Halloween Card Messages

Halloween card messages: what to write

Halloween cards are for grown-ups who never let the season go. These Halloween card messages cover the funny ones, the properly spooky ones, and the Halloween birthday wishes for anyone born in the last week of October.

Copy any of them straight in, or use one as an opener and finish it with whatever your friend does every 31 October that you're never allowed to mention again.

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Every message here fits inside one of our Halloween designs, printed in the UK and posted with a kraft envelope.

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Funny Halloween messages

  • Happy Halloween. You're the scariest thing I'll see all week and you're not even in costume. Shop this card
  • Wishing you a spooky night and a sensible amount of stolen sweets. Shop this card
  • Happy Halloween to someone whose decorations went up in August. Shop this card
  • You don't need a costume, you've been terrifying all year. Shop this card

Spooky Halloween messages

Halloween birthday wishes

  • Happy Halloween birthday. Born on the best night of the year, obviously. Shop this card
  • Birthday cake and trick or treaters. You've got the timing sorted. Shop this card
  • Happy birthday, you spooky legend. Have a monstrous one. Shop this card

Short Halloween card messages

Spooky gifts

A candle or a pin badge turns the card into a present.

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Frequently asked questions

Do people send Halloween cards in the UK?

More every year. They're mostly sent between friends who go all in on the season, and as birthday cards for anyone born around 31 October.

What do you write in a Halloween card?

Keep it short and playful. One spooky pun, one line about their costume or their decorations, done.