OK, first you have to go to your local thrift store or Goodwill, if that fails go to a store called ‘Jomar’- that’s were I got my dress. You need a blonde wig unless you have blonde hair, do your hair in an old fashion beehive. Then you purchase a few dozen black crows (can … Read more
My son adores the Evil Dead series, and for a friend’s Costume/Birthday party, he decided to go as Ash from Evil Dead/Army of Darkness. He took an old shotgun stock and made ‘sawed off’ barrels out of spray painted PVC pipe. He then created a chainsaw hand out of wood, a juice jug, paper mache, … Read more
My boys love horror movies and asked if I would let them be scary for Halloween. Being an avid horror movie lover myself, I agreed. My eldest twin loves Jason and couldn’t wait to be him. I thought that having his twin play Freddy would be a great play on Freddy vs Jason since the … Read more
Some of my friends are event organizers. At these events they sell balloons (with laughing gas or helium). As I replied to a thread about this event I posted a picture of a Pennywise Costume (holding balloons). After this I was challenged by one of the guys, to attend the event as Pennywise, to sell … Read more
This year we decided to do the Psycho costume from the classic movie with Anthony Perkins! I wanted Kevin to design me a shower to wear with my head still visible, and he would be son dressed as the mother-psycho-killer. We also like the idea to be black and white, so we took a lot … Read more
For my homemade Samara costume (from The Ring), I used a night gown purchased at value Village, a wig from Wal-Mart. I also applied liquid latex on my face with make up. The well is handmade from a box.
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