Halloween is creeping up on us faster than a mischievous ghost, and it’s time to get into the spirit! Whether you’re carving pumpkins, planning your costume, or stocking up on enough candy to give your dentist nightmares, there’s no denying the thrilling chill in the air.
But amidst all the scares and screams, let’s not forget the laughter. After all, what’s Halloween without a little humor to lighten up the darkness?
Get ready to sink your fangs into these hauntingly hilarious sayings that prove Halloween isn’t just about the frights – it’s about the fun too!
1. “There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” — Joseph Conrad
2. “When witches go riding, and black cats are seen, the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween.” — Unknown
3. “Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat…” — Nicholas Gordon
4. “We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves!” — Humbert Wolfe
5. “The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” — Paula Guran
6. “Nothing on earth is so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” — Steve Almond
7. “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
8. “Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.” — Mason Cooley
9. “Ghosts and goblins come to play on October’s final day!” — Rusty Fischer
10. “Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.” — Elvis Duran
11. “Witch parking only. All others will be Toad!” — Unknown
12. “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself…and spiders.” — Unknown
13. “Reese’s in Peace.” — Unknown
14. “This witch can be bribed with chocolate.” — Unknown
15. “During the day, I don’t believe in ghosts. At night, I’m a little more open-minded.” — Unknown
16. “Don’t make me get my flying monkeys.” — Unknown
17. “Hope all the candies don’t go to WAIST.” — Unknown
18. “Say boo and scary on.” — Unknown
19. “Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
20. “Where there is no imagination there is no horror.” — Arthur Conan Doyle
21. “Everyone is a moon and has a dark side, which he never shows to anybody.” — Mark Twain
22. “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” — L.M. Montgomery
23. “There is nothing that gives more assurance than a mask.” — Colette
24. “A candy a day keeps the monsters away.” — Unknown
25. “Trick or treat, bag of sweets, ghosts are walking down the street.” — Unknown
26. “Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat!” — Rusty Fischer
27. “On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be.” –Ava Dellaria
28. “If the broom fits, ride it!” — Unknown
29. “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” — George Carlin
30. “I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.” — Evan Peters
31. “When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” — Unknown
32. “The world turned upside down — in a good way — for one black velvet night.” — Karen Fortunati
33. “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'” — Dexter Kozen
34. “If human beings had genuine courage, they’d wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.” — Douglas Coupland
35. “I’m just like any modern woman trying to have it all. Loving husband, a family. It’s just, I wish I had more time to seek out the dark forces and join their hellish crusade.” — Morticia Addams, “Addams Family Values”
36. “Halloween: the night that fathers get their hearts broken when they see their daughters costume.” — Whitney Cummings
37. “Being normal is vastly overrated.” — Aggie Cromwell, “Halloweentown”
38. “We’ve made it to Sunday. Halloween is still 4 days away. We have to stay strong together. It will all be over soon.” — Jesse Tyler Ferguson
39. “It’s that special time of year where we voluntarily imbibe pumpkin-spiced lattes: the coffee that tastes like a candle.” — John Oliver
40. “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” — Tim Burton
41. “How many more months of Halloween this year?” — Jim Gaffigan
42. “Candy doesn’t have to have a point. That’s why it’s candy.” — Charlie Bucket, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”
43. “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”
44. “Let’s turn on the juice and see what shakes loose.” — Beetlejuice, “Beetlejuice”
45. “I ate John. I wept the entire meal. Even though he tasted delicious.” — Nandor, “What We Do in the Shadows”
46. “It’s showtime!” — Beetlejuice, “Beetlejuice”
47. “Candy was my whole life when I was a kid. The first ten years of my life, I think the only clear thought I had was ‘get candy.’ Family, friends, school; they’re just obstacles in the way of the candy.” — Jerry Seinfeld
