What a week with a difference for sure! Bumped into my cousin who says to me I’m going to a party Saturday (baring in mind it’s the Monday!) and fancy going as a clown as I know there will be some there who’s petrified of them, have you got any ideas? Pennywise immediately sprung to … Read more
I woke up that Halloween morning without a real costume. I Just looked in my closet and pull everything black. I came up with the Elvira costume. It all came together with existing clothes I had already had. The wig was an old Elvira wig from a couple years ago that I never had used until … Read more
Walking Dead should be everyone’s favorite TV series ! And of course as well as everyone’s favorite character should be Daryl Dixon! Once my son said he wanted to be Daryl I immediately got to work. I decided to combine his look through all the seasons so he could be recognized. I first went to … Read more
I am a huge horror movie fan, they scare the Bejesus out of me, but I have seen them all and cannot stop watching them. The movie that I have the hardest time with by far is the Exorcist. I thought that if I went as Regan for Halloween, it may be a form or … Read more
In 2010, I made three costumes from scratch from the movie/ video game Silent Hill for two friends and I. The nurses’ heads are made of clay (I didn’t have money to buy any sort of silicone casting stuff, nor do I know how to use that) so we just wore clay masks. They were … Read more
We decided to dress him up like Chucky because we thought it would be something simple we could do at home. We went to Wild Adventures Theme Park, they had a special event called Kidoween, thought it would be perfect to dress him up for that. I used a pair of overalls he already had … Read more
I love dressing up as strong gothic characters and I love both underworld and terminator films. The Selene outfit was first created by buying a full body dance leotard and a cheap gothic corset along with black wig and blue contacts. I created fangs by filing down some fake plastic nails and sticking them on … Read more
This Jason Voorhees Costume from Freddy vs. Jason all began with the obsession I have for Halloween and all things macabre. My house is always the creepiest in the neighborhood. That being said my neighbor from 5 doors down has been depicting Freddy Krueger since his college days. He thought it would be a good idea … Read more
I won first place in this costume last year at our annual Halloween party. This was super easy, comfortable, and cheap. I already owned the tank top and shoes. I bought the dress suit for less than $5 at Goodwill. I bought all the birds, except for the larger bird on my shoulder at the Dollar … Read more
Originally we promoted our large group of friends to attend a local Halloween party as the whole entourage of characters from the classic 1987 ‘s vampire flick, The Lost Boys. Although our friends declined, my husband and I decided to go as the two main characters, Michael and David. We sourced the outfits from goodwill … Read more
I like classic, scary Halloween costumes, but was bored with the usual. For this costume, I started at a second-hand thrift store and found the skirt suit and purse for about $15. I went to Michael’s craft shop and bought the crows with a 50% off coupon. I already had costume pearls and black pumps. The scratches and … Read more
You can either make this costume yourself as I did or even buy it at a costume shop (good luck). Stuart Townsend is the vampire Lestat, who has awakened from a century-long slumber and turned his considerable energy to rock music. Lestat ‘s powerful music reaches the ear of the slumbering Akasha (Aaliyah), the millennia-old … Read more