4 Killer Ideas for Your Halloween Costume!
Actually, more like many ideas and 4 themes.....
There are just a couple of days left before Halloween and you are probably wondering what to be for Halloween this year? Don't just wait until the last minute and put something tacky together because there is nothing worse than a person that didn't try. Got nothing? No worries, here are some ideas to get the blood flowing on your Halloween costume. Costumes don't have to cost a fortune to put together, they just have to be well conceived.....
1. Old School Halloween!
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| Linda Blair, Regan MacNeil (Exorcist) |
Some ideas:
Regan MacNeil (Exorcist)
Jason (Halloween)
Freddy Krugger (Nightmare on Elm Street)
Goblins, Uruk-hai etc (Lord of the Rings)
Difficulty level: 6
Difficulty comes in trying to create a unique interpretation on many ideas that have been beaten to death with the master's whip.
2. The Slutty + (costume) formula.
Over time frightful halloween costumes have been replaced by slutty, short, revealing costumes. Halloween is the one night when women can dress up as slutty as they want and not be judged for it. Born of a fundamental lack of creativity, I don't think very highly of the Slutty + (costume) formula but as a man I have no choice but to endorse it and in many ways encourage it.
If you choose to go this route, you will be glad to know that it is very easy to pull off. All you need is a costume of a normal, respectable occupation: Doctors, Nurses, lawyers, policemen, firemen etc. These can be purchased inexpensively at most halloween stores. Your simple task will be to "sluttify" your costume. This can be done by making it shorter or tighter. You can also accessorize the costume by applying bold make up and any taboo, skimpy items that you can find in the back of your wardrobe in the dark corner that you hide from society for fear of social recourse.
Some Ideas: (Slutty + Anything)
Nurse = Slutty Nurse
Policewoman = Slutty Policewoman
Difficulty level: 2
Very easy, no creativity needed.
3. The Controversial Costume!
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| Kunta Kinte and friends... |
This is my favorite type of costume. I find people's response to costumes to be more interesting than the costumes themselves ~ plus I'm an attention whore. Find a taboo or controversial topic, character or theme that people will be uncomfortable with and turn it into a costume. Coming up with something offensive is pretty easy these days. White people greatly expanded the body of offensive material in the last 10-15 years.
Controversial costumes carry a risk you need to consider before deciding to attempt to wear one. Avoid doing something like dressing up as a white supremacist in Harlem. Such a costume is just meant to push boundaries a little. It's purpose is to be creative and controversial but funny ~ not suicidal.
A couple of Halloweens ago I dressed up as a slave. I got mixed responses but at lease 10 lectures form from a diverse group of people about how socially irresponsible I was. It was as if wearing a slave outfit would usher in a new era of slavery. The way I see it most things are fair game.
Some Good ideas...
A woman breast feeding
An Illegal immigrant
Casey Anthony
Troy Davis
Moammar Gaddafi
Hitler
Difficulty level: 9
You need a good idea, a costume that conveys it and iron balls.
Difficulty level: 9
You need a good idea, a costume that conveys it and iron balls.
4. Heroes, Cartoon Characters.
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| Scarlet Johanson as Black Widow (Avengers) |
Super heroes and cartoon characters are always fun. Everybody loves a well done super hero costume and many costume stores sell base super hero costumes that you can accessorize and add your own personal touch to. When Transformers 1 came out, an acquaintance of mine dressed up in a Home-made Optimus Prime outfit that obviously took a century to make and sacrificed his ability to move or function for the rest of the night ~ all in the name of a good costume. There are also many female heroes that look deathly sexy that will satisfy the need to sluttify oneself but not carry the cliche backdrop of the Slutty + (costume) formula.
Some ideas..
Salene (Underworld)
Green Lantern
Nick Furry (Avengers)
Black Widow (Avengers)
Hulk
Kick Ass
Difficulty: 8
Truly good ones often require a lot of prep time.
Difficulty: 8
Truly good ones often require a lot of prep time.
The options are endless, just don't be lame! Please make your costume a good one this year........
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