AROUND THE HOUSE
Object around the house that may be prepared with "hospital corners"
Bed
Examples include Risk, backgammon & chess
Board games
"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
Freddy Krueger
In 1843 his story "The Gold-Bug" won a $100 prize from the "Dollar Newspaper" in Philadelphia
Edgar Allan Poe
In Cyprus this common drink is served Greek style: short, strong & unfiltered
Coffee
For this, patterns with a random match are easier to hang
Wallpaper
This type of piano is about 5 feet long
Baby grand
"Psycho"
Norman Bates
From 1862 to 1864 he wrote for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper in Virginia City, Nevada
Mark Twain
Shyakpa is a meat & potato stew favored by the Sherpas of this country
Nepal
When using this kitchen device introduced in the late '40s, remember the standing time is as important as the cooking time
Microwave oven
Literally, a lover of books
Bibliophile
"Friday the 13th"
parts 2 through 9
Jason
He was born in Salinas, California; his father was treasurer of Monterey County
John Steinbeck
Malossol on the label means this rich Russian "fishy" food is prepared with "little salt"
Caviar
Mary Ellen says when cleaning a chandelier, it's not unlucky to open one of these & use it to catch drips
Umbrella
This contagious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis can be spread by fleas from infected rats
bubonic plague
"Halloween"
Michael Myers
The land on which he built a small cabin in 1845 was owned by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Henry David Thoreau
Bulgarians enjoy banitsa, a pastry stuffed with fruit or this milk curd product
Cheese
They're polarized for your safety with one prong wider than the other so they can be inserted one way only
Plug
This region of Nigeria declared its independence in May 1967, civil war & starvation followed
Biafra
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
Leatherface
In his "Devil's Dictionary", a bore is defined as "A person who talks when you wish him to listen"
Ambrose Bierce
In American Samoa a solemn ceremony goes with drinking kava from a cup that's one of these shells
Coconut shells