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320 Spooktacular Short Halloween Captions for Instagram

Halloween is definitely one of the most Insta-worthy holidays of the year. From the amazing costumes to the edgy themes, there is plenty to enjoy. Which is why we have put together a list of all the best short Halloween captions for you to share. And if you’re looking for short Halloween quotes for Instagram, we also have you covered.

Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.

Short Halloween Captions

Short Halloween Captions for Instagram

I’m so hex-cited.

Life is a boo-tiful journey.

Boo ya!

Bats and moonbeams make my dreams come true.

Fang-tastic fun

Future bride of Frankenstein.

I drink my coffee with scream and sugar.

Hauntingly beautiful or beautifully haunting? You decide!

Ghost Captions

Witch and famous.

Witch-ful thinking got me here.

Ghostly gala

I put a spell on you.

A ghost unlocks a door with a spoo-key.

When life gets batty, embrace it with a smile.

Wings up!

All boo’d up and nowhere to go.

No tricks, just treats.

Wishing you a Halloween filled with tricks and treats.

Witches be witchin’.

Ghosts use Sham-boo to wash their hair.

Happy Halloween Greetings, Messages and Wishes

Home is where the haunt is

Haunts and history in every corner here

Witch way to the wine?

“Too many Halloween decorations.” Says who?

Jeepers creepers!

Bone to be wild.

Creepin’ it real.

Witching you a happy birthday!

No tricks, only treats for you this Halloween.

Life’s a witch, then you fly.

Ghost a minute!

Ghosting through life with a smile.

Couple wtih Halloween couple captions

Dull ghosts are so boo-ring.

Bewitched and bewildered

Headed out for a breath of fresh scare.

Wishin’ for a scarytale ending.

The host couldn’t believe the ghost.

Bat mode: ON

Broomstick parking. All others will be toad.

Hocus pocus, I wish I could focus.

Momster and Dadcula.

My kind of house warming: ghost stories and cold spots

Scream team supreme

Witches get stitches.

Who needs Halloween? I ghost people all year long.

Happy Halloween Greetings, Messages and Wishes

Sweeter than candy.

Halloween is just a scream away.

Witch better have my broom!

Ghoul friend goals

Hope your Halloween is just purr-fect!

Goblins, ghouls and zombies, oh my!

You say witch like it’s a bad thing.

Creep it real

You’re a spell-ebration!

A pumpkin a day means Halloween is on its way.

Vampires are fang-tastic!

Come my little pretties.

Phantoms and frights done just right

Just booked a one-way trip to Pumpkintown.

Witch’s brew haha.

Zombie our guest.

Let’s make a witch-tastic team!

Pumpkins with funny pumpkin carving captions

Spooktacular scenes

I make spooky look cute.

You’ve got hex appeal.

That’s a witch hunt!

Here’s hoping all your Halloween fears come true.

Ghoulish greetings from the other side

This is boo sheet.

I put the “boo” in booty.

Bone-jour!

I’m changing my address to 1428 Elm Street.

Boo to you!

Spell-abrate good times!

Happy Halloween Greetings, Messages and Wishes

Spoiling for a fright.

Ghosts buy their clothes at a boo-tique.

Have a Scary Halloween and Happy Boo Year!

Make no mistake, I’m here for the candy.

I’ve been ready for Halloween since last Halloween.

Stay spooky.

This sheet is getting old!

Witching you lots of love!

Take me to your pump-king!

Shrieks come standard with the wallpaper

Completely sheet-faced.

Love at first bite.

The ghost went to the party for the boos.

Witching you a magical day!

Lit up jack o'lantern and candle with funny Halloween captions that says eat, drink and be scary

Bat vibes only.

Cereal killer.

Merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but Halloween.

Night creatures, unite!

Would a bad witch look this good?

You can’t ghost a ghost-er.

Moon + Bats = Magic

Happy Halloween! I hope you have a howling good time.

