Halloween Origin Story
In the Middle Ages, women labeled as ___(from the Anglo-Saxon word meaning “wise one”) practiced divination. Such a woman would curl up near a fireplace and go into a trancelike state by chanting, meditating, or using hallucinogenic herbs. Superstitious people believed that these women flew out of their chimneys on broomsticks and terrorized the countryside with their magical deeds.
witches
"IT" is a horror movie based on the book by ______.
Stephen King
Finish the lyric:
Spooky, scary skeletons
Send ________
shivers down your spine
Originally, instead of making _____ out of pumpkins, they were made using turnips.
jack-o-lanterns
The movie ____ tells the story of three witches who are brought back from the dead accidentally by unsuspecting teen Max Dennison and proceed to wreak havoc on the town of Salem.
Hocus Pocus
This line, said by Lucy van Pelt, is from what movie?: "A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality."
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"
The idea of being spooked by ____ dates back to the Middle Ages, when they were considered a symbol of the Devil. It didn’t help that centuries later, accused witches were often found to have them too.
black cats
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" features a group of teenagers tormented by a dream-haunting villain named _______
Freddy Krueger
Finish the lyric:
This is Halloween, this is Halloween
Pumpkins scream in the dead of night
This is Halloween, everybody make a scene
Trick or treat 'til___________
the neighbors gonna die of fright
The evening before All Saints Day (Nov 1) was initially known as ______, and later, Halloween.
All Hallows Eve
Jordan Peele
At the beginning of "Scream," Casey speaks to a strange caller on her phone, who creepily asks _________ before she ends up as she does.
if she likes scary movies
Halloween holiday has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of _____ , a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts
Samhain
The movie "Halloween" (1978) was the debut performance on the big screen of which actress?
Jamie Lee Curtis
"This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac. They look just like everyone else." Which character says this line, and which movie is it from?
Wednesday Addams, "The Addams Family"