Halloween Words: Spooky Terms and Their Meanings

Discover a comprehensive list of Halloween-themed words to enhance your festive vocabulary and add a spooky touch to your celebrations.

1. Ghost- A spirit of a dead person.
2. Witch- A person with magical powers.
3. Vampire- A mythical being who drinks blood.
4. Pumpkin- A large orange gourd carved into jack-o’-lanterns.
5. Skeleton- A structure of bones representing a body.
6. Zombie- A reanimated corpse.
7. Haunted- Inhabited by spirits.
8. Graveyard- A cemetery.
9. Cobweb- A spider’s web, often indicative of neglect.
10. Bat- A nocturnal flying mammal often associated with vampires.
11. Mummy- A preserved body wrapped in bandages.
12. Cauldron- A large pot used by witches for brewing potions.
13. Black Cat- An omen of bad luck.
14. Mask- A covering worn on the face.
15. Spider- An eight-legged arachnid.
16. Candy- Sweets given to trick-or-treaters.
17. Costume- A set of clothes worn to look like someone or something else.
18. Trick- or-Treat – A Halloween tradition of asking for treats door-to-door.
19. Potion- A magical or medicinal liquid.
20. Monster- An imaginary creature, often frightening.
21. Boo- An exclamation meant to startle someone.
22. Scarecrow- A figure made to resemble a human to scare birds away.
23. Tombstone- A stone marker for a grave.
24. Full Moon- A lunar phase where the moon is fully visible.
25. Curse- A spell intended to cause harm.
26. Apparition- A ghostly figure.
27. Phantom- A ghost or spirit.
28. Fiend- An evil spirit or demon.
29. Wraith- A ghostly apparition.
30. Poltergeist- A ghost that causes physical disturbances.
31. Specter- A visible incorporeal spirit.
32. Enchant- To influence with magic.
33. Lantern- A light enclosed in a container.
34. Horror- An intense feeling of fear.
35. Fear- An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger.
36. Nightmare- A frightening dream.
37. Bewitch- To cast a spell on.
38. Cauldron- A large metal pot used in cooking or brewing.
39. Hex- A spell or charm.
40. Ghoul- A monster that eats human flesh.
41. Macabre- Disturbing and horrifying due to involvement with death.
42. Eerie- Weirdly frightening.
43. Spook- A ghost or specter.
44. Hocus- pocus – Deceptive or magical activities.
45. Rattle- A clattering sound.
46. Scream- A loud, piercing cry.
47. Chilling- Terrifying or frightening.
48. Creepy- Causing an uneasy feeling.
49. Devil- An evil spirit or demon.
50. Demon- A malevolent being.
51. Bloodcurdling- Extremely frightening.
52. Clown- A comic performer with a painted face; often depicted as scary.
53. Wicked- Evil or malicious.
54. Ogre- A large, hideous monster.
55. Lair- The home or den of a monster.
56. Crypt- An underground burial chamber.
57. Mausoleum- A building housing tombs.
58. Grimoire- A book of magic spells.
59. Shroud- A burial cloth.
60. Reaper- A personification of death.
61. Twilight- The faint light after sunset.
62. Cackle- A harsh, loud laugh.
63. Bones- The skeleton’s parts.
64. Howl- A long, mournful cry.
65. Moonlight- The light from the moon.
66. Inferno- A large fire or hell.
67. Abomination- A thing that causes disgust or loathing.
68. Banshee- A wailing spirit.
69. Blood- The red liquid in living bodies.
70. Changeling- A creature swapped with a human child.
71. Clairvoyant- Someone who can perceive things beyond normal sensory contact.
72. Coven- A group of witches.
73. Deadly- Able to cause death.
74. Diabolical- Belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil.
75. Doom- A terrible fate.
76. Ectoplasm- A substance supposedly exuded by ghosts.
77. Elixir- A magical potion.
78. Fiery- Consisting of fire.
79. Fright- A sudden intense feeling of fear.
80. Gory- Involving much bloodshed.
81. Harbinger- A sign of something to come.
82. Incantation- A series of words said as a magic spell.
83. Malevolent- Having a wish to do evil.
84. Occult- Knowledge of the hidden or supernatural.
85. Paranormal- Outside the range of normal experience.
86. Petrify- To make someone so frightened that they are unable to move.
87. Restless- Unable to rest or relax.
88. Sinister- Giving the impression that something harmful will happen.
89. Spectral- Ghostly.
90. Spine- chilling – Frightening in an exciting way.
91. Supernatural- Beyond the laws of nature.
92. Tomb- A large vault for burying the dead.
93. Undead- A reanimated corpse.
94. Unholy- Sinful or wicked.
95. Voodoo- A religion involving magic and ancestor worship.
96. Warlock- A male witch or sorcerer.
97. White Noise- A random signal with equal intensity at different frequencies.
98. Wraith- A ghostly apparition.
99. Wretched- In a very miserable or unhappy state.
100. Yowl- A loud, wailing cry.