Just witching the time away.

Black cat got your tongue?

You make me feel like I’m the only ghoul in the world.

Hat with witch puns

Squad ghouls.

It’s time to monster mash!

Fill up my glass because I feel boo-zy tonight!

Lost souls and creaky floors, who could ask for more?

I wore my invisible costume to work. Not a single compliment.

Embracing the mystique of the night with my bat crew.

Just reserved my campsite at Camp Crystal Lake.

A sand-witch loves the beach.

In fact, I do drive stick.

Here’s to getting ghosted this Halloween!

Feeling witchy keen today!

I’m just here for the boo’s.

Bewitch you were here!

Castle with short captins about vampires

Show me the candy!

Let’s get down and boogie (monster).

Witches be crazy.

Caution: Goblins ahead.

Fear makes this house a ‘home’

Ghosting is my superpower, deal with it.

You en-witch my life.

My favorite season is haunted house.

Don’t look under the bed.

Fly high and embrace the night with my bat squad.

Wishing you a scarytale ending this Halloween!

 Where my ghouls at?

Ghost out and conquer.

I’m not a vampire, I just sparkle naturally.

A ghost comedian is dead funny.

Happy hauntings!

She’s a ghostly breeze in a world of shadows.

Spooky mama.

Here’s to a Halloween that’s so fun, it’s scary!

Skull with Halloween sayings for cards

Mischief and mold in every room

A nightmare on any street, A dream for my Instagram!

A witch in time saves nine.

This soup tastes witch-licious!

Have a spook-tacular Halloween!

Happy Halloween from the cutest pumpkin in the patch.

I’ve got déjà boo!

If you’re looking for a scare, then come fright this way!

Feeling wicked.

I’m not a ghost, I just appear dead inside.

Ghosts go to the Dead Sea for vacation.

Ghoul luck, babe!

Witch out for me!

All is calm, all is fright.

Cartoon with moon and jack o lanterns with cute sayings about Halloween

Ghost ahead, make my day.

Will you be my ghoul friend?

Ghouls just wanna have fun.

Unleashing my inner nocturnal soul.

You forgot to look under the bed.

This is where the magic happens!

Littlest pumpkin in the patch.

Haunted and flaunted

Ghost chefs: they’ll spook up your meal.

I’ve got a ghost problem — everyone sees right through me.

Keep calm and carry a witch!

Witching you and yours a very happy Halloween.

You’re my witch and famous!

I hope you like your coffee with scream and sugar.

May chills run down your spine this Halloween.

Ghosts serve I scream for dessert!

You’re sweeter than all the candy that I’ll receive this year.

Candles with short captions about haunted houses

You’re the treat to my trick.

Trick or treat, gimme something good to eat.

Ghoulish grins galore

Haunt mess express

Broom parking permitted.

Skulls and mice and everything nice.

Hex-t me later.

Just a poltergeist party

Take heed, ’tis the season for eerie indeed!

Youve bewitched me witch puns

Ghosts: all spirit, no substance.

Taking a coffin break.

Eek chic

To witch their own.

Embrace the darkness.

Couple with pumpkins on head with pumpkin head challenge captions

The gourd, the bad and the ugly.

You’ve ghost to be kidding me!

Spirits high, literally

Baby boo.

Ghostbusters unite!

Spirits are high, especially the haunted kind!

When the moon shines, the bats dance in harmony.

Spooky-seasoned and seasoned to be spooky!

I go to the bars for boos.

Straight from my cauldron and into your glass.

Mansion mischief managed

Feeling ghost-tastic today!

Just here for the boos.

Fangs for the memories!

Decorations with short captions about ghosts puns

I’m nobody’s ghoul.

Happy Halloween! We’re back and better. (From the dead.)

Ghost big or go home.

I’m the ghostess with the mostess.

Come in for a bite …

Fright night delight

Ghostly galavanting in this eerie establishment

Where my witches at?

