'Tis the Season
The season before fall.
Summer
A mythical creature, often fanged, that preys upon humans, generally by consuming their blood.
Vampire
A popular cartoon ghost who has appeared in dozens of films, tv series', and comic books.
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween.
Jack-O-Lanterns
A Halloween candy that was originally referred to as “chicken feed".
Candy corn
Another name for the fall season.
Autumn
A mythical person who changes for periods of time into a wolf, typically when there is a full moon.
Werewolf
A 1993 movie about a tricky trio of 300-year-old witches set out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth.
Hocus Pocus
A phrase children use when asking for candy from house to house on Halloween night.
Trick-or-treat!
Animal that is considered to bring bad luck on Halloween.
Black cat
The sport that Americans gather together to watch every weekend in the fall months.
Football
A body embalmed, dried, and wrapped for burial.
Mummy
Jack Skellington's long-time rival in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Oogie Boogie
A word used to surprise or scare someone, emblematic of ghostly encounters.
Boo!
The 2 traditional colors associated with Halloween.
Black and orange
A Mexican holiday traditionally celebrated on November 1st and 2nd, celebrating prayer and remembrance of friends and family members who have died.
Day of the Dead (Día de Los Muertos)
A mythical undead person brought back to life without the ability to speak or move easily.
Zombie
The European region that Count Dracula lives in.
Transylvania, Romania
A large, round pot that's often associated with Halloween and witches' brews.
Cauldron
THE most popular kids' Halloween candy in the last 3 years.
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
The first day of the 2024 fall season in the Northern Hemisphere.
September 22nd
A creepy circus character that wears an outlandish costume and makeup, entertaining the audience with disturbing dark humor and horror elements.
Evil clown
Cady's Halloween costume in the 2004 film, Mean Girls.
Scary zombie bride
A word used to describe things related to Halloween, such as events, parties, films, or the season itself. It means something is frightening or scary, or that it resembles or suggests a ghost.
Spooky
a leafy vegetable that was thought to have magical powers on Halloween.
Cabbage