Get excited, these are the best Halloween costumes to come across our site! These costumes were given special mention by our Editors. Due to this, you will be astounded by their creativity and realism.
Go inside the minds of the people who came up with these unbelievable costume designs. Some ideas are simple and others are extremely unique. Either way, this collection of the best Halloween costumes are all done supremely and realistically well. As a result, they manage to completely blow our minds.
In this section, learn how to effectively become your favorite movie character. See the best Halloween costumes for Marty McFly, Mary Poppins and Bert, Chewbacca and even a Beetlejuice family! If you’re a TV fan you will love Marge Simpson, Wun Wun the Giant. and some truly scary American Horror Story costumes. Additionally, we have Broadway play characters like awesome Elphabas.
In addition, we have food items, insects and larger animals. So you can dress up like slurpees, butterflies, and even a baby Octopus. The range and talent is truly remarkable.
Finally, we have optical illusions, famous expressions and even more.
You will find something great to make here. Whether you have a month or just an hour or a month to spend working on your costume. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! Please share it with us here…
This is my husband in the “Dragon Rider” costume that I made for him. The head base was shaped from newspaper and masking tape. Then covered with layers of paper mache. When that was dry, the base was hollowed out and the entire dragon head was covered and sculpted with layers of fabric mache. After … Read more
I like superheroes and wanted a Batman Halloween costume. This Halloween was the right time to make it. Costume Supplies and Instructions 1 Black long sleeve shirt 1 Black sweat pant 1 pair of black gloves 2 yards of black cloth for cape 10 foam sheets. Black paint, brush to paint Glue gun 1 batman … Read more
Like many of you, we were excited to see Disney’s new movie Maleficent this summer. We loved the effects and costuming of the movie. Our family has always loved Halloween, and every year we have a fun family tradition of making our own DIY Halloween costumes. Our oldest teenage daughter has a real interest in … Read more
My wife and I made this Edward Scissorhands costume from scratch, except for the wig. Procedure for Making the Edward Scissorhands Costume: We made the individual scissors out of clay, poured a silicone resin over to make a mold and then poured a plastic resin in the mold to make the Scissorhands. The outfit was … Read more
This Harvey Dent Two Face costume was obviously inspired by The Dark Knight. I kept the outfit pretty simple, just black pants, black blazer, white shirt and a tie. The makeup was time consuming. There’s two ways of doing this. You can apply the makeup straight to your face, straight to your bare skin, but I … Read more
We are always inspired to make our own costumes, and love doing it. This year Silent Hill inspired us. It took us five to six days out of our busy life to make these Silent Hill Pyramid Head and Faceless Nurse costumes. It was fun and not too terribly hard! We won our local contest … Read more
This was the first time my girlfriend joined my homemade costume tradition that I usually do with my younger brothers. We were looking to do something scary but fun, and I thought to find a throwback idea that would excite people our age. Aaahh! Real Monsters was a more obscure cartoon on Nickelodeon in the … Read more
I was drinking a honey-crisp beer and trying to decide what to be for Halloween. BAM! It hit me, I was going to create a Shock Top beer costume. I bought a blonde punk rock Mohawk wig and my mom helped me cut it to the right length and put fake wheat from Michaels on … Read more
The idea for this Buddhist Monk toddler costume came from my American husband who loves my Asian culture and history. His love for the culture grew even more after visiting Vietnam with my family and I. That’s where he saw many Buddhist temples and loved how calm, serene, and peaceful they were. Our son Nolan … Read more
This year, we chose to create Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head costumes with the added fun of making them interactive. This is how we created the Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head Costumes: Make potato shapes with brown material mounted on batting (we spray mounted micro suede to it!). All the parts were made of felt, … Read more
This toy soldier’s costume idea was perfect for the family and getting everyone involved. We had a Halloween wedding to attend and needed costumes for it. We talked of a group Disney costume and in the search, my husband found the toy soldier from Toy Story. We started by going to the Goodwill and Salvation … Read more
My two year old son insisted on being Cookie Monster, so his baby brother had to match and be warm, since it’s always freezing here on Halloween! I thought making him Oscar the Grouch in a nice warm trash can would be perfect! He is just wearing a green hoodie with felt eyes and craft … Read more