Origins & Traditions
This holiday in Central America is celebrated traditionally the following days after Halloween (Nov. 1&2).
What is El Dio de Los Muertos?
This character is the main protagonist for the Scream franchise.
Who is Sidney Prescott?
"Taste the rainbow"
What is Skittles?
The Dracula legend is believed to be based on this historical figure.
Who is Vlad the Impaler?
This 20th century American serial killer was known as the Milwaukee Cannibal or the Milwaukee Monster. He was a student at OSU.
*Double points if you can name the dorm he lived in*
Who is Jeffrey Dahmer?
Morril Tower!
Blank, blank, and blank are the sequential colors found in candy corn.
*Note: if you get the order wrong, you are wrong!*
What is white, orange, and yellow.
This director has modern classics like Get Out and Us.
Who is Jordan Peele?
"You're not you when you're hungry."
What is Snickers?
This author wrote the 1818 horror novel "Frankenstein".
Who is Mary Shelley?
This infamous serial killer and body-snatcher was the inspiration for horror character Bubba "Leatherface" Sawyer, who is the main villain of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.
Who is Ed Gein?
This US City is known as the "Witchcraft Capital".
What is Salem, Massachusetts?
In the movie Hereditary, Charlie has a serious allergy to this specific item.
What are nuts?
"The great American candy bar."
What is Hershey's?
This Halloween creature cries or wails as a warning of death.
What is a banshee?
The "Lake Herman Road attack" and the "Blue Rock Springs attack" are two of the most famous incidents involving which (still uncaptured) this serial killer. Three of this killer's four cryptograms remain unsolved as well.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
This First Lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween in 1958.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
* I will accept just Eisenhower *
In the movie, The Exorcist, this young girl was possessed. Looking for her name.
Who is Regan?
"Can't get enough peanuts? Get a ______!"
What is PayDay?
This author wrote about mummies in her nearly unknown book Lost in a Pyramid; or, The Mummy's Curse.
Hint: She had a resurgence in 2019 for an old book.......
Who is Louisa May Alcott?
She wrote Little Women. Random lol.
Ted Bundy is an American serial killer who rose to infamy during a string of 1970s atrocities. Bundy was eventually caught and legally killed via this method.
What is the electric chair?
This European culture is the origin of modern Halloween through its festival "Samhain".
What is Celtic or Irish?
There are this many movies in the Friday the 13th franchise.
*DOUBLE POINTS for who can guess my favorite of the franchise. No loss of points if you guess incorrectly*
What is 12.
My favorite is Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood.
"It's more than a mouthful - it's a _________!"
What is a Whatchamacallit?
This monster movie resulted from famed Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa's tales of a legendary humanoid creature that supposedly lived in South America.
What is The Creature from the Black Lagoon?
This serial killer claimed 11 female victims between 1962 and 1964 before he was eventually identified as Albert DeSalvo.
Who is The Boston Strangler?