Haunted History
This important event occurred on October 31, 1517.
What is the Nailing of the 95 Theses to Wittenburg Church by Martin Luther?
What serial killer speaks this line in the Silence of the Lambs? "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti."
Who is Hannibal Lecter
This zealous Levite was praised by God for impaling an Israelite and his Midianite mistress with a spear.
Who is Phineas (Numbers 25)
This city is said to be haunted by the vicious ghost of John Brown.
What is Harpers Ferry
This mad scientist is responsible for the animation of a grotesque humanoid monster in a novel by Mary Shelley.
Who is Victor Frankenstein
This ancient civilization began the tradition of bobbing for apples during a festival honoring Pompa, the goddess of fruit.
What is the Romans?
This classic horror film features a pregnant woman who suspect her neighbors have sinister intentions regarding her and her baby.
What is Rosemary's Baby
The undead spirit of which famous prophet was unwillingly raised by the Witch of Endor and consulted by King Saul?
Who is Samuel (1 Samuel 28)
A soldier attending a nearby college in this colonial city died gruesomely in a famous local guesthouse where he still haunts contemporary visitors.
What is Colonial Williamsburg
This unnatural chemical reaction occurs when Dr. Jekyll takes an unknown drug from a local chemist.
He splits personalities
This Gaelic festival begins on Halloween and marks the end of the harvest season.
What is Samhain?
The real doll that inspired the Annabelle movie franchise was this popular children's doll in a blue gingham dress.
What is Raggedy Anne
Which Judaic King (Named after one of the twelve tribes of Israel) “burned his sons as an offering … and used fortune-telling and omens and sorcery, and dealt with mediums and with necromancers.”
Who is Manasseh (2 Chronicles 33)
Disembodied footsteps, ghostly apparitions, screams, and a woman in a bloody dress can be seen in this famous Virginia cemetery.
What is Arlington National Cemetary
In the classic short story by Washington Irving, this protagonist disappeared from Sleepy Hollow after an encounter with the Headless Horseman.
Who is Ichabod Crane?
What root vegetable was the original Jack-O-Lantern before Irish immigrants switched to the more widely available pumpkin?
What is a Turnip?
The Michael Myers Mask from Halloween was a modified replica of a mask worn by this Star Trek character and captain.
Who is Captain Kirk
This magician amazed Samaria with his magic and was regarded as a god, before being baptized by Phillip and joining the Church.
Who is Simon (Acts 8)
This remote bridge near Clifton VA is said to be haunted by a crazed, ax-wielding asylum escapee dressed in an animal costume.
What is Bunnyman Bridge?
In Edgar Allen Poe's short story, the Telltale Heart, to whom does the guilty narrator confess his murderous crime?
What is the Police?
Once thrown in water, what result would see a woman condemned as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials?
This many murders were actually shown on screen during The Shining.
What is One
This Magician sought to use his powers to turn believers away from the faith, but was cursed with blindness by Paul.
Who is Elymas (Acts 13)
This historic Leesburg mansion was used as an orphanage and civil war hospital. Visitors today encounter the spirits of unclaimed children and a weeping civil war nurse.
What is Paxton House
This representative of the devil makes a bargain with Faust to sell his soul in exchange for worldly pleasure.
Who is Mephistopheles?