History
This is another common name for Halloween.
What is All Hallow's Eve?
The first scary movie was based off of this novel by Bram Stoker.
What is Dracula?
Some of them can be sparkly.
What are vampires?
This Halloween tradition that was once called souling, mumming, and guising has been around since ancient times in which children would receive some form of food from a stranger under threat of mischief.
What is trick-or-treating?
This popular bipedal ape-like creature is often seen in forested areas, much like the Santa Cruz Mountains...
What is Bigfoot (or Sasquatch)?
The Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating started in this century.
What is the 20th century?
The movie Halloween introduced this Hollywood actress scream queen to the big screen.
Who is Jamie Lee Curtis?
A headless monster made its debut in this story originally published in 1820.
What is The Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
This sweet treat is modeled after a popular food originally domesticated by indigenous peoples from southern Mexico 9000 years ago.
What is candy corn?
This cryptid is said to attack and drink the blood of livestock.
What is the Chupacabra?
Jack-o-lanterns were originally carved from this root vegetable during the 19th century.
What are turnips?
This 1962 novelty song was written by Bobby Pickett and was inspired by his other song "Alley Oop" and the Mashed Potato dance craze.
What is the Monster Mash?
This creature is created entirely from inanimate matter usually clay or mud.
What is a golem?
Usually acknowledged as an urban legend, parents were warned that you could find this in your children's candy. (And Tori's dad actually did!)
What are razor blades?
Often described as a flying biped with hooves, this cryptid calls a specific New England state its home.
What is the Jersey Devil?
The concept of Halloween was introduced to America from these two similar countries.
What are Scotland and Ireland?
This Japanese horror game franchise published by Konami and first released in 1999 follows characters as they explore a mysterious Maine town.
What is Silent Hill?
This sea serpent demon is referenced to in Judaism, Christianity, and Satanism. It also gets some screen time in Disney's Atlantis.
What is the Leviathan?
This treat created in the 1930s was inspired by Spanish Civil War soldiers eating the British version of this popular chocolate.
What are M&Ms?
First documented by CCTV footage in 2007, this cryptid has been compared to "a walking pair of pants"
What is the Fresno nightcrawler?
This 9th century pagan festival is cited as the first celebration of Halloween which involved dressing up in costumes and lighting bonfires to ward off ghosts.
What is the Samhain festival?
Initially thought to be the main antagonist, this old man is trying to save children from being killed by his dead wife who took possession of the house.
Who is Mr. Nebbercracker or Horace Nebbercracker
The existence of this monster was at one time, legal. During the 15th to 18th centuries, you could represent yourself as this creature during a criminal trial and be prosecuted under special laws written for such a case.
What is a werewolf?
This sugary treat was originally named Opal Fruits and although its creator wanted fruit on the packaging, this was rejected because fruit was not used in the process. This candy released a song in Australia in 2002 called "Get Your Juices Going".
What is Starbust?
This is the name of the human-like cryptid found in Florida.
What is the skunk ape?