Halloween only comes once a year, but that doesn’t mean you haven’t been thinking about your costume since last October. Vampire, mermaid, superhero — the options are endless. After carving a pumpkin and having a Halloween movie marathon, put on the perfect playlist and get ready for a night of frights. Whether you’ve prepared an elaborate outfit or decided to go with a last-minute DIY option, you need to post a pic of your Halloween costume on all your social media accounts, especially Instagram.
Need a caption? That’s where we come in. These Halloween Instagram captions are the perfect way to share a spooky (or cute!) photo of your look. Your followers won’t be able to scroll by without giving you a heart. And if you want to give your friends more of a fright with your Halloween Instagram caption, choose one of these spooky scary quotes.
Cute Halloween Captions
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What’s up, pumpkin?
Ghouls just wanna have fun!
This witch can be bribed with chocolate.
No tricks, just treats!
Keep calm and scare on.
Something wicked this way comes.
Cutest pumpkin in the patch.
Eat, drink, and be scary.
Too cute to spook.
Boo from the crew.
Everything’s better with a little magic.
Witchful thinking.
Happy Howl-oween.
Creature feature.
A real witch is nothing without her ghoul friends.
Too ghoul for school.
Bad to the bone.
Bugs and hisses.
Having a boo-tiful night.
This is where the magic happens.
You’ve got me under your spell.
Brrr … it’s cold in here. There must be some spirits in the atmosphere!
Keep calm and carry a wand.
Mischief managed.
Ready, set, ghoul!
Absolutely fa-boo-lous.
Funny Halloween Captions
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Oh my gourd, Becky, look at her bat.
Resting witch face.
You better work, witch.
Creep it real.
Trick or treat yo’ self.
Here for the boos.
Witch better have my candy.
Who run the world? Ghouls.
I can’t be held responsible for stolen candy.
#SquadGhouls.
Swish swish, witch.
What’s up, witches?
Ghostest with the mostest.
Have a fa-boo-lous Halloween!
Demons are a ghouls best friend.
You look better with the mask on.
Don’t make me get the flying monkeys.
Had a bloody good Halloween.
Life is gourd.
Basic witch.
Hey boo-tiful.
We had a fang-tastic time!
Have a spooktacular night
Fangs for the memories.
Oh! I’m so sorry – I thought that was your costume.
Bow down, witches.
If the broom fits, fly it.
Shake your BOOty.
You make me batty.
Halloween Captions Inspired by Movies

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“It’s all just a bunch of hocus pocus!” —Hocus Pocus
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” —Macbeth
“It’s Halloween; everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” —Halloween
“Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.” —Halloweentown
“Get in, loser. We’re going haunting.” —A play on Regina George’s iconic line in Mean Girls
“Being normal is vastly overrated.” —Halloweentown
“Never trust the living.” —Beetlejuice
“Be afraid, be very afraid.” —The Fly
“I see dead people.” —The Sixth Sense
“I am the pumpkin king!” —The Nightmare Before Christmas
“I’m a ghost with the most, babe.” —Beetlejuice
“There’s only 365 days left until next Halloween!” —The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Where my ghouls at?” —Monster High
“I’m a mouse, duh.” —Mean Girls
“I would like, if I may, to take you on a strange journey.” —Rocky Horror Picture Show
“Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep.” —A Nightmare On Elm Street
“Hi! I’m Chucky. Wanna play?” —Child’s Play
“Oh look, another glorious morning. It makes me SICK!” —Hocus Pocus
“It’s alive!” —Frankenstein
Halloween Captions Inspired by Songs
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“I put a spell on you because you’re mine.” —Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
“It’s close to midnight, something evil’s lurking from the dark.” —Michael Jackson
“This is Halloween, everybody make a scene.” —Marilyn Manson
“What’s in your head?” —The Cranberries
“I’m friends with the monster that’s under my bed.” —Rihanna
“Who you gonna call?” —Ray Parker Jr.
“They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious, and spooky.” —Andrew Gold
“Scary monsters, super creeps keep me running, running scared.” —David Bowie
“Love is kind of crazy with a spooky little boy like you.” —Dusty Springfield
“She is like a cat in the dark. And then she is the darkness.” —Stevie Nicks
“Must be the season of the witch.” —Donovan
“I always feel like somebody’s watching me.” —Rockwell
“Heads will roll … on the floor.” —Yeah Yeah Yeahs
“When we all fall asleep, where do we go?” —Billie Eilish
“Baby, I’m howlin’ for you.” —The Black Keys
“I’m sweet but I’m psycho” —Ava Max
Halloween Captions Inspired by Quotes
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“Double, double toil, and trouble.” —William Shakespeare
“If you’ve got it, haunt it.” —Rose Pressey
“Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” —Tim Burton
“Trick or treat, bag of sweets, ghosts are walking down the street.” —Unknown
“On Halloween you get to become anything that you want to be.” —Ava Dellaria
“Sticky fingers, tired feet; one last house, trick or treat!” —Rusty Fischer
“Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween’s upon us now.” —Richelle E. Goodrich
“Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.” —Mason Cooley
“When black cats prowl and pumpkins gleam, may luck be yours on Halloween.” —Unknown
“Nothing on earth is so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” —Steve Almond
“Beware what dare crawls up your sleeve, For ’tis the night called Hallows Eve.” — Richelle E. Goodrich.
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