The Perfect Costume
A white sheet for a body and two holes for eyes,
This Halloween specter says "Boo" to surprise!
What is a ghost?
This decoration is a large vegetable with its innards removed and carved into funny or scary faces to be lit up by a candle inside.
What is a Jack-o-lantern?
This monster is famous for saying "I vant to suck your blood!" Some modern versions of this monster are more romantic than scary.
What is a Vampire?
This creepy critter is the only mammal that can fly on its own. The smallest ones eat blood and are an inch tall while the biggest eat only fruit and are up to three feet tall.
What are bats?
What is Skittles?
Whether casting a foul spell or riding a broom,
Her warty, green skin is a portent of doom.
What is a witch?
This color is often used in Halloween decorations and is the same color as pumpkins.
What is orange?
This monster is a human most of the time, but turns into a dog-like creature when the moon is full. Most modern versions are brave, loyal protectors rather than scary beasts.
What is a Werewolf/Lycanthrope?
These creepy critters look very much like frogs but their skin is thicker and harder, they don't have long or sticky tongues and they prefer to walk rather than hop.
What are toads?
"Gimme a break"
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"Break me off a piece of that _________."
What is Kit-Kat (bar)?
With a cape, tights and undies outside of their clothes,
They save the day with their powers, then strike a strong pose.
What are superheroes?
These decorations hung around doorways and trees look like they were spun by spooky, eight legged creatures.
What are cobwebs?
This slow, rambling monster is really just a person wrapped in bandages. Wrapping their dead like this and burying them in a pyramid was a great honor for the ancient Egyptians.
What is a Mummy?
These eight legged creepy critters are everywhere! With an average of 12 of them in every square foot, it's a good thing that almost all of them are totally harmless!
What are spiders?
"There's no wrong way to eat a _______."
What is Reese's (Peanut Butter Cup)?
Against the black backdrop, my black shirt disappears,
All you see is my white bones which fill you with fears.
What is a skeleton?
Though put around houses these days for Halloween, this dummy stuffed with hay has long since been used on farms to frighten away birds that eat the crops.
What is a scarecrow?
This monster is often depicted with green skin and bolts in its neck. He was brought to life in a mad scientist's lab by a bolt of lightning.
What is Frankenstein's Monster?
These creepy critters look very much like mice but are a lot bigger, many times smarter, live up to three times as long and have as many as 14 times as many offspring.
What are rats?
What is Twizzlers?
With a white face and big shoes and goofy, red nose,
This costume is common, but are they friends or foes?
What is a clown?
Though people usually use these rocks to show respects to the departed who are buried underneath, around Halloween, they are typically just a decoration.
This monster's Spanish name literally means "The Goat Sucker", and it is said to feed on goats and other livestock in the south US and Mexico.
What is la Chupacabra?
This critter is a large black bird often associated with bad luck and the ominous word "Nevermore", but is actually the hardiest and smartest of all birds.
What is a raven?
"Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
What are M&M's?