Halloween Quotes

Halloween taps into something ancient — the thrill of the unknown, the freedom of a costume, and the pleasure of being safely scared. These quotes range from genuinely chilling to delightfully playful.

40 quotes in this collection

Spooky Sayings & Mysterious Words

"There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul."

— Joseph Conrad

"Where there is no imagination, there is no horror."

— Arthur Conan Doyle

"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion."

— Henry David Thoreau

"From ghoulies and ghosties and long leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Good Lord, deliver us!"

— Scottish Saying

"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble."

— William Shakespeare

"It's as much fun to scare as to be scared."

— Vincent Price

"Every day is Halloween, isn't it? For some of us."

— Tim Burton

"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."

— George Carlin

"Eat, drink and be scary."

— Anonymous

"A mask tells us more than a face."

— Oscar Wilde

"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

"We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones."

— Stephen King

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

— Stephen King

"Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story."

— Mason Cooley

"Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to."

— Richard Harris Barham

"If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year."

— Doug Coupland

"One need not be a chamber to be haunted; One need not be a house; The brain has corridors surpassing material place."

— Emily Dickinson

"When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween."

— Anonymous

"Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it's about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves."

— Elvis Duran

"I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids."

— Robert Brault

"Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night."

— Steve Almond

"The very nature of the night made me feel haunted, connected to all the lost souls of the world."

— Laurell K. Hamilton

"Magic is really only the utilization of the entire spectrum of the senses."

— Michael Scott

"Believe in magic or not, believe in ghosts. Everyone is haunted by something."

— Stephen King

"Halloween is the one night when we can be whatever we are afraid to be the rest of the year."

— Anonymous

"There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand."

— Mary Shelley

"Men say that in this midnight hour, the disembodied have power."

— Catherine Gore

"On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me."

— Rodney Dangerfield

"There are three things I have learned never to discuss: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin."

— Charles M. Schulz

"Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat!"

— Rusty Fischer

"Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, Tonight is Halloween!"

— Dexter Kozen

"The witches fly across the sky, the owls go who who who, the black cats yowl and green ghosts howl — Happy Halloween to you!"

— Anonymous

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while being afraid of something gives you weakness. Face fear. Choose love."

— Anonymous

"Halloween is not about the costumes or candy. It's about facing your fears with a smile."

— Anonymous

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. But on Halloween, we celebrate the darkness!"

— Anonymous

"If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost."

— Lloyd Douglas

"This is Halloween, everybody make a scene!"

— Danny Elfman

"Witch way to the candy?"

— Anonymous

"Where there is no imagination, there is no horror, but where there is imagination, there is always Halloween."

— Anonymous

"The house was quiet and the world was calm. Halloween had that enchanted quality."

— Wallace Stevens

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a classic spooky Halloween quote?

'Where there is no imagination, there is no horror.' by Arthur Conan Doyle and Stephen King's work are perennial Halloween favorites.

Are there funny Halloween quotes for Instagram?

Yes — quotes from Tim Burton, George Carlin, and Rodney Dangerfield offer wit alongside the spookiness.

What Shakespeare quote works for Halloween?

'Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble.' from Macbeth is the quintessential Halloween literary quote.

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