Let’s face it: there’s something about museums that’s just a little spooky. They’re usually quiet (some would say eerily so), they’re often in old buildings (some would say haunted), and they’re generally filled with antique objects redolent of long-passed lives (some would say harboring spirits). And of course, working behind the scenes brings its own set of horrors, from slashed budgets to vengeful databases, and every rowdy field trip group in between.

So, this Halloween, we decided to pose a challenge to our Field Notes readers and Facebook followers: pitch us a title for a horror movie set in a museum. With well over two hundred responses, the competition was stiff, but here were a few in particular that got the greenlight from the museum community: