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Creepy Creatures
Halloween Traditions
Spooky Movies
Costumes of the Past
Genres of Horror
Haunted America
100

This creature from Mexican folklore is known for draining the blood of livestock, especially goats.

Chupacabra

100

This color combination is most commonly associated with Halloween.

Orange and black

100

This Hitchcock film features a terrifying shower scene.

Psycho

100

This iconic painter teaches others how to paint 'happy little trees' via a broadcast that aired throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

Bob Ross

100

This subgenre features a masked killer stalking victims, often with a knife or axe.

Slasher horror

100

A retired ocean liner turned hotel, this ship has a haunted reputation fueled by World War II history and countless ghostly encounters. The engine room and fourth floor are particularly active, with reports of a woman in a red dress, sudden cold drafts and unexplained voices.

The RMS Queen Mary 

200

This creepy doll from The Conjuring universe is possessed by a demonic spirit.

Annabelle

200

This phrase is traditionally shouted by children when they knock on doors for candy.

“Trick or treat”

200

In this film, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren face off against a demonic entity in a haunted farmhouse.

The Conjuring

200

This classic monster costume, inspired by a 1931 film, remained popular through the 1950s.

Frankenstein

200

Ghosts, demons, and haunted houses are staples of this spooky subgenre.

Supernatural horror

200

This historic home seen here in Salem, Massachusetts inspired Nathaniel Hawthorne to write this novel.

House of Seven Gables

300

This creature is stitched together from body parts and brought to life.

Frankenstein

300

This seasonal drink, often served warm and spiced, is popular at Halloween parties.

Apple cider

300

This film about a possessed girl is considered one of the scariest movies ever.

The Exorcist

300

This green ogre became a popular costume in the early 2000s.

Shrek

300

This subgenre messes with your mind, using paranoia and mental instability to scare.

Psychological Horror

300

The scene of one of America’s most famous murders, this haunted house still echoes with tension. Visitors can stay overnight and possibly hear footsteps, whispers or even the voice of this infamous murderer.

The Lizzie Borden House

400

This tall, faceless figure with long limbs is said to stalk forests and cause paranoia.

Slender Man

400

In some cultures, Halloween is closely tied to this day that honors the dead and is celebrated on November 1st.

All Saints’ Day

400

This film features a shape-shifting alien in Antarctica and explores themes of paranoia and the unknown.

The Thing

400

This sci-fi costume featuring a white helmet and armor has been popular since the release of this popular franchise in 1977

A Stormtrooper from Star Wars

400

In this subgenre, characters must endure extreme conditions or escape deadly threats to survive.

Survival horror

400

Famous for inspiring Stephen King's "The Shining" after he stayed in Room 217. Guests and staff have reported hearing piano music and spotting ghostly children running in the halls. 

The Stanley Hotel

500

This silent, pale creature from Pan’s Labyrinth has eyes in its hands and devours children who disobey.

The Pale Man

500

This ancient belief held that the veil between the living and the dead was thinnest on Halloween night.

Thinning of the veil (also said as, the spirit world being closest)

500

In this film, a group of women spelunkers face terrifying creatures in an underground cave system.

The Descent

500

This eerie nun from The Conjuring universe has pale skin, glowing eyes, and a haunting stare.

Valak (The Nun)

500

This modern subgenre uses VHS-style visuals and eerie fake broadcasts to create dread.

Analog horror

500

Located in San Jose, California, this house is filled with staircases to nowhere and doors that open into walls. Some believe she built the home to appease ghosts of those killed by Winchester rifles. The result is a maze-like mansion with intense supernatural activity. 

Winchester Mystery House

600

The kids of Kettle Spring are menaced not by "scarecrow in a cornfield" but worse, this smiley creature "-in a cornfield".

Clown

600

Full of tricks and treats, All Hallows' Eve has its origins in this Celtic Festival.

Sam Hayne

600

"Dream Warriors" is the subtitle to the third movie in this series.

Nightmare on Elm Street

600

This celebrity was again unrecognizable at her Halloween party in 2022, which she showed up to dressed as a worm. That's right: the retired supermodel stepped into a life-sized worm-shaped costume for the night, which took multiple artists hours upon hours to create.

Heidi Klum

600

"The Burning", the debut film for Holly Hunter and Jason Alexander, was part of the flourishing horror-at-this-summer-setting genre.

Summer Camp

600

Known for its scenic views and haunted history, this lighthouse is said to be visited by the ghosts of children who died in an accident during its construction. Many visitors have reported laughter, shadowy figures and mysterious footsteps echoing in the tower.

St. Augustine Lighthouse