Literature
The story "Carmilla" features an early appearance of one of these creatures in fiction; it's dispatched with a stake to the heart
Vampire
The total money in a standard version of this real estate board game is $15,140
Monopoly
It's said that "it takes two to" do this dance that evolved in Buenos Aires
Tango
In 2008 2 Italian magicians pulled 300 of these out of a hat
Rabbits
It's the second-largest member of the violin family
Cello
A sea-witch tells this 19th c. title gal that her transformation will make each step feel like "treading upon sharp knives"
The Little Mermaid
A case file envelope is put in the middle of this game's board, which has 9 rooms
Clue
1990s country fans scooted their boots in this geometrically named type of dancing
Line dance
This 2-word rhyming phrase, a magical incantation, is also the name of a movie about 3 sister witches
Hocus pocus
This bent steel rod struck by a small metal rod is used in the final movement of Beethoven's Ninth
A triangle
This book that won a Pulitzer in 1961 depicts racial injustice in a small Southern town
To Kill a Mockingbird
The name of this game comes from Chinese for "sparrows" or "little birds", which you may see on some of the tiles
Mahjong
This dance that was popular in the 1920s is named for a city in South Carolina
Charleston
This term for a magician comes from Middle English for "wise"
Wizard
In classical style, these are attached to the thumbs with one hand clicking a simple rhythm, the other a more complicated one
Castanets
Britannica describes this type of literature as "pseudomedieval", with "a prevailing atmosphere of mystery & terror"
Gothic
In "The Game of" this, just like the real thing, the goal is to manage your money & get to retirement wealthy
Life
Dances with repetitive names include the cancan & this lively Cuban dance
Cha-cha
Giving a lot of bang for your buck in the 1920s, he presented magic, illusions, escapes & phony mediums exposed
Houdini
Modern versions of these Latin American rattles contain lead shot rather than beads or seeds
Maracas
To pass the time on a rainy day in Geneva, she & her husband & friends were telling each other ghost stories; she came up with "Frankenstein"--not bad for starting your first novel at age 18
Mary Shelley
The heads of 4 amphibious ungulates gobble up marbles in this Hasbro game
Hungry hungry hippos
Polite society was shocked to see couples in close contact for this ballroom dance that has a Viennese type
Waltz
Useful when performing magic, this 3-word skill refers to manual dexterity employed in doing tricks
Sleight of hand
This largest brass instrument is also the one with the lowest pitch
Tuba