A thick stick with material that burns tied to the top of it, used to give light.
torch
An area of darkness, caused by light being blocked by something.
shadow
An eight-legged creature that makes a spiderweb to catch insects.
spider
The bones of the head that surround the brain and give the head its shape.
skull
The moon when it is shaped like a complete disc.
full moon
A small rodent, larger than a mouse, that has a long tail and is considered to be harmful.
rat
A very upsetting or frightening dream.
nightmare
A brush with a long handle, used for cleaning the floor. Witches use them to fly.
Broom
A large deep pot (used especially by witches) for boiling things in.
cauldron
An area of ground in which dead bodies are buried.
cemetery
Strange or unnatural and making you feel frightened. (adj.)
creepy
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.
treat or trick!
Caused by forces that cannot be explained by science.
supernatural
A long box in which the body of a dead person is buried or burned.
coffin
A belief that things sometimes happen because of good luck or bad luck.
superstition
Twelve o'clock in the middle of the night.
midnight
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 liquid that is believed to have a magical effect on someone who drinks it.
potion
The frame of bones supporting a human or animal body.
skeleton
A body from ancient Egypt preserved and wrapped in cloth.
mummy
A spirit or force that moves furniture and throws objects around in a house.
poltergeist
The part of every 24-hour period when it is dark because there is very little light from the sun.
night
A film in which very frightening or unnatural things happen, for example dead people coming to life.
horror film
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
A building where people live and ghosts regularly appear.
haunted house
A person who creates a monster that cannot be controlled or that brings about the creator's ruin.
Frankestein
Extremely frightening.
terrifying
Someone who, in stories, changes into a wolf at the time of the full moon.
werewolf
A place in the ground where a dead person is buried.
grave
One of the oldest superstitions is that crossing paths with this animal will bring on bad luck.
black cat
Any imaginary ugly, frightening creature, especially one that is large and strange.
monster
Fictional creatures usually represented as reanimated dead bodies or virally infected human beings. In films and TV series, they eat human brains.
zombie
A man who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people.
wizard
A small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night.
bat
A stick of wax with a steady flame when lit.
candle
A large, round vegetable with hard, yellow or orange flesh.
pumpkin
A loud, high sound you make when very frightened, excited, or angry.
scream
The red liquid that is sent around the body by the heart, and carries oxygen and important substances to organs.
blood
A dead person who comes back to life and sucks blood from other people at night.
vampire
An evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns.
devil
A woman who is believed to have magical powers and who uses them to harm or help other people.
witch
A sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this.
candy
A character from a 19th-century novel who is a vampire.
Dracula
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