Ooky-SpOoOoky History
In the 1760s, King Louis XV had to send royal hunters to southern France to stop a mysterious, man-eating creature known as the Beast of this region.
What is Gévaudan?
This Swedish actor played the elderly priest, Father Lankester Merrin, in 1973's The Exorcist. He was only 43 years old during filming, which required hours of heavy makeup to age him up.
Who is Max Von Sydow?
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive American Halloween pumpkins.
What are jack-o'-lanterns?
This classic Universal monster wears linen wraps and is often linked to ancient Egypt.
What is the Mummy? (Played by Boris Karloff, classic!)
This sprawling, labyrinthine San Jose, California estate features numerous doors, secret passageways and stairways that lead to ceilings.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
In 1518, hundreds of citizens in Strasbourg, France, suffered from an uncontrollable "plague" of this physical activity, with many literally dying of exhaustion.
What is dancing?
This British is my favourite actor in the role of Dracula. He defined a large part of my love of horror in many Hammer Horror films but first appeared in 1958 Dracula (although in the US this was released as Horror of Dracula).
Who is Christopher Lee?
This classic no-hands party game played on Halloween may derive from the ancient Roman festival honouring the goddess of fruitful abundance, Pomona.
What is a bobbing for apples?
"May become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright."
Who is the Wolf Man? (Played by Lon Chaney Jr. Classic!)
While staying in Room 217 at this Colorado hotel, author Stephen King was inspired to write The Shining.
What is the Stanley Hotel?
In the Himalayas, Roopkund Lake is nicknamed this name because the summer thaw reveals the skeletal remains of hundreds of 9th century travelers that were likely killed by a freak hailstorm.
What is Skeleton Lake?
Finish this formative song:
Happy, Happy Halloween
Halloween, Halloween
Happy, Happy Halloween
__________ _________________
What is Silver Shamrock?
From the film Halloween III: Season of the Witch (A tune that has been stuck in my head for 20 years)
Before it was marketed by the Goelitz Confectionary Company as "chicken feed," this iconic tri-colored layered candy was a staple of autumn harvests.
What is candy corn?
This 1954 Universal monster was native to the Amazon from the Devonian Period.
What is the Creature from the Black Lagoon? (Played by Ricou Browning. Classic!)
I'll also take Gill-man or Fishy Boy
This mansion has an executive sweet that is said to be plagued by paranormal activity. Most notably the ghost of Abraham Lincoln.
What is the White House?
During the 16th and 17th century, European doctors sometimes described ingesting
What is "Corpse Medicine"?
In Evil Dead II, Ash Williams famously replaces his severed right hand with a chainsaw; however, in Army of Darkness, he constructs a fully functional, mechanized prosthetic replacement hand out of this medieval object.
What is a gauntlet?
In 1958, this First Lady became the very first presidential spouse to officially decorate the White House for Halloween.
Who is Mamie Eisenhower?
In 1965, this atomic-breathed Kaiju famously performs a "Shiee" dance after defeating King Ghidorah on Planet X.
Who is Godzilla?
(Played by Godzilla. Classic!)
Permanently docked in Long Beach, California, this now historic luxury ocean liner was once nicknamed the "Grey Ghost" and is reputedly haunted by sailors and passengers alike.
What is the RMS Queen Mary?
In March 1873, Louis Wagner terrorized an isolated island off the coast of New England by tracking down his victims by moonlight in a famous double murder named for this specific island.
What is Smuttynose Island?
In 1981 horror-comedy masterpiece, An American Werewolf in London, made history at the 54th Academy Awards by becoming the very first film to win this newly created Oscar category.
What is Best Makeup?
(That was Rick Baker who won and his work is incredible)
Celebrated uniquely on October 39th in the Northeast, this night of harmless neighborhood pranks and mischief precedes Halloween.
What is Mischief Night?
(And it was a very rude awakening when I first moved here as a wee little rain cloud that no one else celebrated it here or seemed to have heard of it)
Directed by Jacque Tourneur, this 1942 awesome horror moasterpiece features a fashion designer who fears an ancient Serbian curse will transform her into a deadly feline.
What is Cat People? (Played by Simone Simon. Classic!)
This work of architecture ingenuity is a prison in Philadelphia that once held Al Capone and is famous for the brutal solitary confinement practices and ghostly shadows. (I've been there so many times and used to go there whenever I could manage it growing up)
What is Eastern State Penitentiary?