This page is to help you brainstorm as you decide your Halloween costume this year...
Halloween rocks! I mean what other time can we dress up to portray various fantasy roles with a legitimate reason (Halloween) and not have our neighbors think we're eccentric (okay, okay, so perhaps they'd think I'm eccentric anyway--I'm down with that...after all, who wants to be "average", right?). ;-)
Sometimes we want to play the role of someone we admire, such as the little girl who wants to be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty. Or, the little boy who wants to be the heroic Luke Skyywalker or an intimidating Stormtrooper (which was my favorite costume as a kid. Oh, man do I ever wish I had saved that original 1977 Star Wars Stormtrooper Laser Rifle that I had as part of my costume!! :( But that's another story...)
In other cases, we want to play the role of something fearsome with the hopes that we can scare others with it. Naturally this leads some choosing to dress up as a vampire, demon, or other character that strikes fear in the hearts of men!
Whatever your age, there's no end to the great Halloween and theatrical costumes from which you can choose. Here's some cool Halloween costume ideas to help you start brainstorming on how you can make it your best Halloween ever!
Halloween Costumes for Kids
Check out some of the latest Halloween costumes for kids:
With Pirates of the Carribean II this year (and PoC III not far behind), the Captain Jack Sparrow Child Costume will be more popular than ever!
Pirates are cool, but let's now focus our attention on the scarier Halloween costumes!...
Here's one based on the popular Scream movies:
Halloween Costumes for Teenagers & Adults
Here's some new scary Halloween costumes that caught my eye....
Scary Clown Costumes
Some people have major scary clown phobias going on and these just Halloween costumes might do the trick to scare 'em out of their wits!
This Halloween costume gave me the heebie jeebies...
Jeepers creepers, get a good look at this Halloween costume...
Vampires, Demons, Werewolves, Monsters & other Scary Creatures
I thought this Halloween costumeDemon Headclinger was pretty freaky and would defintely turn heads. A pretty cool effect!
This guy looks pretty darn menacing...
Though part human, part machine, I consider this guy to be one scary creature! The most realistic version I've ever seen in a Halloween costume! If you're a Star Wars fan, you've got to see this Supreme Edition Darth Vader Costume!
Here's another Halloween costume based on a horror movie classic! Did you like the movie "Carrie"? If so, this Prom Nightmare Costume may look familiar!
If your a Night of the Living Dead fan or just a fan of zombies in general, this one is a pretty good effect! Check it out: Zombie Halloween Costume.
Freddy's back again! And this time, freakier than ever! Have you seen the new "creature reacher" style Halloween costumes? These oversized costumes are eye-catching and when mixed with freaky Freddy, it's a frightacular combination sure to give a Nightmare on Elmstreet or any street for that matter! Check it out...
Who can forget the characters in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre?! Of course, the most memorable one for most is Leatherface. Now you can scare some people out of their wits with this Leatherface Costume and matching Leatherface Chainsaw
Calling all would-be werewolves! This has got to be one of the best complete werewolf Halloween costumes around. They've got not only the ferocious looking full head hairy mask (Werewolf Brown Costume), but also offer hairy werewolf feet, werewolf hands, and werewolf contact lenses to give it the finishing touch!
What list of horror movie character Halloween costumes would be complete without mentioning good ol' Dr. Frankenstein's monster? If you're tastes run more along the lines of classic horror, this Frankenstein Costume may be just the ticket for the gents. And for the the ladies, here's a great Bride of Frankenstein Costume.
Ah, here's another one for classic horror fans! It's the original horrormeister himself from the 1922 classic -- Nosferatu! Check him out!: Noseferatu Costume and Mask XL. Pretty dang creepy if you ask me!
Fan's of The Addam's Family may be interested in these Halloween costumes...
I always thought Uncle Fester was one righteously freaky dude! Check him out: Addams Family Uncle Fester.
For fans of The Munsters, it was sad to hear about the recent passing of Al Lewis who played Grandpa Munster. But if you want to pay tribute to him, there's no better way than donning this ultra-hip Grandpa Munster Halloween costume!
Sleepy Hollow fans will like this one. Poor Ichabod Crane! I always wondered...was it really just Brom Bones wearing this getup on that fateful night?
If you liked "Interview With The Vampire", you're going to love this Gothic Vampire Costume for the guys and this Gothic Vampira Costumefor the gals! Simply the most impressive vampire costumes I've ever seen.
And ladies...here's one especially for you! If you think you've got what it takes to play horror TV's "Hostess with the Mostess", check out this Elvira Standard Costume!
And hey, if you get a photo of yourself in one of these Halloween costumes and want to share it with the world, submit it to me using the form at the
Halloween Pictures page!
Share Your Halloween Costume Stories & Recommendations!!
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While I'll continue to share my own scary adventures and recommendations, we know it's impossible for one person to check out & report on everything scary on the planet. So, I've created a monthly drawing for fright fans who share good ideas and reviews to be added to the site.
Do you have a favorite Halloween costume that you use to scare people out of their wits? Or perhaps someone scared you out of yours with their costume?
Got a great scare tactic you've used on someone or someone used on you? Maybe you've seen a great horror movie or read a great scary story or book you'd like to tell us about? Or perhaps you've had the frightful opportunity to actually visit a scary place or "haunted" Halloween attraction and want to share your experience? (By the way, be sure to check out Faith Smith's report on her experience at Universal's Halloween Horror Nights 2005!)
Each month I'll select the best submission to receive a special prize! As you can see on the winner's page, I've already given away a good number of scary movies on DVD, but there's always the possibility of a movie poster, game, or even the official Scared-Out-of-Your-Wits.com mug!
Often times, I'll ask you, the winner, what you want as your prize! Hard to beat that, now isn't it? If you find another horror site that gives away monthly prizes and even lets you pick your own prize, well, I'd really like to see it so forward me the URL (who knows…maybe I'll even try to top them too).
But the monthly prize is just the beginning! You can learn all about the special grand prize drawing on Halloween night as well as check out the latest monthly winners at Win Free Stuff!
Now, let's get into the spirit of things and send in those submissions...
