| A | B |
| Bloodcurdling | Causing or expressing terror or horror. |
| Eerie | Strange and frightening. |
| Ghoul | An evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies. |
| Gory | Involving or showing violence and bloodshed. |
| Halloween | The night of 31 October, the eve of All Saints' Day, often celebrated by children dressing up in frightening masks and costumes. |
| Haunted | A place frequented by a ghost. |
| Jack-o-latern | A lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin or turnip in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween. |
| Scary | Frightening; causing fear. |
| Scare the pants off someone | An idiom used to express how someone experiences extreme fear. |
| Spooky | Sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease. |