Presidential Ghosts
Said to have haunted the White House since his assassination, he's the most well known White House Ghost.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
She was a pilot who mysteriously vanished attempting to fly the globe and may or may not have been eaten by coconut crabs.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
This island used to hold one of America's most infamous prisons and sits off the coast of San Francisco.
What is Alcatraz?
The movie series that first featured the phrase "do you like scary movies?"
Scream
This common Halloween candy was originally called "chicken feed."
What is candy corn?
The ghost of former First Lady Abigail Adams is sometimes sighted to be doing this in the East Room.
What is hanging laundry?
The alias of the unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305 in 1971.
Who is D.B. Cooper?
19 people, mostly women, were accused and executed in this series of prosecutions in 17th century Massachusetts.
What were the Salem Witch Trials?
This 1973 movie often tops lists of the scariest horror movies of all time and features an infamous pea soup vomiting scene.
What is The Exorcist?
The phrase "trick or treat" originates from the fear that this is what might happen if houses didn't pass out candy.
What is getting vandalized by children?
Jefferson's ghost is said to play this instrument in the Yellow Oval Room.
What is the violin?
The unidentified serial killer active in and around the impoverished Whitechapel district of London, England, in 1888.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
It was the first attempt at an English Colony in North America. Its inhabitants "disappeared" mysteriously, leading to its nickname "the Lost Colony".
What is Roanoke?
The quote "Here's Johnny!" comes from this classic horror movie.
What is The Shining?
This immigrant group is primarily responsible for introducing Halloween traditions, including costumed trick or treating, to America.
Who are the Irish?
Jackson's ghost is said to do this in the Queen's bedroom.
What is lying in bed and laughing?
She was the Last Queen of Egypt, and her tomb has never been found.
Who is Cleopatra?
This deadly epidemic swept through the United States in 1918-1920 and is even part of Edward Cullen's vampire origin story.
What is the Spanish Flu?
This is the name of the summer camp where Friday the 13th takes place.
What is Camp Crystal Lake?
Before pumpkins, this root vegetable is what people carved for Halloween.
What are turnips?
He was the first president to die in the White House and is said to haunt the attic.
Who is William Henry Harrison?
The cup supposedly from the Last Supper that has never been found.
What is The Holy Grail?
This famous historic beachside hotel near San Diego is also said to be home to Kate Morgan's ghost, AKA "the beautiful stranger."
What is Hotel Del Coronado?
Michael Myers' infamous mask from Halloween was based off of this actor/character's face.
Who is William Shatner/Captain Kirk?
Halloween has its origins in this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?