Halloween History
This infamous witch trials of 1692 took place in this Massachusetts community.
What is Salem?
This unidentified serial killer sent mysterious coded letters to California newspapers in the late 1960s.
Who is the Zodiac Killer?
Bram Stoker's famous 1987 novel introduced this Transylvanian count who famously transforms into a bat.
Who is Count Dracula?
He is the masked, silent killer who terrorizes the town of Haddonfield, Illinois, in John Carpenter's 1978 slasher Halloween.
Who is Michael Myers?
Witches are traditionally depicted flying on this household tool.
What are Broomsticks?
Immigrants from this European country helped popularize Halloween traditions in the 19th-century America.
What is Ireland?
This Massachusetts woman was acquitted of murdering her father and stepmother in 1892.
Who is Lizzie Borden?
In Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel, this creature is brought to life using body parts and a scientific process involving electric currents.
Who is Frankenstein?
This 1995 movie features a friendly ghost who befriends a girl named Kat.
What is Casper?
This is the name of the talking cat in Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Who is Salem?
Victorian families sometimes used this part of a deceased loved one's body to make memorial jewlry.
What is human hair?
Elizabeth Short's unsolved 1947 murder became famous under this nickname/
What is the Black Dahlia?
According to European folklore, this metal alloy is the only material capable of stopping a rampaging werewolf.
What is Silver?
This horror franchise follows paranormal investigators Ed and Lorrain Warren.
What is The Conjuring?
In Macbeth, the three witches famously chant "Double, double toil and trouble" while gathered around this.
What is a Cauldron?
This Minnesota city began organizing Halloween celebrations in 1920 and became famous as the Halloween Capital of the World.
What is Anoka?
This infamous serial killer performed at children's parties as "Pogo the Clown" and was convicted of murdering 33 young men and boys.
Who is John Wayne Gacy?
In Irish folklore, the wail of this supernatural female spirit is said to warn a family of an impending death.
What is a Banshee?
In The Addams Family, this is the name of the family's disembodied hand.
Who is Thing?
In 1692, this many people were put to death during the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
What is 20?
The phrase "trick or treat" appeared in a Canadian newspaper as early as this decade.
What are the 1920s?
After his writings were published, this bomber's family recognized similarities to his earlier letters, helping lead to his 1996 arrest.
Who is Ted Kaczynski (the Unabomber)?
Born as the legendary 13th child of Mother Leeds, this winged, horse-headed cryptid is said to haunt the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
What is the Jersey Devil?
In this 2019 horror movie, a group of friends travel to Sweden for a disturbing festival.
What is Midsommar?
This highly toxic, scream-inducing root of the nightshade family is famously shaped like a tiny human being.
What is a Mandrake?