Samhainophobia. Samhain marks the end of summer and beginning of winter in the Celtic tradition. The Celts only marked two seasons, summer and winter. Samhain means 'summer's end'. This day is used to communicate with and remember those who have passed on, as this is the time when the veil between the spirit world and the mundane world is at its thinnest. Samhain is celebrated October 31st, and is the holiday that Halloween derived from.

What phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?

Devil's son. Bram Stoker's creation "Dracula" was based on the life of Prince Vlad Tepes (1431-1476). He was also called Vlad the Impaler since he had a bad habit of impaling his victims on stakes. The name "Dracula" is Romanian for Devil's son. Vlad Dracula's father was a knight of the Order of the Draco or dragon, so Dracula also translates as "the Son of Draco".

What does the name Dracula mean?

A spider. A spider was rolled in butter and used as cure for diseases such as leprosy and the plague. Tasty!

In Medieval times, what was commonly used as a cure for leprosy?

Los Altos, California. The Los Altos, Ca., school system banned all Halloween celebrations because of the holiday's roots in pagan tradition.

What U.S. city banned all Halloween celebrations from its schools in 1995

1962. This great song written by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and Lenny Capizzi reached number one on the Billboard Charts for two weeks in 1962, and then returned to the charts in 1970 and 1973.

What year did the Halloween novelty song "Monster Mash" reach number one on the Billboard charts?

Turnips. Jack O'Lanterns were put out to frighten away evil spirits. When pumpkins were discovered, they were found to be much easier to carve, thus the transition.

Jack O'Lanterns were originally made from what?

Hasbro. Parker Brothers first marketed this game in 1966, but the company was taken over by Hasbro in 1991.

Playing with the Ouija Board is particularly popular during Halloween as contact with the afterlife is believed by some to be more likely. Which corporation currently markets the modern Ouija Board?

Stephen King. Publishers Weekly listed It as the best-selling hardcover fiction book in the United States in 1986.

Who wrote the classic horror novel It (1986)?

What is the name of Gomez and Morticia’s mustachioed baby in the Addams Family Values (1993)?

Micheal Keaton. Fun Fact: Most Of The Cast Members Turned The Script Down When They First Read It. Geena Davis was the only cast member who was actually eager to sign up for Beetlejuice. All the other actors – including Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, and Sylvia Sidney – turned down the script when they first read it.

Who plays Beetlejuice in the 1988 film?

Where does the Ghostbusters (1984) trio find their first ghost?

Illinois. Illinois produced 651.9 million pounds of pumpkins in 2021, accounting for 39% of all the pumpkins produced in the U.S.

Which US state produces the most pumpkins?

Candy Corn. Fun Fact: When the Goelitz Confectionery Company first produced candy corn, it was called "Chicken Feed." The boxes were illustrated with a colorful rooster logo and a tagline: "Something worth crowing for."

What is the most disliked Halloween candy in America?

New York. The parade, initiated on October 31, 1974 by Greenwich Village puppeteer and mask maker Ralph Lee, is the world's largest Halloween parade and the only major nighttime parade in the United States. The parade reports itself to have 50,000 "costumed participants" and 2 million spectators.

Where does the biggest Halloween parade in the US take place?

Transylvania is commonly associated with Dracula. Where is this region located?

In Mean Girls, what does Cady dress up for Halloween?

Who is the top scarer in Monsters Inc. (2001)?

What is a collection of witches called?

What vegetable was once thought to have supernatural powers on Halloween?

21%. One in five adults (21%) said they play pretend in a 2021 YouGov poll.

What percentage of Americans pretend they're not home on Halloween?

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

Mamie Eisenhower. In 1958, Mamie Eisenhower decorated the White House for a Halloween luncheon.

Which first lady was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween? 

George H.W. Bush. In 1989, George H.W. Bush jokingly told a group of children that Lincoln was rumored to haunt the White House

Which U.S. president told a group of schoolkids that the White House was haunted by the ghost of Abraham Lincoln?

Where were the most famous scenes in the movie “Hocus Pocus” filmed?

M&M’s, according to YouGov's 2021 survey

What’s the most popular adult Halloween candy?

What percentage of people planned to celebrate Halloween in 2022?

How much money were consumers expected to spend on Halloween decorations in 2022? 

Roughly 8 pounds, according to a study published in Advances in Nutrition.

How much candy does the average American consume each year?

On average, what percentage of Americans carve a pumpkin for Halloween?

What’s the most popular kids' Halloween candy?

Halloween Blizzard. The "Halloween Blizzard" of 1991, which dumped three feet of snow and two inches of ice across parts of the Midwest.

What historic weather event occurred on Halloween in 1991?

It. According to Box Office Mojo, the 2017 Stephen King movie is top grossing.

What's the top grossing horror movie of all time?

What was the original working title of the movie “Beetlejuice"?

The Amityville Horror. The Amityville Horror is based on the alleged experiences of the Lutz family who bought a new home on 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, a house where a mass murder had been committed the year before.

What classic horror film is based on a true story?

Salt. According to tradition, salt can be laid around the boundaries of a room to prevent spirits and demons from entering.

If you want to keep spirits out of your home on Halloween, what should you sprinkle on your doorstep?

Yellow, orange white is the progression of standard candy corn. 

From base to point, what is the order of colors on a piece of candy corn?

Snoopy. When Linus sees a shadowy figure rising from the moonlit patch, he assumes the Great Pumpkin has arrived, and faints. When Sally sees that it is only Snoopy, she yells at Linus for making her miss out on the Halloween festivities.

In It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, who does Linus mistake for the Great Pumpkin?

6. There are six colors in a normal bag: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown.

How many colors of M&Ms are there in a normal bag?

Allergy-free treats. If you see a blue pumpkin, that means the house is handing out allergy-free treats. 

What does it mean if you see a blue pumpkin while trick-or-treating?

Ghost. On Halloween, Michael and Elliott dress E.T. as a ghost so they can sneak him out of the house.

What Halloween costume does E.T. wear?

Tootsie Rolls, invented by Leo Hirschfield in 1907, were the first penny candy to be individually wrapped in America.

What was the first individually wrapped penny candy in America?

Calaverita. In Mexico, the practice of trick-or-treating is called calaverita (Spanish for "little skull"). Instead of saying "trick or treat", the children ask ¿me da mi calaverita? ("can you give me my little skull?"). A calaverita is a small skull made of sugar or chocolate.

What is trick-or-treating called in Mexico?

Jack Skellington leads the citizens of Halloween Town in organizing the annual Halloween holiday, but he's grown weary of the same routine year after year, and when he discovers a portal to Christmas Town, he decides to celebrate that holiday instead.

In The Nightmare Before Christmas, what character discovers a portal from "Halloween Town" to "Christmas Town"?

Freckles. Years ago, people believed that pumpkins could cure freckles and snakebites.

Which ailment did people believe could be cured by pumpkins?

"Thriller" was adapted by John Landis into a highly successful music video. In the video's most iconic scene, Jackson leads other actors costumed as zombies in a choreographed dance routine.

What Michael Jackson song was adapted by American Werewolf In London director John Landis into a highly successful Halloween-themed music video

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