Technically Halloween
This 2001 psychological cult classic begins on October 2 and ends on October 31, with a six-foot-tall rabbit warning that the world will end in 28 days.
Donnie Darko
This ancient Celtic festival marked the end of the harvest season and is considered the precursor to Halloween.
Samhain
These colorful, candy coated chocolates are famous for the slogan, "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
M&M’s
Though they began in Ireland as carved turnips to ward off evil spirits, today these glowing pumpkins are the ultimate symbol of Halloween.
Jack O Lanters
This 1984 paranormal comedy follows a trio of parapsychology professors who start a New York City pest control service for ghosts.
Ghostbusters
This 1982 Steven Spielberg film features a memorable trick-or-treating scene where a stranded alien hides under a sheet and points at a child dressed as Yoda.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Halloween is believed to have originated in this European country over 2,000 years ago.
Ireland
These small, colorful, fruit flavored candies have a hard sugar shell and a famous slogan telling you to "Taste the Rainbow."
Skittles
Superstition says it’s bad luck if one of these dark felines crosses your path.
Black Cats
"In this nostalgic favorite, a teenager named Max accidentally resurrects a trio of Salem witches by lighting the Black Flame Candle."
Hocus Pocus
Though it is a superhero movie, this 1995 Joel Schumacher film features major villains named after a festive costume prop and a scary costume choice.
Batman Forever
The word "Halloween" is a short, contracted form of this religious phrase meaning the night before All Saints' Day.
All Hallows' Eve
"Give me a break" of this chocolate covered wafer bar, which features four fingers meant for snapping apart.
Kit Kat
In Chinese culture, these flying mammals are symbols of good luck and happiness, though Western lore often links them to Halloween.
Bats
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, gets bored of his routine and tries to hijack Christmas in this 1993 stop motion musical.
The Nightmare Before Christmas
A legendary skeleton costume beatdown in this 1984 martial arts film puts Daniel LaRusso in the hospital.
The Karate Kid
Before Irish immigrants came to America and started using pumpkins, they originally carved scary faces into these root vegetables to ward off evil spirits.
Turnips
This striped, triangle shaped kernel is a Halloween staple that people either love or hate.
Candy Corn
If you have hidden secrets or scandalous past mistakes, people say you have these "in your closet".
Skeletons
On her 13th birthday, Marnie Piper learns she is a witch and follows her grandmother Aggie (played by Debbie Reynolds) to this whimsical alternate realm.
Halloweentown
Kenneth Branagh returns as Hercule Poirot to investigate a murder during a seance on All Hallows' Eve in this 2023 film.
A Haunting in Venice
Ancient Celts wore costumes made of animal skins and heads during Samhain for this practical safety reason involving spirits.
Disguise Themselves From (Or Confuse) Ghosts
This popular bite sized treat features a sweet, chewy gelatin center covered in colorful, crunchy, tangy Nerds candy.
NERDS Gummy Clusters
In literature and folklore, these eight legged web spinners often represent patience, creativity, or malice.
Spiders
This friendly 'animated' ghost from a 1995 supernatural comedy spends much of his time hanging out in a crumbling Maine mansion with his three mischievous uncles, Stinkie, Stretch, and Fatso.
Casper