By If you’re reading this just before October 31, we wish you a ‘Happy Halloween!’ As we gear up for a weekend filled with fall festivities, such as donning our finest costumes, indulging in pumpkin painting and carving, and going door-to-door for treats, Halloween brings with it a chillingly enchanting vibe rooted in a fascinating history, inspiring a multitude of memorable quotes.
These Halloween quotes encapsulate the essence of this mesmerizing holiday. Featuring iconic lines from classic Halloween movies like this one from Halloweentown: “Magic is really very simple. All you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.” Not to mention, there are lyrical excerpts from favorite Halloween songs, like these words from music legend Stevie Wonder: “Very superstitious, writing’s on the wall. Very superstitious, ladders about to fall.” These quotes evoke the enchanting and mischievous spirit of Halloween, a time when imagination and the supernatural take the spotlight. And, of course, this compilation would only be complete with some autumnal quotes and Halloween captions for sharing on social media. Dive in for the finest Halloween quotes, and brace yourself for a spooktacular experience!
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Best Halloween Quotes
Halloween is an opportunity to be really creative.
Judy Gold, American Comedian
Everything seemed cut from soft black velvet or gold or orange velvet. Smoke panted up out of a thousand chimneys like the plumes of funeral parades. From kitchen windows drifted two pumpkin smells: gourds being cut, pies being baked.
Ray Bradbury, American Author
I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss.
Gomez, The Addams Family
I dropped the candies into the children’s bags, thinking: You small mortals don’t realize the power of your stories.
Karen Russell, Vampires in the Lemon Grove
We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.
Stephen King, American Author
Not every witch lives in Salem.
Unknown
Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.
Mason Cooley, American Aphorist
I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.
Edgar Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Heart
Fear,’ the doctor said, ‘is the relinquishment of logic, the willing relinquishing of reasonable patterns. We yield to it or we fight it, but we cannot meet it halfway.’
Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
The world turned upside down—in a good way—for one black velvet night.
Karen Fortunati, American Author
Goodbye cruel world.”
Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus
Witch parking. All others will be toad.
Unknown
No good deed will I do again.
Elphaba, Wicked
Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue.
Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow
Where there is no imagination there is no horror.
Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer
Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.
Edgar Allan Poe, American Writer
Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
William Shakespeare, Macbeth
During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.
Unknown
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, American Author
Halloween Letterboard Quotes
- Let’s carve a face together
- Ghouls just wanna have fun
- Vampires and Werewolves and Ghouls, Oh My!
- Too cute to spook.
- Witch, please.
- Broom parking only. Violators will be toad.
- It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus
- Trick or tequila.
- Don’t trick. Treat with kindness.
- It’s the most boo-tiful time of the year!
- If the broom fits, fly it.
- Witch better have my candy!
- Have you seen my resting witch face?
- Double, double, toil and trouble
- Boos for all!
- I smell children
- Creep it real spooky.
- If you’ve got it, haunt it.
- Eat, drink, and be scary.
- Fright this way, folks!
- Boo-yah!
- Beware of the little monsters who live here
- Here for the Boos
- What’s up witches?
- Oh, Hex Yes!
- Something wicked this way comes
- Just call me Mummy of the year.
- Let’s have a spooky good time!
- Surely not every witch lives in Salem
- The ghostess with the mostest.
- Trick or treat yo’ self.
Halloween Quotes For Kids
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 black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.
Unknown
I’m here for the boos!
Unknown
On Halloween, you get to become anything that you want to be.
Ava Dellaira
Trick or treat, be so sweet, give me something good to eat!
Unknown
Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.
Tim Burton
It’s just a bunch of hocus pocus!
Max, ‘Hocus Pocus’ (movie)
When witches go riding and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.
Unknown
There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.
Unknown
Double, double, toil, and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble.