48. “Trick or treats come only once a year, and I missed it by sitting in a pumpkin patch with a blockhead.” — Sally, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
49. “I go for a look which I call ‘Dead but Delicious.'” — Vladislav, “What We Do in the Shadows”
50. “Was deciding if I should dress as Batman or Spiderman for Halloween, when I realized I’m a grown man. So, Batman.” — Stephen Colbert
51. “Once again, my Halloween costume this year will be Sexy Weird Al.” — “Weird Al” Yankovic
52. “Bing, bong. ‘C’mon lady, let’s go. Halloween, doorbells, candy. Let’s pick it up.'” — Jerry Seinfeld
53. “I don’t see how a pumpkin patch can be more sincere than this one.” — Linus, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
54. “Halloween is right around the corner. You can tell because all the stores are decked out for Christmas.” — Stephen Colbert
55. “This Halloween I’m going as a human disaster that way I don’t have [to] get dressed up.” — Jim Gaffigan
56. “I’ll stop wearing black when they make a darker color.” —Wednesday Addams, “The Addams Family”
57. “Oh, look. Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!” — Winifred Sanderson, “Hocus Pocus”
58. “Dobby never meant to kill. He only meant to maim, or seriously injure.” — Dobby, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows”
59. “There are three things that I’ve learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin.” — Linus, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
60.”Halloween is just finals week for parents.” — Jim Gaffigan
61. “Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” — Stephen Graham Jones
62. “As a kid, Halloween was amazing. You dress like a superhero, you bang on your neighbor’s door, and they give you candy. I do that today, and my neighbor wants me arrested.” — Jim Gaffigan
63. “Every October I’m kidnapped and forced to scare birds at a local pumpkin patch.” — Conan O’Brien
64. “Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.” — The Corpse Bride, “The Corpse Bride”
65. “Little tip, when you show up to a Halloween party not dressed up, it’s the same as showing up to a normal party in a costume.” — Josh Groban
66. “For Halloween I’m going as a narcissist.” — Conan O’Brien
67. “How many girls are telling themselves right now: “Dammit Becky learn your lesson; even on Halloween, glitter is NEVER worth it.” — Anne Kendrick
68. “Normally I don’t spend time with guys like you, but a house just tried to eat me, so … you’ve got one hour.” — Jenny, “Monster House“
69. “I didn’t know if you have kids you need five different costumes.” — Mindy Kaling
70. “Happy Halloween to all. And to all a good fright.” — Hubie Dubois, “Hubie Halloween”
71. “If you were the only suspect in a senseless bloodbath — would you be standing in the horror section?” — Randy Meeks, “Scream”
72. “Now Halloween’s over, it’s time to start thinking about the next time you’re gonna annoy your neighbors — caroling.” — Ellen DeGeneres
73. “It’s pronounced ‘Fronkensteen.'” — Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, “Young Frankenstein”
74. “On Halloween, the parents sent their kids out looking like me.” — Rodney Dangerfield
75. “Kinda spooky that Halloween has never fallen on Friday the 13th.” — Stephen Colbert
76. “We’re not hosting an intergalactic kegger down here.” — Zed, “Men in Black”
77. “Mystery is my mistress. I must heed her sweet call.” — Velma, “Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed”
78. “If the ghost of a murdered girl really existed I think she’d have something better to do than haunt people who don’t forward chain emails.” — Rhys James
79. “And I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” — Villain, “Scooby-Doo”
80. “Halloween was confusing. All my life my parents said, ‘Never take candy from strangers.’ And then they dressed me up and said, ‘Go beg for it.’ I didn’t know what to do! I’d knock on people’s doors and go, ‘Trick or treat…no, thank you.'” — Rita Rudner
81. “Wench! Trollop! You buck-toothed, mop-riding firefly from hell!” — Billy Butcherson, “Hocus Pocus“
82. “Bad and boo-jee” – Unknown
83. “Zombies eat brains, don`t worry, you`re safe.” — Unknown
These spooktacular quotes should have you grinning like a jack-o’-lantern and ready to face all the ghouls and goblins Halloween has to offer.
Remember, laughter is the best trick-or-treat, so don’t be afraid to share these quips with your fellow witches, vampires, and maybe even that grumpy neighbor who never turns on their porch light.
After all, life’s too short to be scared all the time – sometimes you’ve got to laugh in the face of fear (or at least at a really bad skeleton pun)!
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