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This 1993 film features the Sanderson sisters returning to Salem.

What is Hocus Pocus

100

This New England town was the site of infamous witch trials in 1692.

What is Salem, Massachusetts

100

In Frankenstein, Victor uses this natural force to bring his creature to life.

What is electricity (lightning)

200

In the 1982 film Poltergeist, the spirits speak through this household item.

What is a television

200

In Ireland and Scotland, people originally carved faces into these instead of pumpkins.

What are turnips

200

In Irish mythology, this screaming spirit foretells death. Can also be found in a popular video game with DOTS, Ghost Orbs, & UV.

What is a banshee

300

In The Shining, this hotel is home to the phrase “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”

What is The Overlook Hotel

300

This tool, popularized in the 1800s, is said to let the living communicate with spirits.

What is a Ouija board

300

This headless rider haunts Sleepy Hollow in Washington Irving’s famous tale.

Who is The Headless Horseman

400

In this 1973 film, a young girl’s head spins while she’s possessed by a demon.

What is The Exorcist

400

This haunted ocean liner, now docked in California, is said to host dozens of ghostly passengers.

What is the Queen Mary

400

In Japanese folklore, this long-haired female ghost appears to those who wronged her in life.

What is an Onryō