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