Movies
What is the name of the daughter in the Addams Family?
In the movies, what is used to bring Frankenstein back to life?
*Bonus: 200 points if you say how Frankenstein was brought back to life in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.
Lightning
Galvanism (spark of life)
Besides sunlight and a wooden stake, what aromatic plant root is historically said to repel vampires?
Garlic
What is the name of the van that the Scooby-Doo gang uses to travel and solve mysteries?
The Mystery Machine
"It's alive! It's.."
"alive!" Frankenstein
What are the names of the three witches in the movie Hocus Pocus?
Winifred (Winnie), Sarah, and Mary
What is the name of the 19th-century author known for his Gothic poetry and short stories with themes of mystery, madness, and death?
Edgar Allan Poe
What blind, skeletal, winged horses can only be seen by people who have witnessed death firsthand?
Thestrals
In Season 2, what movie characters do Dustin, Mike, Lucas, and Will dress up as for Halloween?
The Ghostbusters
"Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something..."
"Good to eat"
In the Netflix film series Fear Street, what is the name of the woman burned for witchcraft?
*Bonus 100 points: Who created the curse that plagues Shadyside?
Sarah Fier
Solomon Goode
Before pumpkins became the standard in America, what root vegetables were traditionally carved into jack-o'-lanterns in Ireland and Scotland to ward off evil spirits?
Turnips
(Potatoes or beets get 2/3 points)
In the popular internet creepypasta lore of The Backrooms, what is the specific, overarching classification name given to the various hostile, anomalous creatures that inhabit the endless yellow hallways?
Entities
What is the name of the fictional California town where Buffy the Vampire Slayer takes place?
Sunnydale
"It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s..."
"...lurking in the dark" (from Michael Jackson's Thriller)
In the movie Scream, what is the very first question the killer asks Casey Becker over the phone?
In Poe’s psychological horror story The Tell-Tale Heart, what specific physical feature of the old man drives the narrator to murder him?
His "vulture eye"
or
His pale blue, film-covered eye
In Greek mythology, the half-man, half-bull monster trapped in the Labyrinth is widely known as the Minotaur, but what was his actual, birth-given proper name?
Asterion
What is the recurring title given to The Simpsons annual Halloween special episodes?
Treehouse of Horror
"Double, double toil and..."
"trouble" from Shakespeare's Macbeth
In The Shining, what is the number of the haunted hotel room that Danny is warned to stay away from?
217 in Stephen King's novel
237 in the Movie adaptation
(Either number is correct)
In Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel Frankenstein, Victor Frankenstein never actually uses lightning to bring his creature to life, unlike the movies. What specific, vague scientific force does he describe using instead?
Galvanism
In Stephen King's IT, the entity most commonly takes the shape of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to terrify children. What is the name of the lethal, swirling orange energy field that represents its true essence, which instantly drives humans mad if they look directly at it?
The Deadlights
In the smash-hit first season, Wednesday Addams performs an iconic, viral dance at the Nevermore Academy's Rave'N dance. What is the name of the actual song that plays during this scene?
*200 bonus points if you can name the artist
Goo Goo Muck by the Cramps
"Here's..."
"Johnny!" from the Shining