It’s Halloween season, the time of year we are all primed for some spooky fun. From watching Halloween movies and TV shows to reading scary stories and sharing memorable quotes, celebrating the spirit of Halloween is never short of creative ideas.
For us in education, this festive season is also an opportunity for engaging students in immersive learning experiences. Halloween themed-activities, story-telling, reading, Halloween colouring pages are all ways to spark creativity, build language skills, and foster collaboration.
In today’s post, I compiled a collection of some of the popular Halloween quotes, phrases and sayings. These materials are sourced from different references including TV shows, books, movies, and many more. I invite you to check them out and share with us your feedback in our social media platforms.
1. “I don’t know that there are real ghosts and goblins, but there are always more trick-or-treater than neighborhood kids.” Robert Brault
2. “Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.” William Shakespeare, Macbeth
3. “If I’d known you were coming, I could’ve made up the dungeon.” Morticia Addams, The Addams Family
4. “It’s Halloween; everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” Brackett, Halloween
5. “Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen. Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween!'” Dexter Kozen
6. “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” Jack Skellington, “The Nightmare Before Christmas
7. “A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.” Lucy Van Pelt, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
8. “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
9. “Have you come to sing pumpkin carols?” –Linus, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
10. “Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.” –Mason Cooley
11. “Every day is Halloween, isn’t it? For some of us.” Tim Burton
12. “There’s a little witch in all of us.” Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic
13. “The only thing that really scares me about Halloween is running out of candy.” Melanie White
14. “That old black magic has me in its spell. That old black magic that you weave so well. Those icy fingers up and down my spine, The same old witchcraft when your eyes meet mine.” Frank Sinatra, “That Old Black Magic”
15. “I’m scared to close my eyes, I’m scared to open them. We’re going to die out here!” Heather, The Blair Witch Project
16. “Magic is really very simple, all you’ve got to do is want something and then let yourself have it.” Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown
17. “On Halloween, witches come true; wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park.” Nick Gordon
18. “Nothing on earth is so beautiful as the final haul on Halloween night.” Steve Almond
19. “Halloween is right around the corner. You can tell because all the stores are decked out for Christmas.” Stephen Colbert
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20. “It’s as much fun to scare as to be scared.” Vincent Price
21. “Halloween is not only about putting on a costume, but it’s about finding the imagination and costume within ourselves.” Elvis Duran
22. “The world turned upside down—in a good way—for one black velvet night.” Karen Fortunati
23. “I’m a master of fright, and a demon of light, and I’ll scare you right out of your pants.” Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
24. “A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality.” Lucy, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
25. “Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!” Count Dracula, Dracula
26. “There’s a little witch in all of us.” Alice Hoffman, “Practical Magic
