Take a stab at these dark riddles that are to die for!
27 Dark Riddles That Challenge Your Morbid Curiosity
Updated on Jul. 16, 2024
Dark riddles
Warning: dark riddles ahead! Proceed with caution—if you dare … Riddles of any kind offer your brain a great workout. And if they’re twisted brain teasers, even better. Morbid riddles and dark jokes make for excellent mind games, because they pull your brain in unexpected directions. You’ll need to dive into your dark side to find the answers—and some of these are tough. So give your mental prowess some tough love and settle in to these macabre riddles for adults.
Whether you like hard riddles or easy riddles, your sense of humor needs a challenge as much as your smarts do. But beware! Creepy crawlies and chilling chuckles lie ahead.
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Unbreakable
Riddle: What falls down but never breaks?
Answer: Nightfall
Wanted dead or alive
Riddle: They are dark and always on the run. Without the sun, there would be none. What are they?
Answer: Shadows
Rain, no shine
Riddle: I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?
Answer: Clouds
Weighing you down
Riddle: What’s light during the day but heavy during the night?
Answer: Eyelids
Going batty
Riddle: How do you know that a vampire loves baseball?
Answer: Because he turns into a bat every night
Scream queen
Riddle: I’m soft, delicate and silky, but if you’re wrapped in me, you’ll scream—if you can. What am I?
Answer: A cobweb
Yikes! Does even thinking about dark humor and dark riddles make you squirm?
Dead on arrival
Riddle: You’re certain to be wearing your best outfit or something special when you come to stay. What am I?
Answer: A coffin
Knife edge
Riddle: It doesn’t hurt when you carve my face. In fact, you bring me to life. What am I?
Answer: A jack-o’-lantern
Bat your eyes
Riddle: Your eyes are open and I’m there. Close them. I’m there too. What am I?
Answer: The dark
Talk about truly dark riddles!
Rock star
Riddle: What’s the best band to make you feel better?
Answer: A band-aid
Sick jokes
Riddle: What’s much better staying down than it is going up?
Answer: Vomit
Oopsie! Hope you’re feeling all right after that one.
Walk tall
Riddle: Where do skeletons walk their dogs?
Answer: The boneyard
Who doesn’t love a good skeleton pun? No body, that’s who! Get it?
Back in the day
Riddle: I crack when I’m weary, tingle when I’m scared and stretch when I’m proud. What am I?
Answer: Your spine
Name-dropping
Riddle: What’s the one place you can be sure you’ll never read your name?
Answer: Your gravestone
How about some funny tombstones to put more fun in funeral?
Body heat
Riddle: I’m blue on the inside and red on the outside. Donate me, but never drink me. What am I?
Answer: Blood
If you enjoy jokes as much as you enjoy dark riddles, you’ll love these scary Halloween jokes that may be too chilling to handle.
Lady of the night
Riddle: You’ll only ever see one side of me. I change each day. Sometimes big, sometimes just a sliver. What am I?
Answer: The moon
Sweet dreams
Riddle: I’m the scariest thing you’ll ever write, direct and produce all by yourself. What am I?
Answer: Your worst nightmare
Wide awake now?
Under a spell
Riddle: You use me to clean, but the powerful take me for a ride. What am I?
Answer: A broom
Devil may care
Riddle: Which dogs never go to heaven?
Answer: Hot dogs
Seeing red
Riddle: What kind of ball must you never throw, kick, hit or pitch?
Answer: An eyeball
Rug rats
Riddle: What pet does better in the house than in the garage?
Answer: A carpet
Off the rails
Riddle: What are the longest parts of a cross-country train trip?
Answer: The long E in “country” and the long A in “train.”
If you’re scratching your head, it’s time for the best grammar jokes for word nerds.
Just dessert
Riddle: What’s the best way to eat a devil’s-food cake?
Answer: With a pitchfork
Foot in mouth
Riddle: I am equally comfortable in your mouth and in your shoe. What am I?
Answer: A tongue
Good, clean fun
Riddle: I roar loudly, eat dirt and while I’m a big help, I get pushed and pulled in every direction. What am I?
Answer: A vacuum cleaner
Forbidden fruit
Riddle: Why are bruised bananas still good to eat?
Answer: They’re appealing
Beauty sleep
Riddle: Why are hair salons so terrifying?
Answer: Because people are always dying there
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