Halloween Vocabulary

Verbs

to dress up [as + something]

to be dressed up [as + something]

to be in costume

to be (a Halloween costume)

to scare

to terrify

to horrify

to disturb

to prank

to celebrate

to observe

to watch movies

to dance

to dance to Halloween music

to listen to Halloween music

to kill

to murder

to die

to decorate

to buy Halloween supplies

to buy Halloween decorations

to go Halloween shopping

to bite

to suck blood

to attack

to facepaint

to do someone’s makeup

to curse

to cast a spell [on + someone]

to haunt

to fly

to float

to hove [above + something]

to carve pumpkins

to make Jack-o’-lanterns

to hollow out a pumpkin

to roast pumpkin seeds

to trick-or-treat

to go trick-or-treating

to prank

to pull a prank [on + someone]

to trick

to be high on sugar

to get a sugar high

to cackle

to scream

to laugh maniacally

to howl

to creep

to stalk around

to give someone goosebumps

to get goosebumps

to send shivers down someone’s spine

to lurk

to petrify

to possess

to prowl

to rot

to reek

to be afraid [of + something]

to be scared [of + something]

to tell a ghost story

to decompose

Adjectives

Halloweeny

festive

macabre

morbid

dark

evil

scary

scared

frightening

terrifying

terrified

horrifying

horrified

horrific

disturbed

decorated

dressed up

dead

ghostly

warty

black

orange

grey

hairy

furry

haunted

eerie

creepy

dangerous

paranormal

sweet

sugary

chocolatey

sour

gross

bloody

gorey

blood-chilling

blood-curdling

chilling

enchanting

gruesome

violent

lifeless

magic

mysterious

ominous

petrified

possessed

shadowy

cold

sinister

rotten

slimy

spooky

supernatural

wicked

bone-chilling

spine-tingling

toxic

afraid

Nouns

HOLIDAY SEASON

spooky season

Spooktober

Halloween / Hallowe’en

Hallow’s Eve

ACTIVITIES

trick-or-treating

pranking

pumpkin carving

haunted house

Halloween party

costume party

costume contest

murder mystery party

masquerade

parade

movie watching

horror movies

Halloween movies

storytelling

pub crawl

FOOD

goody bag

candy bucket

candy bowl

candy

hard candy

candy corn

gummies

gummy worms

worms and dirt

suckers

chocolate bars

bags of chips

gum

pumpkin seeds

COSTUMES

face paint

makeup

special effects makeup

fake blood

fake scars

stitches

injury

wound

bandage

wig

mask

outfit

witch’s hat

witch’s broom

broomstick

witch’s nose

wizard hat

cloak

cape

staff

fangs

vampire teeth

silver bullet

garlic necklace

horns

halo

wings

TRADITIONAL CHARACTERS

victim

witch

wizard

warlock

sorcerer

werewolf

vampire

zombie

the undead

mummy

skeleton

monster

boogeyman

Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

mad scientist

the Headless Horseman

ogre

troll

ghost

apparition

spectre

evil spirit

demon

the devil

angel

fairy / pixie

black cat

STATES OF BEING

excitement

thrill

adrenaline rush

nightmare

goosebumps

fear / fright

terror

horror

darkness

evil

wrath

maniacal laughter

fast heartbeat

scream

numbness

lifelessness

death

murder

serial murder

DECORATIONS

pumpkin

pumpkin guts

Jack-o’-lantern

lantern

cobwebs

spider webs

crime scene

dead body / corpse

cadaver

laboratory

evil lair

guts

blood and gore

haunted forest

bat

rat

worm

cemetery / graveyard

tombstone

organ

bones

coffin / casket

cauldron

crow

raven

body parts

crystal ball

séance

scarecrow

voodoo doll

poison

potion

ooze

skull

mausoleum

candle

candelabra

NATURE

fog / mist

forest

dead leaves

bare trees

pumpkin

shadow

twilight

night

nighttime

midnight

full moon

moonlight

OTHER

legend

curse / spell / jinx

enchantment

magic

dark magic

inferno

hell