Have a wicked good Halloween.

Bat-tastic!

Eerie evening escapade

Hey there, gourd-eous!

I’m just here for witching hour!

What ghost around comes around.

I’m witcher than you.

Witch and moon with witch captions

Broom with a view.

If the broom fits, fly it!

My heart beats to the rhythm of the bats.

Here’s to less tricks and more treats this Halloween.

Have a killer Halloween!

Trick-or-treat yourself this Halloween.

Bat to the bone.

I’m your worst nightmare.

Bake it in the coven.

May your jack-o’-lantern burn bright all through the night!

What do you mean? This is my costume.

If the broom fits, ride it.

Not all witches live in Salem.

Paranormal is just my normal around here

Beware of the witch.

We have a spot reserved for your broom this Halloween.

Just call me the HalloQueen / PumKing.

Pumpkins a ‘blazing, hope your Halloween is amazing!

Foggy silhouette with funny Halloween sayings

Keep calm and scare on.

There’s a message for you — it’s from the grave.

Phantom frenzy

Witch-tastic times ahead.

This house has its own kind of nightlife

Which wine goes best with M&Ms? Asking for a friend.

You’re the cutest pumpkin in the patch. Happy Halloween!

I’m 100% that witch.

Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about.

If you’ve got it, then haunt it.

This is my resting witch face.

Witch way to the party?

You’ve bewitched me!

Shadowy shenanigans

Just ghost with the flow.

Spooky vibes.

Beware and take care on Halloween night.

Ghost with puns for ghost Instagram captions

Echoes of the past, haunting the halls

Witch better have my candy.

Boo hoo!

You ghost, girl!

Boo-lieve in yourself!

Beware of the werecat.

This letter is sealed with a vampire bite.

Don’t worry, I won’t bite.

Jack-o’-lantern of all trades.

Bat kisses and moonlit wishes.

Working the graveyard shift.

Just a ghoul hanging out at my favorite haunt

Creeping it real in this haunted mansion

Boo-sy night out

Just me and my boo crew.

Jack o'lantern under a sheet with funny Halloween Instagram captions that says I'm here for the boos

Wickedly wonderful

I’m just a mere ghost of my former self.

In a world of humans, be a creature of the night.

This is my resting witch face.

Chasin’ the boos away.

A group of ghosts is called a boo-crew.

Ghouls just wanna have fun.

Where every whisper is a story untold

Witching you a Happy Halloween!

Ghosts have a lot of spirit – literally.

I hope all your screams come true!

If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Funny Halloween Quotes, Happy Halloween Greetings, Halloween Puns and Halloween Couple Captions.

Short Halloween Quotes for Instagram

“Your mind’s in disturbia / It’s like the darkness is the light” — Rihanna, “Disturbia”

“But maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much.” — Rockwell, “Somebody’s Watching Me”

“Beware, for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.” — Mary Shelley, “The Last Man”

“Psycho killer / Qu’est-ce que c’est?” — Talking Heads, “Psycho Killer”

“The boy. Is he dead, too?” — Alice Hardy, “Friday the 13th”

Funny Halloween Quotes

“I saw a werewolf drinkin’ a pina colada at Trader Vic’s / His hair was perfect.” — Warren Zevon,

“I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try.” — Michael Jackson, “Thriller”

“Just like a ghost, you’ve been a-hauntin’ my dreams.” — Classics IV, “Spooky”

“And to think, if it weren’t for you … I never would’ve danced at all.” — Red “Us”

“Our lives are one masked ball.” — Gaston Leroux, “The Phantom of the Opera”

“You ever feel prickly things on the back of your neck? — Cole Sear, “The Sixth Sense”

“Once upon a time, there was a girl and the girl had a shadow.” — Red, “Us”

“You’ll shake and shudder in surprise / When you hear these zombies shriek.” — Andrew Gold,

“Whatever you do … don’t fall asleep.” — Nancy Thompson, “A Nightmare on Elm Street”

