Spooky Pop Culture
Halloween Around the World
Movie Monsters
Phobias
Harrowing History
100
The Simpsons
100
While Halloween is sometimes celebrated, it is often overshadowed in this country by Dia de Muertos, when children are known to celebrate by eating chocolate skulls.
Mexico
100
These glitches in the matrix are known to give you bad luck if they walk by
Black cats
100
The fear of the dark
Nyctophobia
100
The first Jack o' Lanterns were carved from this vegetable
Turnip
200
"I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night" wrote Linus to this entity on an animated TV special
The Great Pumpkin
200
Older than any known Egyptian Mummy, The Chinchorro Mummies are believed to have been made over 5000 years old in this South American country.
Chile
200
This mad scientist created a monster from an assortment of dead body parts
Dr. Frankenstein
200
A fear of heights
Acrophobia
200
A panic in Salem, Massachusetts in the late 17th century resulted over 200 people being accused of practicing this.
Witchcraft
300
Bobby Pickett sung this Halloween hit that topped the charts on October 31, 1962
Monster Mash
300
The Awuru Odo Festival is an integral part of Igbo culture, one of this country's oldest tribes.
Nigeria
300
This fiend of the screen can kill you in your dreams
Freddy Krueger
300
The fear of men
Androphobia
300
In 2014, the Ministry of the of the Interior in this Middle Eastern country banned any public celebrations of Halloween.
Jordan
400
Because it's Halloween Elliott dresses up E.T. like one of these so he won't be recognized
A ghost
400
Ireland
400
Incorrectly believed to have drunk the blood of his victims, Vlad III inspired this iconic movie figure
Count Dracula
400
The fear of colours
Chromophobia
400
Jack o' lanterns were originally intended for this purpose
Ward off evil spirits
500
Michael Jackson featured in this hit about a man who can't shake the feeling he's being watched.
Somebody's Watching Me
500
Pangangaluwa is a Tagalog tradition in which children go door-to-door offering prayers for those stuck in purgatory, found in this country
The Philippines
500
After losing his friend when they were both attacked in London, David Kessler painfully transforms into one of these at the next full moon
Werewolf
500
The fear of Halloween
Samhainophobia
500
This famous magician died on Halloween, 1926
Harry Houdini