5 best Minecraft spooky seeds

With Halloween approaching, many players are on the lookout for the best Minecraft spooky seeds to enjoy. Seeds are essentially codes that generate the game worlds you play in. While some seeds contain regular worlds, others hide interesting features, such as a host of ancient cities, shipwrecks, and ruined portals, that give the game an eerie atmosphere.

This article lists the five best Minecraft spooky seeds you should try, that will resonate with the Halloween experience.

Note: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion. The entries are arranged in no particular order.

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Five best Minecraft spooky seeds to try out this Halloween

1) Creepy smile

The uncanny and creepy smile is sure to make a shiver run down your spine. (Image via Mojang Studios)

• Seed Code: 2031673994101941994
• Spawn Biome: Forest

This is one of the best Minecraft spooky seeds because of the large and ominous feature that resembles an eerie smile. You will find this landmark just next to your spawn point and its menacing look makes this one of the best Minecraft spooky seeds. The game is known for some unique naturally-generated structures and this smiling face definitely takes the cake.

You can make this seed look even more eerie if you pair it with some of the best spooky shaders to add that haunting touch.

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2) Herobrine's World

The supposed presence of Herobrine and the uncertainty of its existence ranks this among the best Minecraft spooky seeds. (Image via Mojang Studios)

• Seed Code: 478868574082066804
• Spawn Biome: Forest

This is a very special seed since this is where the fabled Herobrine in Minecraft was supposedly first seen. Herobrine is an urban legend in the game's lore originating from an anonymous post on 4chan in 2010. Over the years, this unknown entity has become a cult classic icon, with player all over trying their best to spot it.

Although Mojang never confirmed or denied the presence of this entity, the gaming community is a staunch believer that the nefarious Herobrine haunts every world in some form or the other. Explore this world and maybe you could be the first one to spot this eerie entity.

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3) Devil's world

The seed's number is supposed to relate to the devil's number according to mythology. (Image via Mojang Studios)

• Seed Code: 666
• Spawn Biome: Ice Plains

This is one of the cult classic seeds in Minecraft that has become notorious over time since the seed number is loosely associated with the devil's number, 666. According to the Bible, 666 is the number of the beast, essentially representing inherent evil. Many players believe that a world with a 666 spawn is cursed and evil:

Players can find unexplained towers of ice and a host of shipwrecks in this world that can be explored at night. The long stretches of open land and deep ravines also add to the eerie ambiance.

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4) Village atop the Ancient City

The apparent innocence of the village hiding the warden makes it one of the best Minecraft spooky seeds. (Image via Mojang Studios)

• Seed Code: -8979214994625805926
• Spawn Biome: Plains

This seed will spawn you near a seemingly innocent village that hides one of the most extensive ancient cities underneath. Don't be fooled by the innocent villagers since the domain of the nefarious warden lurks underneath. Additionally, you will find a host of deep gorges and ravines that seem to exude something supernatural from within. Be prepared before you decide to head out at night.

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5) Lost Cities

The eeriness of the broken ruins dotted with the drowned makes this one of the best Minecraft spooky seeds. (Image via Mojang Studios)

• Seed Code: -1862919543715148966
• Spawn Biome: Jungle

Lost Cities is an extensive seed that contains a host of remnants from old and forgotten ruins. The world is filled with a host of ocean ruins, ruined portals, and tons of unexplained monuments. The ruins seem to speak of some great catastrophe that has left these populous villages in Minecraft into an eerie husk of their former self.

You will also find many trail ruins, mineshafts, and dungeons which add to the eerie setting and make this one of the best Minecraft spooky seeds. If you feel the world is not challenging enough, why not add some of these best horror mods and spice things up?

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