History of Halloween
Halloween is originally based on this festival in which people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts
This best-selling nonfiction book chronicles Chicago’s first serial killer and his exploits during the World’s Fair
Devil in the White City
Film in which Jack Nicholson uttered the immortal line: "Heeeeeeeere's Johnny"
The Shining
Daughter of early feminist Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin wrote this famous horror novel
Frankenstein
This Greek goddess was associated with the moon, and later with magic in early Christian ideology
Artemis/Diana
European folklore during the Middle Ages associated this common pet with witchcraft, causing them to be a symbol of bad luck & Halloween
Black cats
This iconic Chicago Park used to be a cemetery and some estimate that nearly 10,000 bodies may still be buried there.
Lincoln Park
Who directed acclaimed horror movies Get Out and Us?
Jordan Peele
This long-running musical is based on a 1911 horror novel by Gaston Leroux
Greek goddess of witchcraft, associated with the underworld and medieval curse tablets.
This Catholic Feast on November 1st is called Alholowmesse in Middle English
All Saints Day
This famous Chicago settlement house was rumored to have a portal to Hell in its courtyard
Hull House
Bram Stoker's widow got a court order to have this 1922 German silent classic destroyed-- but it survived, as vampires do
Nosferatu
This beastly 1902 novel is a Sherlock Holmes foray into horror
The Hound of the Baskervilles
This was the main method used by England to execute witches.
Hanging
This famine helped popularize Halloween celebrations in America by leading to an increase of immigrants who celebrated Halloween in the second half of the 19th Century
The Congress Hotel is said to be haunted by the ghost of this president, who gave a speech there announcing that he was founding the new Bull Moose Party.
Teddy Roosevelt
Who is playing Franskenstein's monster in the upcoming Guillermo del Torro adaptation of Frankenstein?
Jacob Elordi
This American author pioneered the detective genre along with his many contributions to horror.
Edgar Allen Poe
According to medieval medical professionals, women had these two humors in excess, making them more susceptible to demonic possession.
Black bile and phlegm
It’s said these 2 colors trace back Halloween’s origins, one representing death and the other the Autumn harvest
Black and orange
The site of the old Cook County Jail is said to be haunted by those executed for this labor protest/riot.
Haymarket Riot
This 1991 film was the first horror movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars
The Silence of the Lambs
Author Ira Levin claimed credit for first suggesting Mia Farrow as the lead in this 1968 adaptation of his horror novel
The 1486 handbook that outlined the actions of witches and procedures for identifying and prosecuting them.
Malleus Maleficarum