The Book Was a Horror!
Anne Rice, 1976: "Interview with" HIM.
What is "The Vampire?"
THIS "demon barber" had his victims baked into pies (no one could accuse him of good taste).
Who is Sweeney Todd?
With an estimated 4.6 million sold, THIS cackling outfit was the most popular Hallowe'en costume for adults in the 2025.
What is a witch?
: The Final Friday
What is Friday the 13th?
With the original airing on October 25th, 1990, THIS animated sitcom has now produced over 30 episodes in its "Treehouse of Horror" series.
What is The Simpsons?
If THESE start to ring or burn, beware...someone is talking about you.
What are ears?
THIS Warren Zevon tune about shapeshifters in England is a staple on radio stations in October.
What is "Werewolves of London?"
Ira Levin, 1967: HER "Baby".
Who is Rosemary?
The carnivorous plant in THIS horror-comedy screams "Feed me!"
What is The Little Shop of Horrors?
Trick or treat! An initiative started by THIS company in 1950 has raised over $160 million for children around the world.
What is UNICEF?
: 20 Years Later
What is Halloween?
Like, Zoinks! Scooby-Doo's nephew who finally got revenge on his haters in the 2002 live-action movie.
Who is Scarppy-Doo?
Kids will be the first to tell you that many elevators skip the button for THIS floor because the number is unlucky.
What is 13?
Dye some gauze in black tea for an aged look & wrap yourself up as THIS guy whom Abbott & Costello met in a 1955 film.
Who is "The Mummy?"
Stephen King, 1986: THIS putrid pronoun.
What is IT?
THIS Broadway musical title character began haunting the Majestic on Jan. 26, 1988, and stuck around for a while.
What is The Phantom of the Opera?
In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, most kids got candy, but Charlie Brown got THIS.
What is a rock?
: Dream Warriors
What is A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Members of THIS frightful family include Herman, Lily, Eddie, Marilyn, and Grandpa.
Who are The Munsters?
Not only is it bad luck to break one of THESE, but looking into a cracked one is also ill-advised.
What is a mirror?
According to the lyrics of "Monster Mash" THESE three guests were specifically invited to the party.
Who are the Wolfman, Dracula, and his son?
Ray Bradbury, 1962: "Something" definitely not Elphaba "This Way Comes."
What is Wicked?
David Hasselhoff brought both sides of the lead character to life at New York's Plymouth Theatre, when he starred in THIS surprisingly well-received 2000 musical production of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale about the battle of good and evil.
What is Jekyll & Hyde?
Haunted Houses often use a theatrical optical illusion known by THIS name using a slanted pane of mirror or glass to make ghostly apparitions appear.
What is Pepper's Ghost?
: Transformania.
What is Hotel Transylvania?
A corpse character was the master of "scaremonies" for THIS HBO horror anthology.
What is Tales from the Crypt?
For safety reasons and to ward off resentful spirits, don't turn off THIS light in a theater.
What is a ghost light?
In the Hercule Poirot mystery "Hallowe'en Party", a girl is drowned in a tub of water meant for THIS Hallowe'en activity.
What is bobbing for apples?
Joe Hill, 2007: also a Nirvana song that may or may not be about Courtney Love.
What is Heart-Shaped Box?
Based on a Stephen King novel, THIS '88 musical featured a high school dance to remember but closed after only 5 performances.
What is Carrie?
From 12 AM on October 31st to 12 PM on November 1st, THIS mischievous item is banned in Hollywood, California.
What is silly string?
: Your Sister is a Werewolf.
What is The Howling?
In the "The Twilight Zone" episode "To Serve Man", the aliens' intentions are revealed, as "it's" THIS kind of book!
What is a cookbook?
THESE grotesque stone figures act as drain spouts as well as guardians to frighten away evil spirits.
What are gargoyles?
Though it prominently features the vocals of two famous brothers in the chorus, "Somebody's Watching Me" is credited to THIS artist, the son of Motown founder and CEO Berry Gordy.
Who is Rockwell?
VIRAL TRENDS
In 2010 when a video of the Silly Symphony cartoon "The Skeleton Dance" was posted to YouTube THIS song by Andrew Gold was playing in the background. Later, the song's remix has nearly 10M plays (and its own dance!) on TikTok.
What is "Spooky Scary Skeletons?"