Cryptids
Traverse City, Michigan, and the surrounding area has its own howling canine/human hybrid monster, though its name is nowhere near as exciting as the Beast of Bray Road.
What is the Michigan Dogman.
Early American colonists didn't just use pumpkins for decorations. According to historical accounts, they would hollow out a pumpkin, fill the shell with milk, spices, and honey, and then bake it in hot ashes to make an early version of this dessert.
What is pumpkin pie.
Halloween originated in this country.
What is Ireland.
A combination of what two things was said to make your stomach explode.
What are pop rocks and soda.
This horror movie features a serial killer wearing a William Shatner mask.
What is Halloween.
Residents of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, were terrorized by a red-eyed, winged creature in the 1960s. It supposedly caused a bridge collapse and was connected to mysterious "men in black" encounters.
Who is Mothman.
A glass slipper, not a pumpkin, turned into this after midnight for Cinderella.
What is a pumpkin carriage.
This is another name for Halloween.
What is All Hallows Eve.
This popular urban legend is said to be hiding in Disneyland.
What is Walt Disney's body/head being cryogenically frozen.
This Jordan Peele film features the Tethered, doppelgangers of the main characters.
What is Us.
This goat-man is probably not Catholic, despite its name. It reportedly attacks people around a particular train trestle in Kentucky.
Who is Pope Lick Monster.
This US state is the top producer of pumpkins.
What is Illinois.
This state has the biggest Halloween parade.
What is New York.
In 2014, two 12 year old girls attempted to kill their friend by stabbing her in the woods to please this urban legend.
Who is Slenderman.
This movie kills off their high-profile main character at the very beginning with a gruesome stabbing scene.
What is Scream.
Residents of Loveland, Ohio have reported seeing this unique cryptid in the 1950s, 1970s and 2016. It's a hybrid human/animal creature that walks on its hind legs.
What is the Loveland Frogman.
The orange pigment that gives pumpkins their color is called this.
What is beta-carotene.
This famous Halloween candy was originally referred to as chicken feed.
What is candy corn.
What urban legend resurfaced again in 2016 with real-life creepy sighting that even led to schools closing, police investigations, and in some cases violence.
What are killer clowns.
In the Ring, people who watch the video tape have this many days to live.
What is 7 days.
This was a strange entity that appeared in 18th-19th century in 50 Berkeley Square in London.
The first known instance of the pumpkin carving tradition in America being called a jack-o'-lantern was in this American Gothic writer's work.
Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne.
These root vegetables, not pumpkins, were the original gourds carved in Ireland and Scotland to ward off evil spirits.
What are turnips and potatoes.
When the babysitter is repeatedly getting calls that are coming from inside the house, what question is she asked?
What is "Have you checked the children?"
The true story of the Lutz family's hauntings are featured in this movie.
What is The Amityville Horror.