Halloween Music
What song begins with “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark”?
Thriller
By day I rest, by night I rise. The moon is my lantern, blood my prize. What am I?
Vampire
Which Disney movie features three witch sisters who return to Salem on Halloween night?
Hocus Pocus
My name says I’m tiny, but my flavor is mighty. What am I?
M&Ms
What animal was believed to be a witch’s companion and symbol of bad luck?
Black Cat
What song by Ray Parker Jr. asks, “Who you gonna call?”
Ghostbusters
I drift through stone and timber with neither flesh nor bone. Chains may bind me, yet I cannot be known. What am I?
Ghost
In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what is the name of the Pumpkin King?
Jack Skellington
I’m named for outer space but made for your sweet tooth. What am I?
Milky Way
Another Name for Halloween
All Hallows Eve
What song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett is known as the graveyard smash?
Monster Mash
Sewn from silence, sparked to life, I’m mankind’s child yet born of strife. Who am I?
Frankenstein
In Ghostbusters, what is the name of the giant marshmallow creature that attacks New York City?
Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
I share my name with something that can explode — and I’ll do the same in your mouth.
Pop Rocks
Before pumpkins, what vegetable was originally carved into lanterns to ward off spirits?
Turnips
What spooky tune by AC/DC shares its name with a famous 1979 album?
Highway to Hell
I wear a human heart beneath a beastly skin. One glimpse of silver—my nightmare begins. Who am I?
Werewolf
In Coraline, what chilling feature makes the “Other Mother” different from Coraline’s real mom?
Button Eyes
I have layers of wafer, chocolate, and cream — and I’m also the name of a European capital.
Kit Kat
Name of the Irish Witch ghost that howls and shrieks
Which composer wrote the eerie piece Toccata and Fugue in D Minor often used in Halloween scenes?
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mirror, mirror, mimic me—your eyes see you, but I see thee. Who am I?
A doppelgänger / shapeshifter 🪞
In the 1978 horror classic Halloween, what is the name of the masked killer who escapes from a mental institution?
Michael Meyers
Born of cocoa and caramel dreams, I wear a crown of peanuts and mischief’s gleam. When hunger strikes, I change who you are.
Snickers
Halloween originated from what ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest season?
Samhain