Famous Crimes and Criminals
Creepy Science
Halloween Facts
Horror in Pop Culture
Strange Laws and Mysteries
100

This American cult leader led followers to commit the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders.

Charles Manson

100

What disease inspired the idea of zombies in movies?

Rabies

100

What vegetable were Jack-O’-Lanterns originally carved from?

Turnips

100

This Addams Family member is known for her black braids and dark humor.

Wednesday Addams

100

This creature is said to roam the forests of North America and leave giant footprints

Bigfoot

200

Known as the “Milwaukee Cannibal,” this killer was arrested in 1991.

Jeffrey Dahmer

200

What human organ is most linked to fear?

The Brain
200

What country is believed to have started Halloween?

Ireland

200

This Halloween movie features three witch sisters named the Sandersons.

Hocus Pocus

200

The Bermuda Triangle is known for making what disappear?

Ships and Planes

300

This Chicago gangster became famous during Prohibition and was convicted for tax evasion.

Al Capone

300

What animal can live after being beheaded for several minutes?

A Chicken

300

What candy was originally called “Chicken Feed”?

Candy Corn

300

This horror movie villain wears a hockey mask.

Jason Vorhees

300

What masked figure has never been identified from 1960s California?

The Zodiac Killer

400

This 19th-century London killer was never caught but targeted women in Whitechapel.

Jack the Ripper

400

What kind of evidence is most commonly used today to connect crimes to suspects?

DNA evidence

400

What popular Halloween game started as a way to predict marriage?

Apple Bobbing

400

This movie features a boy who says, “I see dead people.”

The Sixth Sense

400

In this state, it’s illegal to dress up as a nun or priest on Halloween.

Alabama

500

This hijacker jumped out of a plane with $200,000 in cash and was never found.

D.B. Cooper

500

What type of blood evidence can show direction, height, and motion?

Blood Splatter Patterns

500

In what U.S. state is the world’s largest haunted house attraction?

Ohio (the factory of terror)

500

What town does Stranger Things take place in?

Hawkins, Indiana

500

What mystery spot in the U.S. is known for its UFO sightings?

Roswell, New Mexico