🎃 Spooky Movies
This 1993 Tim Burton film follows Jack Skellington as he tries to take over Christmas.
What is The Nightmare Before Christmas?
This undead creature is said to rise from the grave and crave brains.
What is a zombie?
Kids say this three-word phrase when going door to door for candy.
What is “trick or treat”?
This eight-legged creature spins webs and is a Halloween decoration favorite.
What is a spider?
This tri-colored, triangular candy is the quintessential Halloween sweet.
What is candy corn?
In this 2007 Trick r Treat movie, what is the name of the mysterious child-like figure who wears orange pajamas, a burlap sack mask, and enforces Halloween traditions?
Who is Sam?
Bram Stoker’s famous 1897 novel features this Transylvanian vampire count.
Who is Dracula?
This carved, candlelit vegetable is a Halloween staple (originally made from turnips).
What is a jack-o’-lantern?
These flying mammals, associated with vampires, use echolocation to navigate.
What are bats?
This orange-and-black-wrapped peanut butter taffy is a classic (and divisive) Halloween candy.
What are Mary Janes? (“those orange and black wrapped candies”)
This 2017 horror film by Jordan Peele won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.
What is Get Out?
This creature transforms from human to beast under a full moon.
What is a werewolf?
Halloween originated from this ancient Celtic festival marking the end of harvest.
What is Samhain?
This glowing substance makes decorations appear to shine in the dark.ThThis glowing substance makes decorations appear to shine in the dark.
What is phosphorescent (glow-in-the-dark) material?
This chocolate brand’s “Fun Size” bars dominate trick-or-treat bags.
What is Milky Way?
In "Hocus Pocus," what are the three Sanderson sisters names?
What is Winifred, Mary, and Sarah?
Mary Shelley wrote the novel about this doctor who created a monster from corpses.
Who is Victor Frankenstein?
November 1st, the day after Halloween, is known by this name in the Christian calendar.
What is All Saints’ Day (All Hallows’ Day)?
A group of these nocturnal birds, a Halloween symbol, is called a “parliament.”
What are owls?
Dipping apples in this hardened red coating makes a traditional fall treat.
What is caramel (or candy) coating?
This 1978 John Carpenter film introduced masked killer Michael Myers.
What is Halloween?
In the infamous 1692 Salem witch trials, this woman was the first person executed by hanging after being convicted of witchcraft.
Who was Bridget Bishop?
This Mexican holiday celebrated in early November honors deceased loved ones with altars and marigolds.
What is Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)?
This chemical reaction using dry ice creates the foggy “cauldron” effect.
What is sublimation?
This urban legend about tampered Halloween candy has been largely debunked by researchers.
What is razor blades / poison in candy?