--- title: "4 Halloween Quotes By Jack Prelutsky" description: "4 Halloween quotes by Jack Prelutsky. Plus more from Jack Prelutsky and more Halloween sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in_380092.jpg" --- > [She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the wild and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in-garments-black-as-pitch-the/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in_380092.jpg) > [His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/his-blood-is-black-and-boiling-hot-he-gurgles-ghastly-groans-he-ll/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_his-blood-is-black-and-boiling-hot-he-gu_427405.jpg) > [In masks and gown we haunt the street And knock on doors for trick or treat Tonight we are the king and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/in-masks-and-gown-we-haunt-the-street-and-knock-on-doors-for-trick-or/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/jack-prelutsky-18522_doors_in-masks-and-gown-we-haunt-the-street-an_2304815.jpg) > [It's Halloween! It's Halloween! The moon is full and bright And we shall see what can't be seen On any other night.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/it-s-halloween-it-s-halloween-the-moon-is-full-and-bright-and-we/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/jack-prelutsky-18522_brooms_it-s-halloween-it-s-halloween-the-moon-i_2317905.jpg) ## Other authors on Halloween - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 24 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ray-bradbury-77494.jpg) Ray Bradbury 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/ray-bradbury/) - [Richelle E. Goodrich 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/richelle-e-goodrich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-leno-47716.jpg) Jay Leno 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/jay-leno/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sharon-needles-84563.jpg) Sharon Needles 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/sharon-needles/) - [J. Tonzelli 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/j-tonzelli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christa-miller-23666.jpg) Donald Pleasence 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/donald-pleasence/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christophe-agou-23873.jpg) Keira D. Skye 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/keira-d-skye/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bijou-phillips-17810.jpg) Rachel Zucker 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/rachel-zucker/) - [Damien Echols 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/damien-echols/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-peterson-21538.jpg) Cassandra Peterson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/cassandra-peterson/) ## More by Jack Prelutsky > [There's not too much difference between writing a picture book and writing a collection of a hundred poems or so, except that the bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/there-s-not-too-much-difference-between-writing-a-picture-book-and/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [Poetry seems to sink into us the way prose doesn't. I can still quote verses I learned when I was very young, but I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/poetry-seems-to-sink-into-us-the-way-prose-doesn-t-i-can-still-quote/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the wild and wicked witch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in-garments-black-as-pitch-the/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [Otherwise I don't read much adult poetry at all, because I'm not smart enough and mostly I don't get it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/otherwise-i-don-t-read-much-adult-poetry-at-all-because-i-m-not-smart/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. He'll cook you in his dinner pot, your skin, your flesh, your bones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/his-blood-is-black-and-boiling-hot-he-gurgles-ghastly-groans-he-ll/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/the-sound-of-a-word-is-at-least-as-important-as-the-meaning/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [I always knew would be some sort of artist, but didn't know what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-always-knew-would-be-some-sort-of-artist-but-didn-t-know-what/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-write-the-poems-first-with-only-a-few-exceptions-for-odd-reasons/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [“I often repeat repeat myself, I often repeat repeat. I don't don't know why know why, I simply know that I I I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-often-repeat-repeat-myself-i-often-repeat-repeat-i-don-t-don-t-know/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [Writing gives me the opportunity to explore ideas, play with language, solve problems, use my imagination, and draw on my own childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/writing-gives-me-the-opportunity-to-explore-ideas-play-with-language/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [I keep a guitar around while writing and will improvise music. I do this for several reasons, such as that it's fun, and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-keep-a-guitar-around-while-writing-and-will-improvise-music-i-do/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [My reading is extremely eclectic. Lately I've been teaching myself computer graphics, so I'm reading a lot about that. I read books of trivia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/my-reading-is-extremely-eclectic-lately-i-ve-been-teaching-myself/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [We all need ways to express ourselves, and poetry is one of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/we-all-need-ways-to-express-ourselves-and-poetry-is-one-of-mine/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-ve-been-influenced-by-poets-as-diverse-as-dylan-thomas-lewis/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) > [I'm mostly influenced by life, what's around me, and my own childhood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/i-m-mostly-influenced-by-life-what-s-around-me-and-my-own-childhood/) [Jack Prelutsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-prelutsky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/halloween/jack-prelutsky/#itemlist", "name": "4 Halloween Quotes By Jack Prelutsky", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the wild and wicked witch.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Prelutsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-prelutsky/she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in-garments-black-as-pitch-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in_380092.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in_380092.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/jack-prelutsky-18522_black_she-comes-by-night-in-fearsome-flight-in_380092.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She comes by night, in fearsome flight, in garments black as pitch, the queen of doom upon her broom, the…” — Jack Prelutsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "His blood is black and boiling hot, he gurgles ghastly groans. 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