Halloween Riddles

The person who makes it, has no need for it. The person who buys it won't use it. The person who uses it, won't care. What is it?

Casket

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Sometimes in the dark when it's late at night. I like to float around and give everyone a fright. I am 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

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

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

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

a skeleton

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

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

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

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

cemetery

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

haunted house

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

nothing

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

scarecrow

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 ice was poisoned

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 freeze. 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

Why don't mummies take vacations?

they're afraid to relax and unwind

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?

tombstone

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!

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?

werewolf

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

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.

your shadow