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100
Which U.S. city is known as the "Witchcraft Capital"?

Salem, Massachusetts

100

What is the name of the ghost that appears in a mirror when their name is chanted repeatedly in a dark room?

Bloody Mary

100

In what Stephen King book does a family move into the sinister Overlook Hotel?

The Shining

100

The movie "The Conjuring" features a creepy possessed doll. What is her name?

Annabelle

100

According to their theme song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky?

The Addams Family

200

What do you call a group of witches?

a coven

200

What is the name of the female spirit in Irish folklore who wails to announce death?

Banshee

200

Who wrote the famous "Goosebumps" series?

R.L. Stine

200

Which movie popularized the line "Do you like scary movies?"

Scream

200

What dance was allegedly a "graveyard smash" that "caught on in a flash"?

The Monster Mash

300

What popular Halloween candy used to be called "chicken feed"?

Candy corn

300

Which figure, originating from folklore, is said to steal children on Halloween if they are caught misbehaving?

The Boogeyman

300

1922's Nosferatu is an unofficial adaptation of which vampire book? (bonus if you get the author)

Dracula by Bram Stoker

300

What 1999 found-footage horror film is about three film students who disappear after hiking in the woods?

The Blair Witch Project

300

What creepy tune kicks off A Nightmare Before Christmas?

This Is Halloween

400

In what decade did trick or treating become popular in the U.S.?

1930s

400

According to Native American folklore, what unnerving figure is known to shapeshift between animals and humans?

A skinwalker

400

What short story popularized the headless horseman legend in American folklore?

"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving

400

This horror film is widely considered the first "slasher" movie

Texas Chainsaw Massacre
400

What 1938 jazz song was used in, and shared its title with, a 2001 horror movie?

Jeepers Creepers

500

What was the original vegetable used for making jack-o-lanterns?

Turnips

500

Spanish for "goat-sucker" what legendary creature was reportedly first seen in Puerto Rico in 1995?

Chupacabra

500

What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word "Nevermore"?

The Raven
500

There are two serial killers at the center of Silence of the Lambs. What are their names?

Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill

500

What year did the ghoulish hit "Thriller" by Michael Jackson come out?

1982

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