Tired of pranks and jump-scares? Well, if you’re looking for new ways to celebrate the spooky season, try out some of our favourite Halloween-themed riddles.
As October 31st swiftly approaches, you may have already sorted your costume, made plans with friends and family, or have a strict schedule of scary movies to binge before then.
If you’re looking for more ways to have fun this Halloween, then be sure to trick your friends with some of these spooky riddles.
Short riddles for Halloween:
The answers are further down the page—no cheating!
- A zombie, a mummy and a ghost bought a house. It has all of the usual rooms except for one. What room won’t you find?
- 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?
- Frankenstein’s father has three children. The names of two of them are Mary and Shelley. What is the third child called?
- What can be sour, sweet, hard or soft all at once?
- The person who built it sold it. The person who bought it never used it. The person who used it never saw it. What is it?
- Where do ghosts, mummies, and zombies love to swim?
- I am scary, and when you have more of me, you will see only less. What am I?
- Why are there fences around cemetaries?
- I am present, but also past. I am wrapped, but not a gift. I am a parent, but have no children. What am I?
Short answers
- A living room.
- A candle.
- Frankenstein.
- Candy.
- A coffin.
- The Dead Sea.
- Darkness.
- Because people are dying to get in.
- A mummy.
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Four more spooky Halloween riddles
If you found those short riddles too easy, try these scarier ones out for size. You can find the answers and explanations further down the page.
Haunted House
You are trapped in a haunted house with two friends for the night. A sudden snowstorm leaves you trapped inside. The windows and doors are barricaded with snow. To survive the night, you need to find a way to keep warm. After searching the house, you find three stoves: a coal stove, a wood stove, and a gas stove. But you have only found one match. Which should you light first to survive the night?
Murder Suspect
A wealthy man lives alone in a rural cottage, having everything delivered to him. The mailman was delivering a letter one Friday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening, he could see the wealthy man’s body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived, he surveyed the crime scene. On the porch were two bottles of milk, Tuesday’s newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and unopened mail. The police officer immediately has a suspect in mind. Who was it?
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The Graveyard
Two men were in a graveyard. The first man points to a 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.” Whose grave is it?
What am I?
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?
Hard riddle answers explained
Haunted House – The match.
Murder Suspect – The paper delivery man. As Wednesday and Thursday’s newspapers weren’t delivered, the delivery man must have known there was no one there to read it.
The Graveyard – The second man is a ghost and it is his grave.
What am I? – A tombstone.
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