12 Ideas of Scary and Funny Halloween Tombstone Sayings and Names

Halloween 💀👿 is creeping up, and if you’re like us who love to get into the Halloween spirit 👻, it’s a wickedly good time to unearth your creative side through fun and unique Halloween decorations 🦇🕸️😱! From giant spiders 🕷️, to glowing jack-o’-lanterns 🎃, to floating ghosts 👻, make your yard one to remember so that you’re ready to welcome those trick-or-treaters 🍭🍬!

Add a dash of creep to your yard by putting up your very own witty tombstone 🪦, complete with funny Halloween tombstone sayings! We’re sure that every brave soul 😵 passing by would have a chuckle reading your witty tombstone ⚰️ sayings. Who knows - you might even win Best in Halloween Decor for the year!

12 Scary and Funny Halloween Tombstone Sayings

Tombstones 🪦 are a famous part of Halloween not only because of their easiness to make but also because of the infinite ∞ possibilities they hold for different Halloween tombstone sayings!

Tombstones are extremely easy to DIY ✍🏻 so you won’t have to spend a bloodcurdling amount just to make your yard Halloween-ready! Not up to creating a tombstone? Just print out a tombstone and post it on your front door🚪! Once you have your headstone, you can let your creative side run free 🤔 and carve whatever Tombstone saying you want!

Short of ideas for sayings on Halloween tombstones? We’ve compiled some of the scariest 🫣😵‍💫😖 and funniest 🤪 Halloween⚱️ tombstone sayings for you!

fumigating jack-o lanterna in halloween to match graveyard sayings

Photo by Colton Sturgeon

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Scary, spooky, and creepy Halloween tombstone sayings

Here are the spookiest tombstone sayings to up your Halloween game!

Here’s something that will send chills 🥶😬 down your spine.

“If you read this little poem,

The corpse below you'll see at home.”

… And something that will put you in your place.

"Remember friend as you walk by,

As you are now so once was I.

As I am now you will surely be,

Prepare thyself to follow me."

Well, at least you’re not alone!

“I’m watching you

As you pass by

Where once you stood so, too, did I”

Can we afford this in this economy?

“Room for rent

Terrible view

But I’m saving a space just for YOU”

Uhm… time to run?

“A shot to the heart and he wouldn't stop bleeding

We buried him here while he was still breathing”

Funny and clever Halloween tombstone sayings

Want something less scary but equally witty? Check out these clever 🙈 Halloween 🧛⚰️🤡 tombstone sayings!

Have you seen his head?

“Here lies uncle Ned

We found his body but not his head”

Here’s a preview of what happens to disloyal men.

“This cold grave marks

An adulterous man

Plucked from the tires

Of his wife’s minivan”

Best to steer clear of the pharaoh!

“My other resting place is a sarcophagus”

Looks like he needed more driving lessons.

“Here lies the body

of Jonathan Blake

Stepped on the gas

Instead of the brake”

Here’s a reminder to maintain work-life balance.

“Suffocated under a mountain of useless paperwork”

Always cross on pedestrian lanes!

“Here lies a jaywalker who pushed his luck

Got mowed down by an oncoming truck”

He should have quit sooner, eh?

“I finally quit smoking”

tombstones in a graveyard for halloween sayings

Photo by Colton Sturgeon

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The Best Ideas of Halloween Gravestone Names

What’s a gravestone without a name? Don’t forget to pick out a supernatural 👽🛸👾 name for your tombstone to complement your clever epitaphs! We’ve picked up some of the best gravestone names for you!

  • Will B. Back
  • Barry D. Deep
  • Ima K. Daver
  • Stella Live
  • Jess T. Bones
  • M.T. Tomb
  • Yule B. Heresune
  • I.M. Rysin
  • Hugh B. Next
  • Justin Thyme
  • Myra Mains
  • U. R. Knexst
  • Al B. Back
  • C.U. Laytor
  • Lee Mealone
  • Hugo First
  • Gladys Notmee
  • Cy Yonara
  • Xavier Breath
  • Yetta Nother

DIY Tips for Crafting Halloween Tombstones

Tombstones give an added layer of spookiness 🙊🧟 to any Halloween decoration. Whether you’re putting up huge cobwebs 🕸️, boiling cauldrons, or hanging bats, 🦇 complement your decoration with a handmade tombstone that contains clever 🤡 sayings to shock all the trick-or-treaters!🍬

While there are tons of ready-made tombstones 🪦 that you can buy, there’s no need to spend a lot as Halloween gravestones are easy to craft! The most common material that’s easiest to work with is styrofoam. You can shape a 2-inch styrofoam into a tombstone shape of your choice using a simple serrated knife. 🗡️If you want something more sturdy, a plywood headstone is another option. Take note that you’d need to use some kind of saw 🪚 to cut this into your desired shape, though!

Feel free to print out stencils that you can use to carve out ✒️🖌️ your tombstone sayings. Remember to use waterproof paint when you write on your handmade tombstone so that your gravestone writings survive whatever mysterious weather may come! Once your gravestone is ready, erect it in your front yard and get your candies ready for trick-or-treat! 🍭🪅

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halloween prop tombstone with rip saying and a zombie doll raising from the grave

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Easily Craft Funny and Scary Tombstone Sayings for Halloween with our AI!

Finding the perfect blend of spooky 👻 and hilarious 😂 tombstone sayings can be trickier than avoiding black cats 🐈‍⬛ or dodging flying witches 🧙‍♀️ on Halloween night. But fear not, our AI message generator is ready to brew up custom tombstone inscriptions that’ll have your yard guests shrieking with laughter or shaking in their boots 👢.

With a few typed words, that tricky phrase you’re trying to conjure appears, bringing your eerie creativity 🎨 to life. Simply fill out a spooky simple form, hit the button, and let Olivia draft inscriptions that are either downright ghastly or terrifyingly funny 🪦.

But don’t take our ghoul-illuminated word for it; take a gander 👀 at what our AI can craft:

Here lies Peggy McFright, who danced with the ghouls,
Her moves were so scary, they emptied the schools.
She tripped on a grave while howling a tune,
Now she haunts the dance floor each night by the moon.
If you hear her feet tap, don’t look too surprised,
join in the horror and try not to die!
For on Halloween nights, she’ll show you her moves,
But beware, dear guest, or you may lose your grooves!

Here lays Timmy the Trickster, who loved to pull pranks,
He'd scare all his friends, then hide with the flanks.
One Halloween night, his joke went awry,
A ghost took his trick, now he’s haunting nearby.
If you hear giggles echoing from the grave's dark domain,
Just know it’s Timmy plotting his funny refrain!
So brace yourself, friends, for giggles and fright,
For he’ll get the last laugh on this fateful!

Beware of the ghost who haunts this place,
With a mischievous grin and an ectoplasmic face.
He tells silly jokes from the depths the night,
While pulling your sheets with a ghastly delight.
Though he floats and he moans, don’t take him to heart,
He just wants to play; he’s a ghost with a part!
So if you hear laughter from beyond the grave,
Just join in the fun, if you’re feeling brave!

Take the fright-night plunge try out our free AI message generator today! 🙌

Final Thoughts

It’s spooky time! 😰🫨😱 Get the cobwebs hanging and the pumpkins 🎃 set up as it’s time to decorate your home for Halloween! Don’t forget to get your creative blood🩸 flowing through handmade decorations and clever 🤪 tombstone sayings that will make any trick-or-treater snicker. Feel free to use the creepy and funny Halloween tombstone sayings we’ve compiled above to impress your neighbors and be the talk of creepy town!

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