Hollywood Horror
Who directed the 1978 classic Halloween?
John Carpenter
What were jack-o’-lanterns originally carved from in Ireland and Scotland?
Turnips
The Canadian TV show Monster By Mistake features a boy who turns into a monster when he sneezes. What is his name?
Warren
Which movie features a serial killer that wears a vintage goalie mask?
Friday the 13th Part III
Who is the head of the Gryffindor house in the Harry Potter series?
Professor Minerva McGonagall
Which actor won an Oscar for playing Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs?
Anthony Hopkins
In what year did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
1692
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis tells a story of a salesman who awoke one day transformed into an insect. What was the salesman’s name?
Gregor Samsa
In which movie was the Ouiji Board used to summon and talk to unwanted entities?
The Exorcist
This witch lives deep within the forest in a hut that stands upon chicken legs. John Wick didn’t seem to mind the comparison.
Baba Yaga
The famous line “I see dead people” in The Sixth Sense was said by which actor?
Haley Joel Osment
“Candy Corn” had an earlier name. What was it?
Chicken Feed
Alien catapulted director Ridley Scott to fame in 1979. What was the name of the extraterrestrial being in the movie?
Xenomorph
Which game series features a monster with a pyramid for a head?
Silent Hill
This legendary magician served as a prophet and advisor in Arthurian mythology.
Merlin
Which 1922 silent film introduced Count Orlok?
Nosferatu
Which ancient Celtic festival is Halloween derived from?
Samhain
In The Last of Us, the blind, human hosts mutated by cordyceps navigate in a way not too dissimilar from bats. What are these monsters called?
Clickers
In the Thriller-inspired music video for Everybody by the Backstreet Boys, what did lead vocalist Nick Carter emerge from?
A Sarcophagus
Wanda Maximoff wields chaos magic and can distort the fabric of reality. What was the name of her mentor and neighbour in Wandavision?
Agatha Harkness
In The Blair Witch Project, what is the name of the Maryland town near where the students vanish?
Burkittsville
Which Irish folk figure is the “Jack” in jack-o’-lantern?
Stingy Jack
Which 1897 novel features a creature with an anadrome for a name?
Dracula
In this movie, watching a VHS tape could be your end.
The Ring
Gandalf the Grey has many names in Lord of the Rings. The Elves of Middle Earth call him Mithrandir. What does this mean in the common tongue?
The Grey Pilgrim