Literary Horrors
This author is renowned for pioneering the genre of cosmic horror, characterized by themes of existential dread, ancient gods, and humanity's insignificance in the universe.
Who is H.P. Lovecraft?
The three rules for taking care of a Mogwai (Gremlins 1984).
What is no bright light, don't get them wet, and never feed them after midnight?
The cursed 13th child of Jane Leeds, suspected to still be roaming the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
What is the Jersey Devil?
Astraphobia
What is fear of thunder and lightning.
Preceding pumpkins, this root vegetable was carved with scary faces to ward off evil spirits.
What are turnips?
This 1971 horror novel purports to be based on a real event that occurred in 1949.
What is The Exorcist?
The 1999 found footage horror film that convinced mass groups of people that the film's events were real.
What is The Blair Witch Project?
Located in San Jose, California, this sprawling mansion was built by a widow who believed she was cursed by the spirits of those killed by her husband’s invention.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
Chromophobia
What is fear of colors?
Done in order to avoid being terrorized by the evil spirits walking the Earth during Samhain, the Celts began this classic Halloween tradition.
What is wearing costumes?
The cat's name in Stephen King’s Pet Sematary.
The state where 1968's Night of the Living Dead takes place.
What is Pennsylvania?
This former Alcatraz inmate, known for his attempts to escape, is believed to haunt the prison's Cell Block D, with reports of his ghostly wails heard in the night.
Who is Al Capone?
Nyctophobia
What is fear of the dark?
The Celtic symbolism behind the classic Halloween colors black and orange.
What is the "death" of summer and the autumn harvest season?
In Shirley Jackson's novel "The Haunting of Hill House," this character serves as the story's unreliable narrator and is gradually consumed by the malevolent forces within the house.
Who is Eleanor Vance?
This film is widely considered to be the first horror movie ever made.
What is The House of the Devil 1898?
A former First Lady, she is believed to haunt the White House’s Rose Garden and is often spotted in a white gown by staff and visitors.
Who is Abigail Adams?
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
What is fear of long words?
What is bobbing for apples?
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho was inspired by a short story by Robert Bloch. Bloch’s story, in turn, was inspired by real-life events which later resurfaced in what classic cult film?
What is the Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
The cause of the outbreak of a deadly virus in the 2002 film 28 Days Later.
What are infected monkeys?
This Scottish fortress, home to many bloody battles, is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a piper who disappeared in its tunnels over 400 years ago.
What is Edinburgh Castle?
Samhainophobia
What is fear of Halloween?
Previously named "Chicken Feed", this candy became associated with Halloween when trick-or-treating grew popular in the 1950s.
What is candy corn?