100 Ghoul-larious Halloween Riddles & Jokes For Kids (2025)
Did you hear about the zombie party?
It wasn’t very lively!
Share these frightfully funny Halloween riddles and jokes for a good laugh with friends and family.
Ask these Halloween riddles and jokes:
- In the classroom with students
- At a Halloween party
- Host an open mic for a spooktacular family night!
Let’s get this party star-dead with Halloween riddles!
Fun Halloween ‘What Am I’ Riddles
Answer these ‘What Am I’ Halloween riddles!
1. I’m made of bones, but I’m not alive. I dance and rattle, and give you a surprise. What am I?
2. The person who made me doesn’t want me. The person who bought me doesn’t need me. The person who uses me will never know. What am I?
3. I stand still to protect and cause fear, so things fly away before they get near. What am I?
4. I’m tall when I’m young and short when I’m old. Once a year I make a heavy pumpkin light and more bold. What am I?
5. I have hundreds of ears, but I cannot hear. What am I?
6. I have a broom, but it’s not for sweeping. I wear a hat and cast spells while you’re sleeping. What am I?
7. I am often buried with fabulous wealth, which makes me a little wrapped up in myself. What am I?
8. The more you take away, the bigger I get. But wait, you won’t want to get in me quite yet! What am I?
9. I fly around when you turn off the light. When you get up in the morning, I say goodnight. What am I?
10. I’m sweet, often in a pie, and come from a vine. What am I?
11. I am red, orange, and yellow and can be found on something tall. But I never ever get hurt when I fall. What am I?
12. Some think I’m creepy when I crawl on the floor. I’m tiny but can make a grown man run for the door. What am I?
13. I’m pale and quiet, I float and glide. I may give you a fright when I pass by. What am I?
14. When the moon comes out at night, my howl and sharp teeth cause quite a fright. What am I?
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15. I live in a coffin, but I’m not dead. I drink blood and hate garlic bread. What am I?
16. I’m a black bird that caws in the night. My feathers are dark, and I give you a fright. What am I?
17. I prowl the neighborhood at night. I have sharp claws, and glowing eyes, and if I cross your path bad luck is in sight. What am I?
18. I’m a bubbling pot filled with tricks and treats. I can make things disappear with a few chants and beats. What am I?
19. I creep up silently, with a rattle and moan. My teeth are sharp, and I’m always alone. What am I?
20. You say ‘trick or treat’ when you come to the door. You are ready to fill your bucket with my sweet treat you get from the store. What am I?
21. I can be found in graveyards, silent and cold. I mark where the dead lie, with stories untold. What am I?
22. I’m picked then I’m carved and lit with a light. I am set out and displayed on Halloween night. What am I?
23. I have no feet to dance, I have no eyes to see, I have no life to live or die, but yet I do all three. What am I?
24. You can find me from head to toe, I am a liquid, I make some people faint and I am in every living being you know. What am I?
25. I have hardly any lights, but a lot of creaking floors. There are all kinds of strange noises and some random slamming doors. What am I?
26. I don’t have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty. What am I?
27. Often used by witches to cast their spell, a slimy creature am I, and ugly as well. What am I?
28. Read me or write me, I’m good for a fright. I can be spooky but I’m best told at night. What am I?
29. I am home to one, enemy to another. I am silky smooth, but I am never desired. What am I?
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30. The floor of a one-story haunted house is black and the walls are green. What color are the stairs?
Answer: There are no stairs, it’s a one-story house
31. The more of these a witch takes, the more she leaves behind. What are they?
Answer: Footsteps.
32. A ghost rides into town on Monday, spends one night at a haunted house, then leaves on Monday. How is this possible?
Answer: The ghost’s horse is named “Monday.”
33. A haunted house has 17 ghosts, all but nine leave. How many are left?
Answer: Nine.
34. When is it bad luck to see a black cat?
Answer: When you’re a mouse.
35. How do you spell candy in 2 letters?
Answer: C and Y
36. What do you call a skeleton that makes you laugh and giggle when you’re sad?
Answer: A funny bone.
37. A zombie, a mummy, and a ghost bought a house. It has all the usual rooms except for one. What room won’t you find?
Answer: A living room
38. What makes skeletons strong and black cats purr with delight?
Answer: Milk
39. Why don’t mummies take vacations?
Answer: They’re afraid they’ll relax and unwind.
40. What is wicked, homeless, white, and goes up and down?
Answer: A ghost in an elevator.
41. What’s the problem with twin witches?
Answer: You never know which witch is which.
42. What goes “Ha, ha, ha, THUD?”
Answer: A zombie laughing his head off.
43. Where do ghosts, mummies, and zombies love to swim?
Answer: The Dead Sea
44. What do the mummies, zombies, vampires, goblins, and witches all have in common?
Answer: The letter “i”
45. Why are there fences around cemeteries?
Answer: Because people are dying to get in.
46. Where do you find zombie houses?
Answer: On a dead-end street.
47. How do you fix a broken jack-o’-lantern?
Answer: With a pumpkin patch.
48. What do witches study in school?
Answer: Spelling
49. Why didn’t the skeleton go to the prom?
Answer: She had no body to dance with.
