Halloween is a time for chills, thrills, and a bit of playful spookiness. Whether you’re decorating your house, planning a costume party, or just getting into the spirit of the season, these quotes and sayings are perfect for adding a touch of eerie charm.
Here are 110+ spooky Halloween quotes and sayings to help you celebrate.
Halloween Quotes
- “For a witch, you certainly don’t know much about how hauntings work.” — Colleen Houck
- “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!’” — Dexter Kozen
- “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” — Eden Phillpots
- “Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” — Shakespeare
- “Vampires, werewolves, fallen angels and fairies lurk in the shadows, their intentions far from honorable.” — Jeaniene Frost
- “Oh, how the candles will be lit and the wood of worm burn in a fiery dust. For on all Hallows’ Eve will the spirits come to play.” — Solange Nicole
- “Anyone could see that the wind was a special wind this night, and the darkness took on a special feel because it was All Hallows’ Eve.” — Ray Bradbury
- “It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” — Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Halloween
- “Halloween is a day in which some people choose to wear a mask… while others finally feel safe to take theirs off.” — Steve Maraboli
- “It’s Halloween! It’s Halloween! The moon is full and bright and we shall see that can’t be seen on any other night.” — Jack Prelutsky, It’s Halloween
- “Halloween is a celebration of the inversion of reality and a necessary Gothic hat-tip to the darker aspects of life, death, and ourselves.” — Stewart Stafford
- “The final haul on Halloween night is the most beautiful thing on Earth.” — Steve Almond
- “Do you believe in destiny? That even the powers of time can be altered for a single purpose?” — Bram Stoker, Dracula
- “She’d always loved Halloween. A magic night. A night when anything could happen. Monsters could be real. Magic could whisper in the air.” — Cynthia Eden
- “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” — Eden Phillpots
Short Halloween Quotes
- “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” — Ronnie, The Fly
- “It’s Halloween. Everyone is entitled to one good scare.” — Brackett, Halloween
- “I see dead people.” — The Sixth Sense
- “It’s easier to dismiss ghosts in the daylight.” — Patricia Briggs, Dragon Bones
- “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad
- “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” — Stephen King
- “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” — Shakespeare
- “Oh, look, another glorious morning. Makes me sick!” — Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
- “Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” — Steve Almond
- “I’m the ghost with the most, babe.” — Betelgeuse, Beetlejuice
- “I put a spell on you because you’re mine.” — Jay Hawkins
- “There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.” — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
- “On Halloween, you get to become anything you want to be.” — Ava Dellaira
- “It’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus!” — Max, Hocus Pocus
- “I’m wicked through and through.” — Elphaba, Wicked
- “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” — Vincent Price
- “Use iodized salt to ward off witches, zombies, and old boyfriends.” — Hocus Pocus
- “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery
- “When the witches went waltzing.” — Linda Williams
- “Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.” — Emily, Corpse Bride
- “Don’t torture yourself, Gomez. That’s my job.” — Morticia, The Addams Family
- “Every day is Halloween isn’t it? For some of us.” — Tim Burton
- “I’m a mouse, duh.” — Mean Girls
- “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad
- “Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.” — Edgar Allan Poe
Spooky Halloween Quotes
- “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” — Unknown
- “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad
- “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” — Tim Burton
- “I’m so glad I’m not a vampire. I’d hate to live forever.” — Joss Whedon
- “It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus.” — Hocus Pocus
- “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'” — Dexter Kozen
- “The darkness is cheap, and it’s all yours.” — Richard Siken
- “On Halloween, you get to become anything you want to be.” — Unknown
- “There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.” — Unknown
- “Ghosts are real, this I know. For I’ve met one, and she’s here right now.” — Unknown
- “The world is full of monsters with friendly faces and angels with scary voices.” — Unknown
- “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” — Vincent Price
- “The veil between the worlds is thin on Halloween night.” — Unknown
