Spooky, Kooky, and Catchy Halloween Phrases
When October comes around, signs of Halloween are everywhere. And we mean that literally – people love decorating their homes with Halloween signs of all sorts. These signs are typically emblazoned with a few well-chosen words that conjure up everyone’s favorite spooky holiday.
There’s certainly no shortage of Halloween-themed words and phrases to work with. Like other major holidays, Halloween has a rich history and its own unique lexicon. It also picks up new associations as the years go by, drawing from sources like horror movies and the Harry Potter universe.
Here’s an assortment of fun Halloween phrases – some well-known and some novel. Use them for your own signs, slogans, letter boards, crafts, or even to carve into the side of a jack-o-lantern. Because when October 31 draws near, you never know where you might encounter the spirit of Halloween.
- Eat, Drink & Be Scary

- Werewolves Are Fur Real
- Broom Parking. Violators Will Be Toad.
- Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet,
Give Me Something Good to Eat! - Black Cat Crossing
- It’s Time to Hide When Witches Ride
- Believe in the Magic of Halloween
- We’ll Have a Spooky Good Time
- This is Halloween
- Vampires Drive Me Batty
- Don’t Make Me Flip My Witch Switch
- Zombies Love a Girl With Brains
- If You’ve Got It, Haunt It
- Witch Way to the Candy?
- Sit For a Spell and Enjoy a Brew

- Don’t Worry… We Don’t Bite (Much)
- Ghouls Just Want to Have Fun
- Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here
- Join Our Coven
- It’s All About the Candy
- Beware the Witching Hour
- Watch For Undead
- Hocus Pocus
- Hello Halloween
- I Put a Spell on You
- Enter if You Dare, Foolish Mortals
- Witches and Mummies and Ghosts, Oh My!
- Witches Welcome
- Do You Believe in Ghosts?
- Beware of Cute Little Monsters
- Let the Ghoul Times Roll
- Ghastly Greetings

- Not Every Witch Lives in Salem
- Teamwork Makes the Scream Work
- I Want My Mummy
- The Orange and Black is Back
- FALL in Love With Halloween
- Have a Spooky Good Halloween
- Have a Hairy Scary Howl-oween
- Watch Out For Little Pumpkins
- BYOB (Bring Your Own Broomstick)

- Happy Howl-adays From the Wolfman
- Pick Your Poison
- Welcome to Your Nightmare
- Is It October 31 Yet?
- We’d Love to Have You For Dinner
- Give Me All Your Candy
- If You’ve Never Carved a Pumpkin, You Don’t Know Jack
- See What’s Up Our Sleeve
This All Hallows’ Eve - Beware of Hell Hound
- Witch, Please
- Witches Know How to Drive a Stick
- A Haunting We Will Go
- I’m Just Here For the Boo’s

- Halloween Central
- Witches Are Brew-tiful
- Vampires Party All Night
- Home to One Cute Son of a Witch
- Avoid the Walking Dead. Take the Bus.
- I’m in an October Frame of Mind
- Halloween Lovers Only
- The Banshee Screams on All Hallows’ Eve
- Free Broom Rides
- Good Witch or Bad Witch? You Decide.
- Ghosts Don’t Give a Sheet
- I Love Halloween So Much, It’s Scary
- Jack-o-Lanterns Light Up My Life

- The Queen Witch Lives Here
- Vampires Know How to Have a Bloody Good Time
- Let’s Have a Skele-ton of Fun!
- Potions For Sale
- House of the Living Dead
- Creepin’ It Real This Halloween
- Come Hang With Our Batty Family
- It’s the Most Frightful Time of the Year
- October 31 is a Real Scream
- Monsters Welcome, Humans Tolerated
- Exorcist Wanted
- Zombies Dead Ahead
- Creepy-Crawly, Ooey-Gooey & Icky-Sticky
- Eerie Encounters Ahead
- Oh My Gourd, It’s Pumpkin Season
- Live, Laugh, Levitate
- Welcome, Boys and Ghouls
- Demon Summoning Zone
- Michael Myers Sends His Regards
- Strange Doings Happen Here
- It’s a Boo-tiful Night For a Haunting

- Last Flight to Salem
- Best Witches For a Spellbinding Halloween
- Welcome to Spooky Season
- We’re Dead Serious About Halloween
- Watch Out For Skeletons in the Closet
- Wanna See Something REALLY Scary?
- Watch For Low Flying Witches
- Have a Frightfully Fun Halloween
- Ghosts and Goblins At Play
- Witches Are Wicked Cool
- Turn Back While You Can
- Velcome, Creatures of the Night
- Witches and Warlocks Enter Here
- Do That Voodoo
- Bless This Haunted House
