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100

In the movie 'Psycho', this was the name of the motel where Marion Crane stays.


What is the Bates Motel?


100

This famous witch of Slavic folklore moves around in a flying mortar, wielding a pestle, and lives deep in the woods inside a chicken legged hut.




Who is Baba Yaga?


100

This 1998 Junji Ito manga has received its first anime adaptation this year airing on Adult Swim.


What is Uzumaki?


100

Jack the Ripper "canonically" had this many murder victims.


What is 5?


100

Halloween's origin can be traced back to this ancient Gaelic festival celebrated around November 1st.


What is Samhain? (SAH-win)


200

In this 2014 film, sexually irresponsible teens are stalked by a shapeshifting entity that relentlessly pursues them until they pass on their curse.


What is It Follows?


200

This is the term used to describe when a person changes into a wolf.


What is Lycanthropy?



200

This was the alternate title of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein.

What is A Modern Prometheus?


200

This famous American lost colony was founded in 1585, but every inhabitant mysteriously disappeared without a trace by 1590 when a supply ship arrived to aid them.


What is Roanoke?



200

Before the now common place use of pumpkins, this was used for the original American Jack-o-Lantern.


What are Turnips? (Rutabaga, or Mangelwurzel)


300

This actor portrayed the vampiric Count Orlok in the 1922 silent film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.


Who is Max Schreck?


300

The Zombie's mythological origin comes from this country?


What is Haiti?


300

This author wrote the novel 'The Haunting of Hill House' in 1959.


Who is Shirley Jackson?


300

This famous Utah location, formerly known as Sherman Ranch, is reputed to be the site of paranormal and UFO related activities.  


What is the Skinwalker Ranch?


300

This was the most popular Halloween costume of 2015.


What is Harley Quinn?


400

This Dario Argento giallo horror classic about a dance studio that's really a coven of witches was remade in 2018.


What is Suspiria?


400

In Norse mythology this massive snake is also known as the "Midgard Serpent" and encircles the entire world hidden in the sea.


What is Jörmungandr?


400

In Bram Stoker's Dracula, this was the name of the Russian schooner that unknowingly transported the vampiric count to England.


What is the Demeter?


400

This famous American murder victim is better known as the Black Dahlia.


Who is Elizabeth Short?



400

This popular fall festival activity was brought to Britain by the Romans when they invaded.


What is Bobbing for Apples? (aka Apple Ducking)


500

This is the actual name of the iconic theme song from 1973's The Exorcist film.


What is Tubular Bells?


500

With the head of a beautiful nymph and the body of a serpent, this monster is known in Greek mythology as the "Mother of all Monsters".


Who is Echidna?


500

The Deep Ones are a race intelligent ocean dwelling creatures from this H.P. Lovecraft novella.


What is The Shadow over Innsmouth?


500

Robert Wagner, Christopher Walken, and captain of the their yacht Splendour are the only likely suspects in the mysterious death of this famous actress.


Who is Natalie Wood?


500

Molybdomancy was a common Gaelic divination ritual festivity that involves pouring this substance into water and interpreting the resulting shape as an omen for the future.


What is Molten Lead? (or Egg Whites)


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