Classic Monsters
Under a full moon, this creature’s worst enemy is a silver bullet.
What is a werewolf?
In “Ghostbusters” (1984), crossing these is “bad.”
What are the proton streams?
This orange fruit becomes a jack-o’-lantern.
What is a pumpkin?
A witch’s favorite mode of transportation.
What is a broomstick?
These nocturnal cave-dwellers navigate with echolocation.
What are bats?
He sleeps in a coffin, hates garlic, and has a serious bat problem.
Who is Dracula?
(will accept: a vampire)
The disembodied helper in “The Addams Family.”
What is Thing?
Two-word phrase kids say at doors to score sweets.
What is “trick or treat”?
This black-furred feline is a classic witch’s familiar.
What is a black cat?
The fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
He’s got bolts in his neck—but remember, the doctor’s name isn’t his.
Who is Frankenstein’s monster?
(will accept: Frankenstein)
Jordan Peele’s 2017 hit where meeting the parents gets terrifying.
What is Get Out?
Bobbing for this fruit is a classic harvest game.
What is an apple?
1692 Massachusetts proceedings against alleged witches.
What were the Salem witch trials?
“Marsh gas” blamed for will-o’-the-wisp lights is mostly this gas.
What is methane?
Wrapped in bandages, this ancient menace shuffles out of tombs.
What is a mummy?
1993 cult classic where three sisters return to Salem on Halloween night.
What is Hocus Pocus?
Often cited as Halloween’s ancient Celtic origin festival.
What is Samhain? (pronounced “SOW-in” or “SAH-win”)
This mournful spirit of Irish lore wails to foretell death.
What is a banshee?
The medical term for “goosebumps.”
What is piloerection?
In Mexican folklore, this “Weeping Woman” haunts waterways searching for her children.
Who is La Llorona?
In “A Quiet Place,” making this is the fastest way to die.
What is a sound/noise? (accept either)
Before pumpkins, these root vegetables were carved into lanterns in Ireland.
What are turnips?
Say his name three times and he might show up; Michael Keaton played him in 1988.
Who is Beetlejuice?
Being awake but unable to move during REM sleep—often mistaken for a haunting.
What is sleep paralysis?