Pop Culture Frights
This classic horror movie features a group of teenagers who are stalked by a masked killer named Michael Myers.
Halloween
This hairy monster of the Himalayas is also known as the "Abominable Snowman."
Yeti
This tarot card, often depicted with a skeleton on horseback, doesn’t actually symbolize an end, but rather transformation and new beginnings.
Death card
This is the name of the fictional town where Wanda and Agatha confront each other in WandaVision.
Westview
This vegetable, often carved on Halloween, originated from an Irish legend about a man named Stingy Jack.
Pumpkin
This horror movie franchise features a group of teens who must survive after being marked for death by a mysterious figure known as "The Grim Reaper."
Final Destination
This creature drinks blood and can only be defeated with a wooden stake to the heart.
Vampire
This term refers to the practice of interpreting tarot cards to gain insight into the past, present, or future.
Divination
In WandaVision, Agatha references this real-life magical practice when she says Wanda’s powers are “forged by chaos” and are “unpredictable and wild.”
Chaos Magic
This type of candy, shaped like a small kernel of maize, is often given out during Halloween.
Candy Corn
This 2017 horror film, based on a Stephen King novel, features a group of children who face their fears and battle this evil clown.
Pennywise
In ancient Egyptian mythology, this creature is depicted as a man with a jackal head and is associated with the afterlife and funerary rites.
Anubis
This card, showing a cloaked figure looking at spilled cups, symbolizes grief, disappointment, and emotional loss.
Five of Cups
This is the ancient book of dark magic that Agatha uses in WandaVision, claiming it holds powerful spells.
Darkhold
According to a survey in 2021, this is the most popular kids' Halloween candy.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
This classic monster, originally depicted in Mary Shelley’s novel, is often portrayed as a patchwork creature brought to life by a mad scientist.
Frankenstein's Monster
This undead creature, typically seen in folklore as a revenant, rises from the grave to seek revenge on the living.
Ghoul
In tarot, this card represents the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new one, often interpreted as a sign of completion or closure.
World
This type of spell, used by Agatha to trap Wanda in her basement, prevents other magical beings from using their powers in the same space.
Binding Spell/Rune Spell
This fruit is used for a popular tradition called bobbing. This was part of an ancient Roman festival honoring Pomona, the goddess of fruit and trees whose symbol is also this fruit.
Apple
This horror film directed by Jordan Peele explores themes of identity and the terror of a doppelgänger in a chilling twist.
Us
This legendary creature, often depicted as having a lion’s body and a human head, is known for guarding the pyramids and posing riddles.
Sphinx
This historical figure, known for their work in the esoteric arts, helped popularize tarot cards as tools for divination in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Arthur Edward Waite
Agatha Harkness is from this historical period, where she was accused of witchcraft and nearly executed by her own coven.
Salem Witch Trials (17th Century)
Before pumpkins, the Irish and Scottish carved this root vegetable on Halloween.
Turnips