Trollish Treats
Perhaps because its branding color is so on theme, this nutty treat is the top-selling Halloween candy worldwide:
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Their true identity still unknown, this 19th-century London serial killer has been the inspiration for spooky stories & characters for decades:
Jack the Ripper
First appearing in Friday the 13th (1980), this masked antagonist was the young son of a camp-cook-turned-killer named Pamela Voorhees:
Jason Voorhees
Securing the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, horror fans loved Get Out, the directorial debut of this popular comedian:
Jordan Peele
Moody, mysterious, and dark, Jenna Ortega perfectly captures this eponymous lead role in Netflix's 2022 horror reboot series:
Wednesday (Addams)
This polarizing tri-color Halloween staple was originally called "Chicken Feed" before adopting the more veggie-forward name it's known by today:
Candy Corn
These true events inspired a recent major motion picture when a New Jersey couple moved into their dream $1.3 million home, only to begin receiving threatening & mysterious messages from an unknown individual with this self-dubbed moniker:
The Watcher
12-year-old Reagan Macneil must depend on Father Dyer & the Roman Ritual to rid her of her demons in this horror classic:
The Exorcist
With the highly anticipated release of The Long Walk in 2025, this popular horror author maintains the record for most book-to-screen adaptations of all time:
Stephen King
Originally linked to the Gaelic festival Samhain, contemporary Halloween traditions originate in this country:
Ireland
"Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that _____. Fancy Feast? Apple sauce? Chrysler car? It's got to rhyme with piece."
Kit Kat Bar
True nightmare fuel, this 1980s Chicagoland crime spree was named after a popular pain medication and had everyone checking under the covers:
The Tylenol Murders
Shot in just 18 days with a low budget, James Wan's 2004 directorial debut was an instant horror classic, grossing over $104 million worldwide:
Saw
HBO's 2025 series Welcome to Derry is a prequel to this 2017 horror cult-favorite film:
It
Bright hair, cool makeup, glitter, and of course, whatever you'll need to fight demons, are all essential parts of this viral Netflix & Korean-inspired 2025 Halloween costume:
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Three Musketeers is a chocolatey treat that developed its current recipe during World War II, when certain ingredients became scarce. However, its name is derived from these 3 prominent original flavors:
Chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry
This gruesome killer's all too true crimes were the inspiration for several fictional villains, including Leatherface & Norman Bates:
Ed Gein
Jennifer Tilly stars as Tiffany, the title character of this horror film and the love interest of the franchise's main villain:
Bride of Chucky
This 2019 folk horror favorite tells the story of American student, Dani, and her unfortunate misadventure at an ancestral commune in Sweden:
Midsommar
Pumpkins proved readily available and easy to carve, but before they were the Jack O' Lanterns of choice, this root vegetable was:
Turnips (Beets also accepted)
Spending over $7 billion annually, it's no surprise that Americans consume this much candy (by weight) each Halloween:
90 million lbs/40 million kg
Florida-man? More like Florida-woman! This turn-of-the-century Floridian is the first known female serial killer in the US:
Aileen Wuornos
In The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal Lecter & Jame Gumb are deeply disturbed villains infamous for preserving their victims' skin. Gumb is better known by this Western nickname:
Buffalo Bill
Vera Farmiga stars as IRL paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in this 2013 horror classic:
The Conjuring
"Do you like scary movies?" This iconic line and the horror film it is from have been fueling nightmares and Halloween costumes since 1996:
Scream