230 Cute & Funny Captions for Halloween

Boo! Did we scare you? Halloween is right around the corner, and if you want to share pics of your costume on Instagram, it’s time to start thinking of a fang-tastic caption. We’ve compiled a list of 230 cute and funny Halloween captions, quotes, and song lyrics for you to choose from. Keep reading to find a fa-boo-lous option!

Halloween Instagram Caption Ideas

“Creepin’ it real.”
“Fangs for the memories.”
“Witch way to the candy?”
“Are you afraid of the dark?”
“H🎃ppy H🎃lloween!”
“Ghouls just wanna have fun.”

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Iconic Halloween Captions

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Celebrate Halloween in style with a fun Instagram caption. Show off your costume, the fun party you went to, or the seasonal decorations you’ve made for your home. However you celebrate, try one of these festive captions:
- “Creepin’ it real.”^{[1]
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- “Happy Halloween, witches! 🧙”
- “If you’ve got it, haunt it.”
- “Demons are a ghoul’s best friend.”
- “Eat, drink, and be scary.”^{[2]
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- “Ghostest with the mostest.”
- “Moonlit mischief 🌙”
- “I’m just here for the candy. 🍬”
- “Too ghoul for school”
- “Happy Hallow-scream!”
- “Queen of the screams”
- “Bad to the bone 🦴”
- “I ain’t afraid of no ghost.”
- “Where’s Jamie Lee Curtis when you need her?”
- “Having a bloody good time. 🩸”
- “Trying to avoid Michael Myers. 🔪”
- “Feeling fang-cy. 🧛”
- “You say witch like it’s a bad thing.”
- “Get in, loser. We’re going haunting.”
- “Don’t make me get the flying monkeys!”

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Funny Halloween Captions

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Make your followers howl with laughter. Halloween doesn’t have to be scary—it can be funny, too! Show off your hilarious costume (or just your sense of humor) with one of these funny captions:
- “I’m a haunt mess.”
- “Here for the boos.”
- “Witch better have my candy! 🧙🍭”
- “Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat.”
- “This is my resting witch face.”
- “Howl about them apples?”
- “Fangs for the memories. 🧛”
- “Witch, please!”
- “Zombies eat brains. 🧟 You’re safe.”
- “You better work, witch.”
- “Go big or gourd home.”
- “Trick or treat yo’ self.”
- “Ghouls rule and boys drool.”
- “Shake your BOOty.”
- “You’re freaking meowt. 🐈‍⬛”
- “I can’t be held responsible for stolen candy. 🍫”
- “IDK guys, I’m considering getting fangs.”
- “Feeling hexy.”
- “Ready to put the boogie in boogeyman.”
- “Snap, cackle, and pop.”
- Want more Halloween laughs? Check out our “Ghost Jokes” article for more puns!

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Cute Halloween Captions

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Post a fa-boo-lous caption to make your friends smile. If spooky isn’t really your thing, show off your cute Halloween costume with an equally adorable caption. Post a selfie, a pic with the fam, or all the yummy treats you have to give out to trick-or-treaters. Here are some examples:
- “Witch way to the candy?”
- “Just a little batty. 🦇”
- “Wishing you a fa-boo-lous Halloween!”
- “Have a fang-tastic night!”
- “No tricks, just treats.”
- “Goblins, ghouls, and giggles.”
- “Let’s give them pumpkin to talk about. 🎃”
- “Cute as a pumpkin pie 🥧”
- “Let the gourd times roll.”
- “Hello, bootiful.”
- “Oh my gourd!”
- “Bugs and hisses, witches! 🪲”
- “A skele-ton of fun!”
- “Channeling my inner Halloqueen.”
- “Every day should be Halloween.”
- “Watch out, vampires. I’m a thirst trap. 🧛⚰️”
- “I won’t sugarcoat it: give me candy!”
- “Simply eerie-sistible.”
- “This witch can be bribed with chocolate.”
- “Oh my gourd, I love Halloween!”

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Scary Halloween Captions

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Give everyone a trick and a treat. If you enjoy the darker side of life (and Halloween), take some creepy photos and post an ominous caption to match. Here are some eerie options to choose from:
- “Beneath the moon’s sinister glow.”
- “Dancing with the ghosts.”
- “Beware the midnight hour.”
- “Eyes that pierce the veil.”
- “Eternal nightfall.”
- “In the clutches of the undead 🧟”
- “The harvest of souls”
- “Whispers from the grave 🪦”
- “Cloaked in midnight’s embrace”
- “The shadows come alive.”
- “The witching hour calls.”
- “Echoes from the beyond”
- “Are you afraid of the dark?”
- “Dancing with the devil.”
- “Don’t look under the bed.”
- “I’m your worst nightmare.”
- “There’s a message for you—it’s from the grave. 🪦”
- “The boogeyman is coming. I gave him your address.”
- “The veil between worlds is at its thinnest.”
- “Spirits of the crypt awaken.”

