Halloween
22 Creepy Instagram Caption Ideas To Use On Halloween
Something wicked this way comes.
As Halloween grows closer, it's hard to ignore the spooky feeling in the air as the crisp, fall chill sets in. Halloween is a time for fun and elaborate costumes, creepy decorations on everyone's lawns, and a generally devilish vibe that gives you goosebumps at night. So, if you want to post a Halloween-themed photo on your Instagram page, you're going to need a scary caption to go along with it to really capture the spirit of the holiday. There are plenty of creepy Halloween Instagram caption ideas that will definitely score you more likes.
The history of Halloween is just as spooky as the day itself. Also known as All Hallows' Eve, it's a holiday that can be traced all the way back about 2,000 years to a pre-Christian Celtic festival called Samhain. There isn't a lot of information on Samhain (pronounced “Saa-wen”), but researchers believe it was a time of communicating with the dead — which is essentially what Halloween is. Halloween is a day when many believe the spirits of the dead are able to cross over into our world. Because it's so focused on death (skeletons, ghouls, ghosts, demons, the underworld), it can seem pretty terrifying.
The good news is your Instagram followers are likely mere mortals. So, you don’t need to cast any spells or use an Ouija board in order to communicate with them. But, if you’re really trying to summon a double-tap from them when they see your Halloween costume reveal, a spooky caption can be sure to win them over.
Whether you’re looking for a silly movie reference from a classic like Hocus Pocus, or a more eerie quote about the sinister origins of Halloween, there are plenty of captions that will perfectly complement whatever vibe you’re going for. Just make sure you don’t write anything that could summon an unwanted follower to your page — like “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.”
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"Halloween wraps fear in innocence, as though it were a slightly sour sweet. Let terror, then, be turned into a treat … " — Nicholas Gordon
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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 Shelley
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"Shadows of a thousands years rise again unseen, voices whisper in the trees, 'Tonight is Halloween!'" — Dexter Kozen
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"Sometimes the things in our heads are far worse than anything they could put in books or on film." — C.K. Webb
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"There is magic in the night when pumpkins glow by moonlight." — Unknown
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"Whatever you do… don't fall asleep.” — A Nightmare on Elm Street
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"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble." — William Shakespeare
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"Silent phantoms of the night in their robes of ghostly white, they are always to be seen on the night of Halloween." — Unknown
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"Werewolves howl. Phantoms prowl. Halloween's upon us now." — Richelle E. Goodrich
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"Something wicked this way comes." — William Shakespeare
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"It's said that All Hallow's Eve is one of the nights when the veil between the worlds is thin — and whether you believe in such things or not, those roaming spirits probably believe in you, or at least acknowledge your existence, considering that it used to be their own. Even the air feels different on Halloween, autumn-crisp and bright." — Erin Morgenstern
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"Hark! Hark to the wind! 'Tis the night, they say, When all souls come back from the far away — The dead, forgotten this many a day!" — Virna Sheard
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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
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"For no mere mortal can resist the evil of the thriller." — Vincent Price, "Thriller"
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“When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth.” — Dawn of the Dead (1978)
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"The moon has awoken with the sleep of the sun. Light has been broken and the spell has begun." — Tairrie B
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“Life’s no fun without a good scare.” — The Nightmare Before Christmas
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“It’s all a bunch of hocus pocus.” — Hocus Pocus
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"A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality." — It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
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“It was a graveyard smash.” — “The Monster Mash”
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“Why are you dressed so scary?” “It’s Halloween.” — Mean Girls
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“Don’t torture yourself, Gomez. That’s my job.” — The Addams Family
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