Crooked Killers
What was the famous line said by the defense attorney, Johnnie Cochran in the OJ trial?
“If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit!”
What is the ghost that can be summoned by saying her name three times in a mirror?
Bloody Mary / Mary I
Which ancient Egyptian funerary text, believed to have originated in the New Kingdom, describes the journey of the soul through the afterlife and the trials it must face, including encounters with gods?
The Book of the Dead (also known as the Book of Going Forth by Day).
In Norse Myth, these “barrow wights” lurk in burial mounds.
Draugr
This legendary founder of Rome was said to have murdered his brother.
Romulus
Who was the serial killer operating in Whitechapel during 1888?
Jack the Ripper
In Irish folklore, which supernatural creature is believed to wail or scream as an omen of death, particularly foretelling the death of a family member?
The Banshee
In the Hebrew Bible, which woman was consulted by King Saul to summon the spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel in a ritual that was forbidden under Jewish law?
The “Witch of Endor” (from 1 Samuel 28)
What body of water did The Creature from the Black Lagoon live in?
The Amazon River
Who is considered the “Father of Horror Literature?”
Edgar Allan Poe
What was the name of the woman who was acquitted for murdering her father and step mother with an axe in 1892/1893?
Lizzie Borden
This famous Ghost Ship dates to 18th century maritime legend, with its Captain Willem van der Decken.
The Flying Dutchman
What Gaelic-Celtic festival held annually between the fall equinox and winter solstice influenced contemporary Halloween customs?
Samhain (pronounced SOW-win)
What was the method Rameses’ II harem used in an attempted assassination?
Magic
Widespread speculation of a “mummy’s curse,” also known as the Curse of the Pharaohs, is said to have caused the deaths of several people connected to the discovery of which ancient Egyptian king’s tomb?
Tutankhamun, a.k.a. King Tut
What was the name signed of the person who stalked the owners of 657 Boulevard, Westfield, New Jersey from 2014-2017?
The Watcher
What was the real cause of many ancient tombs being mistaken as having cursed their finders and dying?
A Fungus / Aspergillus flavus
What Egyptian god has the nickname “Devourer of Souls”?
Ammit/Ammut/Ahemait
In the late middle ages and early modern period, what subset of the European witch trials accused and prosecuted people for crimes they allegedly committed while in a lycanthropic form?
Werewolf trials
In his youth, Minamoto no Yoshitsune allegedly confronted the headless ghost of which member of his family?
His Father
What possibly fictitious German serial killer was said to have murdered 964 people between 1569 and 1581?
Christman Genipperteinga
This Kitsune allegedly from the 12th century was sealed in Sessho-seki, a rock which was split by natural causes in 2022, leading the government to make offerings to appease the spirit once sealed within.
Tamamo no Mae
What Hindu holiday, which fell last year on Halloween, and begins this year on Oct. 20, is the Hindu festival of lights, which celebrates the triumph of good over evil and signifies renewal, and was described (problematically) by the character Michael Scott in the Office as “essentially a Hindu Halloween”?
Diwali
Which 16th-century German book was written as a manual for detecting witches, and played a significant role in spreading the fear of witchcraft across Europe and promoted the torture and execution of witches, particularly women, during the early modern witch hunts?
Malleus Maleficarum (translation: The Hammer of Witches)
Which famous horror author was so terrified by his neighbors air conditioning unit that he wrote a novel about it?
H. P. Lovecraft