Hauntings and Haunts
Honest Abe and Mrs. Madison are said to haunt the halls of this multi-winged, monochrome building.
The White House
Before pumpkins, the Irish and Scottish used to carve this root vegetable.
Turnips
In "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", Linus mistakes this character for The Great Pumpkin.
Snoopy
"Double double, toil, and trouble" - thus begins Act IV, Scene 1 of this Shakespeare play.
Macbeth
Legend says that this Tucson spot is the only Catholic shrine dedicated to a sinner.
El Tiradito (Wishing Shrine)
Two young princes are just two of the many royals who spent their last days in this famously haunted prison.
The Tower of London
This famous magician died on Halloween at the age of 52.
Harry Houdini
The Ghostbusters (1984) trio found their first ghost at this historic NY location.
New York Public Library
Arguably the most famous monster book ever published, Frankenstein was first written when this author was just 18 years old.
Mary Shelley
The "Woman in White" frequents this historic Tucson lodging - room 242, to be exact.
Hotel Congress
Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny! This storied lodging was the site of the 1973 movie The Shining.
The Stanley Hotel
Halloween is said to originate from this ancient Celtic festival.
Samhain
In The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Jack Skellington’s main rival is this lumpy villain.
Oogie Boogie
This children's book series has spooked adolescents since 1992, with titles like Say Cheese and Die! and The Haunted Mask.
Goosebumps
The Steinfelds are two of the 29 people who perished when a fire blazed through this iconic downtown locale - now an office building said to be haunted by their spirits.
Pioneer Hotel
The widow of which famed firearms magnate built the Mystery House, now a popular tourist destination known for its architectural curiosities and haunted encounters.
Winchester
In the year 1950, this was the most popular Halloween costume in the United States.
Cowboy
This hairless dog is Miguel’s best friend in the 2017 movie Coco.
Dante
In Twilight, this is the war-torn year Edward Cullen turned into a vampire.
1918
Though her legend exists throughout Latin America, in Tucson this spirit is known to wander the banks of the Santa Cruz River, searching for her lost children.
La llorona
In 1975, the Lutz family unknowingly moved into a haunted home in Long Island, New York - their story inspired this book (and a hit 1979 film of the same name).
The Amityville Horror
This first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween.
Mamie Eisenhower, in 1958
In the original Halloween, Michael Myers wears a mask of this wildly popular character.
William Shatner (Captain Kirk)
Bram Stoker loosely based his novel, Dracula, on this medieval ruler.
Vlad the Impaler
If you live in Dunbar Springs, be careful when gardening - residents have found remains from this cemetery, where Tucsonans were buried from 1875 to 1909.
Court Street Cemetery