I wanted to do something really unique and creepy so I thought what could be more creepy than finding a frozen head in your freezer. So I went scouting for to carton boxes that would do the trick. I put the smallest one on top of the bigger one and sawed them together and made … Read more
My boyfriend and I decided to create our costume this year and wanted to make something unique and awesome. We decided to transform ourselves into roller coasters! We started the costume in September and finished the last detail on Halloween morning. It took a bunch of work and dedication but it was so worth it. … Read more
I had won this Dracula puppet a few years back and every time somebody saw it, they thought it was so scary. I thought, how could I use him in my costume and try and make it realistic? so I decided to be his captive. Since I was thinking to keep it low budget I grabbed a carton … Read more
I love Halloween. I love making my own costumes, because it allows me to be something out of the ordinary. And I love going to New York City for the Village Halloween parade to not only show off my creation, but also to admire other people’s efforts. I had the idea of going as the … Read more
We got our inspiration for our headless doctor costume from your amazing website. Tired of being the same old vampire, skeleton etc. we started looking about online for something different and stumbled upon your “headless” section. We made good use of the tips other people had written and we too opted for the rolling backpack with … Read more
I’ve seen quite a few alien baby abduction costumes and they looked great, but I wanted to make one that seemed more realistic and disconcerting to adults. And I succeeded! First, I had to find the perfect mask. I wanted it to seem as realistic as possible – not a monster or alien, but a … Read more
While the mama of the family is wearing the costume, the idea came from one of the youngest members of the family, 5 year old Ian. Ian likes to be silly, and he especially loves to make people laugh. He spent a solid week trying to perfect the “handstand”, and he wanted to be upside … Read more
My son wanted to create his own costume this year and be a headless man. We initially discouraged his idea as it seemed too scarey and dangerous to walk around not being able to see well out of the costume. That’s were the idea to have him hold his own head came from Then after … Read more
After spending hours looking for the perfect costume on this site and youtube, I ran across levitating street performers on Youtube, pretty much by accident. Once I showed it to my husband and he looked closely on how it was constructed he was on a mission to figure it out. First came buying a welder (it … Read more
I knew I wanted to be a headless bride but it seemed so hard to make! I am so about Cheap & Easy! I found a plastic half dress form at the GoodWill ( Love that place) as well as the wedding dress and the petticoat! Total spent at GoodWill: 30.00! I found an old backpack from … Read more
This is what happens when your 11 year old can not choose between two costumes. My son wanted to be both a toilet and his favorite Marvel character Deadpool so we combined them to make this. I used two red turtleneck shirts one for the top and added black fabric over it to resemble Deadpools outfit. The … Read more
This year my 7 year old son Luke wanted to be a penguin and a shark. After racking my brain for what I could make that would incorporate both a penguin and a shark, I decided to try creating an illusion costume of a penguin (his favorite animal) carrying him (the boy), while being attacked … Read more