23 creepy vintage Halloween photos that are absolutely haunting
These are guaranteed to give you the shivers!
These early 20th century partygoers pose for a Halloween photo.
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A "spirit photo" of a young girl from 1905 as she stands at an open gate surrounded by ghostly figures.
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A group gathered at a seance with a ghostly arm lifting the table.
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These witches are bobbing for apples at a fancy Halloween party in 1922.
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A masked guest sits in front of a glowing pumpkin at a 1956 Halloween party.
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There's something about a crooked clown that sends a shiver down your spine.
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Four masked trick or treaters gather around a jack-'o-lantern in the 1960s.
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Masked guests arrive at a fancy Halloween costume party circa 1956.
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A family wanders in the shadows of a corn field circa 1910.
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Three sets of twin girls pose together for a portrait in 1895.
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A young woman's "spirit" appears over an older couple taking a portrait circa 1920.
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These partygoers from the early twentieth century are utterly eerie.
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A spooky masked witch carves turnip lanterns for a Halloween party in 1987.
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A ghoulish goblin and a painted clown embrace at a Halloween party in 1955.
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Children surrounded by "ghosts" go bobbing for apples at a Halloween party around 1935.
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A trio of kids dress up like ghosts for trick or treating in 1925.
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A little boy wears a clown costume on Halloween in 1948.
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We wouldn't want to see these skeletons and ghosts while driving to a Halloween party.
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Two witches are ready for a Halloween party in the early twentieth century.
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A person dressed as a ghost circa 1905 surrounded by Halloween decorations in a rural schoolhouse.
Three girls wearing masked costumes in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1929.
A woman and four boys in full Halloween costume, in Lexington, Oklahoma circa 1890.
Three performers dressed up circa 1900.
These early 20th century partygoers pose for a Halloween photo.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A "spirit photo" of a young girl from 1905 as she stands at an open gate surrounded by ghostly figures.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A group gathered at a seance with a ghostly arm lifting the table.
PHOTO: Getty Images
These witches are bobbing for apples at a fancy Halloween party in 1922.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A masked guest sits in front of a glowing pumpkin at a 1956 Halloween party.
PHOTO: Getty Images
There's something about a crooked clown that sends a shiver down your spine.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Four masked trick or treaters gather around a jack-'o-lantern in the 1960s.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Masked guests arrive at a fancy Halloween costume party circa 1956.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A family wanders in the shadows of a corn field circa 1910.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Three sets of twin girls pose together for a portrait in 1895.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A young woman's "spirit" appears over an older couple taking a portrait circa 1920.
PHOTO: Getty Images
These partygoers from the early twentieth century are utterly eerie.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A spooky masked witch carves turnip lanterns for a Halloween party in 1987.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A ghoulish goblin and a painted clown embrace at a Halloween party in 1955.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Children surrounded by "ghosts" go bobbing for apples at a Halloween party around 1935.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A trio of kids dress up like ghosts for trick or treating in 1925.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A little boy wears a clown costume on Halloween in 1948.
PHOTO: Getty Images
We wouldn't want to see these skeletons and ghosts while driving to a Halloween party.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Two witches are ready for a Halloween party in the early twentieth century.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A person dressed as a ghost circa 1905 surrounded by Halloween decorations in a rural schoolhouse.
Three girls wearing masked costumes in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1929.
A woman and four boys in full Halloween costume, in Lexington, Oklahoma circa 1890.
Three performers dressed up circa 1900.
These early 20th century partygoers pose for a Halloween photo.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A "spirit photo" of a young girl from 1905 as she stands at an open gate surrounded by ghostly figures.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A group gathered at a seance with a ghostly arm lifting the table.
PHOTO: Getty Images
These witches are bobbing for apples at a fancy Halloween party in 1922.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A masked guest sits in front of a glowing pumpkin at a 1956 Halloween party.
PHOTO: Getty Images
There's something about a crooked clown that sends a shiver down your spine.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Four masked trick or treaters gather around a jack-'o-lantern in the 1960s.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Masked guests arrive at a fancy Halloween costume party circa 1956.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A family wanders in the shadows of a corn field circa 1910.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Three sets of twin girls pose together for a portrait in 1895.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A young woman's "spirit" appears over an older couple taking a portrait circa 1920.
PHOTO: Getty Images
These partygoers from the early twentieth century are utterly eerie.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A spooky masked witch carves turnip lanterns for a Halloween party in 1987.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A ghoulish goblin and a painted clown embrace at a Halloween party in 1955.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Children surrounded by "ghosts" go bobbing for apples at a Halloween party around 1935.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A trio of kids dress up like ghosts for trick or treating in 1925.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A little boy wears a clown costume on Halloween in 1948.
PHOTO: Getty Images
We wouldn't want to see these skeletons and ghosts while driving to a Halloween party.
PHOTO: Getty Images
Two witches are ready for a Halloween party in the early twentieth century.
PHOTO: Getty Images
A person dressed as a ghost circa 1905 surrounded by Halloween decorations in a rural schoolhouse.
Three girls wearing masked costumes in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1929.
A woman and four boys in full Halloween costume, in Lexington, Oklahoma circa 1890.
Three performers dressed up circa 1900.
These are guaranteed to give you the shivers!
To get you into the Halloween spirit, we've compiled a roundup of some of the most spine-chilling vintage Halloween photographs we could find. These spooky black-and-white photos from before and during the 20th century are absolutely haunting.