Trick Plays & Treat Games
In 2019, this NBA star wore a Jason Voorhees mask to a Halloween game, then dropped 45 points.
Lebron James
This fruit is carved into jack-o’-lanterns, but early ones were actually made from turnips.
Pumkins
This 1980s song declares, “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark.”
Thriller by Michael Jackson
In The Wizard of Oz, this good witch tells Dorothy to “follow the yellow brick road.”
Glinda
This classic horror-comedy starts with “Who ya gonna call?”
Ghostbusters
On Halloween night 2015, this team’s fans went batty as they celebrated their first World Series win in 30 years.
The Kansas City Royals
This candy is the most popular treat handed out on Halloween night in the U.S.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
“Disturbia” and “Don’t Stop the Music” were eerie early hits for this iconic artist.
Rihanna
This Harry Potter house is known for bravery, and a golden trio that includes Hermione Granger.
Gryffindor
Jenna Ortega plays this deadpan Addams daughter in a 2022 Netflix hit.
Wednesday
The 2016 World Series Game 6 took place on Halloween, and this team’s “curse” would end the following day.
The Chicago Cubs
In Mexico, Día de los Muertos starts on this date each year.
November 1st
This 2019 Billie Eilish hit opens with the lyrics “White shirt now red, my bloody nose.”
Bad Guy
In Encanto, this “witchy” character can see the future, but his family refuses to talk about him.
Bruno
This film franchise introduced Ghostface and made horror meta in the 1990s.
Scream
Some say the spookiest NFL game was on Halloween 2021, when this QB threw six touchdowns.
Joe Burrow
This city hosts the largest Halloween parade in the WORLD every year.
New York City
This 2014 Melanie Martinez song is all about a toy coming to life in a slightly creepy way.
Dollhouse
This evil fairy from Sleeping Beauty curses Aurora and later got her own movie played by Angelina Jolie.
Maleficent
This animated Disney-Pixar movie celebrates Día de los Muertos with music and family.
Coco
Halloween 2021 marked this college football rivalry game where Michigan finally beat Ohio State after years of haunting losses.
"The Game"
The word “Halloween” is short for “All Hallows’ Eve,” which occurs the night before this holiday.
All Saints' Day
This 2022 Taylor Swift track from Midnights talks about staring at the ceiling and seeing ghosts of her past selves.
Anti-Hero
This Marvel witch’s powers come from the “Chaos Magic” that lets her rewrite reality itself.
Scarlett Witch/Wanda Maximoff
This author, known as the “King of Horror,” wrote the novels Carrie, The Shining, It, and Misery—many of which were later adapted into classic films.
Stephen King
Every Halloween, the NFL posts throwbacks to this running back’s “Beast Quake” run, because defenders still haven’t caught him.
Marshawn Lynch
This U.S. state produces the most pumpkins annually, known as the Pumpkin Capital of the World.
Illinois
This dark 2013 Arctic Monkeys hit has become a Halloween TikTok staple with the line “Crawlin’ back to you.”
Do I Wanna Know?
What train platform doe the Hogwarts Express leave from in Harry Potter?
9 3/4
In this 1993 movie, a cat named Binx helps kids stop three witches in Salem.
Hocus Pocus