The invention provides an exciton light-emitting halide scintillator, a thin film, a single crystal, a preparation method and application. The exciton light-emitting halide scintillator has the following chemical formula: (A1-xAx') 5 (B1-yB'y) 3 (X1-zX'z) 8, wherein A and A'are respectively selected from one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, In and Tl, and x is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1; B and B'are respectively selected from one of Cu, Ag and Au, and y is more than 0 and less than or equal to 1; and X and X' are respectively selected from one of F, Cl, Br and I, X and X 'are not the same element, and z is more than 0 and less than 1. The exciton light-emitting halide scintillator has the advantages of no deliquescence, high fluorescence quantum efficiency, high light output, low afterglow and the like, can be used for detecting X rays, gamma rays and neutrons, and has important application prospects in the fields of nuclear medicine imaging, security check, petroleum exploration wells, industrial detection and the like.