Monsters & Creatures
What aquatic creature is often depicted as half-woman, half-fish that lures sailors to their deaths
Siren
In Psycho (1960), where does Marion Crane stay the night?
Bates Motel
This talking board, often used to “speak” to spirits, features letters, numbers, and the words yes, no, and goodbye.
Ouija Board
In The Haunting of ____ _____, the Crain family faces ghosts both real and emotional in this cursed estate.
Hill House
Say her name three times in a mirror, and she’s said to appear behind you — not the kind of reflection you want to see.
Bloody Mary
What creature can supposedly turn people to stone with its gaze?
Medusa
Which horror franchise features a masked killer known as “Ghostface”?
Scream
What root vegetable was traditionally used to carve Jack-O-Lanterns?
Turnip
This New England town is infamous for its 1692 trials — and its restless spirits still draw tourists every Halloween.
Salem
Which play does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?
Macbeth
This snowy beast of Himalayan legend leaves behind large footprints — but no one’s ever caught one.
Yeti or Abominable Snowman
Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes' list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?
Instead of Halloween, Mexico celebrates what other holiday
Day of the Dead
On this island prison in San Francisco Bay, guards and visitors alike have reported phantom screams, footsteps, and cell doors slamming.
Alcatraz
Crystal balls, tarot cards, and scrying mirrors are all used for this mystical practice.
Divination
Sailors once feared this massive, tentacled sea monster said to drag entire ships beneath the waves.
What TV series is centered around a haunted house, a coven of witches, and an asylum - changing settings each season
American Horror Story
What famous magician died on Halloween?
Harry Houdini
A 1999 movie following a documentary team investigating a forest entity
The Blair Witch Project
This ventriloquist dummy is one of R.L. Stine’s most famous villains — and he’s definitely not good company.
Slappy
In Mexican folklore, this horned goat demon steals naughty children — and even Santa fears him.
Krampus
What actor played Laurie Strode in the 1978 movie “Halloween?"
Jamie Lee Curtis
This Halloween tradition was introduced by the Romans to celebrate Goddess Pomona, whose symbol was an “apple”
Bobbing for apples
This eerie song by The Eagles describes a mysterious hotel you can “check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”
Hotel California
Legend says anyone who steals from an Egyptian tomb will be cursed — most famously those who opened this pharaoh’s resting place.
King Tut's Tomb