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This 1993 American stop motion musical fantasy film was produced/co-written by Tim Burton.
What is "The Nightmare Before Christmas" - Jack Skellington is first chronologically seen in The Pumpkin King, many years before the events of the film. He is a king noted as the king of Halloween Town, and its most frightening inhabitant. On Halloween Eve, Jack plans for his best Halloween tricks yet, while Oogie Boogie plots to seize control of Halloween Town, sending Lock, Shock and Barrel to kidnap him, though accidentally kidnapping Sally instead.
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A group of men you call when there’s something strange in your neighborhood.
What are "Ghostbusters" - The idea for Ghostbusters came about thanks to Dan Aykroyd’s family history. Growing up surrounded by spiritualists, Aykroyd was inspired to create the film after researching his father’s collection of books, including his great-grandfather’s notes and books about conducting his own séances.
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This “electrifying” character was named after the doctor who created him.
Who is "Frankenstein" - The monster in Frankenstein had three great qualities before being driven so far to becoming insane and going on a killing rampage. He was very brave, kindhearted and caring, and determined. He saved and helped other humans despite being mistreated by every single one of them proving his bravery and kindhearted and caring matter.
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Historically, Halloween was believed to be the one night a year that dead relatives could visit with their families. True or False?
True! There was often even a place set for them at the dinner table.
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What is the most popular Halloween candy(s) in the US?
What is Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Sour Patch Kids, and Starburst - In the state-by-state breakdown, Reese's Cups, Sour Patch Kids, and Starburst tied for being the most popular in the most states, with six states each. They were followed by M&M's, with five states, and Tootsie Pops with four.
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Blue-furred Sully and his one-eyed assistant Mike are employed at a scream processing factory in this movie
What is Monsters, Inc. - The team at Pixar concocted the idea for Monsters, Inc. over a lunch meeting. (Oh, and they also came up with, Finding Nemo, A Bug’s Life, and WALL-E.) -
A lunch date that took place in the summer of 1994 has gone down in legend as, arguably, one of the most productive team meetings ever to have taken place. If that seems an exaggeration it shouldn’t. It resulted in ideas for four animated stories that went on to be critical and box-office hits. But the secret to the meeting’s success wasn’t just the discussion that took place that day. It was the team and the long-lasting relationships they built together. At the lunch were John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter and Joe Ranft – Pixar’s head story team.
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What is the family name of the evil witches?
Sanderson - Winifred "Winnie" Sanderson is the main antagonist of the 1993 Disney live action dark fantasy horror comedy film Hocus Pocus. Winifred is the eldest and most intelligent witch among her sisters Mary and Sarah. For her sinister and witch-like activities, Winifred and her sisters were sentenced to death and later resurrected by Max Dennison.
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Silver bullets and full moons are two things feared by this creature. Just ask Professor Lupin.
What are "werewolves" - In folklore, a werewolf, or occasionally lycanthrope, is a human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction with the transformations occurring on the night of a full moon. Early sources for belief in this ability or affliction, called lycanthropy, are Petronius and Gervase of Tilbury.
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What were Jack-O-Lanterns made of originally?
Turnips, Potatoes, or Beets - The first Jack-O-Lanterns were made by the Irish during the Nineteenth Century. Celtic people in Ireland were carving turnips, and lighting a candle inside them, to ward off 'evil spirits.'.
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Breaking a mirror is said to bring you this many years of bad luck.
What is 7 - According to superstition, breaking a mirror results in seven years of bad luck. It is believed that the only way to counteract this is to remove the pieces from the house and bury them under moonlight. Is breaking a glass a bad omen? No, unlike a broken mirror, a broken glass is not a bad omen.
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The title of a series of books written by R.L. Stine and was made into a TV show.
What is "Goosebumps" - Goosebumps is a children's anthology horror television series based on R. L. Stine's best-selling book series of the same name. It is an anthology of stories about tweens and young teens finding themselves in creepy and unusual situations, typically involving supernatural elements or the occult.
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In the movie “Halloween”, the mask of this character was originally a William Shatner mask painted white.
Who is "Michael Myers" - Michael Myers is the central character and the main antagonist of the Halloween franchise. As a six-year-old child, Michael was admitted into a psychiatric hospital for murdering his older sister, Judith Myers.
