Tricks
Treats
Movies That You Might Not Be Allowed To Watch, But That Are On A Lot of T-Shirts and Stuff
Classic Creeps
Famous Phobias
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"TP-ing" is a classic Halloween prank that involves covering the target's house in several rolls' worth of this household staple.
What is "Toilet Paper?"
100
This Halloween candy staple, which you either love or you hate, was created in the late 1880s and was originally named "Chicken Feed."
What is "Candy Corn?"
100
This series of slasher movies features Freddy Krueger, a child murderer who haunts his victims in their dreams. 1, 2, Freddy's coming for you...
What is "A Nightmare on Elm Street?"
100
This fanged fiend got his start in a book from 1897, but is believed to have been inspired by the historical figure Vlad the Impaler, who was known to take his victims and... well, you can probably guess. And he doesn't say "Bleh-bleh-bleh!"
Who is "Dracula?"
100
The library is a terrible place to be if you have bibliophobia, a fear of this object.
What are "books?"
200
Another fairly harmless Halloween prank involves obscuring the target's windows using this personal cleaning product.
What is "soap?"
200
This chocolate-filled lollipop was invented in 1931 and featured a long-running advertising campaign in which a boy questions various animals about the treat, including a smart-aleck owl.
What are "Tootsie Pops?"
200
This series of slasher movies featuring a hockey masked killer named Jason Voorhees mostly take place at Camp Crystal Lake, though Jason has also traveled to Manhattan, outer space, and even Hell itself!
What is "Friday the 13th?"
200
This stitched-up sympathetic monster is never given a true name, even in the original novel, though he does refer to himself as "thy Adam" when speaking to his creator.
What is "Frankenstein's Monster?"
200
Avoid the circus or watching IT if you have coulrophobia, a fear of this type of character.
What are "clowns?"
300
This prank, originating in the 1980s, received a surge in popularity the last decade, and involves filling the target's yard with hundreds of this plastic utensil.
What are "forks?"
300
These unholy abominations are Mr. Brett's least favorite Halloween candy. They also helped lead to the invention of Lucky Charms cereal when a General Mills employee chopped them up into a bowl of cereal. That's cool and all, but they should still all be destroyed. I'd say we should shoot them all into space, but aliens might find them and consider their mere existence as an aggressive action and retaliate against humanity, destroying Earth - but at least then there wouldn't be any more of these horrible, horrible candies.
What are... sigh... "Circus Peanuts?"
No seriously, I'm genuinely asking, what the heck are they?!
300
This slasher series features Michael Myers, a masked murderer who stalks the town of Haddonfield on the 31st night of October. It also has one of the most complicated continuities of any horror series, boasting at least four different timelines - for now!
What is "Halloween?"
300
While Night of the Living Dead popularized these undead creatures, the film never once refers to them by this name, instead calling them only "ghouls."
What are "Zombies?"
300
If you have triskaidekaphobia, you have an extreme aversion to this number - perhaps especially so if it falls on a Friday.
What is "13?"
400
The "trick" portion of Halloween finds its origin in this less-recognized holiday, still celebrated in New England, that falls on October 30th.
What is "Mischief Night?"
400
This peanut butter confection takes on many holiday shapes, including a tree for Christmas, and an egg for Easter, but takes on two shapes - Bat and Pumpkin - for Halloween.
What is a "Reese's Peanut Butter Cup?"
400
If you wake up in a dark room, strapped to some lethal-looking contraption, and this weird little puppet shows up to say "I want to play a game," then I have bad news for you - you're in this horror series that got its start in 2004.
What is "Saw?"
400
While silver bullets are the most common way to deal with this monster, other methods from antiquity include making a cure from herbs, tiring the monster to the point of exhaustion, or simply scolding the beast.
What is a "werewolf?"
400
Named after the ancient Celtic tradition of Samhain, samhainophobia is a fear of this holiday.
What is "Halloween?"
500
Not all pranks are harmless! Acts of vandalism and arson become so prolific around Devil's Night that in 1995, official "Angel's Night" neighborhood patrols were established in this US city to deter would-be "pranksters."
What is "Detroit, Michigan?"
500
Over the years, many urban legends have persisted about the dangers of Trick or Treating, including tales of candy laced with poison, or chocolate bars that have been booby-trapped with these personal grooming items.
What are "razor blades?"
500
Move over, Pennywise! This contemporary horror series - the third entry is in theaters right now! - revolves around the gory antics of Art the Clown, and is so intense that even Mr. Brett hasn't seen any of them!
What is "Terrifier?"
500
There's more than one kind of ghost! For example, this variety of specter - with a name that translates to "knocking ghost" - is known to be particularly rambunctious, able to manipulate physical objects and throw them around the room.
What is a "poltergeist?"
500
In a particularly cruel move by whomever names phobias, hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia refers to a fear of this linguistic phenomenon.
What are "long words?"