Tales from the Crypt
This classic Mary Shelley novel tells the story of a scientist who creates a living creature from dead body parts.
What is Frankenstein?
These ring-shaped hard candies got their name because they resemble the flotation devices used to rescue people from drowning.
What are Life Savers?
According to Greek mythology, looking directly at this snake-haired monster would turn you to stone.
Who is Medusa?
This prehistoric monument in England consists of massive standing stones arranged in circles and aligned with important solar events, including the solstices.
What is Stonehenge?
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this is the name of the town where Jack Skellington lives.
What is Halloween Town?
This chewy candy has a caramel-flavored outer layer with a creamy white center and shares its name with stories told by farm animals.
What are Cow Tales?
In Greek mythology, these dangerous creatures lure sailors toward their deaths with irresistible singing.
What are Sirens?
This deck of cards, used in self-reflection and divination includes major symbolic themes such as The Fool, The Magician, and The Death.
What is Tarot?
In this movie, a security guard starts working at a an abandoned pizzeria whose mascots are processed by children who went missing while eating at the restaurant.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's?
In this famous Edgar Allan Poe poem, a mysterious bird visits a grieving man and repeatedly speaks the word "Nevermore."
What is The Raven?
Originally sold as peppermint breath mints for adults, this candy gets its name from the German word Pfefferminz and is now famous for its collectible character dispensers.
What is PEZ?
If you have an irrational fear of spiders, you may be suffering from this psychological condition.
What is arachnaphobia?
This field of study, popular in medieval and Renaissance Europe, involves the attempt to turn base metals into gold.
What is Alchemy?
In this 1988 Tim Burton film, a recently deceased couple hires a mischievous supernatural troublemaker whose name must be spoken three times to summon him.
What is Beetlejuice?
This Robert Louis Stevenson novella tells the story of a respected doctor who transforms into his violent and sinister alter ego.
What is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?
First introduced in 1941, these candy-coated chocolates became popular among American soldiers during WWII because their hard shells helped keep the chocolate from melting.
What are M&Ms?
In Stranger Things, this terrifying creature from the Upside Down has a flower-like head that opens to reveal rows of sharp teeth.
What is the Demogorgon?
In Greek mythology, souls of the dead were ferried across this river by Charon, the boatman of the Underworld, often in exchange for a coin.
What is the River Styx?
In Hocus Pocus, the Sanderson sisters transform this boy into an immortal black cat.
Who is Thackery Binx?
This epic poem tells the story of a hero who battles the monster Grendel and later, a fierce dragon, in a tale that is one of the oldest surviving pieces of English literature.
What is Beowulf?
This iconic Halloween candy was once marketed as "Chicken Feed" and sold in boxes featuring a rooster.
What is candy corn?
Created by H. P. Lovecraft, this enormous, tentacled cosmic entity lies dormant beneath the ocean in the sunken city of R'lyeh.
Who is Cthulhu?
This type of ritual is used to communicate with spirits or those who have passed.
What is a séance?
This 1954 novel by Richard Matheson, about a lone survivor battling vampire-like creatures, inspired this 2007 film adaptation starring Will Smith.
What is I Am Legend