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Costumes are a big part of Halloween.
Be what you want... or what you're scared of... or just something entertaining. Many people use Halloween as an opportunity to be what they can't or wouldn't even want to be in their normal life.
Many costumes have different variations: scary, sexy, cute, old-fashioned, heroic, or specific colors. So, although the witch costume is listed below under scary, it could have an eighteenth-century version, a sexy version or a cute child's version.
Scary[]
Scary movie costumes include:
- Michael Myers costume
- Jason Voorhees costume
- Freddy Krueger costume
- Ghostface costume
- Scarecrow Ghostface costume
- Leatherface costume
- Chucky costume
- Tiffany costume
- Jigsaw costume
- Pinhead costume
- Chatterer costume
- Butterball costume
- Female Cenobite costume
- Bride of Frankenstein costume
- Elvira costume
- Pennywise costume (Tim Curry)
- Pennywise costume (Bill Skarsgard)
- Art the Clown costume
- Little Pale Girl costume
- Annabelle costume
- Skull Mask Killer costume
- M3GAN costume
Traditional Scary costumes include:
- Ghost costume
- Witch costume
- Monster costume
- Vampire costume
- Pirate costume
- Ghoul costume
- Shredded Ghoul costume
- Death costume (the personification of death)
- Phantom of Darkness costume
- Skeleton costume
- Mummy costume
- Werewolf costume
- Wendigo costume
- Plague Doctor costume
Links to the stories and related costumes:
- Frankenstein's monster (also see Monster costume)
- Dracula (also see Vampire costume)
A nurse, a devil and...?
Mythical[]
- Mermaid costume
- Devil costume
- Angel costume
- Elf costume
- Medusa costume
- Gnome costume
- Greek god
- Greek goddess
- Cupid costume - often an ironic take on the chubby, cherubs
Characters[]
Someone dressed as Bugs Bunny who is dressed as Dracula. Costume-ception!
Characters from popular movies or shows... trendy, so tend to change from year to year.
Trademark characters. Cartoon characters.
General cartoon characters
- Mickey Mouse costume
- Minnie Mouse costume
- Marge Simpson costume
- Tweety costume
- Bugs Bunny costume (cartoon)
- Daffy Duck costume
- Winnie the Pooh costume
- Tigger costume
- SpongeBob SquarePants costume
- Patrick Star costume
- Squidward Tentacles costume
- Princess Bubblegum costume
- Steven Universe costume
- Blue's Clues costume
- Popeye costume
- Carmen Sandiego costume
- Dipper Pines costume
- Mabel Pines costume
- Hello Kitty costume
- The Powerpuff Girls costumes
- Zim costume
General movie characters
- Owen Grady costume
- Indiana Jones costume
- Ariel costume
- Ursula costume
- Jafar costume
- Hades costume
- Aladdin costume
- Belle costume
- Elsa costume
- Anna costume
- Mirabel Madrigal costume
- Asha costume
- Tinker Bell costume
- Dash Parr costume
- Willy Wonka costume
- Ghostbuster costume
- Men in Black costume
- Corpse Bride costume
- Barbie costume
- The Bride from Kill Bill costume
- Dionne Davenport costume
- Regina George costume
- Pink Ladies costume
- Doc Brown costume
Superhero characters
- Superman costume
- Wonder Woman costume
- Spider-Man costume
- Batman costume
- Robin costume
- Batgirl costume
- Green Lantern costume
- Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle costume
- Captain America costume
- Black Panther costume
- The Hulk costume
- Iron Man costume
- Doctor Strange costume
- Captain Marvel costume
- Deadpool costume
- Wolverine costume
- Black Cat costume
Supervillain characters
Peanuts cartoon characters
Harry Potter themed costumes - Hermione, Harry and Ginny
from the Harry Potter series
- Harry Potter costume
- Hermione Granger costume
- Ron Weasley costume
- Ginny Weasley costume
- Draco Malfoy costume
- Lord Voldemort costume
- Death Eater costume
- Bellatrix Lestrange costume
- Severus Snape costume
from Super Mario
- Mario costume
- Luigi costume
- Toad costume (Super Mario)
- Princess Peach costume
- Donkey Kong costume
- Bowser costume
- Wario costume
- Waluigi costume
- Daisy costume (Super Mario)
- Rosalina costume
- Toadette costume
- Yoshi costume
- Shy Guy costume
- Piranha Plant costume
Final Fantasy VII group costumes. Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Sephiroth and Kadaj.
from Final Fantasy VII
- Cloud Strife costume
- Tifa Lockhart costume
- Aerith Gainsborough costume
- Sephiroth costume
- Zack Fair costume
- Yuffie Kisaragi costume
- Vincent Valentine costume
- Barret Wallace costume
- Cid Highwind costume
- Angeal Hewley costume
- Cissnei costume
- Reno costume
- Rufus Shinra costume
- Genesis Rhapsodos costume
- Nero the Sable costume
Other video game characters
- Kirby costume
- King Dedede costume
- Fat Chocobo costume
- Moogle costume
- Sora costume
- Among Us costume
- Five Nights at Freddy's costume(s)
- Sub Zero costume
- Charmeleon costume
- Jinx (Arcane) costume
from Godzilla
- Godzilla costume
- Mothra costume
- Kong costume
- King Ghidorah costume
- Rodan costume
from the Wizard of Oz...
