Halloween Facts
This is the name of the Mexican holiday that celebrates All Saints' Day (November 1st).
What is día de muertos?
This monster appears under a full moon when it causes a human to transform into a beast.
What is a werewolf?
This municipality lies North of Leiden, and seems to contain the word for "ghost" (but doesn't actually).
What is Oegstgeest?
This Stephen King book and its adapted films feature an evil clown.
What is It?
This language's word for boo is transliterated as "mpou"
What is Greek?
Before carving big orange pumpkins, jack-o'-lanterns were carved from this vegetable.
What is a turnip?
This vampiric character was created by author Bram Stoker.
Who is Dracula?
This is a spooky Dutch way to say you are very tired.
What is doodmoe?
This German film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's vampiric novel.
What is Nosferatu?
In this language, ghosts say "hou"
What is French?
Hallowe'en is an abbreviated form of this name because it is the night before All Saint's Day.
All Hallows' Eve
This mad scientist was created by author Mary Shelley.
Who is Frankenstein?
This is the Dutch word for a haunted house.
What is a spookhuis?
This English filmmaker is famous for Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds.
Who is Alfred Hitchcock?
This language's word for boo is "pöö"
What is Finnish?
Halloween traditions have their roots in this Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
This popular monster has its origins in Haitian folk beliefs about witchcraft and necromancy.
What is a zombie?
Like in an English churchyard, if in Dutch you find yourself in a kerkhof, you are actually here.
What is a cemetery?
This 2019 joint American-Swedish film has been described as "folk horror"
What is Midsommar?
In this language, if you want to scare someone, you can shout "bu", "fu", or even "šš"
What is Russian?
This is the date of Sint Maartensfeest when Dutch children go door to door singing songs in return for treats.
What November 11th?
Pendle in England and Salem in the US were two famous examples of this.
What is a witch trial?
This explosive sounding word means scared or afraid.
What is bang?
"The Grudge" is an English-language re-make of this Japanese horror franchise.
What is Ju-on?
In this language, boō is a verb meaning to bellow or shout loudly.
What is Latin?