Tales & Traditions
Back when the holiday was known as Allhallowtide, children would go door to door, singing a song asking not for candy, but for these sweetly spiced confections
What is a soul cake?
This 2024 vampire film featuring Lily Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgard, became a popular meme after a Tiktoker recorded herself mimicking the main character, "Crazy style".
What is Nosferatu?
Mr. Pumpkin Face mask and fresh cleanser get their scrubbing power from this ingredient, which has a cutesy name and doubles as a healthy snack
What are pepitas/pumpkin seeds?
It's polarizing and controversial, but year after year you're guaranteed to see this tiny soft sweet shaped like the kernels of its namesake.
What is candy corn?
Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt Keepers have charted with this hit every Halloween, which continues to vex Dracula as his Transylvania Twist never had this lasting power.
What is the Monster Mash?
Being a new world gourd, pumpkins were not used for Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns prior to 1492. That honour was reserved for these small white root vegetables.
What are turnips?
From their original New Yorker cartoons to family sitcom, from Scooby-Doo to Netflix, this creepy, kooky family have gone through many iterations both animated and live action.
Who are The Addams Family
The Lord of Misrule is an iconic Halloween scent that comes back year after year. The black pepper and patchouli are complemented by the scent of this sweet seed pod, second only to saffron as the world's most expensive spice.
What is vanilla?
In Canada, these are crunchy and chocolatey. In America, that name refers to a chalky and tart sweet that's often found on candy necklaces (We call those rockets)
What are smarties?
Vincent Price did a spoken word sequence for this iconic Halloween hit known for inspiring zombie dances across the world and underworld.
What is Thriller?
The New York town of Sleepy Hollow is infamous for the story of the headless horseman, who is said to frighten and pursue this hapless, lanky, superstitious schoolteacher.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
This actor is most well-known for his iconic portrayal of Frankenstein. But he also found a spot in the canon of Christmas classics as the voice of the Grinch!
Who is Boris Karloff?
Last year, LUSH released Scan Me For Scares, a Halloween shower gel that, from its dark red colour to its QR code link to a frightful shower scene, served as tribute to this terrifying Alfred Hitchcock film
What is Psycho?
In the 90s, this candy had a number of TV commercials starring Bart Simpson, who promised viewers that no one would lay a finger on his crispety, crunchety, peanut-buttery bar.
What is Butterfinger?
The singer in this Halloween hit song refers to the Twilight Zone and Psycho when describing his fears of having no privacy, suspects include the mailman and his neighbors.
What is "Somebody's Watching Me"
Once upon a midnight dreary, the scholar in this poem ponders, weak and weary, on the raven who taunts him from atop a bust of this Greek goddess
Who is Pallas/Pallas Athena?
Originally a character in a poem, this skeletal Pumpkin King has become a pop culture icon in merchandise, video games, and theme parks since becoming a movie star in 1993.
Who is Jack Skellington?
Coffee lovers rejoice! This year, LUSH's Halloween campaign included a shower gel, candle, and body spray celebrating this iconic drink with notes of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg
What is pumpkin spice latte?
Associated with fairs, circuses, and fall more generally, this sticky treat lends its name to the colour it usually sports.
What is candy apple (red)?
The dress code for this Oingo Boingo song includes your best suit and tie, a shiny silver dollar on either eye.
What is Dead Man's Party
This Ray Bradbury short story, adapted into an obscure Disney film in 1983, takes its name from a line spoken by one of the Weird Sisters in MacBeth.
What is Something Wicked This Way Comes
No, that's not the alien from Alien! This titular creature's movie was the debut of legendary special effects makeup artist Stan Winston.
What is Pumpkinhead?
Green apples and mint make up the scent of this Halloween icon, where ghosts, skulls, and mummies can be seen peering through the misty green veil.
What is Demon in the Dark Soap?
Despite being named for a German expression, this Canadian chocolate bar is emblazoned with a horned Viking helmet, though those were never used in Scandinavia either.
What is Wunderbar?
This Halloween and Horror Icon sings a cheeky Halloween song which boast of her two big, round, firm, totally real (no pesticides used)... pumpkins.
Who is Elvira?