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The Egyptians had plenty of these.
What are "mummies" - A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back to at least 1615 AD.
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This is the country in which Halloween originated.
What is Ireland - Ireland lives the Celtic culture like no other country. As Halloween originates from the Celtic culture, Ireland is often referred to as the festival’s country of origin. Halloween symbolizes the last harvest of the year and the beginning of the “dark half-year” in the Celtic calendar. The Irish call the festival “Samhain” (although this name refers more to November 1st), derived from “Sam” for “summer” and “Fuin” for “sunset” or “end.” They call the eve of All Saints’ Day “Oíche Shamna,” meaning “evening at Samhain.”
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Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday next to this.
What is Christmas - According to the National Retail Federation, Halloween is the second highest grossing holiday after Christmas. Nielson Research reports 600-million pounds of candy will be purchased, despite its rising cost. 
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A paranormal expert and his daughter move in to an abandoned house haunted by three mischievous ghosts and one friendly one in this movie.
What is "Casper" - The director of The Crow and Dark City (Alex Proyas) was supposed to direct Casper: Dominic “Count3D” Dobrzensky via Flickr Before Brad Silberling climbed aboard the ghost train (and probably fell through the seats), Casper was in fact set to be directed by Alex Proyas, probably best known for I, Robot and Gods of Egypt.
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What are the names of the The Ghostly trio?
Stretch, Fatso, Stinkie - The Ghostly Trio (Stretch, Stinkie, and Fatso) have lived in the abandoned mansion known as Whipstaff Manor for decades, along with their nephew: Casper McFadden. They spend most of their afterlives haunting the living in Friendship, Maine while also bossing Casper around, and forcing him to do chores around the house. They happen to be the older brothers of Casper's father J.T. McFadden. It is never clear what has happened to them, and how exactly they passed away and became spirits.
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Being undead and in varying states of decomposition is all that is required to be this monster.
What is a "zombie" - Where Haitian slaves feared being enslaved to their own flesh after death, modern zombies are the fictional undead, created through the reanimation of a human corpse. Reanimation doesn’t require magic as it does in the creation of the folkloric zombie. Depending on the genre, the cause can be anything from a viral infection to radiation.
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What popular Halloween candy was previously known as "Chicken Feed"?
What is "Candy Corn" - Candy corn is a type of small, pentahedral, pyramid-shaped candy, typically divided into three sections of different colors, with a waxy texture and a flavor based on honey, sugar, butter, and vanilla. It is a staple candy of the fall season and the Halloween holiday in North America.
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This Halloween tradition was introduced by the Romans to celebrate Goddess Pomona whose symbol was an “apple”.
What is bobbing for apples - The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple, and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of bobbing for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.
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Every Halloween, Charlie Brown and Linus wait for this character to appear.
Who is "The Great Pumpkin" - The Great Pumpkin is depicted as a man in black with a pumpkin for a head in the violent 1986 Peanuts parody Bring Me The Head of Charlie Brown by Jim Reardon, who was later a director and storyboard consultant for The Simpsons and co-writer of the Pixar film WALL-E.
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"The Haunted Mansion" - In the ballroom scene, there are two giant paintings of two guys. What are they doing?
Shooting one another in a duel - The Haunted Mansion: Directed by Rob Minkoff. With Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Marsha Thomason. A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
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What sort of mask does Michael Myers wear in the original Halloween?
A White Mask - Because the studio had such a small budget, they had to use the cheapest mask they could find. It was a $2 William Shatner mask that they spray painted white.
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How did pranks and tricks originally become a tradition of Halloween?
They were originally aimed not towards people but evil spirits - While trick-or-treating has been a tried and true modern Halloween tradition, historians say the origins of kids begging their neighbors for food may date back to ancient Celtic celebrations or even a long-lost Christmas custom. And the phrase itself dates back to the 1920s, when Halloween pranks once set entire cities on edge.
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What item is banned only during Halloween from 12am October 31st to 12pm November 1st in Hollywood California?
Silly String - The ordinance calls for a maximum $1000 fine and/or six months in jail for use, possession, sale or distribution of Silly String in Hollywood from 12:01 a.m. on October 31 to 12:00 p.m. on November 1. On a typical Halloween night, up to 100,000 people come to Hollywood Boulevard in search of something to do.