When it comes to Halloween, most folks think of the exciting big-ticket things, like finding the best costume, picking out decor that's both festive but trendy, rewatching favorite Halloween movies, and whipping up spooky snacks and creepy treats to serve at your yearly Halloween party. But there's just as much fun to be had dealing with smaller aspects of the holiday, like learning spooky fun facts about Halloween or finding ghostly messages and funny Halloween puns to add to your spooktacular cards. If creative Halloween one-liners and short quotes for kids are what you're after, we've put together a bootiful list that's a total scream.
While we're sure you're more than able to come up with creative one-liners yourself, we've found the most wickedly funny puns all inspired by witches, ghouls, pumpkins, candy and more. Even your too-cool-for-school teens won't be able to resist using some of them as Halloween Instagram captions when they go to share their costume pictures. And if you want to keep the giggles going even more, check out our terrifyingly hilarious Halloween jokes that'll have you howling with laughter all October long.
Halloween Monster Puns
- Witch, please.
- The zombie thinks this is the best thing since sliced head.
- Lazy bones.
- Here I am, warts and all.
- Bone-jour.
- Looking brew-tiful tonight!
- I think I have deja-boo.
- Bat to the bone.
- If the broom fits, fly it.
- Shake your boo-ty!
- I got tibia honest, this place is scary!
- I'm looking for my necks victim.
- You can't skele-run from my skele-puns.
- Mummy of the year.
- Bugs and hisses.
- You go, ghoul!
- Just trying to be witch and famous.
- So long sucker.
- Bone to be wild.
- Happy Howl-oween!
- Where my ghouls at?
- Life’s a witch, and then you fly.
- Ghostest with the mostest.
- Love at first bite.
- Ghouls just want to have fun!
- Want to hear some skeleton puns? They’re very humerus!
- It’s gonna be a great Halloween — I can feel it in my bones!
- Witch-ing you a happy Halloween!
- If you’ve got it, haunt it.
- I didn’t want to play it safe with a skeleton costume. I want people to know I have guts.
- Halloween's not the same if I can't be witch you.
- I have a few vampire puns, but they suck.
- You're just my (blood) type.
- Ghosts make the best cheerleaders. They have lots of spirit!
- Have a fang-tastic Halloween!
- I just took a DNA test — turns out I'm 100% that witch.
- Let’s have some skele-fun!
- Beware of resting witch face.
- Fangs for the memories.
- Fiends for life.
- You’ve ghost to be kidding me!
Halloween Candy Puns
- All tricks and no treats.
- It's Crunch time.
- You're a real Life Saver.
- Can I have a skittle bit of your candy, please?
- Not letting anything slip through our Butterfingers tonight.
- Starbursting to eat all this candy.
- You're going to Snicker after hearing all of my Halloween puns.
- Goblin up candy all night.
- I can't Reese-ist a good Halloween pun.
- Here's to a Halloween full of Snickers and (Almond) Joy.
- Halloween candy is yummy and all, but don’t forget to save room for “I scream".
- Don't go goblin up all my candy!
- Your costume is so realistic it's un-candy!
- Trick or treat yo' self to some candy.
- No matter what costumes they wear, when the Halloween candy comes out, everyone is a goblin!
- Witch better have my candy.
- It may be (candy) corny, but I love Halloween!
- Bone appetit!
- I'm going to need to exorcise a lot after all this Halloween candy.
- Enjoy goblin up all your Halloween candy — just don't let it go to waist!
- Twix or treat!
- This Halloween candy is spook-tacular.
- Halloween puns are so (candy) corny!
- This will definitely come in candy.
- I'm not playing Twix when I say I love this holiday.
Halloween Pumpkin Puns
- You don't know jack-o-lantern.
- I only have pumpkin pies for you.
- My favorite movie is Gourd of the Rings.
- Witch way to the pumpkin patch?
- I don't trust pumpkins. They're seedy.
- I am the Pun-kin King of Halloween!
- I will gourd my candy with my life.
- Just having a gourd time!
- Give 'em pumpkin to talk about.
- I'm way ahead of the carve.
- Go big or gourd home!
- Carving out some time for Halloween fun.
- This Halloween pumpkin really stuck a gourd with me.
- Aren't these pumpkins gourd-geous?
- It's easy to repair a broken jack o'lantern — just use a pumpkin patch!
- Let’s pumpkin spice things up this Halloween.
- Don't forget to carve out some time for pumpkin decorating!
- My friend wanted me to take care of his extremely fragile pumpkin. I told him I'd gourd it with my life!
- Squash goals.
- You are the pick of the patch!
- Everyone just wants to have a gourd time on Halloween!
- Pumpkin spice and everything nice.
- Lookin' gourd-geous!
- Keep calm and pumpkin on.
Other Halloween Puns
- You need a spoo-key to enter this haunted house
- It's the most wonderful time of the fear.
- Live. Laugh. Scare.
- Keep calm and carry a wand.
- Orange you excited for Halloween?
- Eat, drink and be scary.
- Too cute to spook.
- Trick or tequila
- Trick or treat yo’self!
- Tricks or it didn't happen.
- Just creepin' it real this Halloween.
- I’m here for the boos.
- I hope these Halloween puns don't drive you batty.
- Let's get this party startled!
- This Halloween is really a breath of fresh scare.
- Don’t be a jerk-o-lantern this Halloween — share your candy!
- Like my costume? I got it at a boo-tique.
- Live on the fright side.
- A scare is born tonight.
- I'm going to this Halloween party for the boos.
- Bow down to your Hallow-queen.
- These Halloween puns are totally eerie-sistible.
- Have a spook-tacular Halloween!
- Be scareful how you use it!
- Let’s boooogie on down.
- Fright for the right to party!
- I’ve got every trick or treat in the book.
- You look very boo-tiful today.
- Bring your own boos.
- You can find me in the boo-bble bath.
Hannah Jeon
Associate Commerce Editor
Hannah Jeon is an Associate Commerce Editor at Prevention, where she covers expert-driven commerce content for all things health, beauty, and wellness. Previously the Editorial Assistant at Good Housekeeping, she earned her bachelor’s degree in creative writing and psychology from Johns Hopkins University. When she’s not on the hunt for all the best products online, you can often find her trying out new food spots in New York City or clicking away behind a camera.