Horror Movies
This masked slasher is the main antagonist of the 1978 movie Halloween, directed by John Carpenter.
Who is Michael Myers?
This chocolate bar is famous for its caramel, nougat, and milk chocolate, and gets its name from a galaxy.
What is a Milky Way?
This monster is reanimated by Dr. Victor Frankenstein in the classic 1818 novel by Mary Shelley.
What is Frankenstein's Monster
The tradition of carving Jack-o'-Lanterns began in Ireland, but instead of pumpkins, people originally carved this root vegetable.
What is a Turnip?
In classic lore, a vampire cannot enter a private home unless they are first given this.
What is an Invitation (or Permission)?
In the A Nightmare on Elm Street series, this character preys on teenagers in their dreams with a signature glove of knives.
Who is Freddy Krueger?
Made of yellow, orange, and white layers, this classic confection was originally marketed by the Goelitz Confectionery Company as "Chicken Feed."
What is Candy Corn?
Traditionally, this blood-sucking creature can be repelled by garlic.
What is a Vampire (or Dracula)?
In the Mexican celebration Día de los Muertos, these brightly colored flowers are used to create paths, as their scent is believed to help guide the spirits of the dead back to their ofrendas.
What are Marigolds?
In Bram Stoker's Dracula, the Count cannot cross this type of substance unless carried by a servant, a detail taken from old European folklore.
What is Running Water (or Flowing Water)?
Director Tobe Hooper's 1974 film about a family of cannibals terrorizing a group of friends is known by this lengthy title.
What is The Texas Chain Saw Massacre?
According to folklore, this shapeshifting beast is a human who transforms into a terrifying animal, usually under the light of a full moon.
What are Sour Patch Kids?
According to folklore, this shapeshifting beast is a human who transforms into a terrifying animal, usually under the light of a full moon.
What is a Werewolf?
This Catholic holiday, whose name is a contraction of "All Hallows' Eve," is celebrated on November 1st, the day after Halloween.
What is All Saints' Day (or All Hallows' Day)?
In the 1922 silent film Nosferatu, the vampire's inability to survive in the sun is a key plot point, which was a change from this original novel, where the creature could walk in daylight.
What is Dracula?
This 1996 meta-horror film, directed by Wes Craven, features a killer called Ghostface and established a new wave of self-aware slasher movies.
What is Scream?
This monster from ancient Egyptian mythology is a deceased person whose body has been wrapped in linens and reanimated.
What is Egg Whites?
This monster from ancient Egyptian mythology is a deceased person whose body has been wrapped in linens and reanimated.
What is a Mummy?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival, celebrated to mark the end of the harvest and the start of the "darker half" of the year.
What is Samhain?
In Slavic folklore, specifically the legend of the vourdalak, this unique element of the vampire's victim distinguishes it from Western myths: the vampire preys only on the people who were this to it in life.
What are Loved Ones (or Family Members)?
The demonic entity Pazuzu is said to possess the young girl Reagan MacNeil in this 1973 film, which was the first horror movie to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
What is The Exorcist?
This term, derived from the Arabic word meaning "ghoul," refers to a type of demonic spirit often associated with cemeteries
What is a 100 Grand Bar?
This term, derived from the Arabic word meaning "ghoul," refers to a type of demonic spirit often associated with cemeteries.
What is a ghost?
The word "hallow" is an archaic English word for this group of holy people.
What are Saints?
This literary physician who assists Van Helsing in tracking Dracula is the narrator who introduces the Count's first victim, Lucy Westenra, in the novel.
Who is Dr. John Seward?