Spooky Physics
Horror Movies
Halloween History
Horror Video Games
Creepypastas
100

According to the second law of thermodynamics, this inevitable end of the Universe will occur when stars stop shining, life ceases, and entropy reaches its maximum.

What is the cold (or heat) death of the universe?

100

This famous early 2000s movie revolves around a cursed VHS tape that kills people in 7 days.

What is "The Ring" (2002)

100

In medieval Europe, these animals were believed to be companions of witches or even witches in disguise, a superstition that still makes them a spooky Halloween symbol today

What is a black cat?

100

This 2013 post-apocalyptic action-adventure game follows Joel and Ellie as they navigate a United States overrun by a fungal infection, combining survival horror, storytelling, and emotional drama.

What is "The Last of US?"

100

This infamous ‘lost episode’ Creepypasta claims to be a disturbing, unreleased installment of SpongeBob SquarePants, featuring graphic imagery, unsettling visuals of Squidward with bleeding eyes, and the character’s tragic end.

What is Squidward's Suicide?

200

This Soviet bomb, detonated over Severny Island, was so powerful that its shockwave circled the globe nine times. At 3,000 times stronger than the first atomic bombs, it shattered windows as far away as Denmark—and was originally designed to be twice as strong.

What is the Tsar Bomba?

200

In Clive Barker's 1987 "Hellraiser" this is the name of the demons that are summoned by the box?

What are "Cenobites"

200

The name 'Halloween' comes from the shortening of this older term, which literally means the evening before All Saints’ Day.

What is "All Hallows Eve?"

200

Arguably one of the most famous horror titles in video game history, this game features Harry Mason and his wife finding a child abandoned in a casket, and a ghost town full of fog. 

What is "Silent Hill" (1999)?

200

In this infamous Creepypasta, a supposedly haunted copy of ‘The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask’ exhibits eerie glitches, strange in-game messages, and a malevolent spirit named after a drowned boy that seems to manipulate the game and the player’s reality.

What is Ben Drowned?

300

These ultra-energetic bursts, fired from the poles of rapidly spinning supernovae or hypernovae, could instantly annihilate one side of Earth and render the other uninhabitable—if we were unlucky enough to be directly in their path.

What are gamma-ray bursts?

300

This person plays Pennywise in the 1990 version of the movie "It."

Who is Tim Curry?

300

The modern celebration of Halloween, including costumes and trick-or-treating, was heavily influenced by immigrants from this country bringing the Celtic festival of Samhain to America.

What is Ireland?

300

Released in 2005, this survival horror game follows a federal agent on a mission to rescue the U.S. president’s daughter from a mysterious cult creating bioweapons in rural Spain, introducing over-the-shoulder shooting to the series.

What is "Resident Evil 4?"

300

In this infamous Creepypasta, a haunted video game copy of a classic Sega mascot title features a demonic version of the character who stalks and kills the player’s friends.

What is Sonic.exe?

400

In this hypothetical scenario, a tiny bubble of 'true vacuum' could spontaneously form and expand at the speed of light, instantly rewriting the laws of physics and annihilating everything in the Universe.

What is vacuum decay?

400

Jennifer Aniston's first major role was in this 1990s horror comedy.

What is "Leprechaun?"

400

The jack-o’-lantern tradition began with this vegetable in Ireland before it became associated with pumpkins in America.

What is a turnip?

400

Released in 2020, this multiplayer ghost-hunting game challenges players to identify types of spirits in haunted locations using equipment like EMF readers, spirit boxes, and cameras.

What is "Phasmophobia?"

400

This infamous location in the original Pokémon Red and Green games is said, according to urban legend, to have caused symptoms like headaches, nausea, and even suicidal thoughts in children due to its high-pitched, eerie background music.

What is 'Lavender Town?'

500

This kind of solar outburst once set telegraph lines ablaze in the 19th century, and today would hit Earth like a planet-wide EMP storm.

What is a Coronal Mass Ejection?

500

When a group of teenagers kill his only son, Ed Harley seeks the powers of an old witch to summon a demon monster in this 1988 movie. 

What is "Pumpkinhead?"

500

In medieval Europe, people would wear masks or costumes while going door-to-door performing this practice, which involved asking for food or prayers for the dead.

What is souling or guising?

500

Released in 2014 and directed by Shinji Mikami, this survival horror game follows detective Sebastian Castellanos as he navigates a nightmarish world filled with grotesque monsters and psychological horrors.

What is "The Evil Within?"

500

This analog horror series, presented as a collection of VHS educational tapes, is infamous for its surreal and disturbing imagery, hidden messages, and narrative of otherworldly threats that unfold subtly over time, terrifying viewers who delve into its lore.

What is Gemini Home Entertainment?

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