HISTORY
Halloween takes its name from the evening preceding this November 1 Christian observance.
What is All Saints' Day / All Hallows' Day?
Bram Stoker gave this Transylvanian aristocrat the ability to transform into creatures including a bat.
Who is Count Dracula?
This 1973 horror film follows the demonic possession of 12-year-old Regan MacNeil.
What is The Exorcist?
This Massachusetts community became infamous for witchcraft accusations and trials beginning in 1692.
What is Salem?
Contrary to a popular expression, these Halloween-associated mammals are not actually blind.
What are bats?
Instead of pumpkins, people in Ireland and Scotland traditionally carved lanterns from this root vegetable.
What are turnips?
According to Greek mythology, this three-headed creature guarded the entrance to the Underworld.
Who is Cerberus?
The Overlook Hotel serves as the isolated setting for this Stanley Kubrick horror film.
What is The Shining?
Opening this object indoors is traditionally considered bad luck
What is an umbrella?
A group of these birds is traditionally called a "murder."
What are crows?
This ancient Celtic festival, traditionally held around November 1, is frequently associated with Halloween's historical roots.
What is Samhain?
This Irish supernatural being's wailing was traditionally believed to foretell a death in the family.
What is a banshee?
In A Nightmare on Elm Street, this killer attacks teenagers primarily while they're doing this.
What is dreaming/sleeping?
According to one superstition, breaking this household object brings seven years of bad luck.
What is a mirror?
Of the thousands of known bat species, only three species feed primarily on this substance.
What is blood?
During this medieval tradition, people went door-to-door in exchange for "soul cakes" while offering prayers for the dead
What is souling?
In Greek mythology, looking directly at this Gorgon could turn a person to stone
Who is Medusa?
This 1960 Alfred Hitchcock film famously features Marion Crane and the Bates Motel
What is Psycho?
This Shakespearean tragedy begins its supernatural storyline with three witches encountering a Scottish general.
What is Macbeth?
This Mexican holiday, celebrated around November 1 and 2, honours deceased family members and friends.
What is Día de los Muertos?
The Scottish and Irish tradition of dressing in disguise and visiting homes for food or coins was known by this term
What is guising?
In European folklore, this creature's name comes from Greek roots meaning roughly "wolf-man."
What is a lycanthrope?
George A. Romero's influential 1968 film about the living dead has this title
What is Night of the Living Dead?
This Latin-derived word describes a magical object or inscription believed to protect its wearer from harm.
What is an amulet?
Published anonymously in 1818, this Gothic novel was written by an author who was only 20 years old when its first edition appeared
What is Frankenstein?