21 Unique-Yet-Chic Halloween Candles for a Spooktacular Celebration

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Want to hear something truly scary? It’s already time to start breaking out the Halloween decor. Even if you lack the ambition (or storage space) to go wild with a spooktacular front porch for trick-or-treaters or a terrifyingly chic tablescape, it’s always fun to incorporate a few nods to the spine-chilling season. The perfect solution? Halloween candles. Not only do they smell nice (it’s officially PSL season, after all) and take up minimal space, their flickering flames add ghostly drama to a dimly lit room. Group together a coven of black pillar candles for a simple-yet-effective goth-glam centerpiece. Place a flameless option on your stoop alongside some pumpkins for some eerie ambience. Or simply let the aroma of cinnamon spice waft through your dwelling. From the creepy to the just-plain gourd-geous (sorry), here are the best Halloween candles of 2023.

Ghost Candles

No one likes to be ghosted...except when it comes in candle form. This feel-good phantom (you can choose from either design) can be customized with your preferred color and fragrance, but we love the classic white look.

Pumpkin Spice and Black Walnut Candle

Anthropologie is always a chic bet when it comes to pretty seasonal candles. And this one—with its spiced, roasted pumpkin fragrance and rustic wood vessel—smells as good as it looks.

Supernatural Scented Candle

Minimalism more your thing? Then snag this witchy option from Nette. The smoky scent is meant to conjure “spells and incantations,” but we would argue it summons major style points too.

24 Halloween Skull Shape Candles

If two heads are better than one, then this set of two dozen skull-shaped candles is most certainly overkill (see what we did there?). Place these cuties in your jack-o-lanterns, or intersperse them on a dramatic runner for your All Hallow’s Eve feast.

Skull Flameless Candle

Love the skull candles but not the fire hazard? Opt for this large flameless one from Pottery Barn. Place her on your front steps alongside some pumpkins, or set atop a stack of coffee table books on your cocktail table for a touch of the dark side.

Floating Candles with Wand

This Harry Potter-inspired set of 20 flameless tapers is going viral (the product has 151 million TikTok views and counting) for a reason: Hang them from your ceiling or light fixtures for a ghostly array of floating candles. The best part? They turn on with an accompanying magic wand. Now that’s wizardry!

Hinoki Fantome Candle

Reviewers rave about this hot scent from Boy Smells, with its whiffs of Japanese cypress and jasmine. According to the company, hinoki fosters relaxation...just the thing after a parade of trick-or-treaters.

Skeletal Spine Halloween Wax Candle

This spine-tingling Halloween candle is perfect for your orthopedist...or for an OTT dinner party.

Skeleton Halloween Taper Candles

Or, if lumbars aren’t your thing, go for these terrifying tapers.

Halloween Flickering Candles

This trio of chilling, battery-powered candles emits a warm amber glow without the hassle or hazard of real wicks. We’re loving the Edgar Allan Poe vibes.

Autumn Hayride Candle

Not a fan of frights? Take comfort in a fragrance that’s meant to evoke one of the season’s more wholesome activities, a hayride. This candle blends notes of sweet, sun-warmed hay with timber, maple, and amber.

Spiced Pumpkin Latte Candle

If your morning PSL ritual just isn’t cutting it, why not try filling your home with its aroma? Voluspa’s raved-about option is a classic and, with its 80-hour burn time, you’ll have your caffeine fix for days.

Black Pillar Candle

While candle drips are pretty, they can be a mess to contend with once the party’s over. Anthro’s elegant pillar option, however, has the look of melted wax, but with a dripless formulation. Now that’s scary good!

Wax Drip Flameless Pillar Candle

Or you can get the look with this chic, flame-free option. Place one in your window or in a rustic lantern on your patio.

Oaxacan Floral Taper Candle

It doesn’t get much more spectacular than this dramatic frilled candle. These beauties are handmade in Mexico and feature tiers of beeswax petals—a tradition that goes back generations. But hurry—these are nearly guaranteed to sell out fast.

Black Taper Candles

You can’t go wrong with slim black tapers placed in a theatrical candelabra.

Dreadful Drip Candle

These tapers might look standard, but they contain a chilling secret: Ignite them and watch drips of red wax slowly creep down.

Pumpkin and Sweet Vanilla Candle

Another “gourd” choice, courtesy of Anthropologie, that’s scented like a slice of pumpkin pie. Bonus: The metallic vessel doubles as stylish fall decor that will last you through Thanksgiving.

Pumpkin Chai Scented Candle

Nest’s top-rated candle is a cult fave for a reason: It’s long-lasting and features a rich—not sickly-sweet—pumpkin aroma.

Pumpkin Picking Candle

Take a trip to the pumpkin patch with this crisp-smelling option, courtesy of Homesick.

Basically Dead Tombstone Candle

Because aren’t we all? Use this pint-size funereal candle to top Halloween baked goods or to add a dose of cynicism to your costume party spread.

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