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100

What show follows a group of survivors, in a world of zombies, led by a police officer named Rick Grimes?

What is The Walking Dead?

100

This classic horror novel by Mary Shelley is often credited with creating the science fiction genre.

What is Frankenstein?

100

Which American state doesn't allow dressing up like a priest or nun?

What is Alabama?

100

Directed by Tim Burton, this 1993 stop-motion film features the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town and a spooky Christmas crossover.

What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?

100

What country (or countries) is believed to be the origin of Halloween?

Britain/Ireland

200

What is the name of the alternate dimension that the characters frequently encounter in the TV show Stranger Things?

What is The Upside Down?

200

This 1897 novel by Bram Stoker introduced the world to one of the most famous vampires in literature.

What is Dracula?

200

What U.S. state is home to the largest Halloween parade?

What is New York?

200

In what movie, if you watch a certain video will you die in 7 days?

What is The Ring?

200

It is believed that the name "Jack-o-Lantern" first originated from Irish folklore about a man. What was his name?

Who is Stingy Jack?

300

What show is based on a series of novels and focuses on the relationship between FBI profiler, Will Graham and Dr. Lecter?

What is Hannibal?

300

Shirley Jackson’s 1959 horror novel, recently adapted into a hit TV series, follows a family haunted by a sinister house.

What is The Tell-Tale Heart?

300

This state is known for its pumpkin production, growing more of these Halloween icons than any other state, with its capital in Springfield.

What is Illinois?

300

This 1984 horror film features a villain who haunts teenagers in their dreams with a bladed glove.

What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?

300

What was candy corn originally called?

What is Chicken Feed?

400

What contemporary prequel to the 1960 film Psycho featured the lives of Norman Bates and his mother Nora?

What is Bates Motel?

400

This haunting novel by Henry James follows a governess caring for two children who may—or may not—be haunted by malevolent spirits.

What is the Turn of the Screw?

400

This state is known for Point Pleasant, where sightings of a creature called the Mothman have been reported since the 1960s.  

What is West Virginia?

400

What was the first horror film nominated for a Best Picture Oscar?

What is The Exorcist?

400

According to Celtic lore, this veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest on Halloween night, allowing spirits to roam.

What is "The veil between worlds"?

500

What Netflix series is based off a 1959 gothic horror novel and features a family whose house continues to haunt them even into adulthood?

What is The Haunting of Hill House?

500

Edgar Allan Poe’s poem about a talking bird famously begins with the line, “Once upon a midnight dreary…”

What is The Raven?

500

In The Blair Witch Project, three filmmakers disappear while exploring the haunted woods of this U.S. state.

What is Maryland?

500

This 1988 slasher film features a possessed doll named Chucky, who comes to life and terrorizes a young boy named Andy.

What is Child's Play?

500

This ancient Celtic festival, marked on October 31st, is the origin of Halloween, celebrated to ward off ghosts with bonfires and costumes.

What is Samhain?