William Shakespeare
Disney Halloween Quotes
- “There’s children throwing snowballs instead of throwing heads. They’re busy building toys and absolutely no one’s dead!”- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “You know, I’ve always wanted a child. And now I think I’ll have one on toast!”- Hocus Pocus
- “I need someone who believes that anything is possible. Do you believe that?”— Halloweentown
- “Serpents and spiders, tail of a rat, call in the spirits, wherever they’re at!”— The Haunted Mansion
- “For it is plain, as anyone can see. We’re simply meant to be.”-The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls. Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still. That is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight!”— The Haunted Mansion
- “You’ve messed with the great and powerful Max! Now you must suffer the consequences! I’m going to summon the burning rain of death!”- Hocus Pocus
- “And since I am dead, I can take off my head to recite Shakespearean quotations.”— The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “When the crypt doors creak and the tombstones quake, spooks come out for a swinging wake. Happy haunts materialize and begin to vocalize. Grim grinning ghosts come out to socialize!”— The Haunted Mansion
- “Come with us and you will see. This, our town of Halloween.”— The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Sisters, All Hallow’s Eve has become a night of frolic, where children wear costumes and run amok!”- Hocus Pocus
- “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!”-The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “I’m a master of fright and a demon of light, and I’ll scare you right out of your pants.”- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host, your ghost host.”— The Haunted Mansion
- “Amidst the glitz and the glitter of a bustling young movie town at the height of its golden age…”— The Tower of Terror
- “In this town we call home, everyone hail to the pumpkin song!”— The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Oh, that’s so sweet, do you think we should have told them they’re marked for death?”- Twitches
- “If there’s anything that I know, it’s that love is infinite. You can always make more when you need it. And just because you wanna give some to somebody else, doesn’t mean that you’ll take any away from me.”- Twitches
- “You’ve poisoned me for the last time, you wretched girl!”-The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “You’ve just crossed over into… The Twilight Zone.” *insert dramatic music*”— The Tower of Terror
- “Don’t get your knickers in a twist! We’re just three kindly old spinster ladies.”- Hocus Pocus
- “I just walked through some ’70s wallpaper that will leave me seriously scarred for life!”- Twitches
- “You poor simple fools. Thinking you could defeat me. Me! The mistress of all evil!”— Sleeping Beauty
- “You can’t tell what’s in a monster’s heart just by looking at ’em. I mean, sometimes, some of the slimiest, raunchiest, ugliest little monsters turn out to be the nicest.”— Halloweentown
- “How are we supposed to grow up if we’re not allowed to go into the world, try new things, and take some risks?”— Halloweentown
- “This is Halloween, this is Halloween. Pumpkins scream in the dead of night.”— The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Jack, please, I’m only an elected official here, I can’t make decisions by myself!”- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Three of a kind, birds of a feather, now and forever!”— The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Other than acquiring some decent bladder control, things haven’t changed all that much.”– Twitches
- “Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.”— Halloweentown
- “I am the shadow on the moon at night, filling your dreams to the brim with fright.”- The Nightmare Before Christmas
Halloween Birthday Quotes
- You might have thought I’d miss your birthday this year, but you’re not that good of a wizard! A day like today cannot be forgotten. Happy birthday, neighbor!
- When your bones are creaking and your muscles are shrieking, it must mean that you are another year older. Happy birthday to the best looking spook around! Love you, babe!
- Happy wicked birthday, my pal! It’s time to dust off the cobwebs and fly into another good year together.
- Peek-a-boo! It’s somebody’s birthday and that somebody is you. Happy birthday and enjoy your day!
- The happiest of Halloween birthday wishes to you, dear friend! May your year be full of surprising magic and unexpected treats.
- Here’s to a haunt free day and nightmare free night. Happy Halloween birthday, sweet friend!
- Happy birthday to the sweetest little spook I know! Life with you is more amazing and magical every year. As your mummy, I feel extremely blessed. Love to you always!
- Who’s having a frighteningly good birthday? It’s BOO! Enjoy your coming year.
- Here’s hoping your surprise party didn’t cause a scare. You are so magical that you deserve nothing but the best. Happy birthday to my favorite ghoulish friend!
- As with everyone on Halloween, be sure and keep your eyes open. For you, though, it’s not to avoid fright. I want to make sure you don’t miss the best party around. You are always worth celebrating!
- 50?! No, it’s not a Halloween nightmare. It’s a magical truth that you have another day to enjoy.
- Happy birthday to my very own beautiful Glenda! You shine with magic and love with song. I am so blessed to be sharing this great ride of life with you, my dear.
- For your birthday, I bought you the biggest cake I could find. Here’s to getting as full as a pumpkin today. Happy Halloween birthday!
- Literally no one can scare us that much merely by celebrating their birth anniversary. Have a happy frightening birthday!
- Magical birthday wishes for you! May the lights of the night brightly lead you on your way this year.
Whether you’re out hunting for candy, indulging in classic movies, or dancing in your finest costume this Halloween night, we hope you seize the moment. The spirits only come alive once a year, so if you miss celebrating with them now, you’ll have to wait another 365 days to join their revelry.
After the Halloween thrill, it’s time to set your sights on planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fall offers an exciting opportunity to adorn your spaces with flowers, wreaths, and festive decor. Enjoy the spooky season while it lasts, but get ready—more celebrations await once it’s over!
