Halloween History
Halloween is the day before this Christian holiday.
What is All Saints Day?
The setting of the novel "Dracula (1897)".
What is Romania?
The name of the movie Michael Myers is from.
What is "Halloween (1978)"?
The name of the green ghost from "Ghostbusters (1984)".
What is "Slimer"?
An animal associated with Halloween.
What is a black cat?
The original name for Candy Corn.
What is "Chicken Feed"?
The father of Rosemary's son, Andrew, in "Rosemary's Baby (1967)".
Who is Satan?
The identity of Ghost Face in the first "Scream (1996)" movie.
Who are Billy and Stu?
The most haunted location in New Orleans.
What is the LaLaurie Mansion?
The Russian witch that lives in a house with chicken legs.
Who is "Baba Yaga"?
The pagan equivalent of Halloween.
What is Samhain? (pronounced SAH-win)
The name of the hotel where Jack and his family stay in "The Shining (1977)".
What is The Overlook?
The killer in the first "Friday the 13th (1980)" movie.
Who is Pamala Voorhees?
The name of the moving device on a Ouija/Spirit board.
What is a planchette?
The name of the Hispanic cryptid that drinks the blood of livestock.
What is a Chupacabra?
This was initially used in Ireland to create Jack-o'-lanterns in remembrance of the deceased.
What are turnips?
Shirley Jackson got the idea for this novel from an old house that her great-grandfather had built, which was burned down after years of vacancy.
What is "The Haunting of Hill House (1959)"?
The name of the cursed book in "The Evil Dead" franchise.
What is the Necronomicon?
The name of the famous ghost ship that was based on the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century.
What is "The Flying Dutchman"?
Alternative name for "The Headless Horseman".
What is Dullahan?
The name for the medieval practice that inspired trick or treating.
What is Souling?
This author allegedly lost their virginity to their spouse at their mother's grave.
Who is Mary Shelley?
The horror movie that had nine people die during its filming.
What is "The Exorcist (1973)"?
After being killed by John Bell, Kate Batts became known as this ghost.
Who is the "Bell Witch"?
The name of the Japanese skeleton yokai that is made from human bones after a mass starvation event.
What is a Gashadokuro?