Halloween
Where does the name Halloween come from?
All Hallow's Eve
This Irish author published Dracula in 1897, creating the most famous vampire in literature.
Bram Stoker
This 1818 novel by Mary Shelley tells the story of a scientist who brings a creature to life, only to be horrified by his own creation.
Frankenstein
In Greek mythology, this one-eyed giant was blinded by Odysseus during his journey home from Troy.
the Cyclops or Polyphemus
Halloween's origin stems from a festival celebrated in what country in the British Isles?
Ireland
The fictional Count Dracula lives in a castle located in this region of modern-day Romania.
Transylvania
The mysterious serial killer who terrorized London's Whitechapel district in 1888 was known by this chilling name.
Jack the Ripper
In ancient Egypt, the god Anubis, with the head of a jackal, was associated with this part o the afterlife process.
Halloween is celebrated on October 31 because the Celts believed that the blurring of the veil took place on this day. What happens when the veil between the spirit and human world is weakened?
Vlad III, the 15th-century ruler who inspired Dracula's name, earned this grisly nickname for his brutal method of punishment.
Vlad the Impaler
The setting of many Gothic tales, this type of building often features decaying walls, secret passages, and haunting atmospheres.
Castles or Manors
the Minotaur
What was the original purpose of carving faces into turnips, which evolved into modern pumpkin carving?
to ward off evil spirits
This fictional hero is best known for hunting Dracula and forms "Dracula's Hunters."
Professor Van Helsing
This novel by Robert Louis Stevenson explores the dual nature of humanity through a man who transforms into his monstrous alter ego.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
In Mesopotamian mythology, the hero Gilgamesh battled this monstrous guardian of the Cedar Forest.
Humbaba or Hugeness the Terrible
Trick-or-treating originated from the medieval practice of souling, in which people would walk to people's homes and perform a service in exchange for soul cakes. What was this service?
Pray for the dead
The name "Dracula" comes from the Latin drac, meaning "dragon." Vlad III's father was a member of this knightly order, which inspired the name.
Order of the Dragons
Often called the "father of the modern detective story," this author created The Murders in the Rue Morgue and Fall of the House of Usher, which inspired the Gothic mood of Victorian Horror.
Edgar Allan Poe
The Aztecs believed this feathered serpent god created humanity and demanded human sacrifice to sustain the world.
Quetzalcoatl
Across cultures and centuries, from the Greek Minotaur to Frankenstein's creature and Count Dracula, stories of monsters often reveal this deeper truth about what humans fear most.
ourselves or the dark side of human nature