“Love is kinda crazy with a spooky little girl like you.” — Classics IV, “Spooky”

Taylor Swift Halloween lyrics

“What an excellent day for an exorcism.” — Demon, “The Exorcist”

“There ain’t no second chance against the thing with 40 eyes.” — Michael Jackson, “Thriller”

“Don’t hang up on me.” — Ghostface, “Scream”

“Ride with the moon in the dead of night / Everybody scream, everybody scream!” — Danny Elfman,

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” — William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”

“Round about the cauldron go; In the poison’d entrails throw.” — William Shakespeare, “Macbeth”

“Everybody’s comin,’ leave your body at the door.” — Oingo Boingo, “Dead Man’s Party”

“There’s Halloween spooks outside my window!” — Lambert, Hendricks and Ross

“Come out, come out, wherever you are.” — Jack Torrance, “The Shining”

“I smiled, — for what had I to fear?” — Edgar Allen Poe, “The Tell-Tale Heart”

Come and play with us, Danny. Forever … and ever … and ever.” — The Grady Twins, “The Shining”

Orange moon with fun Halloween Quotes short

“Good evening, Clarice.” — Dr. Hannibal Lecter, “The Silence of the Lambs”

“It’s our time now. Our time up there.” — Red, “Us”

“You’re going to Camp Blood, ain’t ya? — Crazy Ralph, “Friday the 13th”

“You are all my children now.” — Freddy Krueger

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost.” — Billy Loomis, “Scream”

“The soul remains one, shared by two.” — Red, “Us”

“I went trick-or-treating and all I got was a bag full of rocks.” — Charlie Brown

“Now, sink into the floor.” — Missy Armitage, “Get Out”

“I see dead people.” — Cole Sear, “The Sixth Sense”

“I be the witch of the wood.” — Thomasin, “The Witch”

“Do you have any vacancies?” — Marion Crane, “Psycho”

Moon through clouds and tree branches with a short funny Halloween Quotes for Instagram that says never trust the living

“All good things to those who wait.” — Dr. Hannibal Lecter, “The Silence of the Lambs”

“Hey, have you come to sing pumpkin carols?” — Linus, “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”

“The circles under your eyes … how lovely you look today!” — Lily Munster, “The Munsters”

“Energy vampires love a good road trip.” — Colin Robinson, “What We Do in the Shadows”

“Looks like we’ve got another mystery on our hands.” — Fred, “Scooby-Doo”

“You rang?” — Lurch, “The Addams Family”

“I didn’t say she was dead, I said I killed her.” — Barnabas Collins, “Dark Shadows”

“Zoinks! It’s the creepy coin collector again!” — Shaggy, “Scooby-Doo”

“Spooky, scary skeletons / Send shivers down your spine.” — Andrew Gold

“Darkness falls across the land / The midnight hour is close at hand.” — Michael Jackson, “Thriller”

“Waiting for an invitation to arrive / Goin’ to a party where no one’s still alive.” — Oingo Boingo,

“The zombies were having fun / The party had just begun.” — Bobby “Boris” Pickett, “Monster Mash”

Carved pumpkins with Halloween quotes for October by Estes

This is Halloween, this is Halloween / Pumpkins scream in the dead of night.” — Danny Elfman,

“I like the night. Without the dark, we’d never see the stars.” — Stephanie Meyer, “Twilight”

“It’s Halloween. Everyone’s entitled to one good scare.” — Leigh Brackett, “Halloween”

“You’re afraid right now, aren’t ya?” — Indrid Cold, “The Mothman Prophecies”

So that is it for our list of Short Halloween Captions and Quotes. We hope you found the perfect one for you!

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Laynni Locke

I am Laynni Locke, a Canadian writer, reader and traveller with a passion for sharing life’s moments on social media. Keeping friends and family in the loop of our lives though photos and videos has become an essential activity for most.

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