Halloween Social Media Ideas

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Top tips for spooky postings

Spooky Season is upon us so it is time to raise the Halloween Social Media Ideas from the grave.

“Halloween is cool” on social media. From sounds, to focused content to full-blown celebrations it’s a big deal but sometimes thinking of ideas is hard. Halloween is celebrated more and more every year in this country, especially with the prevalence of social media.

Halloween Social Media Ideas

Feeling in the spooky mood? Or maybe you are just here for the boos?

Sometimes its difficult to think of ideas for creating social media for seasonal events so check out the list of prompts and ideas below to inspire your posts and pictures…

Or even crafts, bakes, outfits and celebrations!

Classic Halloween Icons-perfect to include in flat lays and photographic shots

• Ghosts
• Spiders and webs
• Blood Splatters, Vampire bites etc
• Bats
• Full moons
• ‘Trick or Trick’ and lots of sweets
• Monsters
• Werewolfs
• Mummies
• Vampires
• Zombies

Halloween Social Media ideas for Style, Bounds and Cosplays

• Tim Burton Films-think Corpse Bride, Beetlejuice (1 and now 2), 9, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Frankenweenie
• Spoopy Films-think Coraline, Paranorman, Box Trolls, Addams Family
• Or Even Horror Films-Saw, Friday 13th, It etc
• Superheroes and their villains
• Disney Villians
• Universal Monsters
• Witches-classic witches in black or millennial pastels are both great options

Social Media Themes for general posts and challenges

• ‘Trick or Treat’
• Harry Potter or Wizarding World
• Good Girl Gone Bad
• Tim Burton Movies
• Sidekicks
• Halloween Throwback
• Disney decades, or decades in general
• Spooky #disneystyle
• Mickey-ween
• Furry Friends
• Time Travel
• Pixar Party
• Mask-o-Ween
• Disney Park Decorations
• Monster Mash-Ups
• Hallo-Queen
• Haunted House
• Witch Please

Halloween Social Media Ideas-Locations and Activities

There are loads of locations and activities that can give you spooky inspiration and fun content

In the house

• Movie nights
• Decorating
• Pumpkin Carving
• Creating a Countdown Calendar
• Halloween Party with snacks and games

Out and about

• Visit a pumpkin patch
• A trip to a wood, or landscape, with lots of fun Autumnal leaves
• Garden Centres often have displays
• Ruins of abbeys or large houses
• National Trust Properties-large houses sometimes with themed activities and sometimes just look spooky
• English Heritage-has a great collection of castles and more
• Haunted Houses
• Graveyards and Churches, handled tastefully

For a list of fun family friendly Halloween films check out my post here which can give you even more inspiration for Halloween looks!