Spooky Creatures
This spooky figure is said to rise from a coffin at night to drink blood.
Vampire
In Mexico, this holiday celebrates and honors loved ones who have died.
Dia de los Muertos (Day Of The Dead)
I’m not quite alive, but I can walk. I have no soul, but I can talk. I serve my master until I rot. What am I?
Zombie
This flying creature uses sound waves, not sight, to find its way.
bat
Before Hocus Pocus, this movie about a friendly ghost taught us that not all spirits are scary.
Casper
Zombies are said to crave this food that humans definitely don’t.
brains
In Ireland and Scotland, people wore scary costumes for this reason.
Scare away spirits.
This magical creature was sewn together from different body parts and brought to life by lightning
Frankenstein
This slimy animal can regrow its tail, and some species can even regenerate entire organs — a real-life “zombie” of nature.
salamander or axolotl
This vampire, based on a 19th-century novel, lives in Transylvania and hates garlic and sunlight.
Count Dracula
This creature turns from a human into a beast when the full moon rises.
Werewolf
People originally carved faces into this vegetable before pumpkins.
turnip
In Harry Potter, this powerful magical object can tell you which house you belong to at Hogwarts
sorting hat
This glowing bug might be mistaken for a fairy on a dark Halloween night.
firefly
In the movie Ghostbusters, what do the heroes use to catch ghosts?
Proton Pack
People say you can defeat a vampire by showing this shiny object.
mirror
The word “Halloween” comes from “All Hallows’ Eve,” meaning the night before what day?
All Saints' Day
In many myths, a witch’s power was strongest during this monthly lunar phase
full moon
This glowing phenomenon seen in the ocean at night is caused by tiny plankton lighting up when disturbed.
bioluminescence
This movie’s main character says her name three times to summon a mischievous ghost dressed in black and white stripes.
Beetlejuice
In Greek mythology, this snake-haired monster could turn people to stone with one look.
Medusa
Halloween began as a festival to mark the end of the harvest. What was it called?
Samhain
In the movie Wizard of Oz, what structure falls on the wicked witch of the West?
a house
A group of crows is called this ominous word.
murder
Before she was Sarah Sanderson, this actress was a young star in the movie Footloose and later became famous for playing Carrie Bradshaw.
The sanderson sisters