Scary Halloween Quotes

Clothes make a statement. Costumes tell a story.

Mason Cooley

Inspirational, Halloween, Autumn

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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.

H. P. Lovecraft

Fear, Halloween, Strong Emotions

H.P. Lovecraft, Digital Papyrus (2014). “H.P. Lovecraft: The Ultimate Collection (160 Works Including Early Writings, Fiction, Collaborations, Poetry, Essays & Bonus Audiobook Links)”, eBookIt.com

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I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti

Thomas Harris

Movie, Nice, Great Year

"The Silence of the Lambs". www.imdb.com. 1991.

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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown

H. P. Lovecraft

Fear, Halloween, Scary

H. P. Lovecraft (2014). “Complete Collection Of H. P. Lovecraft - 150 eBooks With 100+ Audiobooks (Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)”, p.11, Ageless Reads

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I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.

Henry David Thoreau

Lonely, Halloween, Fall

Henry David Thoreau, Laura Ross (2009). “Walden, Or, Life in the Woods: Bold-faced Ideas for Living a Truly Transcendent Life”, p.50, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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Being in a band you can wear whatever you want - it’s like an excuse for Halloween everyday.

Gwen Stefani

Halloween, Band, Want

"Gwen Stefani Rocked The Sheer Trend Back In The ‘90s" by Amanda McGowan, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 20, 2012.

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Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.

Edgar Allan Poe

Love, Dream, Art

"The Raven" l. 25 (1845)

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There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.

George Carlin

Funny, Halloween, Night

George Carlin (2015). “3 x Carlin: An Orgy of George including Brain Droppings, Napalm and Silly Putty, and When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?”, p.86, Hachette UK

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There is something haunting in the light of the moon.

Joseph Conrad

Halloween, Moon, Light

Joseph Conrad (1905). “Lord Jim”, p.230, McClure, Phillips & Company

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Never take candy from strangers.

Rita Rudner

Halloween, Candy Corn, Stranger

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There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.

Jean Baudrillard

Funny, Sarcastic, Revenge

Jean Baudrillard (1989). “America”, p.48, Verso

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May Jack-o-lanterns burning bright, Of soft and golden hue, Pierce through the future's veil and show, What fate now holds for you?

Jerry Smith

Halloween, Fate, Burning

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I don't know that there are real ghosts and goblins, But there are always more trick-or-treaters than neighborhood kids.

Robert Breault

Halloween, Real, Kids

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On Halloween, witches come true; Wild ghosts escape from dreams. Each monster dances in the park.

Nick Gordon

Happy, Dream, Halloween

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The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.

Stephen King

Real, Halloween, Feet

Stephen King (2008). “Night Shift”, p.12, Anchor

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If human beings had genuine courage, they'd wear their costumes every day of the year, not just on Halloween.

Douglas Coupland

Courage, Halloween, Years

Douglas Coupland (2011). “The Gum Thief: A Novel”, p.23, Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.

Joseph Conrad

Halloween, Moon, Night

Joseph Conrad (1905). “Lord Jim”, p.230, McClure, Phillips & Company

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On Halloween, don't you know back when you were little, your mom tells you don't eat any candy until she checks it? I used to be so tempted to eat my candy on the way to other people's houses. That used to be such a tease.

Derrick Rose

Mom, Halloween, People

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Hobgoblins know the proper way to dance: Arms akimbo, loopy legs askew, Leaping into darkness with delight, Lusting for the ecstasy of fright, Open to the charm of horrors new.

Nick Gordon

Halloween, Darkness, Lust

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In masks and gown we haunt the street
And knock on doors for trick or treat
Tonight we are the king and queen,
For oh tonight it's Halloween!

Jack Prelutsky

Kings, Queens, Halloween

Jack Prelutsky (1977). “It's Halloween”, Scholastic Paperbacks

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I heard one cry in the night, and I heard one laugh afterwards. If I cannot forget that, I shall not be able to sleep again.

M. R. James

Halloween, Sleep, Night

M. R. James (2011). “Collected Ghost Stories”, p.70, OUP Oxford

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My candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open.

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

Halloween, Eye, Light

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1823). “Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus”, p.97, DOSER Reads

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When I was a kid my family was really poor and I remember one Halloween I wanted to dress up really scary and my parents came home with a duck costume. I wore that costume for years! I hated it.

R. L. Stine

Funny, Halloween, Kids

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After eating chocolate you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies, entice lovers.

Emily Luchetti

Halloween, Food, Army

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... we in the light sometimes fear what is no more to be feared than the things children in the dark hold in terror and imagine will come true.

Lucretius

Children, Halloween, Dark

Titus Lucretius Carus, William Henry Denham Rouse, Martin Ferguson Smith (1975). “De rerum natura”, Harvard University Press ; London : Heinemann

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