Serial Killers
The Zodiac Killer famously sent newspapers cryptograms. What is the general term for a message written using a secret system of symbols or substitutions?
Ciphers
The Cranberries released this 1994 hit whose title is also another name for an undead creature.
Zombie
The name “jack-o’-lantern” is associated with an Irish folktale about a wandering character known by this name.
Stingy Jack
In The Silence of the Lambs, this is the nickname given to the serial killer Clarice Starling is trying to help capture.
Buffalo Bill
This candy bar consists of a crunchy peanut butter center covered in chocolate and shares its name with a common finger gesture.
Butterfingers
According to popular werewolf folklore, a werewolf can be killed with a weapon made from this metal.
Silver
Rather than using their eyes, many bats navigate in darkness by producing sounds and listening for the echoes, a process called this.
Echolocation
Richard Ramirez became widely known by this sinister nickname.
Night Stalker
Which classic Halloween song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1962, just 11 days before Halloween?
Monster Mash
Halloween has roots in this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of summer and beginning of winter.
Samhain
What are the 5 most expensive horror movies to make (Production) (Adjusted for Inflation)
1. Van Helsing ($222 Million)
2. World War Z ($201 Million)
3. I Am Legend ($188 Million)
4. End of Days ($169 Million)
5. The Wolfman ($164 Million)
TRICK
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The Headless Horseman from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is famously depicted throwing this object at Ichabod Crane.
PUMPKIN
These blood-feeding mammals are the only bats whose diet consists primarily of blood.
Vampire Bats
Who are the top 5 serial killers in United States history by confirmed kills?
1. Samuel Little - 60 Confirmed
2. Gary Ridgway (The Green River Killer) - 49 Confirmed
3. Donald Harvey (Angel of Death) - 37 Confirmed
4. John Wayne Gay (The Killer Clown) - 33 Confirmed
5. Ted Bundy - 30 Confirmed
Which spooky 1980's movie theme returned to the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 28 after Halloween 2024, its highest position on the chart since its original run 40 years earlier?
Ghostbusters
The word “Halloween” is a contraction of this older name for October 31.
All Hallows Eve/All Hallows Evening
This masked killer stalks the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois
Michael Myers
What are the top 5 grossing candies during Halloween season? (General Brand accepted if it is a specific variant)
1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
2. Peanut M&M's (M&M's accepted)
3. Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar
4. Snickers
5. Kit Kat
In some vampire folklore, scattering these tiny objects could delay a vampire because it would be compelled to stop and count them.
Seeds or Grains
Scorpions have the creepy ability to glow when exposed to this type of light.
UV Light
Jack the Ripper's crimes are historically associated with this East London district.
Whitechapel
How many copies has Thriller by Michael Jackson sold all time? (Give or take 5 million)
70 Million
Before Pumpkins were the go-to choice for lanterns, what root vegetable was commonly carved into lanterns in Ireland and Britain?
Turnips
In The Shining, Jack Torrance takes a winter caretaker job at this isolated hotel.
Overlook Hotel
TREAT
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Before modern movies transformed zombies into flesh-eating monsters, zombie folklore was particularly associated with this Caribbean nation.
Haiti
Instead of teeth, spiders use these fang-like mouthparts to inject venom into prey.
Chelicerae
Before becoming one of America’s most notorious criminals, Ted Kaczynski taught mathematics at this prestigious California university.
UC Berkeley
This singer released “Somebody’s Watching Me” in 1984, with Michael Jackson contributing vocals to its chorus.
Rockwell
In medieval Britain and Ireland, poor people would visit homes on All Souls’ Day and receive small cakes in exchange for promising to pray for the household’s deceased relatives. What was this tradition called?
Souling
In The Blair Witch Project, the three filmmakers disappear while investigating a legend near this Maryland town.
Burkittsville
Before receiving its current name, this candy was originally sold in the United Kingdom under the name “Opal Fruits.”
Starburst
During Egyptian mummification, this naturally occurring salt was used to dry out and preserve the body.
Natron
The parasitoid jewel wasp can sting this insect in its nervous system and then lead the still-living victim back to its burrow.
Cockroach