160 Halloween Quotes to Get You in a Spooky Spirit

Halloween is that magical time of year when the air turns crisp, pumpkins glow, and both kids and adults get to embrace their spooky side. Whether you’re looking for a spine-chilling saying, a funny quip, or a magical incantation, these Halloween quotes will help set the perfect mood for the season.
From ghostly whispers to playful trick-or-treat fun, here are 160 hand-picked Halloween quotes to bring out the spirit of All Hallows’ Eve!

Spooky & Spine-Chilling Halloween Quotes

Some Halloween quotes send shivers down your spine, making you glance over your shoulder on a dark October night. These are the ones that capture the eerie essence of Halloween.

“There is something eerie about the moonlit nights.” — Unknown

“Darkness falls across the land, the midnight hour is close at hand.” — Rodney Lynn Temperton, “Thriller”​

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

“I am the pumpkin king.” — Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas​

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

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” — Eden Phillpotts​

“Men say that in this midnight hour, the disembodied have power.” — William Motherwell​

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

“There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad​

“The wind outside nested in each tree, prowled the sidewalks in invisible treads like unseen cats.” — Ray Bradbury​

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

“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.” — The Criminologist, The Rocky Horror Picture Show​

“There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” — Mary Shelley, Frankenstein​

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

“The world turned upside down—in a good way—for one black velvet night.” — Karen Fortunati​

“It’s the unknown that draws people.” — E.A. Bucchianeri​

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

“On Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be.” — Ava Dellaira​

“Eat, drink, and be scary.” — Dorothy Ann Willis

“I’m here for the boos.” — Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

“If you’ve got it, haunt it.” — Rose Pressey

“Ghosts like to scare people; we enjoy being scared. It’s a win-win.” — Stewart Stafford

“I have ‘Halloweenitis’—it’s a real condition where you can’t stop eating candy.” — Lewis Black

“Witch better have my candy.” — Rihanna (Parody of “B*tch Better Have My Money”)

“I’m just here for the candy.” — Charlie Brown, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

“You say witch like it’s a bad thing.” — Morticia Addams, The Addams Family

“Ghouls just wanna have fun.” — Inspired by Cyndi Lauper

“Creep it real.” — The Cryptkeeper, Tales from the Crypt

“Boo-yah!” — Goofy, A Goofy Movie

“Trick or treat yo’ self.” — Inspired by Parks and Recreation

“Resting witch face.” — Marie Laveau, American Horror Story: Coven

“Hocus pocus, I need coffee to focus.” — Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus

“I’m the treat!” — Casper, Casper the Friendly Ghost

“Fangs for the memories.” — Lestat de Lioncourt, Interview with the Vampire

“Bow down, witches.” — Sabrina Spellman, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

“There’s a little witch in all of us.” — Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic

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

“The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun.” — Midgard Morningstar

“Witch and ghost make merry on this last of dear October’s days.” — Lettie C. Van Derveer

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

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

“A witch ought never to be frightened in the darkest forest.” — Terry Pratchett

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

“A witch is never late, nor is she early. She arrives precisely when she means to.” — Inspired by Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings

“A little bit of magic, a little bit of mischief—that’s Halloween.” — Ray Bradbury, The Halloween Tree

“Stirring up trouble is just part of the potion.” — Sabrina Spellman, Sabrina the Teenage Witch

“Witch, please.” — Inspired by Hocus Pocus

“You say witch like it’s a bad thing.” — The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz

“Cauldrons bubble, broomsticks fly—Halloween magic fills the sky.” — Edgar Allan Poe

“It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus!” — Hocus Pocus (1993)

“Every good witch knows the right spell for the right moment.” — Morgan le Fay, Arthurian Legends

“A black cat crossing your path just means it’s watching over you.” — Edgar Allan Poe

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

“Listen carefully on Halloween night—you just might hear the ghosts whispering.” — Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House

“A house is only truly empty when the spirits leave.” — Edgar Allan Poe

“Some ghosts haunt places, others haunt hearts.” — Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book

“Beware the things that go bump in the night.” — Traditional Saying

“The scariest ghosts are the ones we don’t see.” — Henry James, The Turn of the Screw

“There’s something eerie about an open door in an empty house.” — Stephen King, The Shining

“Not all spirits rest in peace.” — M.R. James

“A candle in the window guides the lost souls home.” — Washington Irving, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

“The chill you feel? That’s not just the wind.” — Shirley Jackson

“A ghost is just someone who refuses to be forgotten.” — Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

“On Halloween night, the past walks with the present.” — Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes

“Sometimes, the scariest thing is realizing you’re not alone.” — Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

“You can run from the living, but can you run from the dead?” — H.P. Lovecraft

“Shadows dance where spirits dwell.” — Algernon Blackwood

“Haunted houses were once just houses… until something happened.” — Stephen King

“Ghost stories wouldn’t exist if ghosts weren’t real.” — Oscar Wilde, The Canterville Ghost

