Did you know?
A 3,000 year old mummy can still have fingerprints.
A cockroach can live without its head for over a week.
Spiders have clear blood and finding one on Halloween night is considered good luck.
Jack O’ Lanterns were first carved from turnips not pumpkins.
Pumpkins are classified as a fruit, not a vegetable.
Candy corn was originally called chicken feed due to its shape and color.
In Alabama, wearing a nun or priest costume for Halloween is illegal, violators may be charged a $500 fine as well as a year in prison.
The fear of Halloween is called Samhainophobia.
In Germany, it’s tradition for people to hide their knifes on Halloween night.
A full moon on Halloween night is considered rare and only occurs once every 19 years.
Count Dracula was not the vampires original name, it was Count Wampyr.
The word witch comes from a Old English word ‘Wicce’ which is referred to as a wise woman.
It is believed that if a child was born on Halloween, they will be able to communicate with ghosts and spirits.
Some animal shelters forbid the adoption of black cats on Halloween to help decrease the number of inhumane rituals done to them on Halloween night.
The Michael Myers mask in Halloween has a interesting background.
The famous horror movie villain comes from a interesting making. When shooting the original 1978 film the production designer, Tommy Lee Wallace picked up two mask from a magic shop; a clown mask and a William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek.
Tommy first came in with the clown mask and thought, Oh, that’s kind of scary. Then he put on the Shatners mask, and thought, Oh, it’s perfect. They sprayed painted it white and made the eye holes bigger and the rest is history.
The film originally was going to called Babysitter Murders and the grisly knife sound effects were made by plunging a knife into a watermelon. Michael Myers Mask