Halloween Hangman

About This Game

Halloween Hangman is the game that started it all — a free online hangman game with a spooky twist that has racked up over 55 million plays since 2004. Guess the hidden Halloween-themed word letter by letter, but choose carefully: six wrong guesses and the snarky talking skeleton fully appears, ready to roast your performance. Originally a Flash game passed around by email, it became one of the most played online Halloween games ever created. This HTML5 rebuild preserves everything fans loved and runs in any modern browser — no downloads or plugins needed.

How to Play

Click or tap the letter buttons to guess a letter. You can also type letters on your keyboard for faster play.

Additional Info

Halloween Hangman launched in 2004 when we emailed it to about 100 friends. That first year it received around 300 visits. The next October, traffic was so massive it crashed our hosting server — and the game went on to become a viral sensation with over 55 million plays. This HTML5 version preserves the original experience while running natively in modern browsers on any device. No Flash, no plugins, no downloads — just the skeleton and his opinions.