27 Vintage Halloween Photos That Will Get You in the Spooky Spirit

Looks like these two kiddos from 1962 may have found another stash of candy.

This coven looked ready to cast tons of fun spells back in 1910.

This woman from 1940 might not seem all that spooky, but we love her enthusiasm for the holiday!

How fun does this Halloween party from the 1940s look?

Do you think this man's fuzzy costume from 1920 inspired the musical Cats?

These crafty trick-or-treaters from 1975 used plenty of papier-mâché for their large egg heads.

We're definitely more than a little a bit terrified of the mask on the left in this photo from 1923.

This "pumpkin visitor" might not seem too scary to us now, but is more impressive when you realize the photo was snapped in 1865.

This young woman seemed amused by her own jester costume from 1915.

This undated photo claims to have captured women having a Halloween party on a "pumpkin as big as a house" — but we can tell it's clearly an early attempt at collage-based photo-trickery.

The woman on the right of this 1985 photo was dressed was an innocent "candy shop," but managed to look even scarier than her friend dressed as a vampire.

This adorable group of characters from a family photo in 1987 look like they were ready to fill their bags with a ton of candy.

Did you know bobbing for apples dates back even earlier than this photo from 1922? 

The cat in this undated photo looks like he just saw a ghost!

Michael Keaton's turn as Batman in 1989 obviously inspired a lot of Halloween costumes later that same year. 

This group of children in 1960 gather excitedly to receive apples at a police precinct. It might not be a Snickers, but it'll do!

This group of children gathered around to bob for apples in 1935!

These three children gather around a bucket for a chance at victory in 1935!

People gather round in New York to look through pumpkins for sale. 

Two party-goers show off their DIY costumes at the Chicago Art Institute's Halloween Ball in 1949. 

These two young children showed off their costumes at a New York City Halloween parade!

A group of children arrive for a long awaited Halloween party in 1960. 

A group of young boys gather around a table in Miami, Florida in 1959 and divide their Halloween candy up. 

This young boy attached a wagon to his bicycle in order to grab a bigger load of pumpkins to take home — work smarter, not harder!

This young girl got to work creating her perfect jack-o-lantern in 1955. 

This young boy manages to carry away the biggest pumpkin he could find back in 1953. How adorable is his cowboy hat? 

A young girl in 1955 peers out her window, waiting for guests to arrive at her Halloween party. Let the festivities begin!