Origins & Traditions
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Halloween is celebrated on the evening before this November 1 Christian observance.
What is All Saints' Day?
This candy tells you to "Taste the Rainbow."
What are Skittles?
Winifred, Mary and Sarah are the three witchy sisters in this Halloween favorite.
What is Hocus Pocus?
According to legend, a silver bullet is the weapon traditionally associated with defeating this creature.
What is a werewolf?
Washington Irving gave us Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman in this classic story.
What is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
Irish immigrants helped popularize carving these orange gourds in America, replacing the turnips traditionally carved back home.
What are pumpkins?
Introduced in 1941, these colorful candies were famously marketed with the slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand."
What are M&M's?
Michael Keaton plays a troublesome "bio-exorcist" whose name you definitely shouldn't say three times in this 1988 movie.
What is Beetlejuice?
Bram Stoker's famous 1897 novel introduced readers to this Transylvanian count.
Who is Count Dracula?
This author created Frankenstein while still a teenager.
Who is Mary Shelley?
The Halloween tradition of wearing costumes has roots in the belief that disguises could protect people from these supernatural beings.
What are spirits/ghosts?
This Hershey candy bar introduced in 1925 combines chocolate, caramel and peanuts.
What is Mr. Goodbar?
Jack Skellington accidentally discovers Christmas Town in this stop-motion film.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This mythological creature has the body of a lion, the tail of a serpent and the head of a goat emerging from its back.
What is a Chimera?
Edgar Allan Poe's famous bird repeatedly says this ominous word.
What is "Nevermore"?
The ancient Celtic festival often associated with the origins of Halloween is known by this name.
What is Samhain?
These fruit-flavored candies were originally called Opal Fruits when they debuted in the United Kingdom.
What are Starburst?
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, this character spends Halloween waiting in the pumpkin patch.
Who is Linus?
In Greek mythology, Medusa was one of three monstrous sisters collectively known by this name.
What are the Gorgons?
Dr. Jekyll's sinister alter ego goes by this name.
Who is Mr. Hyde?
The name "Halloween" is a contraction of this older phrase for the night before All Saints' Day.
What is All Hallows' Eve?
Candy corn was reportedly originally marketed under this poultry-inspired name.
What is Chicken Feed?
In the original 1984 Ghostbusters, the climactic supernatural threat takes the unexpected form of this giant mascot.
What is the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?
This female spirit from Irish folklore is said to announce an approaching death with her distinctive wail.
What is a banshee?
Published anonymously in 1818, this novel's full title included the subtitle The Modern Prometheus.
What is Frankenstein?