Cryptids & Creatures
This plesiosaur-like monster is said to live in a lake in Scotland.
What is the Loch Ness Monster?
This is the scientific name for the fear of spiders.
What is arachnophobia?
This 2020 comedy stars Adam Sandler as a Halloween-loving town protector.
What is Hubie Halloween?
This candy is strongly associated with Halloween even though most people don’t actually like it
What are candy corn?
In Boo Fest, Curious George learns the legend of this headless scarecrow, who kicks people’s hats off on Halloween
Who is No Noggin?
This hairy creature from California has many other names around the world including Orang Pendek, the Skunk Ape, Yowie, Sasquatch, and Yeti.
What is Bigfoot?
Low levels of this odorless gas can cause hallucinations and feelings of being haunted but higher levels will kill.
What is carbon monoxide?
This ghost-fighting team used proton packs and traps to contain spirits such as Gozer and Zuul.
Who are the Ghostbusters?
It is said that if you repeatedly chant these words in a dark room while staring into a mirror she will appear covered in blood, screaming
What is Bloody Mary?
Author Mary Shelley wrote the first science fiction novel in 1816 at the age of 18, about this iconic monster created by an ambitious scientist using electricity.
Who is Frankenstein’s Monster?
This cryptid is known as “goat-sucker” for attacking livestock and draining their blood.
What is the Chupacabra?
This part of the brain is the central hub for fear responses, triggering the release of adrenaline and stress hormones.
What is the amygdala?
This teenage witch lives with her aunts and a talking cat named Salem.
Who is Sabrina the Teenage Witch?
This was the original vegetable used to carve Jack ‘O Lanterns, before Irish immigrants brought the tradition to the US where pumpkins were more plentiful.
What are turnips?
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Ichabod Crane is chased through the dark forest by this ghostly apparition and is never seen again.
What is the Headless Horseman?
This black-winged red-eyed cryptid is often seen before disasters
What is the Mothman
There is no accredited degree program in the US on this field that investigates things like telepathy, ESP, and ghosts.
What is parapsychology (or paranormal psychology)?
This goth-y Worker Drone, rebellious daughter of Khan and Nori, was born on exoplanet Copper 9.
Who is Uzi Doorman?
This famous magician and escape artist died on Halloween and every Halloween night for 10 years his wife held a seance hoping to hear their secret word - she never did.
Who is Harry Houdini?
Mavis, Nadja, Blade, Edward, Orlok, Lestat, Angel, Stefan, Gordon, Louis, Laszlo, Colin, Carmilla, and Baz are all this kind of immortal creature
What are Vampires?
This 40 ft tall emaciated monster can blend in to evade detection and uses sounds to lure prey and to terrorize.
Who is siren head?
This toxic substance was a favorite poison of women in abusive marriages, impatient heirs, and scheming royals. It was also in beauty products, syphilis cures, and Victorian green wallpaper.
What is arsenic?
This animated Halloween special features Linus waiting all night for a mythical pumpkin figure.
What is It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
This ancient Celtic festival is the origin of Halloween
What is Samhain?
Purportedly true information passed by word of mouth about things like razor blades hidden in apples, alligators in the sewer, a stomach exploded by pop rocks, or escaped mental patients on Lover’s Lane are known as this kind of legend
What are urban legends?