80+ Spooky & Cute Halloween Quotes

Halloween is a time for tricks, treats, and all things spooky. Whether you’re hosting a hauntingly good party, crafting the perfect Instagram caption, or simply want to bask in the spooky spirit, these chilling, charming, and sometimes cheeky Halloween quotes will set the perfect tone. Dive into our collection of Halloween magic, and let these words add an extra dash of frightful fun to your celebrations!

Classic Halloween Quotes

  • “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
  • “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'” – Dexter Kozen
  • “On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be.” – Ava Dellaira
  • “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” – Vincent Price
  • “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” – Joseph Conrad
  • “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.” – Arthur Cleveland Coxe
  • “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare, The Tempest
  • “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
  • “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” – George Carlin
  • “By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth

"On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be." - Ava Dellaira

Halloween Movie Quotes

  • “It’s Halloween, everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” – Halloween
  • “Be afraid… Be very afraid.” – The Fly
  • “Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.” – A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • “We all go a little mad sometimes.” – Psycho
  • “When there’s no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.” – Dawn of the Dead
  • “I am the Pumpkin King!” – The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • “It’s showtime!” – Beetlejuice
  • “Do you like scary movies?” – Scream
  • “I see dead people.” – The Sixth Sense
  • “They’re here!” – Poltergeist

Famous Halloween Quotes

  • “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” – Henry David Thoreau
  • “There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.” – Unknown
  • “Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” – Steve Almond
  • “The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” – Paula Curan
  • “The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.” – Eden Phillpotts
  • “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” – Wednesday Addams
  • “The world turned upside down—in a good way— for Halloween.” – David Sedaris
  • “There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
  • “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
  • “Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody.” – Mark Twain

Funny Halloween Quotes

  • “I’m a ghost with the most, babe!” – Beetlejuice
  • “The suspense is terrible. I hope it’ll last.” – Willy Wonka, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
  • “Bing, bong. ‘C’mon lady, let’s go. Halloween, doorbells, candy. Let’s pick it up.'” – Jerry Seinfeld
  • “Being normal is vastly overrated.” – Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
  • “Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” – Stephen Graham Jones
  • “Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.” – The Corpse Bride
  • “How many girls are telling themselves right now: “Dammit Becky learn your lesson; even on Halloween, glitter is NEVER worth it.” – Anne Kendrick
  • “I don’t understand it. I went trick-or-treating and all I got was a bag full of rocks.” – Charlie Brown, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
  • “For Halloween, I’m going as that feeling you get at a store when you try to refold a sweater property and put it back on the shelf.” – Rob Delaney
  • “It’s that special time of year where we voluntarily imbibe pumpkin-spiced lattes: the coffee that tastes like a candle.” – John Oliver

"I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color. " – Wednesday Addams

Spooky Halloween Quotes

  • “Listen to them—the children of the night. What music they make!” – Bram Stoker, Dracula
  • “I put a spell on you because you’re mine.” – Jay Hawkins, I Put a Spell on You
  • “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself… and spiders.” – Unknown
  • “Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
  • “Ghosts and goblins come to play on October’s final day.” – Unknown
  • “I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.” – The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
  • “The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun, the light has been broken; the spell has begun.” – Midgard Morningstar
  • “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” – Unknown
  • “A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the latch silently.” – J.M. Barrie

Halloween Quotes from Literature

  • “The rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
  • “He had a horror of destruction. It was a sort of love affair with evil.” – Dorothy L. Sayers, Strong Poison
  • “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” – Tim Burton
  • “There are horrors beyond life’s edge that we do not suspect, and once in a while, man’s evil prying calls them just within our range.” – H.P. Lovecraft, The Thing on the Doorstep
  • “Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
  • “Men say that in this midnight hour, the disembodied have power.” – William Motherwell
  • “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” – Stephen King
  • “At night, when the wind dies and silence rules, strange things happen on the moor.” – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • “Evil has only the power that we give it.” – Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • “I think in the end, you’ll be the death of me.” – William Goldman, The Princess Bride

"Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win." – Stephen King

Chilling Halloween Quotes

  • “Even the devil was once an angel.” – Unknown
  • “They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” – Edgar Allan Poe
  • “Beware the autumn people.” – Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
  • “I’m not afraid of the dark, but you should be.” – Unknown
  • “Blood is really warm, it’s like drinking hot chocolate but with more screaming.” – Unknown
  • “Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, horror gives us a fairy tale.” – Unknown
  • “She used to tell me that a full moon was when mysterious things happen and wishes come true.” – Shannon A. Thompson
  • “Fear has many eyes and can see things underground.” – Miguel de Cervantes
  • “The dead have highways. Only the living are lost.” – Dean Koontz
  • “We are each our own devil, and we make this world our hell.” – Oscar Wilde

Creepy Halloween Quotes

  • “Do not go gentle into that good night.” – Dylan Thomas
  • “One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing material place.” – Emily Dickinson
  • “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” – H.P. Lovecraft
  • “When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ‘tis near Halloween.” – Unknown
  • “He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
  • “Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.” – Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
  • “Something wicked this way comes.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
  • “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” – Stephen King
  • “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” – St. Francis of Assisi
  • “I can’t imagine anything more terrifying than eternity.” – Unknown

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This extensive collection of Halloween quotes is perfect for adding a touch of the spooky season to your life. Whether you’re crafting the perfect Instagram caption, setting the mood for a Halloween party, or just want to share some eerie words with friends, these quotes have you covered. So go ahead, embrace the spirit of Halloween with these spine-tingling and fun sayings!