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This 1993 Disney film features three resurrected witch sisters named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary.
Hocus Pocus
This friendly comic book and cartoon ghost has appeared in media since the 1940s.
Casper
In 1958, this First Lady became the very first person to officially decorate the White House for Halloween, hanging owls and goblins in the State Dining Room.
Mamie Eisenhower
this candy makes you Taste the Rainbow
Skittles
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st to mark the Eve of this Christian Holiday.
All Saints’ Day (Halloween is All Hallows’ Eve)
This famous bony character is known as the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town.
Jack Skellington
This boy waits all night in the pumpkin patch every year hoping to see The Great Pumpkin.
Linus
Celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, this vibrant Mexican holiday honors deceased loved ones with sugar skulls and marigolds.
Día de los muertos (Day of the Dead)
Commissioned by the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II because it wouldn't melt easily in soldiers' pockets, this chewy, chocolate-flavored taffy became a staple of trick-or-treating.
Tootsie Rolls
The color of spider blood
Blue
In the legendary opening scene of ‘Scream’, Casey Becker is tormented over the phone and asked to name the killer in this classic 1980 horror film.
Friday the 13th
This classic scary story collection with terrifying illustrations by Stephen Gammell was famously "too scary" for many school libraries in the 1990s.
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
The legendary figure "Stingy Jack," who tricked the Devil and was cursed to roam the earth with a burning coal, gave his name to this classic decoration.
Jack-o-Lantern
When it was first invented in the 1880s, candy corn was originally marketed under this unappetizing name.
Chicken feed
In Irish folklore, this spirit is known for letting out a piercing, mournful wail to warn that a death in the family is imminent.
Banshee
This 1973 landmark horror film famously features a possessed Regan MacNeil spinning her head a full 360 degrees and descending a staircase in a terrifying, upside-down crab/spider-like posture.
The Exorcist
Max becomes the king of these fierce, yellow-eyed creatures after he is sent to bed without any supper.
The Wild Things
Before pumpkins, this root vegetable was carved into lanterns to ward off evil spirits.
Turnips
Introduced in 1930 by Mars, this nougat, peanut, and caramel candy bar was reportedly named after a beloved horse owned by the Mars family.
Snickers
What percent of pumpkin is water
90%
In Hocus Pocus, Winifred Sanderson sings this song at the town Halloween party.
I put a spell on you
This famous character from your childhood is scared of the sun and garlic.
Dracula
This traditional Scottish and Irish practice involved children dressing in disguise and going door-to-door, requiring them to perform a song, poem, or party trick before receiving fruit, nuts, or coins.
guising
This tangy, flavored sugar powder originally started out as a liquid drink mix called Fruiti-Drink before manufacturers realized kids preferred licking the powder.
This 10-letter word is the medical term used to describe a pathological fear of Halloween.
Samhainophobia