Horror Movie Quotes
"Do you like scary movies?"
Scream
This 1962 novelty hit is the ultimate Halloween dance — “It was a graveyard smash!”
Monster Mash
These prehistoric lovebirds from Bedrock make a classic couples’ Halloween look.
Fred and Wilma Flintstone
In this 1979 sci-fi horror film, Ellen Ripley survives extraterrestrial threats
Alien
In The Silence of the Lambs, a FBI trainee works with a serial killer named
Hannibal
"I see dead people"
The sixth sense
This ghostly tune by Ray Parker Jr. asks, “Who you gonna call?”
Ghostbusters
One wears a lightning bolt scar and glasses; the other sports red hair and a bookish charm.
Harry Potter and Hermione Granger
This A24 horror movie ends with its protagonist becoming the May Queen — and leaving her trauma in flames.
Midsommar
This ghost story by Charles Dickens teaches that even the stingiest soul can be haunted into kindness
A Christmas Carol
“A boy’s best friend is his mother.”
Psycho
This song from Hocus Pocus has the Sanderson Sisters casting a spell on Salem’s partygoers
I Put a Spell on You?
This TV witch and her talking cat are a perfect nostalgic costume combo for ’90s kids
Sabrina and Salem
This heroine appears in both Scream Queens and American Horror Story
Emma Roberts
This faceless, long-limbed figure originated from a 2009 internet photoshop contest and went on to inspire countless creepypastas, games, and even a real-life crime.
Slenderman
“You’re going to need a bigger boat.”
Jaws
"They're creepy and they're kooky - Mysterious and spooky" are lyrics from the theme song for this iconic family
The Addams Family
One’s a murderous doll; the other’s his equally psychotic bride — a chilling couples’ costume for horror fans.
Chucky and Tiffany
In this 1980 horror film’s Final Girl, Alice Hardy, survives a killer who turns out not to be Jason—but his mother.
Friday the 13th
In this Bram Stoker novel, a Transylvanian count casts a long shadow over Victorian England.
Dracula
“They’re all going to laugh at you.”
Carrie
This campy track from The Rocky Horror Picture Show invites dancers to “jump to the left” and “step to the right.
The Time Warp
This ghostly couple from the Netherworld once said “It’s showtime!” and “Handbook for the Recently Deceased.”
Beetlejuice and Lydia
In Ti West’s twisted prequel, this lonely farm girl dreams of fame — and becomes her own kind of “final girl” by being the villain instead.
Pearl
A 90s TV show about a group of kids who meet campside to tell ghost stories
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