Twisted Vocabulary
What adjective describes something mysterious or slightly scary?
Eerie
According to legend, what does a vampire fear most?
Sunlight (also garlic or crosses)
In Harry Potter, what creature guards Azkaban Prison?
Dementor
If something “sends shivers down your spine,” what does that mean?
It frightens or excites you strongly
Correct the mistake: “She don’t believe in ghosts.”
“She doesn’t believe in ghosts.”
What noun describes a faint sound that repeats, like a ghost’s voice?
Echo
What animal is often a witch’s companion?
Black cat
In Coraline, what’s strange about people in the Other World?
They have buttons for eyes
If someone is a “night owl,” what kind of person are they?
Someone who stays up late
Choose the correct word: “The haunted house was filled with ___ noises.” (strange / strangely)
Strange
What adjective describes something creepy because it reminds you of death or decay — like an old graveyard or a skull?
Morbid
The tradition of carving jack-o’-lanterns began in which country?
Ireland
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, what is the Headless Horseman searching for?
His head
What does it mean to “dig your own grave”?
To cause your own failure or trouble
Combine these sentences: “The cat was black. The cat disappeared into the night.”
“The black cat disappeared into the night.”
What verb means to move quietly and secretly, like a cat in the dark?
To creep or to sneak
What does the word “werewolf” literally mean?
Man-wolf
Who wrote Dracula (1897)?
Bram Stoker
“Over my dead body!” — what does this mean?
“Never!” or “I refuse completely.”
Use a modal to complete the sentence:
“It’s midnight - that noise ___ be the wind!”
Must
What does “macabre” mean?
Related to death or something gruesome
People used to sprinkle salt at their doorways to do what?
To ward off (keep away) evil spirits
In Stranger Things, what is the name of the dark parallel world that mirrors reality?
The Upside Down.
What does “to come back to haunt you” mean?
When a past action causes problems later
Identify the error:
“Neither the vampires nor the witch were afraid of the sunlight.”
Was
Because the subject neither...nor is singular.