- “Trick or treat, bags of sweets, ghosts are near and spooks are here.” — Unknown
- “When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘Tis near Halloween.'” — Unknown
Funny Halloween Quotes
- “Where my ghouls at?” — Monster High
- “It’s a full moon tonight. That’s why all the weirdos are out.” — Dani, Hocus Pocus
- “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” — George Carlin
- “Death is a beginning.” — A.J. West, The Spirit Engineer
- “Never trust the living.” — Beetlejuice
- “I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.” — Gomez, The Addams Family
- “Behind her, the lamp turned back on.” — Kristin O’Donnell Tubb, The Story Collector
- “We came, we saw, we kicked its ass.” — Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters
- “Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat!” — Rusty Fischer
- “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” — Jack Skellington in “Nightmare Before Christmas”
- “On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me.” — Rodney Dangerfield
- “There’s only 365 days left until next Halloween!” — The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs.” — Rusty Fischer
- “We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” — Humbert Wolfe
- “Well, fancy! We desire children.” — Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
- “Halloween creatures both friendly & gruesome peered out of the rustling leaves.” — Kevin Purdy
- “Things are never quite as scary when you’ve got a best friend.” — Bill Waterson
- “I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed.” — Rihanna
- “I’m a homicidal maniac, they look just like everyone else.” — Wednesday, The Addams Family
- “Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- “If you’ve got it, haunt it.” — Rose Pressey
- “That’s the problem. He was dead to begin with.” — Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow
- “It reeks of children!” — Mary Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
- “In a fleshly Tomb, I am Buried above ground.” — William Cooper
- “I’m gonna eat your brains and gain your knowledge.” — Dr. William Block, Planet Terror
- “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” — Jack Skellington in “Nightmare Before Christmas”
- “Well, fancy! We desire children.” — Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
- “There’s only 365 days left until next Halloween!” — The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed.” — Rihanna
- “Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs.” — Rusty Fischer
Halloween Costume Quotes
- “Better the devil you know than the angel you don’t.” — Hama Tuma
- “I am wicked in many ways.” — Jessica Spotswood
- “It’s too cold outside for angels to fly.” — Ed Sheeran
- “Ghosts are all around us. Look for them, and you will find them.” — Ruskin Bond
- “Into every generation comes a vampire.” — Holly Black
- “There’s a little bit of devil in her angel eyes.” — Love and Theft, “Angel Eyes”
- “I am a witch. A real house-haunting, broom-riding, cauldron-stirring witch.” — Samantha
- “If you’ve got it, haunt it.” — Rose Pressey
- “She was an angel that made even the devil want to get to heaven.” — A.J. Lawless
- “I have never met a vampire personally, but I don’t know what might happen tomorrow.” — Bela Lugosi
- “All right! You wanna fry a witch! I’ll give you a witch!” — Amy Madison
- “Girl, you’re my angel, you’re my darling angel.” — Shaggy, “Angel”
- “I’m going out to get a bite to drink.” — George Hamilton
- “Must be the season of the witch.” — Donovan
- “Earth angel, earth angel, will you be mine?” — Penguins, “Earth Angel”
Halloween Sayings
- “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!”
- “Boo to you from our crew!”
- “Ghouls just wanna have fun!”
- “Witch better have my candy!”
- “If you’ve got it, haunt it.”
- “Creep it real this Halloween.”
- “Fright this way for treats!”
- “Spooky season is upon us!”
- “Have a spook-tacular Halloween!”
- “Eat, drink, and be scary.”
- “Time to get our scare on!”
- “Hanging out with my ghouls.”
- “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it?”
- “Resting witch face.”
- “Don’t be a basic witch.”
Short Halloween Sayings
- “Boo-tiful nights and frightful delights!”
- “Ghoulishly good times await!”
- “Witching you a spook-tacular Halloween!”
- “Creepin’ it real this Halloween!”
- “Trick or treat yourself to some spooky fun!”
- “Witch better have my candy!”
- “Fangs for the memories!”
- “Horror-ibly fun times ahead!”
- “Monster mash and candy stash!”
- “Hallowed be thy Halloween!”
- “Ghosts and goblins, come get your sweets!”
- “Frightfully good vibes only!”
- “Boo to you from our crew!”
- “Have a fang-tastic Halloween!”
- “Frightfully delightful!”
Conclusion
Use these quotes and sayings to add a bit of eerie elegance to your Halloween celebrations. Whether you’re sharing them on social media or using them in decorations, they’re sure to bring a smile—or a shiver—to your friends and family. Happy Halloween!
