Movies & TV Shows
In this 1980 movie, Jack Nicholson's character famously declares, "Here's Johnny!" while breaking through a door with an axe
The Shining
Term for a ghost that is believed to be trapped in a location due to unfinished business or unresolved issues
Poltergeist
This infamous American killer and cult leader convinced his followers, known as "The Family," to carry out a series of murders in 1969
Charles Manson
The country that Transylvania, otherwise known as the home of Count Dracula, is located
Romania
Who you gonna call?
Ghostbusters
This 1999 horror film, shot in a documentary style, follows three students lost in the woods while searching for a local legend
The Blair Witch Project
How many witches were executed during the Salem Witch Trials
20
This serial killer, active in London during the late 1800s, was never caught and became infamous for his gruesome murders of women in Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Edgar Allen Poe poem that starts with "Once upon a midnight dreary"
The Raven
I was working in the lab late one night
When my eyes beheld an eerie sight
Monster Mash
This 2007 found footage film about a couple experiencing paranormal activity in their home spawned multiple sequels
Paranormal Activity
This term, introduced by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, refers to a UFO sighting that includes physical evidence like radar detection, burn marks, or impressions on the ground
Close Encounters of the Second Kind
This serial killer, who operated in Northern California in the late 1960s, taunted police with cryptic letters and ciphers and has never been caught
Zodiac Killer
The author of Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
Send shivers down your spine
Shrieking Skulls will shock your soul
Seal your doom tonight
Spooky Spooky Skeletons
This Netflix series follows a family haunted by their past after living in a mysterious mansion called Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
According to popular belief, what can happen if a user does not properly close a session with a Ouija board
Spirits will enter our world
This serial killer and cannibal was known as the "Milwaukee Cannibal" and was arrested in 1991 after police discovered evidence of his gruesome crimes
Jeffrey Dahmer
Stephen King novel that introduces the character of Pennywise, a shape-shifting entity that preys on children in the down of Derry, Maine
It
I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from 9 to 5
Yeah hell I pay the price
Somebody's Watching Me
This 1973 film about a young girl possessed by a demon was so terrifying that some theaters provided barf bags to viewers
The Exorcist
Planet that NASA is currently planning to investigate for the potential of life on one of its moons
Jupiter
Dubbed the "Killer Clown," this Chicago-area serial killer dressed as a clown for local events and was convicted of murdering at least 33 young men in the 1970s
John Wayne Gacy
This dark fantasy novella tells the story of a young girl who discovers a parallel world with sinister versions of her parents
Coraline
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Thriller