Horror Movies
This slasher franchise kicked off in 1996 with a famous opening scene where a killer asks Drew Barrymore, "What's your favorite scary movie?"
Scream
"Be careful! People are putting ______ in candy!"
- Your mom, probably
Razor Blades
If a trick-or-treater has a bag containing 15 Snickers bars and 12 Twix bars, and you take away 4 Snickers, how many Snickers bars do you have?
YOU have 4
The fear of crossing paths with this dark animal stems from the Middle Ages where they were known for carrying the plague.
Black Cat
Ingredients in this spell, including allspice, basil, cinnamon, and cloves, are intended to draw ___ and prosperity
Money
Who was the Killer in the original Friday the 13th
Pamela Voorhees (Jason's Mother)
In 1692, a mob in this Massachusetts colonial town executed nineteen people accused of practicing witchcraft.
Salem
Unscramble this word:
L E S T O N E K
Skeleton
This iconic 1993 Disney movie about the Sanderson sisters is set and largely filmed on location in Salem.
Hocus Pocus
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (how many points are you risking?)
This iconic Aramaic-derived magic word, often used by stage magicians, translates roughly to "I will create as I speak."
It is also a Lady Gaga song that debuted at number 29 on the Billboard chart
What actor played Laurie Strode in the original Halloween?
Jamie Lee Curtis
True or False: Carving scary faces into pumpkins has always been a traditional Halloween custom from ancient times.
False - Ancient Celts and Irish villagers originally carved turnips, potatoes, and large beets to ward off the trickster spirit "Stinging Jack".
With a speech impediment, you may mistake a kid's ask for a trick for this popular chocolate
Twix
Failure to recite this piece precisely and correctly was seen as evidence of witchcraft.
Lord's Prayer
Modern witches often harness the celestial energy of which astronomical body to charge water, cleanse crystals, and amplify their magical intentions.
Moon
This 1982 Spielberg-produced film warned viewers, "They're here..."
Poltergeist
According to classic folklore and cinematic lore, this metal is considered a werewolf's ultimate physical vulnerability
Silver
Patented in 1891 during the height of the 19th-century Spiritualism movement, this talking board derived its name by combining the French and German words for "yes."
Ouija Board
The Salem Witch Trials historically took place during "witch" (laugh) century?
17th (1692)
Shakespeare's three witches in Macbeth chant "Double, double toil and trouble" while adding the eye of a newt and the toe of this amphibian to their cauldron
"They're coming for you Barbara." is a famous line from this 1968 zombie film.
Night of the Living Dead
DOUBLE JEOPARDY (how many points are you risking?)
Greek mythology tells of this multi-headed serpentine monster that regrows two heads for every one that is cut off
Solve this riddle:
I have hundreds of ears, but I can’t hear a thing. What am I?
Cornfield
This unlikely fluid from the afflicted was an ingredient in a "witchcake," consumed in the belief that it might help cure symptoms of witchcraft.
Urine
In European folklore, this specific type of love spell shares its name with an ancient Roman goddess
Venus potion (or philter)