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Short Halloween Captions

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Keep things short and sweet… or scary. Let your costume do the talking! If you’re having trouble coming up with a good caption, it’s okay to keep things short and to the point. Feel free to add some seasonal emojis to spice things up a bit. Here are some examples:
- “If the broom fits, fly it. 🧹”
- “Pick your poison.”
- “You’re 💀 to me.”
- “Let’s get spooky.”
- “Creature feature.”
- “Caution! Black cat crossing. 🐈‍⬛”
- “Mons-terrific.”
- “Hey, pumpkin!”
- “You’re just my (blood) type. 🩸”
- “H🎃ppy H🎃lloween!”
- “Drop-dead gorgeous.”
- “Stay spooky.”
- “Not today, Satan.”
- “Just witchful thinking.”
- “If looks could kill…”
- “Gourd luck, babe!”
- “100% that witch 🧙”
- “Fang-girling”
- “Bite me.”
- “Happy haunting!”
- “Scaredy cat”
- “Batty 🦇”
- “Sp👀ky”
- “Jeepers creepers”
- “Fright night”

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Halloween Captions for Couples

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Show off your boo with a festive caption. Whether you’re wearing couples costumes or posting about some fun Halloween activities you did with your partner, choose a spooky and romantic caption to let everyone know how happy they make you. Here are some examples:
- “You make me feel like the only ghoul in the world. 🖤”
- “The Jack to my Sally.”^{[3]
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- “Love at first bite 🧛”
- “I love you so much it’s scary.”
- “Bootiful together”
- “I’m happy you didn’t ghost me.👻”^{[4]
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- “We’re a match made in hell. 🔥”
- “You’re the trick to my treat.”
- “Wickedly in love”
- “Love at first fright.”
- “You’re sweeter than candy corn.”
- “Love is in the scare.”
- “Cauldron kisses and broomstick wishes 🧹”
- “I’m under your spell.”
- “Our love is the sweetest treat.”
- “A bewitching love story”
- “You’re the pumpkin to my spice. 🎃☕”
- “Ghoulfriend and boo-friend.”
- “Booed up.”
- “The Gomez to my Morticia”

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Halloween Captions for Friends

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Let everyone know how much you love your ghoul squad. Halloween is a great opportunity to make memories with your friends. If you have some great group photos you want to share, try one of these captions to hype up your friends:
- “Squad ghouls”
- “Hot ghoul Halloween”
- “Ghouls just wanna have fun.”
- “Ghouls night out 👻”
- “With my coven 🔮”
- “Trick or treat, we’ve got the heat.”
- “Monsters on the loose.”
- “Frights, camera, action!”
- “Creepin’ it real with my crew.”
- “Boo crew for life.”
- “Bow down, witches.”^{[5]
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- “Forget trick-or-treating. We’re sweet enough as is.”
- “I never go anywhere without my ghouls.”
- “If you want to meet up with us, just caul(dron).”
- “We came, we (chain)saw, we conquered.”
- “Howling with laughter all night long 🐺”
- “We’re basically the Sanderson sisters.”
- “Fang gang 🧛”
- “Broommates for life”
- “Witches be crazy.”

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Halloween Movie-Inspired Captions

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Quote your favorite Halloween movie. Whether you enjoy horror movies or more lighthearted Halloween films, there are a ton of iconic quotes out there. If your costume is inspired by a certain movie character, share a line they’re most known for. Or, choose something more generic that could work for any Halloween post. Here are some examples:
- “I’m a mouse, duh.” – Mean Girls
- “I see dead people.” – The Sixth Sense^{[6]
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- “It’s alive! It’s alive!” – Frankenstein
- “Here’s Johnny!” – The Shining
- “We all go a little mad sometimes.” – Psycho
- “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!” – Beetlejuice
- “What’s your favorite scary movie?” – Scream^{[7]
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- “Be afraid. Be very afraid.” – The Fly
- “Mortals see, mortals do.” – Halloweentown
- “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you.” – A Nightmare on Elm Street
- “It’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus.” – Hocus Pocus
- “I’m the ghost with the most, babe.” – Beetlejuice
- “It’s a full moon tonight. That’s when all the weirdos are out.” – Hocus Pocus
- “There’s only 365 days left until next Halloween!” – The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “Where my ghouls at?” – Monster High
- “It’s Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” – Halloween
- “Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?” – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
- “Isn’t the view beautiful? It takes my breath away. Well, it would if I had any.” – Corpse Bride
- “These people have been reading too much Stephen King.” – Double, Double Toil and Trouble
- “Halloween is cool.” – Halloweentown
- “I, myself, am strange and unusual.” – Beetlejuice
- “Being normal is vastly overrated.” – Halloweentown
- “Wanna play?” – Child’s Play
- “No, please don’t kill me, Mr. Ghostface. I wanna be in the sequel!” – Scream
- “I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly.” – Friday the 13th

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Halloween TV-Inspired Captions

