55 Halloween Quotes to Get You in the Spooky Spirit

Halloween quotes to get you in the spooky spirit

What is Halloween without laughter and all things spooky fun, like Halloween puns and Halloween riddles? To get you even more into a spooky mindset, you’ll want to have these Halloween quotes in your back pocket, too. These quotes are versatile and are fitting for just about every conversation starter, Instagram caption, and well…all things Halloween!

“I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly.”—Elizabeth, “Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives”

Test your Halloween knowledge by doing Halloween trivia. Do you have what it takes?

“A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.”—Lucy Van Pelt, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

Costumes are essential for this spooky evening. Grab your Halloween costume and some candy to keep you going through these Halloween quotes.

“On Halloween, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park.”—Nicholas Gordon

Gather up all the ghosts and monsters for some Halloween party games.

“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.”—Nancy Thomas, “Nightmare on Elm Street”

The best Halloween movies will keep you up at night. No need to fear falling asleep now!

“It’s as much to scare as to be scared.”—Vincent Price

If you’re in the mood for some good scares, figure out your friend’s biggest fear.

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”—L. M. Montgomery

There are so many Fall activities to do in October, just remember to reserve free time for Halloween.

“Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.”—Elvis Duran

Stuck in a rut and can’t decide what to wear? Check out these punny Halloween costumes.

“It’s Halloween; everyone’s entitled to one good scare.”—Brackett, “Halloween”

With a good scare comes good laughs. These Halloween memes will have you laughing all night long.

“When the witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers ’tis near Halloween.”—Unknown

Witches beware, these witch movies will have you seeing double.

“I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.”—Wednesday Addams, “The Addams Family”

Add “The Addams Family” to your next family movie night and when you’re done, watch more of the best Halloween movies for kids. These films are classics and perfect for the scary mood.

“Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.”—Arthur Conan Doyle

“It’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus!”—Max Dennison, “Hocus Pocus”. Read more Hocus Pocus quotes that will put a spell on you.

“Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.”—Steve Almond

Learn the origin stories of spooky creatures—you might even be a little spooked reading them.

“There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.”—Unknown

“Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.”—Mason Cooley

“The dead rise again, bats fly, terror strikes and screams echo, for tonight it’s Halloween.”—Unknown

Ever felt a slight tingle or chill on Halloween night? These true Halloween stories will certainly give you a fright.

“Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat!”—Rusty Fischer

“I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.”—Evan Peters

“Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?”—Linus, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

Linus and the rest of the Peanuts have gone to the pumpkin patch—have you?

“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”—Robert Brault

“Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.”—Aggie Cromwell, “Halloweentown”

“Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it.”—Jack Skellington, “Nightmare Before Christmas”

Learn the backstory behind why we carve pumpkins and other jack-o-lantern history.

“A mask tells us more than a face.”—Oscar Wilde, “Intentions”

“Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.”—William Shakespeare

“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.”—Paula Guran

Enjoy some Halloween traditions like bobbing for apples on the spookiest night of the year.

“Everyone here knows that Halloween was invented by the candy companies. It’s a conspiracy.”—Max Dennison

“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

Find out why black, orange, and purple have long been considered Halloween colors.

“We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!”—Humbert Wolfe

“She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.”—Shannon A. Thompson

“Listen to them — the children of the night. What music they make!”—Bram Stoker

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“Trick or treat, bag of sweets, ghosts are walking down the street.”—Unknown

“Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now.”—Richelle E. Goodrich

You’ll want to have the best Halloween movies for kids on deck for your October movie nights.

“I put a spell on you because you’re mine.”—Jay Hawkins

“This witch can be bribed with chocolate.”—Unknown

“During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.”—Unknown

If you prefer to skip the reading, these scary podcasts will have you up at night.

“On Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be.”—Ava Dellaira, “Love Letters to the Dead”

“We’re all mad here.”—Lewis Carroll, ”Alice in Wonderland”

“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”—Edgar Allen Poe

Take your pumpkins to a whole other level with these pumpkin carving stencils.

“Be afraid, be very afraid.”—Ronnie, “The Fly”

“Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'”—Dexter Kozen

Once you’re done reading these Halloween quotes, crack open some of the scariest books of all time.

“October was always the least dependable of months … full of ghosts and shadows.”—Joy Fielding

“Being normal is vastly overrated.”—Aggie Cromwell, “Halloweentown”

“Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat…”— Nicholas Gordon

“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

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.”—William Shakespeare

“‘Tis the night—the night of the grave’s delight, and the warlocks are at their play; Ye think that without the wild winds shout, but no, it is they—it is they.”—Cleveland Coxe

“For a witch, you certainly don’t know much about how hauntings work.”—Collen Houck

“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”—Unknown

“We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.”—Stephen King

Find even more profound—and terrifying—Stephen King quotes.

“Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody.”—Mark Twain

“Shadows mutter, mist replies; darkness purrs as midnight sighs.”—Rusty Fischer

After getting through these spooky Halloween quotes, you’ll need to laugh at these corny Halloween jokes.