Frightful Folklores
This Appalachian cryptid with glowing red eyes is said to warn of disasters like the collapse of the Silver Bridge.
What is the Mothman?
This 2012 animated movie features a European nobleman running a hotel for monsters and his daughter to relax away from humans.
What is Hotel Transylvania?
Known as the ultimate vampire, this character stars in countless movies and Halloween imagery, often seen with a cape and fangs.
Who is Count Dracula?
This song that has these lyrics “In this town we call home. Everyone hail to the pumpkin song. In this town, don't we love it now? Everybody's waiting for the next surprise.”
What is This is Halloween?
My favorite animal is this semi-aquatic mammal known for its massive size and big teeth.
What is a hippo?
This cannibalistic spirit from Algonquian legend represents insatiable hunger and is said to possess those who resort to greed or cannibalism.
What is the Wendigo?
In this family-friendly Halloween movie, a friendly ghost befriends a young girl and her father.
What is Casper?
He is the “Pumpkin King” of his town with plans to make Halloween the ultimate holiday.
Who is Jack Skellington?
Tongue of dog, wool of bat,tooth of wolf, and eye of newt. All these ingredients for a potent witches brew actually refer to these.
What are plants/herbs?
My favorite Disney song; a young hero’s journey to prove himself and find where he belongs.
What is Go the Distance?
This witch from Slavic folklore is said to live in a hut that stands on chicken legs and flies through the forest in a mortar and pestle.
Who is Baba Yaga?
This Disney Channel movie follows Marnie Piper as she discovers her magical heritage and a town full of monsters.
What is Halloweentown?
This darkly comedic barber seeks revenge and satisfies his love of "pie"
Who is Sweeney Todd?
The modern celebration of Halloween, with costumes and trick-or-treating, originated from this ancient festival found in the land of Eire.
What is Samhain?
My favorite animated character has a love for dressing up as Elvis, dancing, and his family. But also a little mischief.
Who is Stitch?
This Irish spirit is a headless horseman who carries his own head and uses a whip made of a human spine.
What is the Dullahan?
In this 1993 cult-classic Halloween film, three witches are resurrected in modern-day Salem.
What is Hocus Pocus?
This deadpan teen is known for her braided hair and love of macabre hobbies.
Who is Wednesday Addams?
The famous Halloween phrase “Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble” comes from this Shakespeare play.
What is Macbeth?
One of my favorite subjects to explore in books, movies, and games from all around the world, full of creatures, folklores, and epic tales, is this.
What is mythology?
A creature from Filipino folklore, this vampire-like being separates its upper body and flies at night to feed on unborn children.
What is the Manananggal?
This 2009 stop-motion movie follows a blue-haired girl who finds an eerie “Other World” behind a small door in her new home.
What is Coraline?
This masked killer from a 1996 slasher movie returned in recent reboots, famously asking “Do you like scary movies?”
Who is Ghostface?
In this 1952 Disney short, Huey, Dewey, and Lewey cause some magical mischief for their Uncle Donald who is being a bit stingy with the candy.
What is Trick or Treat?
In the Filipino language, my last name alludes to this specific holiday.
What is Christmas?