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This author is known as the "King of Horror" and wrote the novels It, The Shining, and Carrie.
Who is Stephen King?
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This tri-colored, triangle-shaped candy is one of the most famous (and most debated) Halloween treats.
What is Candy Corn?
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In this iconic 1979 sci-fi horror film, a terrifying creature with two sets of jaws stalks the crew of the spaceship Nostromo.
What is Alien?
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Written by Danny Elfman for The Nightmare Before Christmas, this song opens the movie and introduces the town of Halloween.
What is "This is Halloween"?
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The original purpose of wearing a scary costume or mask on Samhain was not for fun, but to do this to evil spirits.
What is to hide from or ward them off?
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She is the deadpan, pigtail-wearing daughter from The Addams Family, who recently got her own hit Netflix series.
Who is Wednesday Addams?
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These round, chocolate candies are famous for their colorful shell and the slogan, "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
What are M&Ms?
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He is the central, ancient vampire in Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel and countless movies.
Who is Count Dracula?
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It's the theme song for this 1984 movie about scientists who catch ghosts. The famous chorus answers the question, "Who ya gonna call?"
What is "Ghostbusters"?
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This party game, where players catch floating fruit using only their teeth, originated as a Roman courting ritual to predict future marriages.
What is bobbing for apples?
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In the video game Minecraft, this green, silent creature will sneak up on you and explode.
What is a Creeper?
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According to surveys, this milk chocolate and various other flavored candy is consistently ranked as the #2 most popular Halloween candy in the U.S.
What is M&Ms?
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This classic horror villain haunts people's dreams, wears a striped sweater, and has a glove made of blades.
Who is Freddy Krueger?
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This novelty song by Bobby "Boris" Pickett is a "graveyard smash" that describes a party for monsters.
What is "Monster Mash"?
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In medieval Europe, poor people went door-to-door on "All Souls' Day" asking for food in exchange for prayers for the dead—a practice known as this.
What is Souling?
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In the Netflix show Stranger Things, this is the terrifying, faceless monster that haunts the Upside Down.
What is the Demogorgon?
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This candy's name is a classic "bad joke" combo: a word meaning a quiet laugh plus "s"
What is a Snickers?
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This movie from 2017 holds the record for being the highest-grossing R-rated horror film of all time.
What is "IT"? The 2017 version.
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This pop icon's song, featured in the movie Suicide Squad, is titled "Heathens" and has a spooky, choral sound.
Who is Twenty One Pilots?
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Before candy was handed out to keep peace, 19th-century teenagers celebrated Halloween by pulling pranks like taking doors off hinges and placing farm equipment on roofs, giving Halloween this infamous nickname.
What is Mischief Night (or Devil's night)?
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This horror-themed video game franchise, popular with streamers, features animatronic characters like Freddy Fazbear who try to jump-scare you.
What is Five Nights at Freddy's?
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In 1995, a public vote decided to replace the Tan-colored M&M with this new color.
What is blue?
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This is the name of the fictional town in Illinois where the original Halloween movie takes place.
What is Haddonfield?
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This rock band wrote the song "Sucker for Pain" (for the Suicide Squad soundtrack) and is known for other hit songs like "Believer" and "Radioactive."
Who is Imagine Dragons?
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In Germany, a unique tradition on Halloween night involves hiding these sharp kitchen items so returning spirits aren't accidentally hurt.
What are knives?