75 Best Halloween Wishes to Send a Spooky Greeting

It's the most spook-tacular time of the year! Time to spend countless hours brainstorming Halloween costumes, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, and creating Halloween decorations that are sure to delight. Yep, Halloween is nothing short of a treat!

So, why not spread the fun of Halloween around? It may not be a formality to send out Halloween wishes to your family and friends in the way you would normally do during Christmas or Thanksgiving—but that's not to say that you can't do it! In fact, we're all for it—which is why we created a list of the best Halloween wishes, sayings, and greetings.

Whether you're looking for something to write in a card, something to say to your neighborhood trick-or-treaters or even a simple Halloween Instagram caption, we've got you covered! You can try using a funny play on words with this one: "Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but Halloween." (There are plenty more Halloween puns where that came from.) You could also take lyrics from some of the best Halloween songs. This list has so many cute and funny Halloween quotes that'll suit your needs.

• Cats say meow, ghosts say boo, happy Halloween to you!
  
• Welcome to the Boo Crew!
  
• Here's to less tricks and more treats this Halloween.
  
• Happy Halloween! I hope you have a howling good time.
  
• Trick-or-treat yourself this Halloween.
  
• Pumpkins a 'blazing, hope your Halloween is amazing!
  
• You're the cutest pumpkin in the patch. Happy Halloween!
  
• You’re sweeter than all the candy that I'll receive this year.
• May your jack-o'-lantern burn bright all through the night!
• Here's to a Halloween that's so fun, it's scary!
  
• I hope you get lots of trick-or-treaters this year. Unless, of course, you’d prefer to keep all the candy for yourself.
  
• Eat, drink and be scary!
  
• It’s time to monster mash!
  
• I wave my wand and put on my cape and wish you lots of treats on this date.
• Giving my spookiest boo to you and yours this Halloween.
• Just know that zom-body is thinking of you this Halloween.
  
• Wishing you a scarytale ending this Halloween!
• We have a spot reserved for your broom this Halloween.

• Michael Myers with his creepy eyes; Jason, Freddy, and Pennywise. As you look out your window and they all draw near, don’t be afraid for Halloween is here!
• I am witching you a happy Halloween.
• Have a wicked good Halloween.
• Happy Halloween! May the monsters appear, and the candy disappear.
• May your Halloween be a total scream this year!
• Werewolves are howling, black cats are seen, we want to wish you a happy Halloween!
• I'll see you at the witching hour!
• Orange, black and green, there’s mischief brewing this Halloween.
• Ghosts and goblins, spooks galore, scary witches at your door, jack-o-lanterns smiling bright, wishing you a haunted night.
• Happy hauntings!
• I hope the spirits of Halloween make all your spooky wishes come true.
• Like Freddy, Jason, and Michael Meyers, my love for you will never die.
• I hope all your screams come true!
• Have a killer Halloween!
• This letter is sealed with a vampire bite.
• Take heed, 'tis the season for eerie indeed!
• If you're looking for a scare, then come fright this way!

• My horror-scope predicts that this Halloween will be pretty spooky.
• You know what they say: Keep calm, trick-or-treat and carry on.
• Happy Halloween! We're back and better. (From the dead.)
• I’ve got a ghost problem — everyone sees right through me.
• I hope you like your coffee with scream and sugar.
• You’re just my blood type!
• Mischief is my middle name.
• Livin’ the boo life!
• Creepin’ it real, y’all.
• Trick-or-treat, no one has your costume beat!
• Have a fang-tastic Halloween!
• Happy Halloween from your favorite family that's a little batty.
• Will you be watching your favorite movie, "Field of Screams" this Halloween?
• Don't worry, I won't ghost you this Halloween.
• I have a spooky case of the boo’s this Halloween.
• Best witches for a happy Halloween! (Sorry if I spelled that wrong!)
• It's Halloween so let's boo-gie!

• Not even the scariest monster can stop you from getting candy this Halloween!
• Happy Halloween! Don't forget to give me your unwanted candy! 😂
• Here's to hoping your candy supply lasts!
• You've got the most spooktacular costume I've ever seen! Go ahead and give them the biggest scare!
• May your evening be creepy and your costume be spooky. Happy Halloween!
• I love you just boo-cause.
• You are un-boo-lievably cute! Have so much fun trick-or-treating.
• Bet you’ll have the coolest costume on the block. I can’t wait to see it!
• A candy a day keeps the monsters away!
• Wishing you the best Halloween sugar high.
• I hope you have a sweet Halloween, my little ghouls and goblins.
• So much candy, so little time.

• "I ain't 'fraid of no ghost." — Ray Parker Jr., "Ghostbusters"
• “This is Halloween, everyone scream!” — The Citizens of Halloween Town, "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
• "Just like a ghost, you've been a-hauntin' my dreams." — The Classics IV, "Spooky"
• "Must be the season of the witch." — Donovan, "Season of the Witch"
• "There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes." — Michael Jackson, "Thriller"
• "'Cause it's witchcraft, wicked witchcraft." — Frank Sinatra, "Witchcraft"
• "Spooky, scary skeletons send shivers down your spine." — Andrew Gold, "Spooky, Scary Skeletons"
• "I am the one hiding under your stairs, fingers like snakes and spiders in my hair." — Citizens of Halloween Town, "This Is Halloween" from The Nightmare Before Christmas
• "Whatever happened to my 'Transylvania Twist?'" — Bobby Pickett, "Monster Mash"
• "I put a spell on you, because you're mine." — Annie Lennox, "I Put a Spell on You"
  
• "Tonight, all the monsters gonna dance. We're comin' to get you!" — China Anne McClain, "Calling All the Monsters"

Josiah Soto

Digital Content Producer

Josiah is the Digital Content Producer for the commerce team at Popular Mechanics, Best Products, Runner’s World, and Bicycling Magazine. He also writes for “BIO Buys”—a column on Biography.com—giving readers the lowdown on what products their favorite celebs are using. In another life, Josiah was an editor at ThePioneerWoman.com, where he sharpened his expertise on all things lifestyle, food-news, and entertainment. Outside work related matters, he’s a fan of Studio Ghibli films, unimportant reality TV drama, and melancholy Lorde songs.