History
What was the original meaning of the word Halloween?
All Hallows' Eve, the evening before All Saints' Day
Complete this line from The Wizard of Oz: 'There's no place like _____.'
Home
Who directed the original 1978 horror film Halloween?
John Carpenter
Who wrote the 1897 novel Dracula?
Bram Stoker
What does the word 'lycanthropy' refer to in folklore?
Transformation into a wolf or werewolf
Which Massachusetts town experienced the infamous witch trials of 1692?
Salem
Complete this famous line from The Exorcist: 'The power of Christ _____ you!'
Compels
In the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, what is the name of the creature?
Gill-man
Which American author wrote The Tell-Tale Heart and The Raven?
Edgar Allan Poe
What is the name of the Irish spirit whose wailing is said to foretell a death?
Banshee
Which famous magician died on Halloween night in 1926?
Harry Houdini
Complete the famous line from The Sixth Sense: 'I see _____ people.'
Dead
Which 1968 George A. Romero film helped establish the modern zombie movie genre?
Night of the Living Dead
In Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, what is the name of the schoolteacher?
Ichabod Crane
According to folklore, what is a 'will-o'-the-wisp'?
A mysterious flickering light seen over marshes or wetlands
What ancient Roman festival honoring the dead is sometimes discussed in accounts of Halloween's origins?
Feralia
Complete the famous phrase from Frankenstein (1931): 'It's _____!'
Alive
In the 1976 horror film The Omen, what is the name of the young boy believed to be the Antichrist?
Damien Thorn
Who wrote the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
Robert Louis Stevenson
In European folklore, what is a 'doppelgänger'?
A mysterious double or lookalike of a living person
Which pope is traditionally credited with establishing the November 1 observance of All Saints' Day in Rome?
Pope Gregory III
Complete the line from Poltergeist (1982): 'They're _____.'
Here
Which 1922 silent German film featured the vampire Count Orlok?
Nosferatu
Which 1898 novel by Henry James features a governess who believes a house is haunted?
The Turn of the Screw
What is the name of the legendary ghost ship said to be doomed to sail the seas forever?
The Flying Dutchman