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Pay tribute to your favorite spooky TV show. When we think of Halloween media, we usually think of movies, but there are plenty of spooky TV shows, too! Whether you enjoy Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Addams Family, or even Scooby-Doo, try one of these popular quotes:
- “The circles under your eyes… How lovely you look today!” – The Munsters
- “Energy vampires love a good road trip.” – What We Do in the Shadows
- “Looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands.” – Scooby-Doo
- “In this whole wide wicked world, the only thing you have to be afraid of is me.” – American Horror Story: Coven
- “I enjoy funerals. I’ve been crashing them since I was old enough to read the obituary section.” – Wednesday
- “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.” – The Twilight Zone
- “You rang?” Lurch, The Addams Family
- “Would you do it for a Scooby Snack?” – Scooby-Doo
- “The devil is real. And he’s not a little red man with horns and a tail. He can be beautiful.” – American Horror Story: Murder House
- “I didn’t say she was dead. I said I killed her.” – Dark Shadows
- “Who do you kill for fun around here?” – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- “Your next stop, the Twilight Zone.” – The Twilight Zone
- “Jinkies!” – Scooby-Doo
- “You can’t wake the dead. Believe me, I’ve tried.” – Wednesday
- “Remember the plague? And how much fun it was? That’s this.” – What We Do in the Shadows
- “If you look in the face of evil, evil’s gonna look right back at you.” – American Horror Story: Asylum
- “So how come Halloween is such a big yawner? I mean, do the demons just hate how commercial it’s become?” – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- “Did you really think you could call up the devil and ask him to behave?” – The X-Files
- “And I would’ve gotten away with it, too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids!” – Scooby-Doo
- “I prefer to be vilified.” – Wednesday
- Can’t get enough of Wednesday Addams’s sass? Take a look at our “Wednesday Addams Quotes” article for some of her most iconic comebacks.

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Halloween Song Lyrics

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Share some lyrics from your favorite Halloween song. Think about all the iconic songs you hear at Halloween parties. Even if they aren’t specifically about Halloween, many of them feature notable lines that have become associated with the holiday. Here are some of our favorites:
- “This is Halloween, everybody make a scene.” – “This is Halloween” from The Nightmare Before Christmas
- “They did the Monster Mash.” – “Monster Mash” by Bob “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
- “Dead man’s party, who could ask for more?” – “Dead Man’s Party” by Oingo Boingo
- “It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark.” – “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
- “I put a spell on you, and now you’re mine.” – “I Put a Spell on You” by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
- “There’s a bad moon on the rise.” – “Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
- “The devil went down to Georgia.” – “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” by the Charlie Daniels Band
- “Who you gonna call?” – “Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker Jr.
- “I’m a nightmare walking, psychopath talking.” – “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell
- “Don’t fear the reaper.” – “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” by Blue Öyster Cult
- “It was a graveyard smash.” – “Monster Mash” by Bob “Boris” Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers
- “I’m on the highway to hell.” – “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC
- “I always feel like somebody’s watching me.” – “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell
- “Superstition ain’t the way.” – “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder
- “Must be the season of the witch.” – “Season of the Witch” by Donovan
- “Spooky, scary skeletons.” – “Spooky, Scary Skeletons” by Andrew Gold
- “I’m your boogieman, that’s what I am.” – “Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band
- “Baby, it’s Halloween, and we can be anything.” – “Halloween” by Phoebe Bridgers
- “Tonight all the monsters gonna dance.” – “Calling All the Monsters” by China Anne McClain
- “I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time.” – “Look What You Made Me Do” by Taylor Swift

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Halloween Book Quotes

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Get inspired by Gothic literature. Your Halloween caption doesn’t necessarily have to be about Halloween. You can also draw inspiration from your favorite Gothic or horror novel. Many lines from books, poems, and plays perfectly fit the eerie vibe of the holiday. Here are some examples:
- “Something wicked this way comes.” – Shakespeare, Macbeth
- “I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
- “Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” – Bram Stoker, Dracula
- “All hope abandon, ye who enter here.” – Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy
- “Double, double, toil and trouble.” – Shakespeare, Macbeth
- “Reader, beware. You’re in for a scare!” – R. L. Stine, Goosebumps
- “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” – Shakespeare, The Tempest^{[8]
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- “I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell.” – Edgar Allan Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
- “Do act mysterious. It always keeps them coming back for more.” – Carolyn Keene, Nancy’s Mysterious Letter
- “Our lives are one masked ball.” – Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
- “You said I killed you—haunt me, then!” – Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights
- “Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?” – Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
- “Nevermore.” – Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven”
- “Beware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” – Mary Shelley, The Last Man
- “I do not love men: I love what devours them.” – André Gide, Prometheus Illbound
- “We are the things that others fear.” – Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat
- “I delight in what I fear.” – Shirley Jackson
- “Sometimes dead is better.” – Stephen King, Pet Sematary
- “There is something at work in my soul which I do not understand.” – Mary Shelly, Frankenstein
- “I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don’t have names.” – Helen Oyeyemi, White is for Witching