Phantasmagoria is a synonym for this post-bedtime event; sweet dreams!
a nightmare
The ocicat looks like this wild cat species for which it is named
the ocelot
Whether as Offred on TV or Cecilia Kass in "The Invisible Man" on film, this actress has seen some rough times
Elizabeth Moss
You're ready for the final ascent of K2, but where are your canisters of this third-most abundant element in the universe?
oxygen
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive & larger Halloween gourds
jack-o-lanterns
This candy "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"
M&M's
The Hollywood Reporter's obituary for director Wes Craven called him the "Master of" this film genre
Horror
An old name for Thailand is in the name of this breed that sometimes has crossed eyes
a Siamese
An actor's son, he directed "Longlegs" & also acted in "Nope"
Oz Perkins (Osgood Perkins)
You're heading home to watch the big game, but this honeycombed tank at the front of your engine is overheating!
radiator
It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest
orange & black
"Nobody better lay a finger on" this crispety, crunchety candy bar I've been saving
Butterfinger
This word denoting great fear precedes -nought, -ful & -locks
dread
Hairless cat breeds include the Peterbald & this one whose name sounds like the mythic monster that posed a riddle
a Sphynx
Let's vamp for time; Lily-Rose Depp has an undead admirer in this 2024 film that got 4 Oscar nominations
Nosferatu
Today's the big audition, but you've come down with this inflammation of the voice box!
laryngitis
The first time the White House was decorated for Halloween was in 1958, when she, Ike's better half, hung owls & goblins
Mamie Eisenhower
These "Everlasting" jawbreakers sold under the Wonka label change colors & flavors as you eat them
Gobstoppers
To suddenly frighten; the "Red" one was anti-Communist
scare
This "kingly" word after Cornish or Devon in cat breeds indicates it has curly hair like a rabbit breed
rex
In a '70s cult film the heroine finds an apple farm less soothing than she thought, as the title says, "Let's" do this to Jessica
Scare Jessica to Death

Your vintage T-shirt of this Black Francis - Kim Deal band shrank 3 sizes in the wash!
the Pixies
This no-hands Halloween game may be related to the Roman celebration of the goddess Pomona
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"At work, rest or play, you get three great tastes in" this galactic goody
Milky Way
From the Greek for "fear", it's an extreme, irrational fear, but don't panic!
a phobia
The breed called this "brown" is not from Cuba but is named for its cigar-brown color
the Havana
"The Strangers" was praised for the complete lack of any motivation for the attackers of a couple played by Scott Speedman & her
Liv Tyler
You're ready for the giant annual August food fight in Bunol, Spain that uses these but just found out you're allergic!
tomatoes
This 20th century performer's museum in Scranton, Penn. features an online seance every Halloween
Houdini
"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"; better get one of each of these just to be sure
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