History
Halloween is celebrated annually on this specific night of the year
October 31st
A red shirt, blue overalls with yellow buttons, white gloves, a red cap, and a thick brown mustache
Mario
In this 1993 Disney favorite, the Sanderson sisters are accidentally resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts, on Halloween night
Hocus Pocus
This iconic tri-colored candy features white, orange, and yellow stripes and is shaped like a kernel of corn
Candy Corn
Crossing paths with this furred animal is famously believed to bring bad luck in Western folklore
Black Cat
Turnips were originally carved into lanterns in Ireland; in North America, immigrants switched to this abundant native vegetable instead
Pumpkins
A floor-length blue dress with sheer snowflake-patterned sleeves, a sparkly white cape, and a long blonde side braid
Elsa
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, discovers and tries to take over a neighboring holiday in this animated classic
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This chewy, brightly colored candy challenges trick-or-treaters with its slogan, "Taste the Rainbow"
Skittles
To prevent evil spirits from overhearing good fortune, people historically engaged in this common superstition
Knocking on wood
This black, flying nocturnal mammal is commonly associated with Halloween because people believed they were companions to witches
Bats
A yellow tweed jacket and matching skirt, yellow knee-high socks, white platform pumps, and a cell phone that looks straight out of the 1990s
Cher Horowitz from Clueless
In the classic movie It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown famously gets this useless item in his trick-or-treat bag instead of candy
A rock
Known for its slogan "Melts in your mouth, not in your hand," this candy features hard candy-shelled chocolates
M&M's
Breaking one of these objects is traditionally said to bring seven years of bad luck
Mirror
The medieval custom of "souling"—where poor people visited homes to offer prayers for the dead in exchange for small spiced pastries—inspired this modern Halloween activity
Trick-or-treating
A yellow jumpsuit with black racing stripes down the sides, matching yellow sneakers, a samurai sword in hand, and blood splatter across the chest
Beatrix Kiddo/Black Mamba from Kill Bill
In Beetlejuice, saying the ghost's name this many times in a row will summon him into the realm of the living
Three times
This chewy, fruit-flavored candy famously asks trick-or-treaters "What would you do for a..." in its iconic TV commercials
Klondike Bar
Arithmophobia is the fear of numbers, but this specific fear refers to the dread of the number 13
Triskaidekaphobia
Modern-day Halloween evolved from Samhain, an ancient harvest festival celebrated by this group of people in Europe
Celtic people
A bright yellow zoot suit with a matching fedora, a polka-dot feather, a patterned tie, and bright green facial makeup
The Mask or Stanley Ipkiss
To save money during production of the 1982 film Poltergeist, the crew famously used these real objects in the muddy pool scene instead of fake props
Real human skeletons
Named after a 1920s dance step, this fluffy nougat and chocolate bar was originally split into three pieces with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors
3 Musketeers
Arachnophobia is the fear of spiders, while this term describes the intense fear of bats
Chiroptophobia