💀 Freaky Facts
This traditional Halloween decoration was originally carved from root vegetables like turnips and rutabaga
Jack-o'-lantern
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy play three witchy sisters in this beloved Halloween movie
Hocus Pocus
A small animal associated with witches, Halloween, and luck
A black cat.
The vital organ that zombies crave most
The brain
This state is famous for the Salem Witch Trials
Massachusetts
The ancient Pagan festival from which some Halloween traditions descend originated in this country
Ireland
This Alfred Hitchcock flick is considered one of the earliest examples of the "slasher firm" genre
Psycho
The name of this creature comes from the root word sneg, meaning “to crawl" or "creeping thing”
A snake.
An explosion of interest in medical science in the early 18th century led to a rise in this grave crime
Body snatching
One of Edgar Allen's poems inspired the name of the NFL team of this city, in which Poe worked and died
Baltimore
A classic Halloween candy originally called "chicken feed"
Candy corn
The fictional Overlook Hotel shows up in several Steven King stories including Misery, The Stand, and this, adapted into film in 1980
The Shining
The collective nouns used for this bird include a “conspiracy,” a “treachery," and an “unkindness”
A raven
It's a festive activity but causes the most Halloween injuries each year
Pumpkin carving
The real-life mansion in California that inspired The Haunted Mansion ride at Disney theme parks
The Winchester Mystery House
This U.S. state produces three times more pumpkins annually than any other
Illinois
Catherine O'Hara stars as the crafty love interest of an overconfident skeleton in this 1993 movie directed by Henry Selick
The Nightmare Before Christmas
A group of bats emerging from their roost is called this, because their behavior mimics liquid stirred in a large, round pot
A cauldron
An infectious disease that inspired many zombie movies due to its effects on behavior
Rabies
Located in Louisville, KY, this building was dubbed the most haunted hospital in the eastern USA
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
In 1979, English band Bauhaus released a 9-minute song about the death of this 20th century Hungarian icon of horror cinema
Bela Lugosi
This horror movie was said to be cursed, but it was also the first of its genre to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar
The Exorcist
This spider, a member of the Lycosidae family, carries its babies in egg sacs attached to its spinnerets
Wolf spider.
Started by the Ancient Egyptians, this procedure is thought to be one of the oldest medical practices
Bloodletting
Legendary ghost ship The Flying Dutchman appeared around this cape in South Africa, according to a 1790 travelogue
The Cape of Good Hope