Scary Movies
Local Legends
Origins of Spooky Words (according to AI)
No Tricks, All Treats
100

 This horror movie, based on a Stephen King novel, in which a writer stays in a hotel with his family.

What is The Shining?

100

This hairy, ape-like creature has been seen in mountain ranges across BIN’s service regions

What is Bigfoot/Sasquatch?

100

This witchy word is likely a corruption of the Latin phrase "Hoc est corpus meum" meaning "this is my body"

What is Hocus Pocus?

100

This candy's slogan is "taste the rainbow"

What is Skittles? 

200

A masked killer escapes and returns to his hometown, terrorizing a babysitter in the first movie of this iconic series

What is Halloween?

200

Dog-like creatures who are ruled by the moon. Famously depicted in Twilight as PNW native

What is Werewolf? 

200

A magician's best friend, this word comes from the Aramaic phrase "avra kedabra" meaning "I create as I speak". 

What is Abracadabra?

200

These peanut butter cups are a fav Halloween treat

What are Reese's?

300

 This animated short is the origin of Halloween Specials. It follows the adventures and anxieties of a group of kids (and their dog) on Halloween night

What is It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown?

300

Ship destroying deep sea creatures and hockey mascot

What is a Kraken?

300

Hope we didn't startle you with this word from Greek boaein and Latin boare meaning "to cry aloud" or "to roar"

What is BOO?!

300

This candy claims to satisfy hangry people

What is Snickers?

400

Salem, Mass teenagers with the help of a magical cat summon a trio of fabulous witches who must be stopped before they become immortal in this childhood favorite

What is Hocus Pocus?

400

First reported following the eruption of Mount St Helens in 1980, described as a large bat-like creature with glowing red eyes and leathery wings

What is Batsquatch?

400

This spooky word comes from the Greek root phainein meaning "to show" or "to appear.

What is phantasm?

400
Candy corn colors from bottom to top

What is white, orange, yellow?

500

Released in 2002, this horror film is based on a legend of a killer video tape. After watching the video, viewers receive a phone call warning of their death in 7 days.

What is The Ring?

500

Possibly the most well known serial killer in history carried out the majority of his gruesome spree around UW and the Puget sound

Who is Ted Bundy?

500

Much to the chagrin of vampires everywhere, this word, originating from an imitation of Bela Legosi's accent pronouncing the word "blood", is often triplicated while impersonating a vampire 

What is "bleh, bleh, bleh"?