang with arguably the MOST energy during last year's Halloween party
What is Witch Doctor by David Seville (ooh-ee-ooh-aah-aah)?
Less common than you might think, more common than you'd like, and the US reports more of them than anywhere else in the world.
What are serial killers?
The colors of candy corn from tip, middle, and base (Bonus points for its original name)
What is white, orange, yellow and originally marketed as Chicken Feed?
This actor largely improvised his role as Beetlejuice in the 1988 film of the same name3
Who is Michael Keaton?
In Hollywood, this practical joke toy is illegal to use on Halloween to prevent damage to public property
What is silly string ("party in a can")?
Jell-O brains, mummy-themed hot dogs and rice treats, and some of the options here tonight
What were food options at last year's Halloween party
A never-caught serial killer with monikers like "the white chapel murderer" and "leather apron"
Who is Jack the Ripper?
This treat's first big customer was the U.S. Army during WWII because it kept solid in soldier's pockets
What are M&Ms?
This campy 1981 film was shot with a tiny 11-person crew in a remote cabin that later burned down (Bonus points for naming the main character)
What is Evil Dead and a man named Ash?
This country includes the region of Transylvania, the central location featured in the 1897 novel Dracula (Bonus points for naming the author of said book)
What is Romania and Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula?
[Not counting your own] These are the costumes brought by guests for last year's party (Bonus if you name 3+)
What are vampires, greasers, a life guard, a skeleton, and the Mario brothers have in common?
The reclusive killer Ed Gein made these items out of human remains (Bonus points for naming 3+)
What are skull bowl/bedposts, skin-upholstered chairs/lampshade/basket, and skin-clothing (belt, leggings, corset, vest)?
The one of the earliest civilizations known to have made candy using honey with seeds, fruits, nuts, licorice, and ginger.
What are the ancient Egyptians?
A broom, mop, and, vacuum cleaner in the year 1993.
What tools did the Sanderson sisters use to fly out of town in the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus?
This is the root vegetable originally used to carve Jack-o'-lanterns (Bonus points naming the people who started it)
What are Gaelic turnips?
The identity of this killer was revealed to be none other than Winston the pug at last year's party
Who is Ghostface?
This murderer is best known for creating a hotel nicknamed the "Murder Castle", which was a labyrinth full of traps designed to kill unsuspecting visitors.
Who is H. H. Holmes?
The best selling Halloween candy in the US circa 2024 (Bonus points for giving the second-best as well)
What are Reese's Peanut Butter cups, followed by Peanut M&Ms?
The character whose name was inspired by Frank Sinatra's song "Strangers in the night".
Who is Scooby-Doo?
It sounds like a joke, it is sometimes believed that this event is actually why famous magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926
What is being punched repeatedly in the stomach?
After giving a lecture on 10/22/1926, Houdini was resting in his dressing room to nurse his broken ankle when 3 students entered. One asked Houdini “if he believed in the miracles of the Bible” and queried whether he could really withstand any blow to the abdomen, as had been previously proclaimed.
Houdini mused that his stomach could withstand a lot.
Suddenly and forcefully, Whitehead began to punch him hard in the abdomen, delivering ‘hammer-like blows’ upon the magician. Laid back on the sofa with a broken ankle, Houdini was unable to stand and protect himself, and the assault only ceased when he began to gesture that he had had enough, gasping that he had not had time to brace himself
After two days of pain, doctors told him to get immediate surgery to remove his appendix but instead he went on to do a show that night. He collapsed in the middle but managed to finish the performance. In the hospital, he fought back for two weeks before dying on Halloween.
In addition to tiny ghosts, these spooky changes were found around the Beethany house for last year's party (Bonus points for 3+ examples)
What are mini pumpkins, bats/ghosts in the lampshades, bloody fang marks, Frankenstein and his bride, a zombie, and a coffee shop named "Cafe al di Dread"?
Names used by "Killer Clown" John Wayne Gacy when he performed at children's parties and charity events (Bonus points for both)
What is Pogo the (happy) clown and Patches the (more serious) clown?
Unlike its brethren, this treat is made almost entirely out of fat; but it isn't exactly the "black" sheep of the family
What is white chocolate?