Holiday History
This Halloween catchphrase had its first known written recording in Alberta, Canada and 1927.
TRICK - OR - TREAT
This classic monster movie from 1932 was inspired by the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb, but not in the sense that the screenwriter, John Lloyd Balderston, read about it but was actually there when the tomb was opened.
This cup-shaped candy is consistently the best selling treat at Halloween time.
REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS
This Japanese lizard is the star of a long running series of monster movies, and has been both the antagonist and protagonist depending on the script.
GODZILLA
This classically wet Halloween party game has its roots in European courting and fortune-telling rituals.
BOBBING FOR APPLES
This was the ancient Celtic fall festival that was a precursor to Halloween.
SAMHAIN
This classic monster, created as a female counterpart to the original in 1935, was only featured in her film for 5 minutes of screentime, only jerking around and hissing. The actress based the performance on the behavior of swans.
THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
This infamous confection, first created in 1890, was originally marketed as "chicken feed."
CANDY CORN
This horror movie series, penned by prolific horror writer Clive Barker, often features a formerly human creature officially known as The Hell Priest, but fans have come to call him Pinhead.
HELLRAISER
This series of scary video games usually features strange monsters that represent the protagonists fears and insecurities, the most iconic being the monster known as Pyramid Head. The iconic fog that is usually everywhere in the games started off as a technical limitation and is now a regular feature in the series.
SILENT HILL
Before the holiday came to America where pumpkins were plentiful, these root vegetables were originally carved with scary faces.
TURNIPS
In 1931's Dracula, actor Dela Lugosi never had this iconic vampiric feature at all when he played the titular monster, instead opting to stare intently without blinking to create his menace.
FANGS
This marshmallow-like candy consistently ranks the lowest of favorite Halloween candies, and usually has an artificial banana flavor despite their usual shape and color.
CIRCUS PEANUTS
Freddy Krueger and his nightmarish killing spree took place in this location from the fictional Springwood, Ohio.
ELM STREET
In Kingdom Hearts, a role playing series where the protagonists visits other worlds, Sora, Donald, and Goofy team up with this iconic lead from the movie "The Nightmare Before Christmas." This same character has had a small handful of his own games, and is widely featured and marketed around Halloween.
JACK SKELLINGTON a.k.a. THE PUMPKIN KING
In the 8th century Halloween became known as "All Hallows' Eve" because this iconic religious figure moved All Saints' Day (All Hallows) to November 1st.
POPE GREGORY III
Universal's The Wolf Man in 1941 was not the first werewolf movie, but was proceeded by two others. A silent film, The Werewolf, in 1913, which was lost to a warehouse fire in 1924, and this movie in 1935.
Werewolf in London
This light and fluffy treat, often made and served at fairs and events, was invented by a dentist named William James Morrison in 1897, and then renamed to what we call it today by another dentist in 1921, Joseph Lascaux.
COTTON CANDY
A Quiet Place was directed and stars John Krasinski, playing a father protecting his family from aliens that can't see but can hear. This actress not only plays his movie wife, but is also his wife in real life.
EMILY BLUNT
This popular social deduction party game has players trying to find out who's lying about being a werewolf in their group.
ONE NIGHT ULTIMATE WEREWOLF
This worldwide event put a temporary stop to trick-or-treating due to country-wide sugar rationing leading to a halt in candy distribution.
WORLD WAR II
This film from 1954 features an expedition in the Amazon that leads to the discovery of an ancient amphibious "gill-man" that falls in love with the lead scientist's fiancée.
THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON
The flavor of the Swedish Fish is this Scandinavian berry.
LINGONBERRY
Frankenstein's monster, often mistakenly called by the doctor's name alone, was recently featured in a retelling of the tale starting this Moon Knight actor as the titular doctor, telling the story of the monster's origin in flashback.
OSCAR ISSAC
This long running video game series features zombies as its primary enemy, becoming a widespread problem with its starts in an abandoned mansion and eventually leading to worldwide infestation and mutation, usually cause or inspired by The Umbrella Corporation.
RESIDENT EVIL