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75 Halloween Wallpapers ? Scary Monsters, Pumpkins And Zombies

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Halloween is around the corner and the atmosphere is filled with pumpkins, skeletons, bonfires, horror movies and other scary things spread across the houses, stores and, of course, web sites. Just the right time to spice up your desktop with an appropriate Halloween spirit. And for this purpose you may change your desktop wallpaper and prepare some traditional pumpkin carvings. Last updated Oct/11/2016.

In this post we present some beautiful hight quality Halloween wallpapers for your scary Halloween party. All these screenshots are linked to their source here on our servers or elsewhere.

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Halloween is around the corner and the atmosphere is filled with pumpkins, skeletons, bonfires, horror movies and other scary things spread across the houses, stores and, of course, web sites. Just the right time to spice up your desktop with an appropriate Halloween spirit. And for this purpose you may change your desktop wallpaper and prepare some traditional pumpkin carvings.

In this post we present some beautiful hight quality wallpapers for your scary Halloween party. These images do not contain any calendars. All images can be clicked and lead to a preview. [Links checked January/12/2017]

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Halloween Pumpkin ? Wallpaper

Scary bats and spiders, frightening skeletons, delicious candies and lollies and ominous black cats and carved pumpkins… All bundled up together and you have a perfect Halloween. Trick or treat! Designed by Soraia Mendes from Portugal.

Halloween Wallpapers

Happy Halloween Wallpapers

Designed by Zanetine Web Design from India.

Halloween Wallpapers

The Moons Glow

“It is a full moon tonight. The fall wind blows the clouds. The leaves have fallen from the trees and a happy pumpkin sits beneath a spooky tree. The tree and the pumpkin both welcome in the month of October.” Designed by Allison S. Hoge from USA.

Halloween Wallpapers

Halloween

Designed by Violeta Dabija from Moldova.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Punpkin Scarecrow

Designed by Barbara Haider from Austria.

Smashing Wallpaper - november 09

Scary Pumpkin

My is my favorite holiday. This calendar shows my desire to make Halloween a darker holiday than it has been in the past for me. Designed by Rachel Cobb from USA.

Smashing Wallpaper - october 09

The Month Of Monsters

To me October is a really fun month, since this is the time of the year where all kind of monsters can hang out together, without caring what universe they come from. — Designed by Maria Keller from Mexico.

The month of monsters

Creepy Pumpkin

Designed by Christopher Krahlisch from Germany.

Creepy Pumpkin

Happy H.

Designed by Salma Ali from United Arab Emirates..

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Night Of The Black Cat

Halloween is nearly upon us once again! I love black cats, so I decided to feature one surrounded by a moon-lit sky. — Designed by Eddie Wong from Ireland.

Night of the Black Cat

Halloween Cat

Designed by Mohamad Khatib from Lebanon.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Masks

Mistic Tribal Masks temporary exposition in Turin. They really remind to an alien atmosphere. Designed by Ester Liquori from Italy.

Smashing Wallpaper - February 2011

Will Miss You On This Halloween

Jack-o-lanterns and spooky ghosts are coming to fight the haunted house, witches all alive again! But this time don’t miss your friends. It’s time to scare the family, pals and mates with ghosts! Wish you a happy Halloween night again and again. Designed by Debobrata Debnath from India.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Childish

Children day is celebrated in October…in many countries around the world ..They are the future.. The hope for a brighter tomorrow… Designed by Nishith from India.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Trick Or Treat

“As night falls there’s magic and mischief in the air.” Designed by Jason Knight (nativeBrand) from UK.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Creepy Ice-cream

To all ice-cream lovers, let’s get creepy this October! Designed by Carmen Ng from Singapore.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Halloween

The time of candies, ghosts, witches and fun. Designed by cheloveche.ru from Russia.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Feeling Sorry For All The Pumpkins

Designed by Ricardo Gimenes from Brazil.

Feeling Sorry For All The Pumpkins

Zombie’s Grafitti

A mystical month like October diserve an trash art contribution so the dead can go back to life and haunt the living people. This wallpaper was made for terror e thriller lovers. Download and enjoy it! Designed by Vinicius Ervilha from Brazil.

Smashing Wallpaper - october 09

Ghost

Designed by Tiago Santos from Portugal.

Free Desktop Wallpaper - October 2011

Misty Woods

October reminds me of cold nights. Halloween is a time when going up to creepy houses through misty haunted woods is acceptable, which also inspired me to design a moonlight misty composition. — Designed by Samantha Magaard from the United States.

Misty Woods

A Very Bright Halloween

We want to remind everyone to stay safe this Halloween when trick-or-treating, maybe carry a portable lantern or flashlight. We also wanted to share some ideas we had for adding a special bright touch to your costumes this year - battery operated Halloween string lights! — Designed by Carla Genovesio (from Lights.com from the United States.

A Very Bright Halloween

Moon Owl

Designed by Katerina Bobkova from Ukraine.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Scary Moon

Designed by Andy Murphy from Northern Ireland.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

It’s The Most Terrifying Time Of The Year

The best time of the whole year. The weather get cooler and crisper, the leaves start to change, and all of the things that go bump in the night come out to play. — Designed by Casey Booth from the United States.