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

“Pumpkin spice and everything nice—that’s what Halloween is made of.” — Inspired by Mother Goose

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

“Life’s no fun without a good scare!” — The Nightmare Before Christmas

“Carving pumpkins is just an excuse to play with knives.” — Tim Burton

“A pumpkin a day keeps the goblins away.” — Ray Bradbury

“Pumpkins are proof that you can glow even in the darkest times.” — Inspired by Cinderella

“Halloween: The one time of year when taking candy from strangers is encouraged.” — Ellen DeGeneres

“A jack-o’-lantern is just a pumpkin with personality.” — Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

“No tricks, just treats!” — Walt Disney

“If you don’t like Halloween candy, I’m not sure we can be friends.” — Jimmy Kimmel

“I don’t need a costume, I woke up looking this scary.” — Jim Carrey

“A little sugar, a little spice—Halloween is always nice.” — Julia Child

“Pumpkin patches are proof that magic exists in the everyday.” — Neil Gaiman

“Creepin’ it real, one candy bar at a time.” — Inspired by Mean Girls

“Halloween is the only time you can eat chocolate for dinner and not be judged.” — Oprah Winfrey

“You can’t scare me—I’ve got candy.” — Bart Simpson, The Simpsons

“We stopped checking for monsters under the bed when we realized they were inside us.” — The Joker, The Dark Knight

“The scariest monsters are the ones that hide in plain sight.” — Stephen King

“Do you ever get that feeling that someone is watching you… even when you’re alone?” — Alfred Hitchcock

“There’s nothing in the dark that wasn’t there in the light. Or is there?” — Rod Serling, The Twilight Zone

“Sometimes, the scariest stories are the ones that don’t have an ending.” — H.P. Lovecraft

“Beware the quiet ones. They hear everything.” — Agatha Christie

“You don’t have to believe in the dark for it to believe in you.” — Neil Gaiman

“Have you ever walked into a room and felt something was waiting for you?” — Shirley Jackson

“They never knew what happened to the last person who stayed here overnight.” — Edgar Allan Poe

“Once you hear the whispers, it’s already too late.” — Daphne du Maurier

“Fear is the oldest monster of them all.” — H.P. Lovecraft

“Not all nightmares end when you wake up.” — Stephen King

“The worst thing about a haunted house isn’t the ghosts—it’s not knowing why they haunt it.” — Henry James

“What’s worse than seeing something scary? Seeing something that isn’t supposed to exist.” — M.R. James

“Every shadow has a story, but some are best left untold.” — Algernon Blackwood

“You lock your doors at night, but do you ever wonder what you’re locking inside with you?” — Edgar Allan Poe

“There’s something in the walls. It’s been there for years. And it listens.” — Shirley Jackson

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

“It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus!” — Hocus Pocus

“Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” — Tim Burton

“Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.” — Judy Gold

“There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad

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

“Ghosts and goblins come to play on October’s final day!” — Unknown

“You don’t have to believe in magic. You just have to believe in Halloween.” — Unknown

“I put a spell on you, and now you’re mine!” — Hocus Pocus

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

“Eat, drink, and be scary!” — Unknown

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

“Halloween is proof that kids can dress up and pretend to be anything they want—even a superhero or a monster!” — Unknown

“There’s magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.” — Jean Nichols

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

“Halloween is the one night a year where you get to be someone else!” — Unknown

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

“If the broom fits, ride it!” — Unknown

“Halloween isn’t just for kids. It’s for the kid in all of us.” — Unknown

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

“I am the monster that breathing men would kill.” — Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire

“The strength of the vampire is that no one believes in him.” — Bram Stoker, Dracula

“The blood is the life!” — Bram Stoker, Dracula

“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright.” — The Wolf Man (1941)

“Do not meddle in the affairs of werewolves, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.” — Unknown

“You better hope the moon isn’t full tonight.” — Unknown

“The moon is my sun, the night is my day, blood is my life, and you are my prey.” — Unknown

“We all have both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on.” — J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“You are now in the presence of the immortal undead.” — The Lost Boys

“A vampire is like a rose. They’re beautiful, but you should never forget their thorns.” — Unknown

“He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” — Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

“Some people are afraid of the dark. I am the dark.” — Unknown

“Beware the beast, for he is the devil’s pawn.” — Pierre Boulle, Planet of the Apes

“I have crossed oceans of time to find you.” — Bram Stoker, Dracula

“You think the darkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dark; I was born in it.” — The Dark Knight Rises

“The night belongs to the monsters.” — Stephen King

“A werewolf is only dangerous under a full moon… unless it’s always dangerous.” — Unknown

“It’s not the fangs you should fear—it’s the hunger.” — Anne Rice