11 Best TikTok Trends For Halloween

It’s hard to fathom that Halloween is around the corner yet again and 2023 is slowly but surely slipping away. It is the time of year when spooky decorations suddenly pop up everywhere, and TikTok goes crazy with Halloween trends.

If you want to get in on the incredible engagement that Halloween brings to TikTok, use some of the following trend ideas this month:

1. Go Spooky With Makeup Tutorials

Creepy face makeup is always a hit during the spookiest time of the year. Halloween would not be complete without people bringing the chills on TikTok with their makeup talent. If you have the relevant creative skills, you can create makeup tutorials on transforming faces into mystical creatures or feared horror movie villains.

2. Pink Halloween

There is no getting away from the Barbie influence this Halloween. You're going to see loads of pink cowgirl outfits and houses decorated like the Barbie Dreamhouse. You can get in on Pink Halloween and show off your outfit on TikTok. Or you could go in the opposite direction and dress up as Oppenheimer.

3. Be Strange

Since we’re still far from binging Stranger Things Season 5, you can create some 80s nostalgia on TikTok this Halloween. You can dress up as Eleven, Jim, Eddie, or a Demogorgon. Or dress up as Suzy, find a Dustin, and perform your own rendition of NeverEnding Story on TikTok.

4. Recreate a TikTok or Meme

Recreating your favorite TikTok or meme is still a popular trend. You can use this to come up with some hilarious TikTok videos. For example, you could chuck a Chucky doll in your car and pretend to drive it to school. Or you could do a little video skit as Sidney from Scream and say, “The killer is in the basement? Better go there” while on the phone.

You can even recreate your favorite TikTok recipe videos and add a twisted, creepy ending. Or come up with your own version of a trending Halloween TikTok. There is no limit to what you can achieve with this trend, and it is a lot of fun.

5. Play That Creepy Music

Use trending Halloween music to make your usual TikTok videos a little creepier this October. You can search for trending music on the platform, or check the For You page to see which music is getting the highest traction.

You can also incorporate music you like, like the soundtrack from Wednesday or classics like Thriller. Another good one is Ghostbusters as well as Season of the Witch.

Along with spooky music, you can create viral dance videos. Remember how well the M3GAN dance did on TikTok? For Halloween 2023, you can recreate the Wednesday dance or get down with the Chucky vibe. Use the Halloween movie soundtrack in your videos to take the chills up a notch.

6. Create a Throwback Moment

The 90s was one of the best decades for scary movies. It gave us The Craft, Scream, Candyman, and Urban Legends. This was long before we could stumble across spoilers on social media, which means the terror was real.

You can use the 90s nostalgia to create an epic Halloween throwback moment on TikTok. Create polls to ask your followers which 90s horror was their favorite. Encourage them to dress up as their favorite character for Halloween.

If your audience is mainly Gen Z, give them a taste of what 90s horror was like by arranging a virtual campfire and telling ghost stories. This is actually really easy to do. Get a fire going in the background, and focus the camera on your face as you tell a creepy story. The effect of the fire crackling in the background and the flame’s shadows flickering over your face will create an eerie atmosphere. Add some soft, haunting background music, and you have a video destined to go viral.

7. Become a Swiftie

Taylor Swift is dominating the entertainment headlines again as she ventures into a new relationship with a famous football player. And her Eras tour is taking the world by storm. It’s only natural that her costume changes during this tour would inspire Halloween outfits.

One of her most popular Eras outfits is a bedazzled bodysuit with equally sparkly knee-high boots. You can dress yourself like the ultimate Swiftie and belt out one of her numerous number-one hits on TikTok.

8. Explore a Whole New World Under the Sea

People still love dressing up as Disney characters on Halloween, and this year is no different. If you’re not into Taylor Swift karaoke TikToks, you can swath yourself in a massive yellow gown and dance with a beast or explore the depths of the sea dressed as Ariel.

TikTok’s green screen makes this really easy. Insert the background of your choice and start shooting your video.

9. Visit a Haunted House

Haunted houses are fun and exceptionally popular during Halloween. If you want to keep things creepy on your TikTok this Halloween, consider exploring haunted locations nearby. These videos usually perform very well on TikTok, especially if you choose a lesser-known location. Add some chilling background music to your videos to increase the ghostly atmosphere.

10. Show Off Your DIY Halloween Decoration Skills

Pumpkins remain all the rage during Halloween, but not everyone knows how to carve a Jack o’ Lantern. If that happens to be a skill you possess, you can create a series of DIY videos showing your followers how to create their own scary pumpkin face.

And, if you have a knack for DIY Halloween decor, why not show off those skills too? DIY tutorials are always entertaining and will draw more than a few new followers.

11. Double the Spookiness with a Collaborator

You can also collaborate with other content creators to up the spook factor this Halloween. This is the perfect holiday to conjure up scary pranks and dance challenges to increase your TikTok engagement. And, since both parties gain new audiences, it is a win-win situation for everyone.

Have a Spooktacular TikTok Halloween

Halloween is a lot of fun, and even more so on TikTok. Check TikTok's For You page for more upcoming trends this October and incorporate them into your Halloween videos. This will ensure that Halloween 2023 is one for the books!