Halloween Cat Names – 100+ Spooktacular Ideas

by Jessi Larson

Looking for Halloween cat names? Get ready for 100+ ideas that range from spooky to sweet and everything in between.

If you have a black cat, you’ll certainly want to consider these Halloween cat names. After all, the black cat is often seen as an evil omen in Western society.

No matter what your cat’s fur color, however, you can always go with a Halloween cat name, especially if you have an affinity for the spirited holiday.

These 100+ Halloween cat names provide plenty of inspiration and will lead you to a name you’ll love.

Spooky Halloween Cat Names

Halloween is a holiday designed to scare, so let’s start with these spooky names that conjure up an ominous feeling.

To start, however, we must warn you that some of the names may be a bit harsh for a sweet little kitten, although you could certainly use them in an ironic sense.

• Bat
• Batty
• Beast
• Beelzebub
• Bones
• Boo
• Demon
• Devil
• Eerie
• Fang
• Ghost
• Goblin
• Gremlin
• Hocus Pocus
• Jack-o-Lantern
• Killer
• Lucifer
• Magic
• Midnight
• Monster
• Moon
• Noir – (French for black)
• Raven
• Reaper
• Salem
• Shadow
• Spider
• Spirit
• Spooky
• Tarot
• Trick
• Trixie
• Witch
• Wolf
• Zombie

Halloween Cat Names Inspired by Characters

From creepy movies to spooky and mysterious TV shows to classic literature, the arts are ripe with characters who have scared and thrilled us over the years.

We love using these characters for Halloween cats names and think you’ll enjoy them, too.

• Addams – As in The Addams Family.
• Binx – The spirited cat in Hocus Pocus.
• Bram – Irish author Bram Stoker penned the 1897 Gothic novel Dracula.
• Buffy – Like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the beloved TV series.
• Carrie – The main character of the titular novel by Steven King as well as the subsequent film.
• Casper – You can’t forget about Casper the Friendly Ghost!
• Craven – Wes Craven was a pioneer in the horror film genre.
• Cruella – The insane villain of 101 Dalmatians.
• Chucky – The terrifying doll who just wouldn’t go away.
• Cujo – The crazy rabid dog.
• Damien – The main character in the Omen series of horror films.
• Dracula – The most well-known vampire. You may have heard of him?
• Edgar – Edgar Allen Poe thrilled with his tales of mystery and the macabre.
• Elvira – The mistress of the dark.
• Fester – As in Uncle Fester from The Addams Family.
• Frankenstein – A novel by English author Mary Shelley.
• Hannibal – Hannibal Lecter, the forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer.
• Herman – Herman Munster, the patriarch of the Munster family.
• Hitchcock – Albert Hitchcock was the master of suspense.
• Ichabod – As in Ichabod Crane, the protagonist in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
• Igor – The famed fictional character in Young Frankenstein.
• Jason – The main character from the Friday the 13th series.
• Jekyll – Inspired by Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 
• Medusa – A monster described as a woman with living venomous snakes as hair.
• Merlin – The legendary wizard.
• Michael Myers – The fictional character and protagonist from the Halloween series of slasher films.
• Morticia – The matriarch of The Addams Family.
• Norman Bates – The main antagonist in Psycho who had a pretty messed up relationship with his mom.
• Pennywise – The title character of Stephen King’s 1986 horror novel It.
• Poe – Edgar Allen Poe thrilled with his tales of mystery and the macabre.
• Pugsley – A member of the fictional Addams family.
• Rosemary – As in Rosemary’s Baby.
• Sabrina – Sabrina the Teenage Witch was a beloved TV show.
• Skellington – The main protagonist of the 1993 film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Wednesday – The glum daughter in The Addams Family.

Candy Halloween Names

The best part of Halloween for many kids? The candy, of course!

And lucky for us, these brands make awfully cute cat Halloween cat names.

Get your sweet tooth ready for some adorable cat names inspired by favorite candies given out at Halloween time.

• Brach
• Butterscotch
• Candy
• Godiva
• Heath
• Hershey
• Hot Tamale
• Junior Mint
• Kit Kat
• Mike & Ike
• Raisinet
• Reese
• Rolo
• Smarty
• Snickers
• Skittles
• Starburst
• Sweetart
• Sugar Baby
• Twizzler
• Werther
• Whopper
• Yoo-Hoo

Adorable Fall-Themed Ideas

For many people, fall is considered their favorite time of the year.

Maybe it’s the crisp, cool weather. Or the changing of the leaves. Or simply, the return of pumpkin spice lattes at Starbucks.

In the spirit of the season, here are 12 adorable fall-themed names you just might like.

• Acorn
• Apple
• Cider
• Chestnut
• Copper
• Harvest
• Maple
• Maize
• October
• Pecan
• Pumpkin
• Spice

What do you think? Do any of these Halloween cat names stick out to you? Or do you have any ideas to add to this list?

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Jessi Larson

Jessi is a marketing strategist for Fortune 50 companies who loves to research and write about pets. She enjoys finding cool new cat names, researching the best products, learning more about cat breeds and sharing tips with other pet parents.