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Looking for some quick, spirited amusement? That’s what our Fun & Games page is designed for!

Find out what’s in the stars for your sign with one of our horoscopes, put your mind to the test with one of our Creepy Clues, The Order, or Scary Scrambles puzzles, or get a new name with one of our Name Generators. You can even Test Your Para IQ and see if you have what it takes to be a paranormal investigator.

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Last updated: June 2023


Name Generator Games & Quizzes

What’s your haunted doll name?

What's Your Haunted Doll Name name generator

What’s your mermaid name?

What's your mermaid name generator meme

See also: Why are there two Mermaid Days and when are they?

What’s your skeleton name?

What's your skeleton name game graphic


Puzzles

Creepy Clues

Magnifying glass creepy clue

How to Play Creepy Clues

Use the clues to figure out who, what, or where the person, place, or thing is that’s being described. How many clues will you need to solve it?

Creepy Clue Game Example

Sometimes I'm a little foggy, other times I'm a little noisy.My traditional attire is a sheet.
People in cultures all over the world have told stories about me for centuries.It's very fashionable to hunt me and my kind these days.
Sometimes I'm intelligent; sometimes I'm residual.I'm most popularly quoted as saying, "Boo!"

Answer: I am a ghost.

Creepy Clue Game #1

I'm Scottish.You can watch me via webcams if you can't visit me in person.
I'm full of freshwater.You don't need a key to access my "Loch" but a boat may be helpful.
I'm a popular tourist destination. A sea monster may lurk beneath my waters.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Creepy Clue Game #2

The original of me opened in California in 1969.…you may go home with a hitchhiker.
There are now four of me around the world.You can tour me in a Doombuggy.
I come with a caretaker, but…I welcome all Foolish Mortals to visit me at my parks.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Creepy Clue Game #3

My hometown is Hawkins, Indiana.Things around here can be very upside down.
I'm set in the 80s but...One of my characters really likes waffles.
...I premiered in 2016.I'm a Netflix original.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Creepy Clue Game #4 (Hard)

Created by Lewis Sheller

I’m a very smiley individual. My home life is hell.
I love puzzles boxes! I’m a delivery man...of sorts.
I’m a loyal right-hand man. Don’t mistake my general demeanor as anxiousness.

Hint: If you’re stumped, you’ll find the answer to this clue lurking among the Top 13 Horror Movie Icons of All Time.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Creepy Clue Game #5 (Hard)

Created by Lewis Sheller

I am unusually tall. If I frightened you, why I’d be simply mortified.
I’m a man outside of time and space.Would you like a ride inside my hearse?
Come, take a look at my shiny metal balls...BOY, are you in for a treat!

Hint: If you’re stumped, you’ll find the answer to this clue lurking among the Top 13 Horror Movie Icons of All Time.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

 


The Order

One two three letter board

How to Play the Order

Put the following events in order of what happened first, second, and third.

Example: 70s Summer Blockbusters

  1. Damien, a.k.a. the Antichrist, was reborn in The Omen.
  2. James Brolin and Margot Kidder starred in The Amityville Horror.
  3. Moviegoers heard Roy Scheider declare, “You’re going to need a bigger boat,” in Jaws.

Answers: C – 1975, A – 1976, B – 1979

Pop Culture Mish Mash

  1. “Jacob” and “Isabella” are the top baby names this year, perhaps inspired by Twilight.
  2. Netflix started streaming.
  3. Ghost Hunters premiered.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Unclean Spirits

  1. The first televised exorcism in the United States happened.
  2. The Exorcist hits theaters.
  3. The Shock Docs The Exorcism of Roland Doe premieres.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Who let the dogs out?

  1. The Howling hits theaters.
  2. Scooby-Doo Where Are You! first premiered on TV.
  3. Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro star in Cujo.

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.


Scary Scrambles

disembodied hand catching floating scrabble letters
Image by Jan Mareš from Pixabay

How to Play Scary Scrambles

  • Unscramble the letters in each line to form the name of a person, place, or thing.
  • Some letters are capitalized in some of the Scary Scrambles. Capitalized letters start a word. (That’s Smalls‘ way of helping you cheat a bit.)
  • Scrambled letter groupings indicate how many words are in that line. Example: Eesttrn etatS Peeirantiany Answer: Eastern State Penitentiary

Haunted Places Scary Scramble

Can you unscramble the names of these 10 famously haunted places?

The Haunted Places

  1. Tue Qheen rMay
  2. teT hSeaonly telH
  3. Taa LhLiurie Manseon
  4. VilMisua Ace xrdusHl reoe
  5. oiih rSatey ROfomatrot
  6. osuMetvillin enenPdiarty
  7. tSituA uusihesLtg. honge
  8. inshes Htrecysy MrtWouee
  9. niafeez Bora deBa didnz LtrkesB
  10. Aunlagm-InAniseua ce shTyyLtlr

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Popular 80s Horror Movies Scary Scramble

Can you unscramble the names of these 13 popular horror movies from the 1980s?

The Horror Movies

  1. JEEUICELEBT
  2. HET YLF
  3. RYIFAD EHT HT
  4. HIRNETGAM ON MEL ETESTR
  5. AN AAERNIMC REELWWOF IN DNLOON
  6. TRRCTIES
  7. PAWLYESAE APMC
  8. HET LVIE EADD
  9. TEH TOSL YOSB
  10. PRIAL OOFLS AYD
  11. ELRGTSEIPTO
  12. SHCDLI YPLA
  13. PUREPS PAETTM

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.

Popular Paranormal Reality TV Shows

Can you unscramble the names of these 13 popular paranormal reality TV shows?

The TV Shows

  1. OSGHT SHEURNT
  2. LLEHSPR LO TTOA
  3. NTSDRII DSIEKRP
  4. TTSRBS EOHORGH
  5. TAWRSOI LAERNSAPNM
  6. OSDUN TTHWNEA
  7. LKALNAAC RWMDROPONO
  8. EEADE FDH ISTL
  9. TESF IDNARTOAINE
  10. EMAONAARLA AGCRRO NCMHTU PA
  11. SNNOURAM SNTTOEMI
  12. GOBPTII NEOTDOXEFI
  13. STEUEOADS GNRHTV

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this puzzle here.


Test Your Para IQ

Are you qualified to be a paranormal investigator? There’s more to it than just running around in the dark with equipment. Before you hunt ghosts, you should know some things about yourself first, such as how good your vision and hearing are and how perceptive and astute you are. After all, if you don’t know how you see the regular world, how can you hope to assess the unseen world accurately?

Spot the Error: Walking Horse Hotel

Something’s not right in this video about the haunted Wartrace Hotel. Are you astute enough to spot the error?

Solution: You’ll find the answer to what’s not right in this video here.

Test Your Selective Attention: Ducks and Monkey Business

How well do you focus? You might be great at it, but does that hamper what else you notice and see? Find out with the tests in these videos. No need to jump to the solution page for these. The videos provide them as you go.


Trivia

Addams Family

Friday the 13th


Word Searches

Halloween 2022 Word Search

Halloween 2022 Word Search

Can you find all of the following frightening words?

  1. Boo
  2. Broomstick
  3. Haunted
  4. Scary
  5. October
  6. Goblin
  7. Ghost
  8. Costumes
  9. Candy
  10. Dead
  11. Dracula
  12. Blood
  13. Eyes
  14. Cat
  15. Magic

Solution: You’ll find the solution to this word search here.

2 Comments

  1. Author

    LOL! Well, hello Grim Blinking Tabbernathy. I’m Grim Laughing Rose! We share the same first name! lol I need to redo this and maybe come up with better names, huh?

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