Candy
This classic, triangular Halloween treat is famous for its three distinct stripes of color: white at the top, orange in the middle, and yellow at the bottom.
Candy corn
In Tim Burton's classic stop-motion film The Nightmare Before Christmas, this lanky skeleton character holds the official title of "The Pumpkin King" of Halloween Town.
Jack Skellington
According to classic folklore, you can easily ward off a vampire by wearing a necklace made out of this pungent, smelly kitchen vegetable.
Garlic
Chicken Feed
I look like a regular treat, but I am entirely made of trickery. I wear three coats of different colors—white, orange, and yellow—but I can never stay warm. What am I?
candy corn
This incredibly popular Halloween candy features a rich, smooth milk chocolate shell packed tight with a salty-sweet peanut butter filling.
Resse's Peanut Butter Cup
In the Disney movie Hocus Pocus, Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy play three resurrected, comedic witches known by this family last name.
Sanderson Sisters
In almost every scary story, a regular human being will painfully transform into a werewolf only when this specific lunar phase appears in the night sky.
full moon
Trick-or-treating is thought to have evolved from this medieval Christian practice, where the poor went door-to-door on All Souls' Day offering prayers for the dead in exchange for "soul cakes"
souling
I am tall when I am young, and I am short when I am old. I love to glow in the dark, and I am often stabbed right through the head on Halloween night. What am I?
candle
This chocolate-covered wafer bar is divided into distinct fingers that you can easily snap apart, and its famous jingle begs you to "Break me off a piece."
Kit Kat
This famous, sweet-tempered live-action and animated cartoon ghost explicitly prefers making friends with humans over scaring them away.
Casper
In the classic story, Frankenstein's monster is famously brought to life when the scientist channels the massive electrical energy from this type of severe weather storm.
lightning storm
According to ancient Celtic folklore during the festival of Samhain, people wore masks and costumes made of animal skins for this specific, protective reason.
disguise themselves from harmful ghosts and spirits
I have a body, a head, and a spine, but I don’t have a brain, heart, or any hair. I love to spend time with witches and wizards, and people open me up to find secrets. What am I?
spell book
This fruit-flavored, chewy candy comes in a bright red bag and famously invites candy lovers to "Taste the Rainbow."
Skittles
In the live-action Scooby-Doo movie, this specific cartoon dog and his teenage mystery-solving gang travel around in a brightly painted green and blue van with this name on the side.
The Mystery Machine
This classic monster from ancient Egypt is traditionally wrapped from head to toe in long strips of white linen bandages.
mummy
The Roman festival honoring Pomona, the goddess of fruit and trees, was blended with Celtic traditions and is believed to be the historical origin of this classic, watery Halloween party game.
Bobbing for apples
The person who makes me doesn't want me. The person who buys me doesn't use me. The person who uses me doesn't know it. What am I?
coffin
This famous candy brand features small, colorful chocolate buttons stamped with a lowercase letter, known for the slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
M&M's
In the classic slasher film Halloween, the silent villain Michael Myers stalks his hometown while wearing a creepy, plain white mask that was originally modeled after this famous Star Trek actor.
William Shatner
To travel long distances or escape danger quickly, Count Dracula famously possesses the supernatural ability to transform himself into this flying creature of the night.
Bat
Before Irish immigrants discovered that pumpkins were much easier to hollow out, jack-o'-lanterns were traditionally carved into this root vegetable to ward off evil spirits.
Turnip
I have a heart that does not beat, and a home but no house. I can cast a spell without magic, and though I have been dead for thousands of years, I can still grow hair and nails. If you uncover my face, you will find no eyes, yet I will force you to look away. What am I?
Mummy