It's The Most Terrifying Time Of The Year

Skull Wallpaper

Designed by Rumake Web Agency from Russia.

Smashing Wallpaper - october 09

Skeleton Theme

Designed by Shilpa Sharma from India.

Halloween Theme

Sweet Halloween

Designed by Cortando Pixeles from Argentina.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Ghostober

“I made this wallpaper a year ago, but i didntcame on time to send it to Smashing magazine.Serching other files i found it, and decide to finish it and post it, halloween is coming, hope you like this ghostsperms hehe!” Designed by Ricardo Delgado from México City.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Weird Season

Designed by Ryan Thompson from USА.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Happy H.

Designed by JD from the United States.

Happy Halloween

Weeny Scary

Designed by Cheloveche.ru from Russia.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

It Is Coming

Fall always reminds me of a cozy atmosphere during evenings spent with candles, covered under my fluffy blanket. Everything is shining in warm orange light. Halloween FTW! — Designed by Izabela Grzegorczyk from Vienna, Austria.

Halloween is Coming

Howl For October

No Halloween scary tales, witches and goblins fright us! We have our friend Wolfey whose howling scares away the dark, and we can wait for All Hallows Eve in the peace and comfort of our home. Designed by PopArt Studio from Serbia.

Howl For October

Festival Of The Dead

Shadows of a thousand years rise again unseen, Voices whisper in the trees, ‘Tonight is Halloween! Dexter Kozen.” — Designed by Suman Sil from India.

Festival Of The Dead

Spooky Town

Designed by Xenia Latii from Germany.

Spooky Town

Cute Halloween

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so I decided to create four of my favorite monsters. Designed by Maria Keller from Mexico.

Cute Halloween

Scary Monsters

Designed by Servanne from France.

Scary Monsters

Trick Or Treat!

It’s Halloween on the 31st (of course), and I think this poor kid might have picked the wrong house to go Trick or Treat-ing! — Designed by James Mitchell from the United Kingdom.

Trick Or Treat!

Trick Or Treat 2000

It is the year 2000, and robots rule the world. This is a photo of a recently completed fully-functional rod puppet, approx. 10” tall, set within a digital halloween scene via Photoshop. 0000101011001! (robot translation: Trick or treat!) Designed by Out of the Chair Design from Canada.

Smashing Wallpaper - october 09

Dead Night

The month the dead walk (apparently). For everyone who celebrates Halloween, with costumes, trick or treats or just a simple desktop wallpaper. Designed by Bogdan Lazar from Romania.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Jack O Cal

“Jack O Lantern with 2010 October Calender in mouth. spooky halloween surrounding background” Designed by Lindsey Kellis from USA.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Skull Break

Designed by jadekone from Venezuela.

Smashing Wallpaper - april 10

Eerie October

Designed by Jennifer Leigh Holt from Canada.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Pumpkin Spice Spookster

“A spooky, fun, orange-tastic wall for Halloween lovers of all ages.” Designed by Allen from USA.

Smashing Wallpaper - October 2010

Creepy October

Designed by Roland Szabó from Hungary.

Free Desktop Wallpaper - October 2011

Creepy October

Designed by Christina Mokry from Germany.

Desktop Wallpaper - October 2012

Ghost Friends

“Boney wanted to have friends but they are all ghosts.” Designed by Constantino Co from Singapore.

Smashing Wallpaper - november 10

The Evil Screen

Designed by Misti Kenison.

Smashing Wallpaper - february 10

Kill your boss (Do not take it seriously)

(Editorial Team) Yes, this is a controversial wallpaper. Please do not take it seriously and consider it to be a funny and scary Halloween wallpaper. Some bosses can be quite harsh sometimes, but that’s definitely no the reason to kill anybody. So we do not take any legal responsibilities for the side effects of you having this wallpaper on your desktop. Happy Halloween!

“When your boss yells that you are too immature to be a designer you are morally obliged to stop whatever youare doing, go to him and have an encounter.” Designed by Milana Adamov from Serbia.

Smashing Wallpaper - october 09

Halloween Wallpapers Elsewhere

Think Halloween Only 1280× 960px. Designed by Zefhar.

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Ghosts 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

Halloween Night Wallpaper 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x960 and 1600x1200.

Pacman Halloween 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

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Horror, Scary Wallpapers

Skin Walkers 1024x768, 1152x864, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200.

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Halloween Pumpkin Wallpaper 1440x900.

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Halloween Lights Pumpkin and gourd lanterns represent a more artistic side of All Hallow’s Eve. 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

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White Chocolate Pumpkin This white pumpkin decorated with brown and orange graphics looks good enough to eat. 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

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Wallcoo Halloween Haunts Over 50 beautiful Halloween wallpapers in various resolutions, at most 1920x1200.

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Spooky Halloween 1024x768.

Paci Tubes Halloween Wallpapers 7 Halloween wallpapers in the resolution 1280x1024.

Pumpkins 1280x1024.

Pendemonium Only 1024x768.

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Dangerous Mask 1600x1200.

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Halloween In The Midnight Forest 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

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Halloween Art Design Only 1024x768.

The Two And The Nightmare 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200.

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