A large, round vegetable which is orange.
pumpkin
The spirit of a dead person, sometimes represented as a pale, almost transparent image of that person that some people believe appears to people who are alive.
ghost
A woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people.
witch
An expression used by children on Halloween to “threaten” people that they will do annoying tricks if they do not get sweets or small presents.
Trick or treat
A small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night.
bat
The red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs.
blood
A character from a 19th-century novel who is a vampire.
Dracula
An area of ground in which dead bodies are buried.
cemetery
A set of clothes worn in order to look like someone or something else, especially for a party or as part of an entertainment.
costume
A weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see.
fog
Fictional creatures usually represented as reanimated dead bodies or virally infected human beings. In films and TV series, they eat human brains.
zombie
A film genre in which very frightening or unnatural things happen, for example dead people coming to life.
horror film
Any imaginary ugly, frightening creature, especially one that is large and strange.
monster
A very upsetting or frightening dream.
nightmare
An area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something.
shadow
The frame of bones supporting a human or animal body.
skeleton
