75+ Spooky Halloween Sayings

75+ Spooky Halloween Sayings

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75+ Spooky & Sweet Halloween Sayings

Is it the sweetest time of year to be spooky or the spookiest time to be sweet? Either way, there's nothing scarier than not knowing what to say! Sharing Halloween messages helps to connect with friends & family during this fun & spooky holiday. But first, you must figure out what to write in a Halloween card. 
Whether you are looking for a perfectly spooktastic way to say "Happy Halloween" or to commemorate Dia de Los Muertos, we have lots of creative & memorable ways to say what you need to say. 
There are so many fun ways to say Happy Halloween to kids, wish a happy birthday to someone whose birthday falls on Halloween or invite your friends to a Halloween party. There are tons of sweet sayings, funny idioms, and famous Halloween quotes & phrases.

30+ Memorable Halloween Messages

How can you cast a sweet or spooky spell with your Halloween card? Shock your friends with clever and memorable messages to celebrate everyone's favorite scary holiday! 
From sweet sayings to birthday wishes to Halloween messages for kids, there are many scare-riffic ways to say "Happy Halloween!" 

Sweet + Silly Halloween Sayings

If you have a friend, family member, or coworker who loves Halloween, you may have a little trick (or treat) up your sleeve. When you share your surprise, you can make their Halloween even more festive by shocking them with the "ghoulest" Halloween card ever! There are a variety of Halloween card sayings to choose from, ranging from super spooky to sweet & silly. We love these adorable Halloween card messages! 
  1. Hi Pumpkin! I hope you carve out some time for me this Halloween! 

  2. Hey Boo-tiful! Happy Halloween to the one I love. 

  3. I hope your Halloween is as sweet as a slice of pumpkin pie! 

  4. I wish you and your ghoul friends a creepy Halloween. 

  5. Dear Mummy, we've got this Halloween under wraps! 

  6. Here's to a hair-raising night!

  7. Hey Ghoul, I wonder what Ryan Gosling is doing tonight! 

  8. Teamwork makes the scream work! 

  9. I love Halloween so much that it's scary.

Halloween Birthday Wishes

Is it double the fun or double the trouble to have a birthday on Halloween? Of course, we say double the fun! If you have a friend who is celebrating their birthday this Halloween, they'll die for a Hocus Pocus Spell-binding pop-up bouquet! What can you write in a note to accompany the Halloween bouquet? 
  1. If you've got it, haunt it! Happy 'Boo'thday! 

  2. Get this party started & have a spooky Halloween!

  3. We're wishing you a "gourd" time this Halloween & hope you have the “beast” birthday ever! 

  4. I hope your Halloween birthday is bewitching!

  5. Eat, drink, and be scary. I hope your birthday is hex-cellent!

What to Write in a Halloween Card for Kids

Kiddos love holidays! Give your child or grandchild, niece or nephew, or the kids in your class super-cute pop-up cards or gifts, like: 

  1. this adorable Halloween Bear pop-up card

  2. a super cute 'Hey Boo!' ghosts pop-up card 

  3. the Baby Yoda popping up to say, 'No tricks, all treats!' 

  4. Frizz The Wizards Halloween countdown mystery box 

If you aren't sure what to write in a Halloween card for kids, try one of these cute sayings: 

  1. Let's have a skele-ton of fun!

  2. Creep it real this Halloween! 

  3. Peek-a-BOO! Keep a lookout for ghosts this Halloween. 

  4. No tricks, only treats, this Halloween! 

  5. You're the cutest pumpkin in the patch. 

  6. Little monster, you're so Franken-cute! 

  7. I love you more than candy corn. 

Dia de Los Muertos Messages

The Latin American celebration Dia de Los Muertos is November 1-2. The purpose of this holiday is to commemorate the lives of people who have gone before us. Therefore, if you send a card, like
  1. this fantastic pop-up Dia de Los Muertos card or 

  2. beautiful "Recuerdame" or "Remember me" Marigold card for the Day of the Dead

Then it's likely to celebrate the life of a loved one who has passed on. So here are some Day of the Dead card messages that will help you connect with loved ones & celebrate those who are no longer here: 
  1. Feliz Día de los Muertos! – Happy Day of the Dead! 

  2. Saludos a usted en el Día de los Muertos – Greetings to you on the Day of the Dead

  3. Hay más tiempo que la vida! – There is more time than life! 

  4. The Day of the Dead brings us together to celebrate the beautiful lives of those before us. 

  5. Death will come to us all. Rather than be afraid to live & die, we should celebrate the joy in life & death.

  6. Today reminds us to celebrate our loved ones & to allow sorrow to give way to joy. In our celebration, we can honor those who have embarked upon the incredible journey of death. 

  7. Today, with respect and love, let's remember our ancestors and seek their blessings and love. Best wishes to you and your family for this Day!

45+ Creative Halloween Phrases & Quotes

Halloween is a unique holiday & loved by many people. There have been thousands of Halloween movies, many well-known even though they are decades old. The stores become packed with costumes, candy, and scary lawn decorations. 
Whether you want to create your own Halloween decorations for your home or business, send a festive text message, or invite them over for Halloween, we have oh-so-many sayings. 

