Creatures
This vampire from Transylvania fears garlic and sunlight.
Dracula
A popular Halloween candy shaped like little triangles of yellow, orange, and white.
Candy corn
Halloween falls on this date every year.
October 31st
This 1993 film follows three witch sisters who return to Salem on Halloween night.
Hocus Pocus
This 1999 found-footage film about students in the woods became a cultural phenomenon.
The Blair Witch Project
Created from stitched-together body parts, this monster was brought to life by electricity.
Frankenstein
This chewy candy comes in fruit flavors and has the slogan “Taste the Rainbow.”
Skittles
This “headless” ghost haunts Sleepy Hollow.
Headless horseman
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, this skeleton tries to take over Christmas.
Jack Skellington
This long-running TV series starring the Winchester brothers first aired in 2005.
Supernatural
This sea monster inspired by Norse mythology is said to drag ships underwater
Kraken
The name of this popular Halloween candy also means “a trick or prank.”
Kit Kat
The Salem Witch Trials took place in this U.S. state.
Massachusetts
This movie is about a killer that haunts teenagers in their sleep in this horror franchise.
Nightmare on Elm street
In the 2017 film It, this demonic clown terrorizes the children of Derry, Maine.
Pennywise
In Greek mythology, this creature could turn people to stone with a single look.
Medusa
This caramel-and-nougat bar was named after a beloved horse of the candy maker’s family.
Milky Way
The tradition of carving jack-o’-lanterns comes from this root vegetable in Ireland.
Turnip
This 1973 film about a possessed girl is considered one of the scariest movies of all time.
The Exorcist
This 2018 film, directed by John Krasinski, features monsters that hunt using sound.
A Quiet Place
This ghostly figure from Japanese folklore, often depicted with long black hair and white clothing, inspired modern horror films like The Ring.
Onryō
In folklore, children originally got this fruit instead of candy on Halloween.
Apples
The Tower of London is said to be haunted by this famous queen.
Anne Boleyn
This 1984 film introduced a little creature that multiplies if it gets wet.
Gremlins
This streaming series set in Hawkins, Indiana, blends 80s nostalgia with supernatural horror.
The Stranger Things