Bump in the Night

'When shall we all meet again in thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, when the puzzle's solved and won' (apologies to Mr. Shakespeare)

It's the night before all the demons and goblins come out (most of them looking for candy) and some of us will cower in the house ignoring the incessant knocking and ringing and the little voice telling us "they're here!". Others will trot out diabetes inducing treats and try to guess who their visitors are. Either way this is a good way to tune up for the big goodie grab or may give you somehting to do while you ignore the bell (and listen for the sound of toilet paper rolls flying around).

I would say that this is at most a Calico (well if there are solid black calicos) in full Halloween cat pose.

Kitten

Calico

Persian

Puma

Lion

My co-conspirators who helped bring you this "treat" were my testers; pair-o-ducks, snood, edestlin. There will be nudges if needed and a reveal on Tuesday next. Until then, see if you can scare up an answer.

NUDGES:

DUH!

In all the Halloween prep and some ongoing issues with my car I completely forgot to post nudges. Darn!

OK, hopefully this will be better late than never:

Nudge 1] Things that go bump in the night to me has always conjured up spooky and unexplained things that make the noises that cause you (or the cat) to stare wildly into a dark hall

Nudge 2] Given that, are there any clues/words in the GRID that conjure up scary things?

Nudge 3] For me, at least one of them was a movie I saw when I was a kid, which left me feeling unwrapped!

Nudge 4] Another was one that made me worry every time I felt a little pressure in my chest

Nudge 5] Once you find the "themers" the next step is easy and rather standard

Nudge 6] But...that seems like an odd answer, must be something he wants us to add...ah yes I see why the title helps again

REVEAL:

The desired path to the meta answer was:

For a graphic depiction of the solve please go to: