Are you ready to get the wits scared out of you? These spine-tingling scary riddles will leave you shaking in your boots! See how many you can solve!
Scary riddles are one of my kid’s favorite types of riddles to solve. When they feel brave enough to solve them, they grab their flashlights and embark on a terrifying quest to see who is the scary riddle champion.
A word of caution, though, don’t get too scared trying to solve them, or you may want to sleep with the lights on! Dive into these scary riddles to see if you have what it takes to get them all right on the first try.
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Scary Riddles
- What is alive without breath and cold as death, never thirsty, but always drinking? A fish.
- A young girl was found murdered on the first day of school. Police suspected four teachers and questioned them. They were all asked what they were doing at 8:00 am when the girl was killed. Mrs. Winters: I was driving to school and I was late. Mr. Taft: I was checking English exam papers. Mr. Brockner: I was reading the newspaper. Miss Kline: I was with my husband in my office. Who was the killer and how did the police determine who it was? The police arrested Mr. Taft, as he would not be checking exam papers on the first day of school.
- Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive? Quit imagining.
- A man is found murdered on a Sunday morning. His wife calls the police, who question the wife and the staff, and are given the following alibis: The wife: I was sleeping. The butler: I was cleaning the closet. The gardener: I was picking vegetables. The maid: I was getting the mail. The cook: I was preparing breakfast. Who was the killer and how did the police determine who it was? The police arrested the maid, as there is no mail on Sunday.
- A wealthy man lived alone in a small cottage. Because he was in a wheelchair, he had everything delivered to his cottage. The mailman was delivering mail one Thursday when he noticed that the front door was ajar. Through the opening he could see the man’s body lying in a pool of dried blood. When a police officer arrived, he surveyed the scene. On the porch were two bottles of warm milk, Monday’s newspaper, a catalog, flyers, and there was unopened mail in the mailbox. The police officer suspects it was foul play. Who does he suspect and why? The police officer suspects the newspaper delivery person because the absence of Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s newspaper indicates that the delivery person knew no one was going to read it.
- There was a plane crash and every single person died. Who survived? Married couples
- What do you do when you find out your sister left your pet spider’s cage open? Walk carefully.
- Two girls ate dinner together. They both ordered iced tea. One girl was very thirsty and drank hers very fast, then ordered two more and downed those, also. The other girl slowly sipped her one tea. The girl who drank one tea died, but the other survived. All of the tea was poisoned. How did this happen? The poison was in the ice.
- A man was shot to death while in his car. There were no powder marks on his clothing which indicated that the gunman was outside the car. However, all the windows were up and the doors locked. After a close inspection was made, the only bullet holes discovered were on the man’s body. How was he murdered? The man was sitting in a convertible.
- What’s big, scary, and has three wheels? A monster riding a tricycle.
- I am a body with a leg, an arm, and a head, but I look like I am naked and bare. What am I? A skeleton
- How did the vampire marathon end? Neck and neck
- What kind of boat does a vampire travel in? A blood vessel
- What’s a skeleton’s favorite instrument? A trom-bone
- I don’t have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I’m white and empty. What am I? A skull
- What did the skeleton buy at the grocery store? Spare ribs
- Why did the vampire flunk art class? Because he could only draw blood
- What’s the problem with twin witches? You can’t tell which witch is which
- Why do witches fly on brooms? Because vacuum cleaners are too heavy
- What do witches ask for at hotels? Broom service
- Where does the zombie live? On a dead-end street
- Why don’t skeletons watch horror movies? They don’t have the guts
- What is a vampire’s favorite dog? A bloodhound
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Ivan. Ivan who? Ivan to suck your blood!
- Knock, knock! Who’s there? Bee. Bee who? Bee-ware, all the ghosts are out on Halloween!
- Knock, knock. Who’s there? Ice cream! Ice cream who? Ice cream every time I see a zombie!
- How can you tell if a monster likes you? He takes another bite
- Who is the most famous French skeleton? Napoleon bone-apart
- Why did the vampire get thrown out of the haunted house? Because he was a pain in the neck
- What do witches put on their bagels? Scream cheese
- Do you know how to make a witch itch? You take away the w
- How does a witch tell time? With a witch watch
- Why didn’t the zombie go to school? He felt rotten.
- Why do skeletons hate the winter? Because the cold goes right through them
- Why didn’t the skeleton eat spicy food? He didn’t have the stomach for it
- How does a witch style her hair? With scare-spray
- What do you call two witches who live together? Broom mates
- Why don’t vampires have a lot of friends? Because they are a pain in the neck
- Why was the Witch’s broom late? It over-swept
- What happens to a vampire in the snow? Frost bite
- Why did the skeleton run up the tree? A dog wanted to eat its bones.
- Why did the skeleton go to the party alone? Because he couldn’t find any body to go with him
- What do you call a witch at the beach? A sand-witch
- Who won the skeleton beauty contest? No body
- How do you make a skeleton laugh? Tickle her funny bone
- What do you call a skeleton who won’t work? Lazy bones
- Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither make or buy it. What is it? A coffin
- On a dark, stormy Halloween night, four kids named Luke, John, Sarah and Bob walk into a haunted house during a blackout. They take a staircase to the second floor, go through a trapdoor on the left, then go up the ladder to the right, then down a 28-foot slide to the basement through the mouth of a Giant Panda. In one corner of the murky cellar is a chainsaw, a dagger, a rope with a noose, and an electric chair. Written on the wall in blood are the words, “Only one of you will survive. Choose your death!” Bob takes the rope, Sarah picks up the dagger, John chooses the chainsaw, and Luke uses the chair. Who survives? Luke, because there’s no power (It’s during a blackout.)
- What kind of music do mummies listen to? Wrap music
- What animal dresses up and howls? A wear-wolf
- What’s the best way to talk to a monster? From afar
- Why don’t bats live alone? They like to hang out with their friends
- What happened to the cannibal who was late to dinner? They gave her the cold shoulder
- Why don’t mummies have time for fun? They are too wrapped up in their work
- What did the werewolf eat after his teeth cleaning? The dentist
- Where should a 500-pound monster go? On a diet
- What did Dracula say about his girlfriend? It was love at first bite
- Why did the cyclops stop teaching? Because he only had one pupil
- Why is a cemetery a great place to write a story? Because there are so many plots there
- A ghost bought a house. It has all of the usual rooms except for one. What room won’t you find? A living room.
- Some people believe in me and others don’t. At night I roam around and sometimes I float. If you hear a troubled noise coming from the ground, go run and hide from my creepy sound. What am I? A ghost
- Where does a ghost love to go swimming? The Dead Sea
- What is wicked, homeless, white and goes up and down? A ghost in an elevator
- What do you do when a ton of ghosts show up at your house? Hope that it’s Halloween!
- Why are ghosts such bad liars? You can see right through them.
- What is a ghost’s least favorite candy? Life Savers
- What was the ghost’s favorite band? The Grateful Dead
- What does a ghost keep in his stable? Nightmares
- Where do baby ghosts go during the day? Dayscare
- Why was the ghost crying? He wanted his mummy
- What position does a ghost play in soccer? Ghoul-keeper
- What do ghosts eat on Halloween? Ghoulash
- Where do ghosts go when they’re sick? To the witch doctor
- What do ghosts use to clean their hair? Sham-boo
- What are a ghost’s favorite pants? Boo jeans
- What is a ghost’s favorite pie? Booberry pie
- Where do ghosts buy their food? At the ghost-ery store
- Why wouldn’t the ghost eat liver? He didn’t have the stomach for it
- Why are some ghosts so happy? Every shroud has a silver lining
- Why do ghosts and demons get along so well? Demons are a ghoul’s best friend
- What’s a ghost’s favorite dessert? Ice scream
- What road has the most ghosts haunting it? A dead end
- What happens when a ghost gets lost in the fog? He is mist
- What is a ghost’s nose full of? Boooooogers
- What is a ghost’s favorite fruit? Booberries
- Why do ghosts make good cheerleaders? Because they have a lot of spirit
- What did the ghost say to the other ghost? Do you believe in humans?
- Why do spiders like living in haunted houses? Because ghosts can’t walk through their webs and break them
- What is the place where people are dying to get an entry? A cemetery
- A man accidentally tore his suit at work and, within a span of three minutes, died. How did that happen? Because the man was an astronaut and was working in outer space
- There was a gunshot. It was discovered that a man was shot in the heart, and yet no one took him to the hospital. The man didn’t die because of the gunshot either. How is that possible? The man was already dead
- A house of yore, a house by the street, a house of gore, riddled with elm trees. What am I? The House on Elm Street!
- I am scary, and when you have more of me, you will see only less. What am I? Darkness.
- I eat Fish ‘n’ chips for dinner! What am I? I am a sea monster!
- The ghost of the present, the ghost of the past, the ghost of the future alight, they bring forth tidings and teach me lessons on a Christmas night. Who am I? Mr Scrooge.
- A man and his daughter were driving on a lonely road. Something came in front of the car, and they got in a car accident. Two ambulances from different hospitals took them away. When the doctor entered to see the girl and started shivering and crying, the doctor said, “I cannot operate on her. She is my daughter,” how is it possible? The doctor is the girl’s mother.
- A woman was condemned to death and had to choose 1 room from 3 options. One had assassins with ammunition. Two had three lions who hadn’t eaten for 14 days. The third room was filled with raging fires. Which room should she choose? She should choose room two because if the lions haven’t eaten for 14 days, they would be dead.
- Two men had gone for an adventure to the desert in a lonely area, and both were lying on the floor. One man’s backpack was open, and he was alive. The other man’s backpack was closed, but he was dead. How did that happen? The backpacks were parachutes, and the man who died had not deployed his parachute.
- Pearly and white, spooky alright, playing with children every night. Who am I? Casper The Friendly Ghost.
- A cannibal entered the buffet restaurant. What did he have? The cannibal had one waiter and the chef.
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