70+ Spooktacular Happy Halloween Quotes That Will Make You Smile

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There’s something about Halloween that makes me want to say things a little dramatically.

That’s why I made this long list of the best happy Halloween quotes, so we can all just copy and paste them.

You’ll find a little bit of everything. Classic literary lines, movie one-liners, funny jokes, and a bunch of short sayings. Now all you have to do is grab a candy bowl, and let’s get into it.

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Happy Halloween Quotes to Kick Off the Spooky Season

These are the warm, cheerful ones for when you want your card or caption to feel joyful.

“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
“Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” – Stephen Graham Jones
“Nothing on Earth so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” – Steve Almond
“Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet.” – Nicholas Gordon
“The farther we’ve gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we’ve come to need Halloween.” – Paula Guran
“Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.” – Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
“Being normal is vastly overrated.” – Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
“Witching you a spooky, happy Halloween.”
“Wishing you a Halloween full of tricks, treats, and zero regrets.”
“Sending you a hauntingly happy Halloween.”
“May your candy bowl never run empty this Halloween.”
“Happy Halloween. Go scare somebody nice.”

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Halloween Quotes From Books, Poems, and Legends

If you want something with a little more weight to it, these are the lines that come from actual literature.

“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Double, double toil and trouble. Fire burn, and cauldron bubble.” – William Shakespeare, Macbeth
“Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.” – William Shakespeare, The Tempest
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.” – H.P. Lovecraft
“One need not be a chamber to be haunted, one need not be a house.” – Emily Dickinson
“He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.” – Friedrich Nietzsche
“Beware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” – Oscar Wilde
“I knew nothing but shadows, and I thought them to be real.” – Oscar Wilde
“There is something haunting in the light of the moon.” – Joseph Conrad
“It’s Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” – Halloween
“Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now.” – Richelle E. Goodrich

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Happy Halloween Eve Quotes to Set the Mood

“Halloween Eve is basically the appetizer for the best night of the year.”
“On Halloween Eve, even the moon puts on its costume.”
“Happy Halloween Eve. Tomorrow the whole neighborhood turns into a haunted house.”
“The candy is ready, the costume is ready, and so am I. Happy Halloween Eve.”
“Halloween Eve hits different once you’ve already picked your costume.”
“One more sleep until Halloween. Happy Halloween Eve to all my fellow candy hoarders.”
“Halloween Eve is for carving pumpkins and pretending you’re not nervous about the haunted house.”
“Tonight the jack-o-lanterns get their glow. Happy Halloween Eve.”
“Happy Halloween Eve. May your costume fit and your candy bowl overflow tomorrow.”
“The best part of Halloween Eve is knowing tomorrow you get to be anyone you want.”

I think Halloween Eve gets overlooked way too often. The more we celebrate, the more fun we have in life.

Funny Happy Halloween Quotes That’ll Have You Cackling

These funny Halloween quotes come from movies and comedians. I love these ones most because I love to make people laugh or smile. So if you’re like me, check them out:

“A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.” – Lucy Van Pelt, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
“Why spiders? Why couldn’t it be ‘follow the butterflies’?” – Ron Weasley, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“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.'” – Rita Rudner
“My Halloween costume was so bad that people opened their doors and took candy from me.” – Glen Nesbit
“So apparently no one dresses up for Halloween here. I wish I had known that before I used greasepaint for my moustache.” – Pam Beesly, The Office
“Catching and holding the attention of an eight-year-old on Halloween is like trying to catch a hummingbird with a piece of dental floss.” – Abbi Waxman
“Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.”
“Here for the boos and the candy.”
“Ghouls just want to have fun.”
“Resting witch face, all season long.”
“More candy, less adulting, please.”

Happy Halloween Quotes and Sayings for Cards, Texts, and Captions

Sometimes you just need a quick saying for a card, a group text, or an Instagram caption.

“I am the pumpkin king.” – Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it.” – Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
“I, myself, am strange and unusual.” – Lydia Deetz, Beetlejuice
“Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.” – The Corpse Bride
“Pardon me, boy, is this the Transylvania station?” – Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein
“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
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” – George Carlin
“I love Halloween, and I love that feeling. The cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner.” – Evan Peters
“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.” – A Nightmare on Elm Street
“We all go a little mad sometimes.” – Psycho
“Boo-tiful night for a haunting.”
“Fangs for the memories, Halloween.”
“Shake your boo-ty on Halloween night.”
“Spooky season is my favorite personality trait.”
“Cauldron of chaos and I’m here for it.”