Literary Monsters & Gothic Horror
In Mary Shelley's classic 1818 novel, this is the first name of the ambitious young scientist who creates the famous monster.
Who is Victor? (Victor Frankenstein)
Located in Estes Park, Colorado, this grand historic hotel famously inspired Stephen King to write The Shining.
What is the Stanley Hotel?
Jamie Lee Curtis made her feature film debut as ultimate "final girl" Laurie Strode in this landmark 1978 slasher film.
What is Halloween?
Superstition holds that if one of these sleek, dark felines crosses your path, bad luck is sure to follow.
What is a black cat?
Because pumpkins develop from a flower and contain seeds, botanists classify them as this type of produce rather than a vegetable.
What is a fruit? (or a berry)
In Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, Count Dracula travels from Transylvania to England aboard this doomed Russian schooner.
What is the Demeter?
Permanently docked in Long Beach, California, this retired British ocean liner is widely considered one of the world's most haunted ships.
What is the Queen Mary?
In Tim Burton's 1988 comedy, saying this bio-exorcist's name this many times in a row summons him into the mortal realm.
What is three?
According to monster lore, weapons or bullets crafted from this precious metal are required to destroy a werewolf.
What is silver?
Known as the "Pumpkin Capital of the World," this Midwestern state produces over 80% of America's commercially processed pumpkin.
What is Illinois?
This 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson explores a London doctor's dark dual personality, Edward Hyde.
What is Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde?
Built by the heiress to a rifle fortune, this labyrinthine San Jose mansion features doors that open to drop-offs and stairs leading into ceilings.
What is the Winchester Mystery House?
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy starred as the resurrected Sanderson Sisters in this 1993 Disney cult favorite.
What is Hocus Pocus?
Traditional folklore suggests hanging bundles of this pungent, bulbous herb in doorways to repel vampires.
What is garlic?
In the classic Peanuts Halloween special, Linus skips trick-or-treating to wait all night in a local patch for this benevolent figure.
Who is the Great Pumpkin?
Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" features this fearful schoolmaster pursued by the Headless Horseman.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
Located in the Venetian Lagoon, this former plague quarantine site and psychiatric asylum is often called Italy's most haunted island.
What is Poveglia?
Directed by Henry Selick, this 1993 stop-motion animated film follows Jack Skellington as he attempts to take over Christmas.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
In Slavic folklore, this terrifying witch flies around in a giant mortar and pestle and lives in a house that stands on chicken legs.
Who is Baba Yaga?
Beyond cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves, traditional pumpkin pie spice recipe blends usually include this 5-letter spice made from dried berries.
What is allspice?
In Edgar Allan Poe's 1845 poem "The Raven," the titular bird perches above a chamber door upon a bust of this Greek goddess of wisdom.
Who is Pallas? (or Athena)
According to early 19th-century southern folklore, this vengeful entity terrorized John Bell and his family in Adams, Tennessee.
Who is the Bell Witch?
Christina Ricci played Kat Harvey opposite a friendly ghost making his live-action feature film debut in this 1995 blockbuster.
What is Casper?
This supernatural female spirit in Irish folklore is famous for her piercing, mournful wail that foretells an impending death.
What is a banshee?
Competitors aiming for world-record weights universally plant this variety of pumpkin, named after a major ocean.
What is the Atlantic Giant pumpkin?