75 Ghost Puns That Are Sure to Raise Your Spirits
You can be as pale as a ghost, pass through a ghost town, look as though you’ve seen a ghost, not stand a ghost of a chance, and read a book written by a ghostwriter. And if you get tired of all that ghostly business, you can give up the ghost.
As you can see, ghosts haunt the English language, appearing in all sorts of familiar expressions that people use not just on Halloween, but every day. Of course, all those sayings also raise the specter of some seriously spirited pun-making. If you dare, check out the following list of ridiculous ghost puns – they’re so bad, it’s scary.
Riddles
Here are some spooky good ghost puns in the form of riddles.
- Did you hear about the guy who tried to shoot a ghost?
He mist!
- What did the ghost say to his sweetheart?
You’re simply eerie-sistible! - Why was the haunted house so tall?
Because it had many ghost stories! - What do you call the feeling of being haunted by the same ghost before?
Deja boo! - What’s the best time of day to hear a ghost?
In the moaning!
- What kind of key do you need to get into a haunted house?
A spoo-key! - What’s a ghost’s favorite dish?
Ghoul-ash! - Why did the little ghost run crying to her mommy?
She got a boo boo! - How did the ghosts pass the time after Halloween?
They had a phantasm football league!
- What do you call a ghost who can’t find his way back to his haunted house?
A lost soul! - Why was the ghost refused service at a bar?
They didn’t serve spirits there! - Why are haunted houses so hard to find?
They’re all located on dead ends! - Why should you think long and hard about becoming a ghost hunter?
The decision might come back to haunt you!
- What kind of fruit do ghosts like best?
Boo-nanas, of course! - What did the ghost say when another ghost tried to move into his haunted house?
Spook for yourself! - Did you hear about the ghost dog?
His bark was bigger than his fright! - What do you call it when people get together at a haunted house?
An “I scream” social!
- What game do ghost babies like to play?
Peek-a-boo! - What game do ghosts like to play when they get a little older?
Hide-and-shriek! - Why do ghosts have a hard time impersonating the living?
The sheet is a dead giveaway! - Why did the ghost have to leave the haunted house party early?
He couldn’t handle his boo’s!
- What do ghosts take when they have heartburn?
Phan-Tums! - Did you know that the spirit of one of Santa’s little helpers haunts his workshop?
He’s a ghost of his former elf! - Why did the ghost of a police detective haunt a quaint hotel?
Because he was an inn specter! - What do young ghosts call older ghosts?
Boo-mers!
- How can you avoid ghosts when you’re in a haunted house?
Go to the living room! - Did you hear about the guy who was haunted by his lookalike?
It was a real dead ringer! - What happened when the ghost hunter met the ghost skeptic?
They had a spirited debate! - Why should you never enter a haunting contest with spirits?
You wouldn’t stand a ghost of a chance!
- Which blues singer do ghosts like best?
Bonnie Wraith! - What pop star do ghosts like best?
Seancé! - What do you call an author who continues to work in the afterlife?
A ghostwriter! - Did you hear about the kid who only had a tattered sheet for a Halloween costume?
He went as the holey ghost!
- What do you call a ghost that refuses to stay in a haunted house?
A free spirit! - What do you call a ghost chicken?
Poultry-geist! - Did you hear about the haunted gym?
All the priests went there to exorcize! - What do you call it when a ghost flies for the first time?
A leap of wraith! - Why are zombies better at keeping secrets than ghosts?
They won’t say boo! - What do you call a ghost that refuses to go out in the rain?
A fair-weather phantom!
- Why did the ghost turn up her nose at the haunted house?
Because she wouldn’t be caught dead there! - What’s a ghost’s favorite soft drink?
Mountain Boo! - Why didn’t the boy want to bring his ghost girlfriend home to meet his family?
Because his parents were wraith-ist! - How did the family feel when their house was cleansed of ghosts?
They didn’t have a scare in the world!
- What did the ghost say when ghost hunters arrived at the haunted house?
I’m not going down without a fright! - What’s the best way to catch a ghost?
With a boo-by trap! - What happened when a prankster dressed up as a ghost to scare people on Halloween?
He got the sheet kicked out of him! - Why should you never perform for an audience of ghosts?
Because you’ll get booed off the stage!
Phrases
Here some punny ghost-related phrases that are perfect for Halloween captions, crafts, and so forth.
- Eat, Shriek, & Be Scary.
- Get in the Halloween spirit.
- Keeping it incorporeal.
- If you’ve got it, haunt it.
- Looking boo-tiful.
- A haunting we will go.
- That’s the spirit!
- Apparently I’ve been ghosted.
- Let’s boo-gie.
- Thank God it’s Fright-day.
- I don’t give a sheet.
- I’m the ghost with the most.
- Spook softly and carry a big sheet.
- This picture could come back to haunt me.
- Feeling fab-boo-lous.
- I ain’t got no body.
- Holy sheet! Halloween is almost here!
- Ghosts dead ahead.
- Boo who?
- Feeling phant-astic.
- Gotta get to the party ghost-haste.
- Putting the super in supernatural.
- Full transparency.
- Just trying to scare up a little fun.
- I look a fright.
- May your Halloween be spook-tacular.
- I’m in good spirits. How about you?
- Phantasm? More like fun-tasm!
- Can I be your boo?
