Halloween Charades Cards

Charades with a Halloween twist turns your living room into a stage where grown adults flap their arms like bats and shuffle like mummies. It is, without question, the fastest way to break the ice at a costume party.

What’s Included

• 40 charade prompt cards across multiple PDF pages
• Three categories clearly marked on each card:
  • Movies (15 prompts): The Exorcist, Nosferatu, Beetlejuice, The Shining, Psycho, Frankenstein, Dracula, Halloween, The Omen, Carrie, Poltergeist, Ghostbusters, The Mummy, Scream, A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Monsters (15 prompts): Werewolf, Vampire, Zombie, Witch, Mummy, Ghost, Skeleton, Headless Horseman, Frankenstein’s Monster, Grim Reaper, Banshee, Medusa, Kraken, Swamp Creature, Phantom of the Opera
  • Actions (10 prompts): Casting a spell, rising from a coffin, stirring a cauldron, walking through a haunted house, carving a pumpkin, trick-or-treating, bobbing for apples, wrapping someone as a mummy, reading a crystal ball, performing an exorcism
• Each card is 2.5 x 3.5 inches (standard playing card size)
• Gothic border with category-specific color coding

Design Details

Cards are sized to fit comfortably in one hand and stack neatly in a pile or bowl. Each category has its own border color (red for movies, purple for monsters, green for actions) so you can play all mixed or separate them by category for themed rounds. The back of each card features a matching Dark Manor pattern so prompts stay hidden until drawn.

Print on cardstock for durability, cut along the trim marks, and pile face-down in a bowl or cauldron. Standard charades rules apply. For more ways to keep the room entertained, see our party games guide.

Pairs With

• Halloween Bingo for a second group game
• Spooky Mad Libs for a seated alternative
• Costume Voting Ballots to round out the evening’s competitions