Halloween Crossword
Across
- 3. The root vegetable originally carved by the Irish for Halloween
- 6. Percentage of adults who pretend they're not home
- 7. Ancient Roman goddess honored on Halloween
- 8. Ancient culture credited with starting Halloween in 600AD
- 9. Wearing ones clothes inside-out is believed to bring visits from these spooky beings
- 14. Count Dracula's home "Transylvania" is located in this country
- 17. The most popular Halloween candy
- 18. In the first year after their launch, Ouija Boards outsold this classic board game
- 21. This was often sprinkeld across the doorway to keep out evil spirits on Halloween
- 23. The original name for the holiday we now call Halloween
- 27. Commonly associated with Halloween, this animals has one question
- 28. First Lady ____ Eisenhower was the first to decorate the White House for Halloween
- 31. 93% of the children under this age go trick-or-treating
- 32. Americans spent a record $700,000 on cosumes for these furry friends
- 33. A different Michael from the movie "Beetlejuice
- 34. Singer Picket that sang the original "Monster Mash"
- 35. Town known for witches, was also where the movie "Hocus Pocus" was filmed
- 38. The word "Hallow" in the holidays name means this
- 41. This city in Minnesota held the first city-wide Halloween
- 42. This rolled candy was invented for soldiers in the Korean War
- 45. This flying mammal plays a central roll in Halloween décor
- 48. Seeing this creepy crawly on Halloween might mean that a loved one's spirit is watching over you
- 50. The average household will give a trick or treater this many pieces of candy
- 51. Comedian Eddie... who insipred the movie "Get Out"
- 53. Unlucky number which is also the number of Michael Myers movies that have been released
- 55. These immigrants are credited with bringing Halloween to the United States
- 57. "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" shape is based on this awards statuette
- 58. The most commercially successful horror franchise of all time
- 60. Halloween trails only this holiday in terms of commercial value
- 61. White, green, and ____ are a few of the less common colors pumpkins can be found in
- 62. This terrible Halloween candy was originally called "Chicken feed"
- 63. "An American Werewolf in ..."
Down
- 1. The often mistaken fruit carved by many in preparation for Halloween
- 2. State that grows the most pumpkins
- 4. Dracula author Bram Stoker actually considered himself a writer of this genre
- 5. 1982 Spielberg ghost movie
- 8. The worst Halloween candy
- 10. President that told over 600 children the White House was haunted
- 11. Netflix show inspiring the most 2022 Halloween costumes
- 12. Hit song by the Cranberries
- 13. These ancient corpses can be seen stumbling around on Halloween
- 15. In a staggering waste of time, 35 million pounds of this candy is produced every year
- 16. "Halloween ___ " was the original name for the film "Hocus Pocus"
- 18. In 1962 this hit song about this "Mash" was released
- 19. A common Halloween prank use to be leaving a rotten head of this by a neighbors door
- 20. This housing website does not require home owners to disclose paranormal activity
- 22. Author Mary of the book "Frankenstein"
- 24. Rotten Tomatoes ranked scariest movie of all time
- 25. Who ya gonna call?
- 26. "___ Night" Is a unique night before Halloween festivity celebrated in Des Moines, Iowa
- 29. This family is "creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky
- 30. "...-o-lanterns" name comes story of "Stingy..."
- 32. The US produced 1.2 million _____ of pumpkins in 2022
- 35. Scottish people believed hanging a wet ___ in front of the fire allowed one to see ghosts
- 36. Original title of the Michael Jackson hit "Thriller"
- 37. In 1991 23 million people had their Halloween chilled by a freak storm resulting in three feet of this
- 39. This cook out staple is also the most popular costume for American pets
- 40. A classic written by Shakespeare including witches and ghosts
- 43. Often used by witches to make their brew
- 44. "Hocus Pocus" actress Midler
- 46. These creatures could be identified in human form by their tattoos, unibrow, and long middle finger
- 47. This famous magician died on Halloween
- 49. Highest grossing horror movie of all time, based off a Steven King novel
- 52. 1313 ____ Lane is the address of The Munsters'
- 53. Of the "Paranormal Activity" franchise, this movie was the most commercially successful
- 54. Captain from "Star Trek" whos mask was modified for the original Michael Myers mask
- 56. The average trick-or-treat stash contains 11,000 of these
- 59. This horror movie was the first American film to show a toilet on screen