Dramatic and Comedic pieces for Halloween Monologue Competitions
If you’re looking for a great monologue to use in a Halloween Monologue Competition, check out the monologues below, beginning with creepy Halloween monologues, followed by comedic Halloween monologues. Monologues range from 1 minute to 10 minutes, children, teen and adult.
SPOOKY/CREEPY/EERIE MONOLOGUES FOR HALLOWEEN COMPETITIONS
WHERE’S YOUR HAND, CHLOE?
Addison loses her friend, Chloe in the woods, and the grotesque Being she finds instead won’t back away from her.
DETAILS: Teen-Adult, Around 2-3 minutes.
DON’T CLOSE THE DOORS
Abigail, a woman who has been dead for decades, desperately seeks Stephanie’s help to escape the closet in which she endures heartbreaking torture.
DETAILS: Late teen-Adult, 10 minutes *Note: This monologue refers to suicide.
WHAT MY FANGS ARE FOR
Sammy has squirrel blood on his face. And he’s excited to tell his mom why. But does she share his excitement? Or is she horrified by him?
DETAILS: From the play, When Marshmallows Burn, Child, Teen, Adult, around 1 minute, drama but a bit of dark comedy
THIS HEAT IN MY BRAIN
Sloane begs his victim to have sympathy for him, as he tries to cool the heat in his brain.
DETAILS: Teen-Adult, Around 1.5 minutes
PIECES OF COAL
Adele struggles to figure out if the eerie boy in her mirror is in pain himself, or has appeared to bring her pain.
DETAILS: Teen through adult, Approximately 1.5-2 minutes
FIND ME
Yearning for her deceased husband, Elizabeth embarks on a chilling quest to bring him closer to her.
DETAILS: Late teen/20s/30s, female, 1850s time period, around 5-10 minutes depending on performance and staging
BORINGEST. GHOST. EVER
Ayla is pretty frustrated the ghost who visits her at night is sooooooo incredibly boring.
DETAILS: Any gender, children, around 1 minute, drama and comedy
BUDDY’S MOMMY
Buddy’s mom imparts important last words to her son before the sounds of sirens get too loud…
DETAILS: Adult, Approximately 2 minutes
LOCKING THE STORE
Clark is painfully smitten with Grace, a customer who has come into his gift shop. Now he just needs to convince her to tune the rest of the world out.
DETAILS: From the play, Poorly Wrapped, Teen-adult, Around 1.5 minutes
HER MOUTH IS MOVING
Meghan has done something horrific and the horror and guilt of her own actions are haunting her…in the form of her dead victim…
DETAILS: Around 1-2 minutes, older teen through adult, female
DINNER AT CANALE’S
Vicky implores her husband to not confess to his cheating. If he does, she might be tempted to use the weapon lying on the table…
DETAILS: Older Teen through Adult, Around 1 minute
REMOVE THE ROCK, PLEASE
What happens when the town mayor ignores Ashley’s sensible request? She winds up with blood on her Banana Republic dress, that’s what.
DETAILS: Adult, Around 2.5 minutes
F FOR FRIENDSHIP
Michelle, holding a gun in her hand, rates the friendship of fellow mean-girl, Alicia. And Alicia is not scoring well…
DETAILS: Teen, Around 1 minute
SHELLEY KNOWS
Louise, riddled with guilt after murdering Shelley in a fit of passion, fears this friend may be coming for her, from beyond the grave…
DETAILS: Older teen through adult, Approximately 1 minute
COMEDIC/FUNNY MONOLOGUES FOR HALLOWEEN COMPETITIONS
MY MISSING SKITTLES
Sal confronts his dad after catching him red-handed with his Halloween candy.
DETAILS: Children, comedic, male/female, around 1 minute
A DAD’S DEFENSE
Doug tries to cut a deal with his son Sal, after he’s caught red-handed, stealing Sal’s Halloween candy.
DETAILS: comedic, male, around 1.5-2 minutes
THE REAL VALUE OF CANDY
Fred is none too pleased with the low exchange rate of dollar to Halloween candy that his dentist is offering him.
DETAILS: Children, comedic male/female, around 1 minute
I DON’T WANNA BE A JEDI
Joel has to break some tough news to his Star Wars loving dad…
DETAILS: Children, comedy, male/female, around 1 minute
ANNOYING ALIEN
Having an alien ship land in Maleeha’s yard is not as cool as she thought it’d be. In fact, this nosy, noisy, hyperactive, slime-dripping alien is kind of annoying.
DETAILS: Any gender, around 1-1.5 minutes, comedy
APPLE PIE PAIN
Holly confronts her husband about the lonely thankless hard work of making apple pies from scratch.
DETAILS: comedic/dramatic, female, around 1 minute
BORINGEST. GHOST. EVER
Ayla is pretty frustrated the ghost who visits her at night is sooooooo incredibly boring.
DETAILS: Any gender, children, around 1 minute, comedy and drama
BABY ANTS IN A PIE
Robin’s freak-out over finding ants in her apple pie starts to shift when she realizes the ants are probably just innocent little babies…
DETAILS: Comedic/dramatic, female, around 1.5-2 minutes
WHAT MY FANGS ARE FOR
Sammy has squirrel blood on his face. And he’s excited to tell his mom why. But does she share his excitement? Or is she horrified by him?
DETAILS: From the play, When Marshmallows Burn, Child, Teen, Adult, around 1 minute, drama with a bit of dark comedy