Thanks to pressurized carbon dioxide bubbles embedded within, this "explosive" candy creates a popping sensation as it dissolves.
Pop Rocks![]()
This nightmarish slasher's weapon of choice fits like a glove.
Freddy Krueger![]()
This modern-day Halloween tradition imitates medieval "souling", when the poor promised to pray for a household's dead in exchange for small spiced cakes.
Trick-or-treating
This self-proclaimed Halloween capital was the site of infamously sinister trials in the late 1600s.
Salem, Massachusetts![]()
This song was written to introduce the members of a certain holiday-obsessed town.
This Is Halloween![]()
Originally packaged in small boxes, this long-standing candy can now be found in the form of clusters and ropes.
Nerds![]()
Every Halloween, this "Shape" meticulously stalks its prey.
Michael Myers![]()
Irish legend says a certain man wandered around wearing a hollowed turnip, inspiring this Halloween item.
Jack-o'-lantern![]()
Thanks to Washington Irving, this New York village was made famous with depictions of a headless horseman haunting its roads.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
This funky 1972 hit warns against believing in things such as broken mirrors and walking under ladders.
Superstition![]()
This peanut-covered and caramel-filled candy is named after everyone's favorite day of the pay period.
Pay Day![]()
This frightening figure never takes a life by his own hand; nevertheless, crossing his moral lines may earn you an invitation to his newest game.
Jigsaw![]()
According to Irish folklore, a candle whose flame flickers this color is said to indicate the presence of spirits.
Blue
Guards reported hearing Al Capone beg a ghost to leave him alone while he resided in this haunted prison.
Eastern State Penitentiary ![]()
In 1984, you might have called Ray Parker Jr. to congratulate him on topping the charts with this strange theme song.
Ghostbusters![]()
To those who dislike artificial fruit flavors, this chewy, individually-wrapped candy isn't so funny.
Laffy Taffy![]()
Saying this name in front of a mirror five times may not bring the kind of treat it entails.
Candyman
With the dead said to roam free during Samhain, the Gaelic festival has its participants wearing this article of clothing so that they may hopefully pass as spirits.
Masks / Costumes![]()
An heiress (to someone other than Luke Charles Stafford) built this sprawling San Jose mansion, full of staircases to nowhere and doors that open to walls.
Winchester Mystery House
Saturday Night Live's famous "more cowbell" sketch was built around the recording of this 1976 Blue Öyster Cult song.
(Don't Fear) The Reaper![]()
Introduced in 1972 by Breaker Confections, these sweet tablets mimicked the flavors of five popular sodas - grape, cola, orange, root beer, and cherry.
Bottle Caps![]()
Referred as "The Priest" in the novella this figure originally appeared in, this leather-clad icon is summoned and banished using a peculiar puzzle box.
Pinhead![]()
Celts lit communal fires on Samhain to ward off evil spirits. Their name comes from this item that was tossed into their flames.
Bones
Eyewitnesses have reported seeing the vision of an Egyptian pharaoh in this valley, adorned with gold and riding a fiery chariot pulled by phantom horses.
Valley of Kings
Rockwell's 1984 hit was assisted by Michael Jackson, who sang its paranoid chorus.
Somebody's Watching Me![]()