Spooky Movies
This 1984 film features a vengeful spirit who haunts dreams.
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival.
What is Samhain?
This Scandinavian creature lives under bridges and turns to stone in sunlight.
What is a troll?
This Japanese supernatural being is a vengeful spirit, often depicted with long black hair and white clothing.
What is a yurei (or onryo)?
In Mexican folklore, this wailing woman searches for her drowned children along rivers and lakes.
Who is La Llorona?
This 1980 Stanley Kubrick film features the phrase 'All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.'
What is The Shining?
This vegetable was originally used to make Jack-o'-Lanterns.
What are turnips?
In Irish mythology, this female spirit wails to herald an impending death in the family.
What is a banshee?
In Slavic folklore, this undead creature rises from the grave and can only be killed by destroying its heart.
What is a vampire (Accept: What is an upyr?)?
The indigenous Purépecha community in this Mexican state is famous for their all-night Day of the Dead vigils in lakeside cemeteries.
What is Michoacán?
This 1968 George Romero film revolutionized zombie horror and was shot on a budget of only $114,000.
What is Night of the Living Dead?
This famous magician died on Halloween.
Who is Harry Houdini?
This figure from Germanic folklore makes a deal with a scholar, trading knowledge and power for his soul.
Who is Mephistopheles (Accept: What is the Faust legend?)?
This cryptid from Appalachian folklore is said to have wings, horns, and glowing red eyes, and was first reported in 1966.
What is the Mothman?
This boogeyman figure is used throughout Latin America to scare children into good behavior.
What is El Cucuy (or El Cuco)?
This 1922 silent German expressionist film was an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula and nearly destroyed.
What is Nosferatu?
What is Psycho (1960)?
In Aztec mythology, this skeletal goddess ruled over the underworld Mictlan and demanded human sacrifices.
Who is Mictecacihuatl (Accept: Who is the Lady of the Dead?)?
This ancient creature from Jewish folklore was said to be made of clay and brought to life through mystical rituals to protect the Jewish people of Prague.
What is a golem?
In Mexican and Central American folklore, this is a person who can shapeshift into their animal counterpart.
What is a Nahual?
These three sisters are famous fictional witches.
Who are Winnifred, Mary, and Sarah (the Sanderson Sisters)?
This trickster in Irish folklore inspired the Jack-o’-lantern legend.
Who is “Stingy Jack”?
In 'American Horror Story: Coven', this real-life New Orleans socialite and serial killer is portrayed by Kathy Bates.
Who is Delphine LaLaurie?
According to Scandinavian legend, this undead creature rises from the grave to haunt its family, often depicted with a bloated body and a long tongue.
What is a Draugr?
This one-legged vampiric woman from Colombian folklore lures unfaithful men into the forest.
What is La Patasola?