This dream-stalking villain is known for his burned face, striped sweater, and knife-fingered glove.
“Who is Freddy Krueger?”
In this show, a small town sheriff wakes from a coma in a world overrun by walkers.
“What is The Walking Dead?”
In some legends, this creature can’t enter a home unless someone invites it in.
“What is a vampire?”
Often printed on the wrapper, this label describes smaller versions of popular candy bars handed out on Halloween.
“What is fun-size?”
This classic Halloween activity sends kids out in costume.
“What is trick-or-treating?”
Jamie Lee Curtis played this famous “final girl.”
“Who is Laurie Strode?”
This is a shadowy parallel dimension of Hawkins.
“What is the Upside Down?”
In many legends, an cursed person transforms into this beast during a full moon.
“What is a werewolf?”
These constantly rank as the nation’s most-purchased Halloween candy.
“What are Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?”
Halloween’s name comes from this phrase for the evening before All Saints’ Day.
“What is All Hallows’ Eve?”
Before becoming a 2026 A24 film, this horror story started as a YouTube series by filmmaker Kane Parsons, known online as Kane Pixels.
“What is The Backrooms?”
This anthology series changes its horror setting and story from season to season.
“What is American Horror Story?”
Thousands of people claim to have seen this cryptid, and grainy photos and videos are often presented as evidence.
“What is Bigfoot?”
This person is the inspiration for the name of the candy bar, Baby Ruth.
“Who is Ruth Cleveland?”
Before pumpkins became the familiar Halloween lantern, people carved faces into these vegetables in parts of the British Isles.
“What are turnips, beets, or potatoes?” (Accept any one.)
This is how many movies are in the Friday the 13th franchise.
“What is 12?”
In this Apple TV series, a mayor tries to turn a supposedly cursed New England island into a tourist destination.
“What is Widow’s Bay?”
This giant movie monster first stomped onto Japanese screens in 1954.
“Who is Godzilla?”
This candy bar’s name is reportedly borrowed from a horse owned by the Mars family.
“What is Snickers?”
According to one traditional explanation, people wore costumes to avoid being recognized by these.
“What are wandering spirits?”
This filmmaker followed his found-footage film Milk & Serial with 2026’s highest-grossing horror hit, made on a reported $750,000 budget.
“Who is Curry Barker?”
Rod Serling hosted this anthology series that sent viewers into a “dimension of sight, sound, and mind.”
“What is The Twilight Zone?”
This tall, faceless internet-born figure is often shown wearing a black suit.
“Who is Slender Man?”
Before candy corn became a Halloween staple, it was marketed under this farmyard-inspired name.
“What is Chicken Feed?”
This ancient Gaelic festival, marking the end of harvest and the start of winter, is commonly associated with Halloween’s roots.
“What is Samhain?”