Famous Monsters
This monster is known for transforming during a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
This activity involves dressing up and going door-to-door asking for candy
What is trick-or-treating?
In this Disney Halloween movie, three witch sisters return to Salem
What is Hocus Pocus?
Seeing this black animal cross your path is said to bring bad luck.
What is a black cat?
This Michael Jackson hit features a famous spoken-word performance by Vincent Price and is often considered the ultimate Halloween song.
What is "Thriller"?
In Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, this vampire count lives in Transylvania.
Who is Count Dracula?
The tradition of carving these originated from an Irish legend about "Stingy Jack."
What are jack-o'-lanterns?
This 1993 stop-motion film follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, as he attempts to take over Christmas.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
According to folklore, what plant must be driven through a vampire's heart to destroy it?
What is a wooden stake?
This 1962 hit by Bobby "Boris" Pickett became a Halloween classic with the lyric, "It was a graveyard smash."
What is "Monster Mash"?
According to Washington Irving, who haunted the New York village of Sleepy Hollow?
Who is the headless horseman?
In Mexico, a holiday honoring deceased loved ones is celebrated around the same time as Halloween.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This 1996 slasher film features a masked killer known as Ghostface terrorizing the town of Woodsboro.
What is Scream?
Seeing this flying mammal on Halloween is said to mean witches are nearby.
What is a bat?
The Rockwell song featuring Michael Jackson on backup vocals asks, "I always feel like somebody's..."
What is "Watching Me"?
Boris Karloff became famous for portraying this monster in the 1931 Universal film
Who is Frankenstein's Monster?
The practice of "bobbing" for this fruit dates back to Roman harvest festivals and became a Halloween party tradition.
What are apples?
In this 1984 horror classic, teenagers are hunted in their dreams by a burned serial killer.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
A centuries-old superstition says that if a candle suddenly goes out on Halloween night, one of these supernatural beings may be nearby.
What is a ghost (or spirit)?
This theme song from a 1960s TV show famously features finger snaps and celebrates a creepy, kooky family.
What is "The Addams Family Theme"?
This half-human, half-goat creature from Greek mythology inspired many modern depictions of devils.
What is a satyr?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival, which marked the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter.
What is Samhain?
In this Tim Burton-directed film, a recently deceased couple attempts to haunt their former home and enlist an eccentric bio-exorcist.
What is Beetlejuice?
This shapeshifting creature of Navajo legend is often associated with witchcraft and is considered taboo to discuss.
What is a Skinwalker?
In Disney's Hocus Pocus, the Sanderson Sisters cast a spell while performing this song at a Halloween party.
What is "I Put a Spell on You"?