- Dorothy costume
- Scarecrow costume
- Tin man costume
- Cowardly lion costume
- Flying monkey costume
- Wicked Witch of the West costume
- Todo costume
- Munchkin costume
- Glinda costume
from Alice in Wonderland
- Alice in Wonderland costume
- White Rabbit costume
- Mad Hatter costume
- Cheshire cat costume
- Queen of Hearts costume
from the Star Wars series
R2-D2 Costume
- Darth Maul costume
- Darth Sidious costume
- Darth Vader costume
- Han Solo costume
- Luke Skywalker costume
- Master Yoda costume
- Princess Leia costume
- Chewbacca costume
- R2-D2 costume
- C3P0 costume
- Boba Fett costume
- Padmé Amidala costume
- Kylo Ren costume
- Rey costume
from the Star Trek series
- Captain Kirk costume
- Spock costume
- I wonder if anyone has ever tried a Tribble costume?
from Scooby-Doo
- Fred Jones costume
- Daphne Blake costume
- Velma Dinkley costume
- Shaggy Rogers costume
- Scooby-Doo costume
- Thorn costume
from Hocus Pocus
- Winifred Sanderson costume
- Mary Sanderson costume
- Sarah Sanderson costume
- Billy Butcherson costume
- Dani Dennison costume
Betelgeuse and Lydia.
from Beetlejuice
From Squid Game
and many others
- Miscellaneous literature and scary stories
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms Hyde costume
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde costumes
- Invisible Man costume
- Phantom of the Opera costume
- Carrie White costume
- Mohawk the Gremlin costume
- Harvey costume
- Musketeer costume
- Morticia Addams costume
- Wednesday Addams costume
- Coraline Jones costume
Fairytales[]
- Princess costume
- Prince costume
- Dragon costume
- Ninja costume
- Tiger-fairy costume
- Knight costume
- Fairy costume
- Sleeping Beauty costume
- Snow Queen costume
- Red Riding Hood costume
- Rapunzel costume
- Cinderella costume
- Beast costume (from Beauty and the Beast)
Oddball or not normal life[]
Anything can become a costume -- Halloween related, or totally unrelated. Children can dress in adult, professional clothing; adults can dress as children or teens or in professions totally unlike their everyday life. The careers may be perfectly normal, but the costumes are usually caricatures or inappropriate in some way.
- Hobo costume
- Nerd costume
- Toga costume
- Soldier costume
- Hippie costume
- Hipster Clown costume
- Baby costume (That's is a baby attired for an adult, not a costume for a baby.)
- Professor costume
- Business person costume - the "suit"
- Astronaut costume
- Clown costume
- Cowboy costume or Cowgirl costume
- Bride costume or Groom costume
- Safari costume
- Snake charmer costume
- Professional football player costume or more generally, Athlete costume
- Doctor costume
- Judge costume
- Police officer costume
- Firefighter costume
- Chef costume
- Pilot costume
- Ballerina costume
Famous people[]
- Michael Jackson costume
- Lady Gaga costume
- Katy Perry costume
- Taylor Swift costume
- President Richard Nixon costume
- Madonna costume
- Britney Spears costume
- Gwen Stefani costume
Sexy[]
Sexy costumes are often variants of
- Sexy nurse costume
- Sexy cheerleader costume
- Muscle man costume
- Tavern wench costume
- Playboy Bunny costume
Pumpkins never looked cuter
Food[]
- M&M costume
- Pumpkin costume
- Banana costume
- Box of food costume (for instance a box of popular cereal)
- Candy corn costume
- Hot dog costume
Animals[]
Cute tiger!
- Tiger costume
- Cat costume
- Lion costume
- Leopard costume
- Dog costume
- Bear costume
- Bunny costume
- Mouse costume
- Penguin costume
- Monkey costume
- Lobster costume
- Ladybug costume
- Bat costume
- Snake costume
- Spider costume
- Zebra costume
- Giraffe costume
- Elephant costume
- Raccoon costume
- Bird costume
- Inflatable Dinosaur costume
Nature[]
- Snowflake costume
- Rainbow costume
- Flower costume
- Tree costume
Things[]
- Crayon costume - works best if you have a set of people in different colors
- Train costume - again works well with a set of people, one for the engine, a couple for box cars and a caboose
- Pencil costume
- Campbell's soup costume - Andy Warhol is not the only person who can use a can of soup as a design idea
- Fruit of the Loom costumes - characters from the ad, a set of fruit costumes (a good group costume)
Other holidays[]
- Santa Claus costume
- Mrs. Claus costume
- Easter Bunny costume
- Leprechaun costume
- Reindeer costume
See also[]
- the Costume accessories category
- face painting
- mask
- cape
- robe
- wand
Other resources[]
There is also a (relatively empty) wiki on Halloween Costumes. And there's a Costume wikia -- mostly for homemade costumes for children. It has over 100 articles.
Anna's Halloween Costume Blog has costume ideas, picture, information about costume trends and more.