A large, round vegetable with hard, yellow or orange flesh.
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.
treat or trick!
A small animal like a mouse with wings that flies at night.
bat
One of the oldest superstitions is that crossing paths with this animal will bring on bad luck.
black cat
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
A sweet food made from sugar or chocolate, or a piece of this.
candy
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 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
A thick stick with material that burns tied to the top of it, used to give light.
torch
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
