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A zombie ( Haitian French : zombi, Haitian Creole : zonbi) is a fictional undead being created through the reanimation of a human corpse . Zombies are most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore , where a zombie is a dead body reanimated through various methods, most commonly magic . Modern depictions of zombies do not necessarily involve magic but often invoke science fictional methods such as carriers , radiation , mental diseases, vectors , viruses , scientific accidents, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie -------------------------------- Keep Calm and Carry On  was a  motivational poster  produced by the  British government  in 1939 in preparation for  World War II . The poster was intended to raise the  morale  of the British public, threatened with widely predicted mass air attacks on major cities. Although 2.45 million copies were printed, and although  the Blitz ...

Batman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (1939). Originally named the "Bat-Man", the character is also referred to by such epithets as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight , the Defender of Gotham and the World's Greatest Detective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman ------------------------------ A stuffed toy is a  toy  sewn from a  textile , and stuffed with a soft material. In  North American English  they are variously referred to as plush toys, plushies, snuggies, stuffies, snuggled animals or stuffed animals while in  British English  they are  soft toys  or cuddly toys. Textiles commonly used include plain  cloth  and  pile  textiles like  plush  or  terrycloth . Common stuffing materials are  synthetic fiber...

It, also known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown or Bob Gray, is the title character of Stephen King 's 1986 horror novel It . The character is an entity which preys upon the children of Derry, Maine , roughly every thirty years, using a variety of powers that include the ability to shapeshift, manipulate, and go unnoticed by adults. King stated in a 2013 interview that he came up with the idea for Pennywise after asking himself what scared children "more than anything else in the world". He felt that the answer was clowns. King has also acknowledged on his website that he originally wanted the title character of It to be a troll like the one in the children's tale " Three Billy Goats Gruff ", but who inhabited the local sewer system rather than just the area beneath one bridge. The character has been described as one of the scariest clowns in popular culture. The character was portrayed by Tim Curry in the 1990 television adaptation  and by Bill...

The Scarecrow (Dr. Jonathan Crane) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman . The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger , and first appeared in World's Finest Comics #3 (Fall 1941). As the self-proclaimed "Master of Fear", the Scarecrow is an obsessive and deranged ex- professor of psychology in Gotham City , who uses a variety of experimental drugs and psychological tactics to exploit the fears and phobias of his victims. He is one of Batman's most enduring enemies and belongs to the collective of adversaries that make up his rogues gallery . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarecrow_(DC_Comics) ------------------------------ A  T-shirt  (or tee shirt, or tee) is a style of  unisex  fabric  shirt , named after the T shape of the body and sleeves. It is normally associated with short sleeves, a round neckline, known...

Jason Voorhees is the main character from the Friday the 13th series . He first appeared in Friday the 13th (1980) as the young son of camp cook-turned-murderer Mrs. Voorhees , in which he was portrayed by Ari Lehman . Created by Victor Miller , with contributions by Ron Kurz, Sean S. Cunningham , and Tom Savini , Jason was not originally intended to carry the series as the main antagonist . The character has subsequently been represented in various other media, including novels, video games, comic books, and a cross-over film with another iconic horror film character, Freddy Krueger . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Voorhees ------------------------------ Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films , a television show, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise, as of 2017. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees , who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligen...

Frederick Charles "Freddy" Krueger is a character of the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series . He first appeared in Wes Craven 's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as a burnt serial killer who uses a glove armed with razors to kill his victims in their dreams , causing their deaths in the real world as well. In the dream world, he is a powerful force and almost completely invulnerable. However, whenever Freddy is pulled into the real world, he has normal human vulnerabilities. Krueger was created by Wes Craven , and had been consistently portrayed by Robert Englund since his first appearance. In the 2010 franchise reboot , he was portrayed by Jackie Earle Haley . In 2011, Freddy appeared as a playable character in the video game Mortal Kombat . Over the course of the series, Freddy has battled numerous survivors including Nancy Thompson . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Krueger ------------------------------ A Nightmare on Elm Street is an American...

Sam is a fictional character created by Michael Dougherty , appearing first in Dougherty's 1996 animated short film Season's Greetings , and the main antagonist in the 2007 anthology horror film Trick 'r Treat . He was played by child actor Quinn Lord in the film. Appearing as a seemingly innocent masked trick-or-treater , Sam is revealed to be a demonic pumpkin-like creature who acts as the enforcer for the rules and traditions of Halloween . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_(Trick_%27r_Treat) ------------------------------ Trick 'r Treat is a 2007 anthology horror film written and directed by Michael Dougherty and produced by Bryan Singer . The film stars Dylan Baker , Brian Cox , Rochelle Aytes , Lauren Lee Smith , Leslie Bibb , and Anna Paquin . It centers on four Halloween -related horror stories. One common element that ties the stories together is the presence of Sam , a mysterious child trick-or-treater wearing shabby orange footie pajamas...