The best Halloween quotes capture everything we love about October 31 — the thrill of a scare, the glow of a pumpkin and the childlike joy of dressing up. Below are 70 Halloween quotes: famous lines from Shakespeare, Poe and Stephen King, cute and funny quotes, spooky one-liners, and short quotes perfect for cards, captions and letter boards.
Famous Halloween Quotes
- “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
- “By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
- “Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” – Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
- “The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?” – Edgar Allan Poe
- “One need not be a chamber to be haunted.” – Emily Dickinson
- “Where there is no imagination there is no horror.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
- “We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.” – Stephen King
- “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
- “Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” – Steve Almond
- “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” – Tim Burton
Cute Halloween Quotes
- “There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight.”
- “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.”
- “Sweet, spooky and a little bit kooky.”
- “Life is short. Eat the candy.”
- “Hey, pumpkin – you are my favourite treat.”
- “Cutest pumpkin in the patch.”
- “Little boos bring big smiles.”
- “Just a little witchy, a lot of sweet.”
- “Stay spooky, little one.”
- “Be the reason someone smiles this Halloween.”
Funny Halloween Quotes
- “I’m just here for the candy.”
- “Eat, drink and be scary.”
- “My broom broke, so now I witch-hike.”
- “I’m not saying I’m a witch, but I did make a latte disappear.”
- “I love Halloween. It’s the one night a year I can eat my weight in candy and call it tradition.”
- “Warning: may spontaneously start talking about horror movies.”
- “Resting witch face.”
- “I came for the costumes and stayed for the candy.”
- “Keep calm and carve on.”
- “The broom is my cardio.”
Want more laughs? Try our collection of Halloween jokes.
Spooky and Scary Halloween Quotes
- “Something wicked this way comes.”
- “The night is dark and full of treats.”
- “Beware the moon and the things it wakes.”
- “Ghosts are just memories that refuse to leave.”
- “Lock your doors. Tonight, the shadows walk.”
- “Not all who wander are lost – some are haunting.”
- “The scariest monsters are the ones we never see.”
- “When the moon is full and the night is still, listen close – the dead speak.”
- “Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.” – Stephen King
- “Welcome to the other side.”
Short Halloween Quotes for Captions and Letter Boards
- “Boo, I’m back.”
- “Hocus pocus, time to focus.”
- “Creep it real.”
- “Fangs for the memories.”
- “Gourd vibes only.”
- “Witch way to the candy?”
- “Just hanging out.”
- “Ghoul gang.”
- “Pumpkin spice and everything nice.”
- “Too cute to spook.”
Find even more lines in our Halloween captions for Instagram.
Halloween Quotes About Autumn and the Season
- “October, baby.”
- “Fall leaves, jack-o’-lanterns and candy dreams.”
- “Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.”
- “Crisp air, cosy sweaters and spooky movies – this is my season.”
- “The leaves are falling and so am I – for Halloween.”
Pair them with our fall captions.
Halloween Quotes for Kids
- “Be brave, be kind and grab the biggest candy bar.”
- “Monsters are just friends you haven’t met yet.”
- “It’s okay to be a little scared – that’s what makes it fun.”
- “Every costume is a chance to be anything you imagine.”
- “Trick or treat, smell my feet!” – Traditional rhyme
Inspirational Halloween Quotes
- “Put on a mask, and you might discover who you really are.”
- “Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.”
- “Be the light in someone’s Halloween night.”
- “Don’t let fear stop you from knocking on new doors.”
- “Courage is being afraid and trick-or-treating anyway.”
How to Use These Halloween Quotes
- Cards: pair a cute quote with our happy Halloween wishes.
- Party signs: the Macbeth lines make perfect potion-table labels.
- Pumpkins: carve a short quote – see our pumpkin carving ideas.
- Classrooms: the kids’ quotes work on bulletin boards.
Halloween Quotes FAQ
What is a famous Halloween quote?
“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble” from Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the most famous.
What is a short Halloween quote?
“Eat, drink and be scary,” “Creep it real” and “Stay spooky” are short favourites.
What is a cute Halloween quote for a baby?
“Cutest pumpkin in the patch” and “Little boos bring big smiles” are popular.
Read Poe’s full poem The Raven at the Poetry Foundation.
