Traditions
What fall decoration is commonly placed in a field of corn meant to scare?
Scarecrow
This undead creature from Egyptian lore is typically wrapped in bandages and awakened by a curse.
Mummy
In this 1993 Disney favorite, three witch sisters named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary are accidentally resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts.
Hocus Pocus
This iconic multi-colored, triangular Autumn treat is shaped like a vegetable but consists mostly of sugar, syrup, and wax.
Candy Corn
This 1962 novelty hit by Bobby "Boris" Pickett proclaims that the graveyard smash "caught on in a flash."
Monster Mash
What outdated myth states that this black animal is meant to bring bad luck?
Black Cat
Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel popularized this nocturnal monster, who famously resides in a castle in Transylvania.
Dracula
This classic 1978 slasher film directed by John Carpenter features the terrifying, mask-wearing killer Michael Myers.
Halloween
Introduced in 1923, this chocolate-covered, nougat-filled bar shares its name with the cosmic galaxy containing Earth's solar system.
Milky Way
Vincent Price provides a haunting spoken-word rap at the end of this massive 1982 Michael Jackson title track.
Thriller
Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside directly led to these distinctive and much larger modern Halloween gourds.
Jack-O-Lanterns
This specific type of reanimated corpse originating from Haitian folklore was traditionally controlled by a voodoo sorcerer before Hollywood turned them into flesh-eating hordes.
Zombie
Tim Burton produced this stop-motion animated film where Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, tries to take over Christmas.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This peanut butter treat, originally called "Penny Cups," was created in 1928 by a former dairy farmer who worked for Milton Hershey.
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Ray Parker Jr. scored a huge #1 hit with the theme song for this 1984 film, asking the musical question, "Who you gonna call?"
Ghostbusters
Attracting over 50,000 costumed participants every year, the Greenwich Village Parade in this city is the largest Halloween parade in the United States.
NYC
In Washington Irving's classic 1820 short story, this decapitated phantom terrorizes the schoolmaster Ichabod Crane.
Headless Horseman
Saying this mischievous spirit's name exactly three times will summon him from the afterlife to cause absolute chaos.
Beetlejuice
These colorful, fruit-flavored chews come in a wrapper that explicitly warns you to "Explain the Juiciness."
Starburst
This creepy, snapping theme song features lyrics that describe a kooky family that is altogether "ooky."
The Adam’s Family
What ancient, Celtic festival has directly shaped and is linked to modern day halloween?
Samhain
In folklore, this shape-shifting beast can only be stopped by a silver bullet.
Werewolf
This 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie stars Debbie Reynolds as Grandma Aggie, a good witch living in a secret, magical town.
Halloweentown
Originally called "Papa's Hook," this classic, long, braided taffy rope has been making lips look colorful since 1953.
Airheads
This 1981 collaboration by Queen and David Bowie famously features a baseline that was later sampled in Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby."
Under Pressure