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What do traditional superstitions suggest sprinkling on your doorstep to ward off evil spirits?

Salt

100

What is the only mammal that can fly?

A bat

100

A 1984 song asked, “Who you gonna call?”

Ghostbusters!

100

Who wrote the classic 1818 book Frankenstein?


Mary Shelley

100

What is the name of the killer doll in the 1988 horror film Child’s Play?

Chucky

200

The word Halloween is a contraction of what phrase?

All Hallows' Eve

200

In what country is Transylvania located?

Romania

200

According to a well-known song, which family is said to be creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky?

The Addams family

200

Who is the author of the Goosebumps series?

R.L. Stine

200

Which famous movie features the line “Do you like scary movies?”

Scream

300

Prior to pumpkins, which root vegetable did the Irish and Scottish carve on Halloween?

Turnips

300

What is a group of crows called?

A murder

300

What Halloween song begins with the lyrics “I was working in the lab, late one night”?

Monster Mash

300

In what Stephen King book does a family move into a haunted hotel?

The Shining

300

Which movie is the quote “I see dead people” from?

The Sixth Sense

400

In traditional folklore, what is the name for a double or apparition of a living person that is often interpreted as an omen of death?

Doppelgänger

400

When selling a house, is the homeowner obligated to disclose that it's haunted?

No

400

What is the name of the song performed by the Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus that makes people dance?

"I Put a Spell on you"

400

Which William Shakespeare play does the quote “Double, double toil and trouble” come from?

Macbeth

400

"They’re here” is a classic movie line from which 1982 horror film?

Poltergeist

500

In Irish folklore, what supernatural being's appearance or cry is traditionally believed to foretell a death?

Banshee

500

Where is the world's largest collection of haunted dolls located?

Island of the Dolls in Mexico

500

What is the name of the song by Blue Öyster Cult featured in the 1978 horror film Halloween?

"(Don’t Fear) The Reaper"

500

What 1845 poem by Edgar Allen Poe features a talking bird that repeats the word “Nevermore”?

The Raven

500

Which movie tops Rotten Tomatoes’s list of the Scariest Horror Movies Ever?

The Exorcist