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100

It tells the story of a young scientist who creates a sapient creature from different body parts in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley

100

Close friends to Harry Houdini, this author only left their house after sunset, devoting their day light hours to studying science and astronomy, reading, and writing.

H.P. Lovecraft

100

What candy contains this ingredient list: Sugar, Corn Syrup, Confectioner's Glaze (Shellac), Salt, Dextrose, Gelatin, Sesame Oil, Artificial Flavor, Honey, Yellow 6, Yellow 5, Red 3.

Candy Corn

100

This member owns 169 rubber ducks.

Sammy

100

When was Halloween first widely celebrated in the US?

The 1840s

200

The story follows seven children as they are terrorized by an evil entity, which exploits the fears of its victims to disguise itself while hunting its prey.

IT, Stephen King

200

After the death of their spouse, they stored their spouse's physical heart in a box within their desk, wrapped in a poem.

Mary Shelley

200

What is the #1 trick or treat candy today?

Snickers

200

This member can crochet. (1 specific member)

Anthony

200

What year was the first recorded use of the phrase, "Trick or treat"? (And where was it?)

1927 in Alberta, Canada

300

The narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with an English solicitor taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a nobleman.

Dracula, Bram Stoker

300

According to the Guinness book of world records, this author's books have been made into movies more than any other living author.

Stephen King

300

What candy contains a synthetic preservative that is chemically related to lighter fluid?

Butterfinger

300

This member can do a back handspring.

Annika

300

What vegetable was carved into jack-o'-lanterns before pumpkins became popular?

Turnips

400

An investigator of the supernatural, has rented a house for a summer and has invited as his guests several people chosen because of their experiences with paranormal events.

The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson

400

This author disappeared for a week before their death and was found disheveled and delirious outside a tavern. Their official cause of death was announced as "congestion of the brain".

Edgar Allen Poe

400

The world record for most trick or treating was set by an 11-year-old in Colorado in 2019. How many pieces of candy were acquired?

14,000

400

In what state is it illegal to dress up as a priest or nun for halloween?

Alabama

500

The story centers on a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of a historic Hotel in the Colorado Rockies.

The Shining, Stephen King

500

This author's real name is Ursula Vernon 

T. Kingfisher (What Moves the Dead)

500

What was the first candy to be taken to space?

M&Ms

500

What was the original name for Count Dracula?

Count Wampyr