75 Hilarious Halloween Riddles for a Spooky, Silly Good Time

Break out your decorations and stock up on candy—Halloween is officially here (can you believe it?)! Keeping the family entertained as the sun sets earlier can be a grave situation—fang-fully, we’ve brewed up a list of good Halloween riddles for adults and kids of all ages to keep the monsters under your spell. 

Skip the living nightmare of the restless and make this year’s Halloween fun by answering these eerily entertaining Halloween questions. From spooky questions about witches to funny ghost riddles and more, this list is sure to entertain. Beware of black cats, vampires and endless laughter as you attempt to solve this list of 75 Halloween riddles!

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Best Halloween Riddles

1. With pointed fangs I sit and wait
With piercing force, I dole out fate
Over bloodless victims, I proclaim my might
I can eternally join with a single bite.
What am I?

Dracula, or a stapler. 

2. I have a name but it isn’t mine
You don’t think about me while in your prime
People cry when I’m in their sight
Others lie with me all day and night.
What am I?

A tombstone. 

3. You may see this hairy creature by the light of the moon.
You can start running but it will likely catch you soon.
You can hope for escape with the rising sun.
But you have a better chance with silver bullets and a gun.
What am I?

A Werewolf. 

4. Who makes it, has no need for it.
Whoever buys it won’t use it.
Who uses it, won’t care.
What am I?

A casket. 

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5. A cloaked man went out to get his nightly drink but died soon after because his watch stopped. What happened?

Answer: Count Dracula’s watch said it was 3 a.m. but it was actually 3 p.m. in the afternoon. The vampire thinks the darkness is night, goes out for a drink, and gets caught in sunlight a few minutes later… which kills him.

6. I protect, I stand tall
my purpose is to strike fear in all.
What am I?

A scarecrow. 

7. I don’t have lungs, but I need air.
The more I eat, the more I grow.
I dance, I live, I drink, I die.
I’m always hungry, ready to eat.
I rarely thirst, I can barely drink.
Shoot me, stab me I don’t mind.
Suffocate or drown me, I’ll be no more.

Fire.

8. Ancient knowledge few can know,
in the night is where I roam.
Vermin I grab in my holy flight.
No one can hide from my sight.

An owl. 

9. I am different sizes, shapes and colors.
Many can see my veins.
I don’t go inside.
The trees are where I reside.
If I fall to the ground, I will surely die.
What am I?

A leaf.

10. There is a woman who goes out drinking every night. She stays out until the early morning hours but no matter how much she drinks, she never gets hungover. Her favorite drink is well-known, rarely consumed, and often served warmly directly from the source. The woman can’t live without drinking and she’s a sucker for a free drink, so she has never considered quitting. What does she drink?

She’s a vampire who drinks blood.

11. Darkness, dust, cobwebs and creaking floors.
Secrets, spirits, strange noises and occasional slamming doors.
What am I?

A haunted house. 

12. In this place people lie and people cry.
Here the people all ask why.
In this place, the people sleep and the people weep,
people’s solitude they keep.
What is this place?

A graveyard or cemetery. 

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13. Sometimes in the dark when it’s late at night.
I like to float around and give everyone a fright.
I’m a shadow of the living, a specter of the dead.
People often fear me when they are lying in their bed.
I float, I wail, I go through walls, I like to use your sheets.
I’m also transparent, you see.
What am I?

A ghost.

14. You’re in a room and there’s a ghost in the room, but you are the only one in the room. How is this possible?

You are the ghost.

15. You are trapped in a haunted house with two of your best friends for the night. A sudden snowstorm overtook the creepy home. All the doors and windows have become barricaded with piles of snow. You and your friends need to find a way to keep warm or you will all die. After searching the entire haunted home you guys found three stoves! A coal stove, a wood stove, and a gas stove, but you’ve only found one match. Which one should you light first to survive the night?

The match.

