Horror Movies
A young girl’s head spins as she’s possessed by a demon in this 1973 classic.
What is The Exorcist?
This orange, yellow, and white candy shows up every Halloween but contains no actual corn.
What is Candy Corn?
Bats use this sense technique to navigate and hunt in the dark.
What is echolocation?
This friendly ghost had his own cartoon and lives to “boo” nicely.
Who is Casper?
This holiday originated from the Celtic festival Samhain, marking the end of harvest season.
What is Halloween?
The film that introduced the character Pennywise the Clown.
What is It?
This candy’s slogan is “Taste the rainbow.”
What are Skittles?
Pumpkins, cucumbers, and tomatoes are all technically this type of plant structure.
What is a fruit?
This giant lizard has destroyed Tokyo more times than we can count.
What is Godzilla?
This 1692 event in Massachusetts led to 20 executions for witchcraft.
What were the Salem Witch Trials?
This 2007 film follows a family haunted by a demon named “Toby.”
What is Paranormal Activity?
These candies are known for their crisp wafer layers under a chocolate coating.
What are Kit Kats?
This part of the brain triggers the “fight or flight” response when you’re scared.
What is the amygdala?
This giant spider in the Forbidden Forest was once kept as a pet by Hagrid.
Who is Aragog?
This historic battlefield in Pennsylvania is rumored to be haunted by Civil War soldiers.
What is Gettysburg?
“Here’s Johnny!”
What is The Shining?
The main ingredient in Tootsie Rolls is this.
What is cocoa?
The sound of creaking floorboards in haunted houses comes from wood expanding and contracting due to changes in this.
What is temperature (or humidity)?
This mythic sea monster’s name is often used for anything huge and tentacled.
What is the Kraken?
This castle in Romania is commonly associated with Count Dracula.
What is Bran Castle?
Name three horror movies directed by Jordan Peele.
What are Get Out, Us, and Nope?
(Also accepted:)
Candyman (2021), which he co-wrote and produced
Wendell & Wild (2022) – stop-motion dark fantasy he produced
These candies were named after the sound their machine made while producing them.
What are Milk Duds?
Scientists once reanimated pig brains hours after death using this system.
What is a perfusion system?
This Pokémon was inspired by an actual Japanese myth about a ghostly woman.
What is Misdreavus?
This castle in Ireland is known as one of the world’s most haunted, home to the “Elemental,” a spirit that smells of decay.
What is Leap Castle?