Ghoulish Grammar
Two spooky, scary skeletons
In this famous short story by Roald Dahl, a women uses a frozen piece of food to murder her husband.
"Lamb to the Slaughter"
What are the 2 parts of a story setting?
When and where a story takes place
The first Halloween-themed stamps issued by the US Postal Service featured these grinning items.
Jack-O'-Lanterns
This horror film, released in 2026, broke numerous box office records, including highest grossing original (non-sequel, non-remake, non-IP) film of the decade (2020s).
Obsession
Identify the NOUNS: The evil, scary clown terrorized children throughout the town.
clown, children, town (Must get all 3!)
Author of the Goosebumps book series
R.L. Stine
A complete counterargument includes a concession and a _________.
Refutation
This Halloween song and dance were released by Michael Jackson in 1984 about a "beast about to strike"
"Thriller"
Because it's Halloween, Elliott dresses up E.T. in the Steven Spielberg's famous film E.T. like one of these so he won't he won't be recognized.
A ghost
Identify the COMPOUND PREDICATE: The monster growled and snarled at the frightened boy.
growled and snarled
This Roald Dahl classic is about a young Mr. Bucket who visits a whimsical factory.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Simile
This Halloween novelty song was written to capitalize on a dance craze & at one point had "Potato" in its title.
Monster Mash
This famous chocolate factory is located in Pennsylvania
Hershey
Identify the VERB PHRASE: The witches were stirring their green, bubbling potion.
were stirring
Mary Shelley is widely considered the "mother of science fiction." What is the title of her spooky, famous novel?
Frankenstein
This literary and rhetorical device is a juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that, while seemingly impossible, actually reveals a deeper truth.
Paradox
Turnip
Sink your teeth into this vampire-themed cereal that frequently makes a comeback around Halloween
Count Chocula
Name the three ways you can fix this run-on sentence: Halloween is my favorite holiday ever I love dressing up and going trick-or-treating!
Needs a comma + conjunction, semicolon, or sentence break after "ever"
People often visit Baltimore, the hometown of this famous American poet and author, around Halloween.
Edgar Allan Poe
"We should ban candy in all schools. It's rotting our children's brains and rotting their teeth! It's destroying our educational system and putting money in the pockets of big dentistry. There's literally NO reason not to ban it." This is an example of what rhetorical device?
Polemic
This 1966 animated Halloween movie was based on a famous comic strip by Charles M. Schulz and is still loved today
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
October brings out undead soldiers, vampires, and ghosts--all serving the Headless Horseman at Philipsburg Manor in this New York State village.
Sleepy Hallow