Jack-o-Lanterns
Monsters
Cats
Witches
Candy Slogans
200

This NH city holds the Guinness World Record for the most lit jack-o-lanterns on display in one place, it's also a homophone to being eager or interested. 

Keene

200

Dating back to 1945, this cartoon "monster" has appeared in dozens of films, TV shows, and comics, is translucent, personable, and pleasant, and is usually being criticized by his three wicked uncles 'The Ghostly Trio'  

Casper the Friendly Ghost

200

This Monday-hating, lasagna-loving cat lives with his owner Jon, and dog pal Odie. 

Garfield

200

This 1960s TV show shook up the traditional picture of a “witch” by featuring a beautiful blonde actress named Elizabeth Montgomery

Bewitched

200

"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't." This candy bar has nuts, while this one does not.

Almond Joy and Mounds

400

Also referred to as 'ignis fatuus' these are atmospheric ghost lights seen by travelers over bogs/swamps/marshes, and were the original name for jack-o-lanterns.

Will-o-the-wisp

400

This full-moon-loving monster can also be referred to as a lycanthrope.

Werewolf

400

Popularised by Lewis Carroll in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, this cat is known for its distinctive mischievous grin

The Cheshire Cat

400

This was the “good witch of the South” in The Wizard of Oz?

Glinda

400

This candy bar states 'You're not you when you're hungry'.

Snickers

600

The world record pumpkin was grown by Chris Stevens in New Richmond, WI in 2010 and weighed in at this weight, which is one ton minus 100 pounds. 

1900

600

Bela Lugosi played this famous monster in the 1931 film of the same name.  

Dracula

600

Created in 1919 by Pat Sullivan and Otto Messmer during the silent film era, this anthropomorphic young black cat with white eyes, a black body, and a giant grin is often considered one of the most recognized cartoon characters in history.

Felix the Cat

600

This play introduces the witches called the Weird Sisters.

MacBeth

600

These tasty treats "melt in your mouth, not in your hands."

M&Ms

800

Before the tradition came to the new world, people primarily carved this vegetable to make jack-o-lanterns.

Turnips 

800

This prehistoric reptilian monster is usually seen terrorizing Japan, attacking other monsters, and has been dubbed the 'King of Monsters'.

Godzilla

800

This is the feline hero of a wacky 1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss. 

Cat in the Hat

800

This was the name of Harry Potter's smart witch friend, played by Emma Watson in the films. 

Hermione Granger

800
These colorful handfuls tell you to 'Taste the rainbow'.
Skittles
1000

This mustard and ketchup food item barely beat out pumpkins, for the most popular Halloween costume for pets.

Hot Dog

1000

This Greek gorgon was once so beautiful that the gods cursed her, causing her stare to turn those that looked, into stone. 

Medusa

1000

Feeding into the stereotype, the creators of the show Sabrina the Teenage Witch gave the family a black cat familiar with this well-known name. Also the name of this witch town in MA. 

Salem

1000

In Homer's Odyssey, this is the witch who tricked a band of Odysseus' men and turned them into pigs.

Circe

1000
This candy's slogan states that when you bite into one you, "get the sensation" and then depicts people enacting amusing wintery stunts.

York Peppermint Pattie