Creepy Cryptids
This ape-like creature is said to inhabit the forests of North America.
What is Big Foot.
This ghostly apparition is said to appear to you if you say her name in the mirror 3 times.
Who is Bloody Mary.
These pesky pests kill 725,000 people a year due to their ability to spread diseases like Malaria.
What are mosquitoes.
This Gaelic festival was meant to welcome the harvest season and usher in the darker half of the year.
What is Samhain.
This creepy critter shares its name with a Marvel character also knows as Natasha Romanoff.
What is the Black Widow.
This winged creature of Point Pleasant, West Virginia has a museum and festival dedicated to it.
What is Mothman.
This legendary location is supposedly the secret hiding place where we house aliens and their UFOs.
What is Area 51.
This Australian arachnid is largely renowned as being the most venomous of all spiders though a death has not been reported from one since 1980.
What is the Funnel Web Spider.
This vegetable was used to make Jack-O-Lanterns before pumpkins became the gourd of choice.
What is a turnip.
This Mexican tradition includes building home altars with the favorite food and beverages of the deceased as a way to honor those that have passed on.
What is Dia De Los Muertos.
This large-eyed creature is said to have tendril like fingers and haunts the town of Dover, Massachusetts.
What is the Dover Demon.
This doll will live down in infamy thanks to Ed and Lorraine Warren who took her into their vast collection of possessed objects.
Who is Annabelle.
These winged mammals are the number one spreader of rabies in the United States.
What are bats.
This terrible Pre-Halloween tradition that ran from the 1960s to the 1990s included various acts of vandalism and arson.
This 15th century ruler of Wallachia inspired the character "Dracula".
Who is Vlad the Impaler.
This phantom woman is said to terrorize children of Abbeville, Alabama by squeezing them in a tight hug and screaming in their ear.
Who is Huggin' Molly.
This legend of Gullah culture tells of evil spirits that take other people's skin for a ride while they sleep and gain energy by stealing their breath.
What is the Boo Hag.
These creatures were responsible for the spread of the Black Plague in the 1300s.
What are fleas.
This company originated the treat known as candy corn.
What is Brach's.
This deep sea creature is often referred to as a "living fossil" and is recognized by its long snout and protruding teeth.
What is the Goblin Shark.
This Pennsylvania cryptid is said to be so ugly that it is always hiding and constantly crying.
What is the squonk.
This legendary spirit whose story hails from Mexico City is said to roam waterfront areas mourning her children.
Who is La Llorona.
This deadly plant shares a connection to Stevie Nicks, Practical Magic, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
What is Deadly Nightshade or "Atropa Belladonna".
This tradition was started by Elizabeth Krebs in Hiawatha, Kansas in order to prevent her garden from being destroyed.
What is the Halloween Frolic.
This town hosts the grave of Giles Corey.
What is Salem, Massachusetts.