When visiting the bus where McCandless died, Billie left a note "urging whoever happens to read it" to do this.
Call your parents
While living in Bullhead City in this state, McCandless spent some time working at McDonald's
Arizona
rigorous self-denial, particularly the rejection of the pleasures of the world.
mecatiss
ascetism
Krakauer spent time working in Alaska doing what?
commercial fisherman and a carpenter
One of the books found with McCandless's remains was by Henry David Thoreau, and titled this, also the name of the lake where Thoreau lived for two years
Wow! The neighbors gave trick-or-treaters the king size of this Nestle candy bar with a noisy name
Crunch
Most of the movies based on Stephen King's books, including It and Pet Semetary, take place in this New England state.
Maine
"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
Freddy Krueger
In a TV special, the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus awaits a visit from this mythic figure
The Great Pumpkin
Wayne Westerberg spent several months in a federal prison as a result of this crime.
Selling "black boxes"-illegal devices that allow users to access cable programming without paying.
Chapters 14 and 15 focus, in part, on Krakauer's attempt to climb this two-word mountain.

Devil's Thumb
someone who won't stop talking about trivial things; endlessly chatty
sguaorlru
garrulous
Krakauer's father introduced his son to this outdoor activity, one that would eventually lead him to the Stikine Ice Cap.
Climbing
In addition to philosophical texts, popular books were also found with McCandless's remains, including a book by Michael Crichton, an author best-known for this book about dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park
Abe Vigoda & Betty White have appeared in commercials for this candy bar that satisfies
Snickers
Jack Torrance terrorizes his family after they move into a haunted hotel in this Stephen King-based film
The Shining
"Friday the 13th" parts 2 through 9
Jason Vorhees
In the Hercule Poirot mystery "Halloween Party", a girl is drowned in a tub of water meant for this Halloween activity
bobbing for apples
He was most likely the last person to see McCandless alive.
Jim Gallien
It's the river shown here, on which McCandless paddled down to Mexico.

Colorado River
overly showy for the sake of being showy (could refer to style or rhetoric)
griutd
turgid
According to McCandless, this man is "King"
Jack London
Found with McCandless's belongings, among other things, were books by these two Transcendental authors: Henry David Thoreau, and him, author of Nature and Self-Reliance
This tri-colored sweet, popular on Halloween, has its own national day on October 30
Candy corn
In the 8th installment of the franchise, this title character "Takes Manhattan."
Jason (from Friday the 13th)
"Halloween"
Michael Myers
"Halloween" is short for "All Hallows' Eve" as it's the night before this holiday once called All Hallows' Day
All Saint's Day
Krakauer tells us that Franz did these two things after learning about McCandless's death.
Went back to drinking and stop believing in God
In Chris's letter to Franz, he wrote, "You had a wonderful chance on your drive back to see" this, "one of the greatest sights on earth."
The Grand Canyon
very generous
tmnuenciif
munificent
Outdoor
Perhaps inspired by his reading of Doctor Zhivago, one of McCandless's last journal entries reads "HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN" this.
The name of these bite-sized candies is also a British term for ninepin bowling
Skittles
Season 1 of this popular Netflix show ends with this scene:

Stranger Things
"IT"
Pennywise
Halloween's origins are in Samhain, a festival celebrated by these people of ancient Britain & Ireland
Celts
Sputnik
Before going to Alaska, McCandless spent time at an abandoned Marine air base in the California desert that had become an off-the-grid community for drifters, squatters, and other itinerants, colloquially known as this.
attempting to win favor from influential people through flattery
osubsoeiqu
obsequious
The last time Krakauer visited the bus, he was accompanied by these two individuals.
Walt and Billie McCandless
Leo Tolstoy
Tootsie Roll Industries makes Tootsie Pops (candy inside a lollipop) & these Blow Pops (gum inside a lollipop)
Charms
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water", along came this 1978 movie
Jaws 2
"Misery"
Annie Wilkes
At Disneyland you can watch the Headless Horseman ride down this central road
Main Street