Spooky Literature & Music
The phrase "Double, double toil and trouble" comes from this famous play:
What is Macbeth?
Louisville, KY is the location of one of the top 10 most haunted places in America:
What is Waverly Hills Sanatorium?
Scream Queen
Show us your most blood-curdling scream
The first names of the Sanderson sisters (Hocus Pocus) are
Who are Winifred, Mary, and Sarah
This is the most popular Halloween candy in the U.S.
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
This poem written by Edgar Allen Poe in 1845 features a talking bird that repeats the word "Nevermore"
What is "The Raven"?
This is widely considered to be the most haunted object in the world
What is the Annabelle doll?
Unlike the doll depicted in the Conjuring films, the real Annabelle doll is actually a Raggedy Ann.
Candy Corn Challenge
Pick a member from your team and choose another team to compete against (that team will choose their contestant). See who can move the most candy corn from one bowl to the next! No hands are allowed! You have 60 seconds.
The Conjuring film universe is loosely based on the lives and work of this American couple who specialized in paranormal investigations.
Who are Ed and Lorraine Warren.
Ed Warren was a self-taught and self-professed demonologist and author and his wife, Lorraine, professed to be clairvoyant. The Conjuring films are a loosely based, dramatic portrayal of their most famous cases.
This famous magician died on Halloween in 1926.
Who is Harry Houdini?
The first novel written by Stephen King
What is Carrie?
Released in 1974, Carrie was King's first novel. Set in the town of Chamberlain, Maine, the plot revolves around Carrie White, a friendless girl from an abusive religious household who has telekinetic powers.
This hotel in America is famous for inspiring a Stephen King novel and reportedly being haunted
What is the Stanley Hotel.
Built in 1907 and located in Estes Park, CO, King based his novel on a real-life stay at the hotel. The hotel is rumored to be haunted and has been the subject of several paranormal investigations.
Scary Charades
You have 60 seconds to make your team correctly guess 5 out of 6 of these iconic spooky creatures.
This iconic horror movie creature's shape was based on the Oscar statuette
The Creature From the Black Lagoon
Halloween originated from this Celtic festival
What is Samhain?
Marking the end of harvest season, celebrations begin on October 31 and are marked with bonfires, honoring the dead, mumming, guising, and feasting.
This movie features Stay Puft Marshmallow Man as a rampaging villain.
What is Ghostbusters?
The original Ghostbusters (1984) sees 3 Ghostbusters face off against Gozer the Gozerian, who appears in human form and later as the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
The most documented haunting in America, taking place in Tennessee and leading to a death.
What is the Bell Witch haunting?
This haunting, characterized by physical attacks and disembodied voices, was notable for it's extensive community witnesses and detailed accounts and eventually led to the death of patriarch John Bell.
The Marshmallow Man
Pick a member from your team for this competition and have them choose an opponent from an opposing team. The contestant who can eat the most marshmallows within a 60 second window wins.
This famous horror movie features the line "Do you like scary movies?"
What is Scream?
Before pumpkin carving became popular, these vegetables were historically carved during Halloween
What are Turnips?
An animated film featuring the song "This is Halloween":
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This location is considered to be the most haunted place on earth
Aokigahara Forest in Japan, widely known as the "Suicide Forest"
Make Like a Mummy--all teams
You have 60 seconds to turn one of your teammates into a mummy. The best mummy-making group wins.
This famous serial killer inspired the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, and Silence of the Lambs.
Who is Ed Gein?
This state held the first citywide Halloween celebration in 1921
What is Minnesota?
Widely considered the Halloween capital of the world, Anoka, Minnesota was the first place to hold a city-wide Halloween celebration