My co-bartender and myself wanted to do something different this year. He has this fascination with Dr. Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs, so he went with it. He went to the local Party Wizard store and bought the mask for $8, then to Walmart, where he purchased a $6 pair of white sweatpants. … Read more
I purchased these crows for Halloween decoration at my home and after observing them I got the idea of dressing up like a farmer and making the crows look like they attacked me. The crows were wired and hot glued to the suspenders, shirt and hat as well as wounds were created by tearing parts … Read more
We wanted something that was not store bought but always wanted to dress as a couple costume… This Chucky and his Bride was perfect! We found most of the clothes at a discount store and even found an actual wedding dress from the 70s. We chopped it up and added some fake blood. It was … Read more
This Homemade Ash Costume from Army of Darkness cost me about $45. I bought a broken chainsaw from a garage sale and took out the motor so it wouldn’t weigh a ton, then to Home Depot for some PVC pipe and rubber grommets to hold my hand in place. I got a screw on PVC … Read more
I wanted to be very scary this year for Halloween. I thought the Exorcist Halloween costume would be an interesting costume to try. I had to experiment with many different types of make-up. I searched the internet for great ways to make cuts and found some great sites. The best one is to use toilet … Read more
As a super fan of Simon Pegg and his movies, especially Shaun of the Dead, I decided to be him for Halloween last year. I purchased the shirt for $12, I had the tie and the pants. A little red ink and I was in business. Add to that one slat board from and old … Read more
This Samara costume idea comes from the very popular horror movie “The Ring”. I spent a couple weeks getting the Samara costume to look exactly how I wanted it. I was pretty happy with the result. Everything you see (aside from the wig) was made by me. (Of course that’s me in the picture too)! … Read more
I enjoyed making this Homemade Tippi Hedren Birds Costume so much. It was easy. The dress and jacket was from the Goodwill and the “birds” were from Michael’s craft store. It cost next to nothing to make and put together. Best part I could work in it. I’m a server at a Country Club. The … Read more
A few months before Halloween 2005 I happened to catch Carrie on TV and thought, “what a great, gory costume that would be.” As the day drew closer I just couldn’t get the idea out of my head for a Carrie costume and decided to go for it. I paid $10 for an old bridesmaid’s … Read more
I loved this Chucky and Bride couple costume. I wanted something others wouldn’t think of, something other than a witch or ghost or cat! At the time there were no decent Chucky or Chucky bride costume. I could only find basic and poor quality ones. So I thought I’d make my own. Chucky’s costume was … Read more
I started this Regan from the Exorcist DIY Costume by using a coat of white cream makeup. I used liquid latex and did two layers using white Kleenex where each wound would be. Covered with a gray cream makeup and powdered with baby powder. Tooth wax on the teeth before using scar wax to coat … Read more
We wanted to be something scary that year and I had recently seen the re-released version of the Exorcist. So we decided to be Reagan from the Exorcist and her Priest Homemade Costumes. For the priest, I found a cheap “Father” outfit and added a felt scarf that I cut out and painted white crosses … Read more