Ghosts
What German loanword refers to a ghost which throws things around and breaks things in the place they're haunting?
Poltergeist
Which novel 1959 by American author Shirley Jackson has been made into two feature films, a play, and is the basis of a 2018 Netflix series?
The Haunting of Hill House
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(Hint: Modern Prometheus)
Frankenstein
From the smugglers’ practice of concealing bottles in clothing, what refers to a person who makes, distributes, or sells goods illegally?
Bootleg/Bootlegging
The Simpsons Halloween Episodes are an annual tradition. By which title are these episodes known?
Treehouse of Horror
Which Hasbro toy was popularized by Hollywood films as a way to speak to ghosts?
Ouija Board
With two sequels - Spiral and Loop - what Japanese mystery horror novel by Koji Suzuki was first published in 1991 and has been turned into a series of films?
The Ring / Ringu
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(Hint: One, Two, [he's] Coming for You)
Freddy Krueger
What system commonly used to secure footwear has become synonymous with a phrase telling you to “Pick yourself up” by them?
Boot Strap
Who was made Prime Minister of Italy on 31 October 1922?
Benito Mussolini
Which of these Shakespeare plays does NOT feature a ghost?
Hamlet
Midsummer Nights Dream
Macbeth
Midsummer Nights Dream
With no single protagonist, which 1897 gothic horror novel is an epistolary novel, with the narrative being related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles?
Dracula
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(Hint: Redrum)
The Shining
Especially in the U.S. penal system, what is a type of correctional facility for adolescents and a short but very difficult training program?
Bootcamp
What item would be of no use to a vampire, but adored by Narcissus?
A mirror
Which Irish spirit heralds a person's death by screaming or wailing?
A Banshee
Also a 1973 film, what novel by William Peter Blatty details the demonic possession of eleven-year-old Regan MacNeil - the daughter of a famous actress?
The Exorcist
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(Hint: Misery)
Annie Wilkes
What is the short, informal term for the demographic cohort of people born between 1946 and 1964, the generation born before Generation X?
Boomers
Who starred as the monster in the original 1931 film Frankenstein?
Boris Karloff
Which green, gluttonous ghost is the first successful catch of the newly formed Ghostbusters in the Ghostbusters franchise?
Slimer
The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of which Anglo-American horror writer?
H. P. Lovecraft
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(Hint: A Symphony of Horror)
Nosferatu
Historically used for hunting, sport, and despite being considered an Australian icon, what tool has also been discovered in Egypt, the Americas, and Eurasia?
Boomerang
Halloween is celebrated on the eve of what Christian holiday?
All Saints Day