Monster, Myths, and Legends
In folklore, silver bullets are said to be the only way to kill this creature.
What is a werewolf?
This holiday involves honoring deceased loved ones with altars, food, and flowers, primarily in Mexico.
What is Dia de los Muertos ?
Halloween became widely celebrated in the U.S. after immigrants from this country brought the tradition.
What is Ireland ?
The fear of spiders is known by this scientific name.
What is arachnophobia?
In folklore, witches often gather to perform spells at this phase of the moon.
What is a full moon ?
This creature from Latin American folklore is said to suck the blood of goats.
This place in Greek mythology is where souls go after death, ruled by Hades.
What is the Underworld ?
This famous American town in Massachusetts was the site of witch trials in 1692.
What is Salem >
People once believed this type of tree or its branches could ward off evil spirits.
What is an oak tree ?
Witches were sometimes believed to shape-shift into this type of animal to sneak around unnoticed.
What is a cat (or sometimes a crow or wolf) ?
In Germanic folklore, this horned, demonic figure punishes misbehaving children and sometimes accompanies St. Nicholas.
What is Krampus ?
Ancient Egyptians believed this organ was weighed against a feather to judge a soul's purity.
what is the heart ?
This Halloween decoration is carved with spooky or funny faces and lit from within.
What is a Jack-o'-latern ?
During the European witch trials, accused witches were often tortured to confess; many suffered this grim fate.
What is execution (hanging, burning, or drowning)?
This herb was commonly used in European witchcraft for protection and to cast spells
What is rosemary ?
This ghostly figure is said to wail through the night, mourning the loss of her children, and her cries are said to bring misfortune to those who hear her.
Who is La Llorana
In Norse Mythology, this is where brave warriors go after death.
What is Valhalla ?
The tradition of carving scary faces into vegetables on Halloween originally used this root in Ireland
What is a turnip ?
In the Middle Ages, people believed that eclipses or comets were signs of this.
What is impeding doom or bad luck ?
In folklore, this magical object is often used to see the future and is associated with witches and fortune-tellers
What is a crystall ball ?
In American folklore, this spirit is said to appear as a flaming skull on horseback, warning of death or disaster, and inspired a famous story by Washington Irving.
What is the headless horseman ?
In Catholic belief, this state is where souls undergo purification for venial sins or remaining punishment before entering Heaven.
What is purgatory?
This old term for Halloween reflected people’s belief that the boundary between the living and the dead was thinnest on that night.
What is All Hallows Eve ?
Known across cultures as the personification of death, this cloaked, skeletal figure with a scythe is said to harvest the souls of the dying.
What is the Grim Reaper ?
This symbol, a five-pointed star often within a circle, is traditionally associated with protection and magic in witchcraft.
What is a pentagram?