Superstitions
Creatures
Haunted Locations in the US
Horror Films
Corny Halloween Jokes
100

What was the medieval superstition around black cats?

It was the devil disguising himself to meet up with witches without being seen.

100

These creatures date back as early as ancient Greece.  A centuries-old monster is said to be undead, meaning they are animated and act similar to a living human, but with no actual vitality.  

Vampires!

100

A house that is said to be haunted by the all the people that died due to this family's invention?

Winchester Mystery House



100

A film where the actual cast and crew actually seemed to be cursed after filming. Where some actually died in real life.

The Exorcist


 

100

Why do skeletons have low self-esteem?

They have no body to love.

200

What was the superstition around trick or treating in olden times?

Celtic myth was that dressing up as a ghoul would fool the evil spirits into thinking that you were one of them so that they would not try to take your soul.

200

 The being that guides those into the afterlife.

The Grim Reaper


200

A 140-room Colonial Revival hotel in Estes Park, Colorado about five miles from the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. A very famous horror movie was filmed at this location.

Stanley Hotel



200

An alien with the ability to take the form of any life that it absorbs infiltrates an Antarctic research base.

The Thing



200

Why are skeletons so calm?

Because nothing gets under their skin. 

300

What is the superstition around spiders and candles during Halloween?

The superstition that says if a spider falls into a candle-lit lamp and is consumed by the flame, witches are nearby.

300

Some say it is a strange breed of wild dog mostly hairless and has a pronounced spinal ridge, unusually pronounced eye sockets, fangs, and claws. It is said to drain all of the animal's blood.

Chupacabra.



300

A house located in old town San Diego California known to be extremely haunted. All people that have owned it have come into very bad luck.

Whaley House




300

A tale of a 12-year-old boy and his friend who looks like a 12-year-old girl (but most certainly isn't).

Let the Right One In



300

Why did the headless horseman go into business?

He wanted to get a HEAD in life.

400

If you see a bat fly around your house three times during Halloween, what will happen according to this dark superstition? 

It is believed someone in that house may soon die 

400

It is an extremely thin, white humanoid with no discernible arms. Appears to have webbing connected from each knee to the torso. Has actually been caught on footage in Yosemite and Fresno.

Fresno alien or Fresno Nightcrawler. 


400

An American prison known as one of the most haunted in the US. Notorious criminals such as Al Capone and bank robber Willie Sutton were held inside its innovative wagon wheel design. 

 Eastern State Penitentiary


400

Survivors hold up in a mall as the apocalypse begins.

Dawn of the Dead



400

What do you call a witchโ€™s garage?

A broom closet

500

What is the original reason for putting out a Jack-o'-lantern out for Halloween?

Celts believed that placing Jack-o'-lanterns outside would help guide lost spirits home when they wander the streets on Halloween.



500

 This creature is often said to be a malevolent spirit, sometimes depicted as a creature with human-like characteristics, which possesses human beings.

Wendigo

500

This building housed tens of thousands of tuberculosis patients, many of them small children, who were trapped in a never-ending torture experiment. Nothing but howling and screaming filled these walls during operation, which adds to the cold whistling of its current empty shell today.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium




500

A film where two friends try to save themselves and their friends from the apocalypse by going to a pub for protection.

Shawn of the dead 



500

Why donโ€™t mummies take time off?

They are afraid to unwind.

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