Sayings for Halloween Decor 

Whether creating a sign for your home, classroom, or office, you want a creative Halloween message to share! Spread the spooky spirit with one of these sayings: 

  1. Witch way to the candy? 

  2. Enter if you dare, foolish mortals! 

  3. I'm just here for the Boo's! 

  4. Free Broom Rides

  5. It's the most frightful time of the year. 

  6. Don't worry! We don't bite (much)! 

  7. Trick or treat yo'self!

Noteworthy Fall + Halloween Quotes

Share a Halloween quote with a Halloween Wreath or a Nightmare Before Christmas Card with a mini bouquet

 

  1. "Double double, toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble." —Shakespeare, Macbeth
  2. "A mask tells us more than a face." —Oscar Wilde
  3. "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
  4. "I love Halloween, and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner." —Evan Peters
  5. "The farther we've gotten from the magic and mystery of our past, the more we've come to need Halloween." —Paula Guran
  6. "Ghosts and goblins come to play on October's final day!" —Rusty Fischer
  7. "It's as much fun to scare as to be scared." —Vincent Price
  8. "Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see." —Edgar Allen Poe

Classic Halloween Movie Quotes

There's nothing like classic Halloween movies & no better way to get into the spooky spirit than to talk about scary movies! Everyone loves to reminisce with friends about school-aged sleepovers filled with ghost stories and freaky films. You can write their favorite quote on the notecard with a giant pop-up Haunted House gift & make this Halloween memorable! Here are some ideas: 
  1. "It's Halloween; everyone's entitled to one good scare." —Sheriff Leigh Brackett, Halloween (1978) 

  2. "Oh, look! Another glorious morning. Makes me sick!" —Winifred Sanderson, Hocus Pocus (1993)

  3. "I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey." —The Criminologist, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

  4. "Magic is really very simple; all you've got to do is want something and then let yourself have it." —Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown (1998)

  5. "Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?" —Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

  6. "I'll stop wearing black when they make a darker color." —Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family 

  7. "A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality." —Lucy, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) 

 Halloween Party Invitation Expressions

So, you want to throw a Halloween party? Send the invitations early in the month to get everyone excited for creative costumes, festive snacks, and bloody good brews! Your invitation sparks interest & excites your guests weeks in advance. Find the write words for your invite & send it along with a Happy Halloween Pumpkin Stickerpop™. They'll appreciate the gift & have a visual reminder of your upcoming spookfest! 
  1. Sit for a spell & enjoy a brew! 

  2. Witches and mummies and ghosts, oh my! 

  3. Let the ghoul times roll! 

  4. BYOB (Bring your own broomstick!) 

  5. If you've never carved a pumpkin, you don't know Jack!

  6. Vampires know how to have a bloody good time! 

Fiend-ly Halloween Text Messages

Running out of time to send a card? Shoot your Boo a text message to let them know you're thinking of them. These thoughtful messages will make them smile & keep the spooky spirit alive! 
  1. You are a fang-tastic friend! 

  2. I hope you have a wicked good night. You were always the crafty one! 

  3. Don't get your bandages in a bunch! Happy Halloween, Mummy! 

  4. If the shoe fits, get the matching hat and broom!

  5. A real witch is nothing without her ghoul-friends!

  6. Hey, boo-tiful! Happy Halloween!

  7. You say "witch" like it's a bad thing? 

  8. Happy Halloween to my "beast" friend! 

Halloween Jokes & Riddles

How about a little Halloween humor? Send a Cute & Spooky pop-up bouquet to your fellow Halloween-loving friend! Funny Halloween sayings are fantastic; they'll enjoy a bunch of ghosts, spiderwebs, and jack-o-lanterns, and your joke will make them howl with laughter! 

  1. What do you get when you divide the circumference of your jack-o-lantern by its diameter? Pumpkin Pi

  2. Why didn't the skeleton go to the Halloween party? Because he had no-body to go with! 

  3. How can you tell if a vampire has a cold? Because of the coffin!

  4. Know why mummies never reveal their true age? 'Cause they like to keep it under wraps.

  5. What's it like being kissed by a vampire? It's a pain in the neck.

  6.  What did one ghost say to the other? Get a life!

Dia de Los Muertos Quotes

These quotes are beautiful expressions to help people put death into perspective & celebrate loved ones who have passed on. Share these within a card, text message, or social media to commemorate the Day of the Dead.
  1. "People are really dead when you forget about them, and if you think about them, they are alive in your mind, they are alive in your heart." —Mary J. Andrade

  2. "Death is beautiful when seen to be a law and not an accident – It is as common as life." —Henry David Thoreau

  3. "From my rotting body, flowers shall grow, and I am in them, and that is eternity." —Edvard Munch

  4. “Inhale the present, exhale the past and the future.” (“Inhala el presente, exhala el pasado y el futuro.”) —Leticia Rae

  5. "Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them." ("Mira las estrellas, y mírate corriendo con ellas.”) —Marcus Aurelius

  6. “The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.” (“El día que tememos como el último no es más que el cumpleaños de la eternidad.”) —Seneca

Halloween provides opportunities to scare & be scared, and the joy of costumes, tricks, and treats is endless! Dia de los Muertos reminds us that death is inevitable, but we keep our loved ones alive through our memories of them. 

Whether your spooky celebration is silly, serious, or somewhere in between, a Lovepop Halloween card is the most creative way to spread the spook. Happy trick or treating, and don't forget your Halloween greeting! Browse the collection to find the perfect artsy way to say Happy Halloween to your best friends (or fiends)! 

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