16. A young woman is attending her mother's funeral. While there, she meets a man she has never seen before and falls in love immediately. After the funeral, she tries to find him but cannot. Several days later she kills her sister. Why does she kill her sister?

She killed her sister hoping to see this man at her sister's funeral.

17. Each morning I appear to lie at your feet. All day I will follow no matter how fast you run, yet I nearly perish in the midday sun.

A shadow.

18. Two girls ate dinner together.
They both ordered iced tea.
One girl drank them very fast and had finished five in the time it took the other to drink just one.
The girl who drank one died while the other survived.
All of the drinks were poisoned.
How is that possible?

The poison was in the ice.

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19. A wealthy man lives alone in a small cottage. Being partially handicapped, he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering a letter one Friday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening, he could see the man's body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Tuesday’s newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why?

The delivery man. The absence of Wednesday and Thursday’s newspaper indicates that the delivery person knew there was no one there to read it.

20. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?

Nothing.

21. I am present, but also past. I am wrapped, but not a gift. I am named after a parent, but have no children.

A mummy.

22. I have a body, arms, legs and a head, but I’m heartless and have no guts. What am I?

A skeleton.

23. I sleep upside down and I fly through the night. I live in dark places and I don’t have good eyesight. What am I?

A bat.

24. I’m tall when I’m young, I’m short when I’m old, and once a year, I make heavy pumpkins light. What am I?

A candle.

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25. I always leave a trace, so you can see where I’ve been. I have some extra legs, and I make people scream. What am I?

A spider.

26. Frankenstein’s father has three sons. The names of two of them are Snap and Crackle. What is the third son called?

Frankenstein.

27. Mrs. Smith had less than 20 pieces of candy left to give to trick or treaters and she wanted to give them all away. Two trick-or-treaters arrived and she wanted to share the candy evenly between them, but when she tried to do this, there was one piece left over. A third trick-or-treater arrived, so Mrs. Smith decided she would share the candy between all three of them. But when she tried to share them evenly, there was still one piece left. Finally, a fourth trick-or-treater arrived and Mrs. Smith attempted to share the candy between all four children. But she still had one piece left over! How many pieces of candy did Mrs. Smith have?

13

26. From the head down to toes, through every living being I flow. Some people might faint when they see me though! What am I?

Blood.

27. I am a room in your house where you watch TV and have fun, but I'm the one room in which ghosts, ghouls, and vampires will never, ever come.  What am I?

The living room.

28. A group of witches are having a broomstick race. The witch in third place overtakes the witch in second place. Where is she now?

In second place.

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29. Why don’t mummies take vacations?

They’re afraid they’ll relax and unwind.

30. I am known to be bad luck when you see me in the dark and oh how I hate the rain but one thing is for sure you won’t hear me bark. What am I?

A black cat.

31. Dracula loves to draw this, as well as, put it in the bank. What is it?

Blood.

32. What is dead, cold, hard and surrounds a cemetery?

A fence.

33. What is wicked, homeless, white and goes up and down?

A ghost in an elevator.

34. What is red, juicy and delicious but could be poisonous that is offered by the wrong woman?

Snow White’s apple.

35. No matter what type you are, when I’m thirsty I will come and find you no matter where you are. Who am I?

A vampire.

36. Who is old, has a white beard, performs magic but is forgotten on Halloween?

Santa Claus.

37. What can be sour, sweet, hard or soft all at once?

Candy.

38. One day a year I am decorated in style and am the center of attention even when you make me into a pie. What am I?

A pumpkin.

39. Where do you find Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson?

In the graveyard.

40. Ghosts and vampires will come looking for me on a dark autumn night and, with a ding and a buzz will eagerly wait with open arms for me. What am I?

Treats.

41. I have hundreds of ears, but I can’t hear a thing. What am I?

A cornfield.

42. What’s the problem with twin witches?

You never know which witch is which.

43. How do you spell candy in two letters?

C and Y.

44. I have a head and no body. My smile lights up the night. What am I?

A jack-o'-lantern.

