20 Spooky Skeleton Captions for Your Halloween Instagram Posts

Spooky season is here!

Yep, we're in Halloween mode from now until the end of October. This is the best time of the year because we get to dress up however we please. Have you thought of a costume yet? We think a skeleton would look super cool. You can make it look frightening and downright bone-chilling—or, you can glam it up with makeup.

Below, check out the best spooky skeleton captions for your Halloween Instagram posts:

For that photo of you showing off your spooky skeleton makeup:

"Nothing gets under my skin."

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For that pic of you in a skeleton costume on the couch, looking extremely bored:

"Dressed up as my ex waiting for someone better than me."

 

For your costume with an extra-haunting grin:

"One thing you'll say for skeletons, they'll always give you a smile."

-Steve Aylett

 

For when your skeletal costume isn't quite warm enough for Halloween night:

"Wet through my clothes, weary bones caught the chill."

-"So Long, London," Taylor Swift

 

For making people think about their bones in a new way:

"Don't forget you have a skeleton inside you right now."

 

For that picture of you dressed up as a punk-rock skeleton for Halloween:

"Bad to the bone."

 

For when you're single and wearing a skeleton costume:

"I don't need no body."

 

For that cozy Halloween bonfire:

"It's good to warm my bones beside the fire."

-"Time," Pink Floyd

 

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For that pic of you showing off your Halloween decor:

"Please don't wake the dead. They are grumpy and very hungry."

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For when you know your bones will bring you success:

"To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone."

-Reba McEntire

 

For that photo of you dressed up as a skeleton doctor:

"Don't be such a numskull."

 

For when you run into someone else also dressed as a skeleton:

"I've got a bone to pick with this one…"

 

For when you're carrying your friend who's dressed up as a skeleton:

"Don't worry, I've got your back. Literally."

 

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For that photo of you dressed up as a skeleton, posing with your hand on your hip:

"I'm feeling very hip."

 

For when you're in your skeleton gear and a dog is mistaking you for a bone:

"Please, no dogs while I'm around."

 

For when your costume is actually a bit terrifying:

"Spooky, scary skeletons send shivers down your spine."

-"Spooky Scary Skeletons," Andrew Gold

 

For putting together a whole crew of skeleton costumes:

"It was also the night that the skeletons came to life!"

-"Skeleton Song," Tim Robinson

 

For baring the honest truth:

"Bones don't lie."

-Tayari Jones

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For that picture of you looking drop-dead gorgeous in full-on skeleton glam:

"Do you think I'm drop dead gorgeous?"

 

For breaking out the closet full of Halloween decorations:

"And I know I'll pay for it and the skeletons in both our closets."

-"cowboy like me," Taylor Swift

 

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