50. What kind of vehicle does Frankenstein drive?
Answer: A monster truck
51. What do mummies listen to on Halloween?
Answer: Wrap music
52. Why did the zombie go to the orthodontist?
Answer: To improve his bite.
53. What do you call an athletic pumpkin?
Answer: A jock-o-lantern
54. What do you call a werewolf with a fever?
Answer: A hot dog
55. Why did the zombie eat brains?
Answer: He wanted food for thought.
56. How can you tell that a vampire has a cold?
Answer: It’s coffin
57. Why should you avoid werewolves?
Answer: They’re good fur nothing
58. Where do baby ghosts go?
Answer: Day-scare
59. How do you say “goodbye” to a vampire?
Answer: So long, sucker!
60. Did you hear about the gloomy jack-o’-lantern?
Answer: It needed to lighten up.
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More Kids Halloween Jokes & Puns
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61. Where do spirits go to buy stamps?
Answer: The ghost office
62. What do ghosts use to fix their hair?
Answer: Scare spray
63. What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert?
Answer: Ice scream
64. What kind of rocks do ghosts collect?
Answer: Tombstones
65. What do ghosts like to read?
Answer: Boo-ks
66. Why aren’t ghosts very good liars?
Answer: Because you can see right through them.
67. What do you call two witches in a haunted house?
Answer: Broommates
68. What do you call a witch that lives at the beach?
Answer: A sand-witch
69. Why couldn’t the little witch read her spellbook?
Answer: It was written in curse-ive
70. Why don’t skeletons play music at church?
Answer: They don’t have any organs.
71. Why are skeletons so calm?
Answer: Nothing gets under their skin.
72. What do skeletons say before eating?
Answer: “Bone appetite.”
73. How do skeletons make calls?
Answer: On the tele-bone
74. How do ghosts take their coffee?
Answer: With scream and sugar
75. Where do spiders do their shopping?
Answer: On the web
76. What do you need to unlock a haunted house?
Answer: A spoo-key.
77. What do you get when you drop a pumpkin?
Answer: Squash
78. What’s a mathematician’s favorite Halloween treat?
Answer: Pumpkin pi
79. What’s a vampire’s favorite snack?
Answer: Neck-tarine
80. Why does everyone like skeleton jokes?
Answer: Because they’re humerus.
81. Why did the scarecrow win an award?
Answer: It was outstanding in its field.
82. Why do witches like to stay in hotels?
Answer: They offer broom service.
83. Why was the witch late for work?
Answer: She over-swept
84. What’s a ghost’s favorite game?
Answer: Hide and shriek
85. Why did the ghost need first aid?
Answer: It had a boo-boo.
86. How do monsters predict the future?
Answer: They check their horror-scope.
87. Why don’t mummies have any friends?
Answer: They’re too wrapped up in their own problems.
88. What do you call a monster who likes to dance?
Answer: The boogeyman
89. Did you hear about the confusing cemetery book?
Answer: It had too many plots!
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Halloween Knock Knock Jokes
90. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Twick.
Twick who?
Twick or tweet, smell my feet, give me something good to eat!
91. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Ivana.
Ivana who?
Ivana suck your blood.
92. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Boo.
Boo who?
Don’t cry! It’s almost Halloween!
93. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Aida.
Aida who?
Aida lost of candy and now my stomach hurts.
94. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Phillip.
Phillip who?
Phillip my bag with Halloween candy!
95. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange you glad I didn’t say zombie?
96. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Al.
Al who?
Al give you a Kit Kat for a Snickers.
97. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Norway.
Norway who?
Norway I will leave until I get some candy!
98. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Fangs.
Fangs who?
Fangs for letting me in!
99. Knock, Knock!
Who’s there?
Bee.
Bee who?
Bee-ware, there’s a full moon this Halloween!
100. Knock, Knock!
Who’s there?
Witch.
Witch who?
Witch one of you will give me some Halloween candy?
Also, check out this fun Halloween charades game!
More Spooktacular Halloween Activities
If you love Halloween riddles and lively conversation, use these Halloween questions and games to add to the fun.
Halloween Minute to Win It Games
From ghostly challenges to spooky races, these easy Halloween minute to win it games will keep kids and adults entertained! Play at parties or at home!
Halloween Would You Rather Questions
Would you rather put “At least we had fun” or “It’s really dark down here” on your gravestone?
Use these funny would you rather questions to add to your Halloween celebrations.
Or grab this Halloween This or That Game Printable!
Halloween Ice Breaker Questions
What is the best pumpkin carving you’ve ever seen? What did it look like?
Use these Halloween Questions to enhance dinner table discussions!
Halloween Trivia
Looking for friendly competition for your get-together?
Test everyone’s knowledge of this spooky holiday with:
Halloween Scavenger Hunt (Free Printable)
Grab this fun and family-friendly Halloween Scavenger Hunt.
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Do you have these Riddles/Jokes in a printable form? I’d love to send them in to school with my 4th grader to help with conversations/socially connecting with classmates at lunch. Thanks much! Just found your website and it is SO AMAZING!
Hi there! We don’t have a printable form of the riddles at this time, but it’s something I’ll look into making! So glad you love the site!