45. What goes “Ha, ha, ha, THUD?”

A zombie laughing his head off.

46. Day and night my bones are white. What am I?

A skeleton.

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47. It is Halloween and your friends dare you to go into a haunted house. You creep up to the door, a little scared wondering what is behind the door. You go in and there is a long hallway leading out into a dark musty room with three doors. You're kind of scared once you are inside. You try to turn back, to get back outside, but when you turn around the door is closed and locked. You yell for help but there is only silence. The room is dark and you look for a light source. You see a light switch and try to turn it on. Sadly the power is out. You are terrified but have no choice but to follow the long hallway to the three doors in pitch black. Behind one door is a bottomless pit with no end. Behind another door is an electric chair which you must sit in. Behind the last door is a pool full of acid. You must go into one of the rooms. Which one should you go through?

The electric chair. Since the power is out, when you sit in the chair the electricity will have no effect on you.

48. Dracula loves to draw this, as well as put it in the bank. What is it?

Blood.

49. I am wrapped but I am not a gift, I am kept neatly in a chamber and Archeologists find me as a great treasure. What am I?

A mummy.

50. If the witch has a broom and the jack o’lantern has a candle, then what does a vampire have?

A bloodhound.

51. Oz had good ones from the north and south
And wicked ones from the east and west,
But flying around on a broomstick
Is probably how I’m known the best.
What am I?

A witch.

52. Made out of different body parts
Brought to life by electricity
Bolts in my neck and yellowish skin
Why can’t people show me some pity?
Who am I?

Frankenstein.

53. I wander around although I am dead
I like to eat the brains in your head.
What am I?

A zombie.

54. Often buried with fabulous wealth
an undead creature am I
all wrapped up in myself
What am I?

A mummy.

55. This is a common little bug
That many people fear
This fear has a special name
It’s arachnophobia
What am I?

A spider.

56. It is thanks to this item
that you can sweep the floor
It’s also used by witches
So they can fly and soar.
What is it?

A broomstick.

57. Eye of newt and toe of frog
Wool of bat? Just a spot
These are all what witches brew
Inside this big black pot.
What is it?

A cauldron.

58. Where do ghosts, mummies, and zombies love to swim?

The Dead Sea.

59. What do the mummies, zombies, vampires, goblins and witches all have in common?

The letter “i”.

60. Often used by witches to cast their spell
a slimy creature am I, and ugly as well
What am I?

A toad.

61. They call me Jack
I have a head, but a body I lack
What am I?

A jack-o'-lantern.

62. Why are there fences around cemeteries?

Because people are dying to get in.

63. 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?

A scary story.

64. I am home to one, enemy to another
I am silky smooth, but I am never desired.
What am I?

A spider-web.

65. A vampire’s biggest fear,
But a chef’s favorite ingredient.
What is it?

Garlic.

66. A house of yore, a house by the street, a house of gore, riddled with elm trees. What am I?

The House on Elm Street.

67. I am scary, and when you have more of me, you will see only less. What am I?

Darkness.

68. Pearly and white, spooky alright, playing with children every night. Who am I?

Casper the Friendly Ghost.

69. Two men were in the graveyard. A man points to the grave and asks whose it is. The second man looks at him and says. 'Sisters and brothers, I have none, but this man's father is my father's son.' Who is in the grave?

The second man is in the grave and it is his ghost that is talking with the first man.

70. We have no flesh, no feathers, no scales, no bones. We do have fingers and thumbs of our own. What are we?

Gloves.

71. Look in my face, I am somebody. Look in my back, I am nobody. What am I?

A mirror.

72. The more you take, the more of me there are. What am I?

Footsteps.

73. A man was shot in the heart. Nobody tries to save him and it doesn’t kill him. What happened?

He was already dead.

74. Why can’t a man living in California be buried in Canada?

You don’t bury the living.

75. What’s big, scary, and has three wheels?

A monster riding a tricycle.

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