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People Are Sharing The Funniest Off-Brand Halloween Costumes They’ve Found This Year, Here Are 40 Of The Worst Ones (New Pics)
The beauty of dressing up for Halloween is that you can be absolutely anything you want. A ghost, a dragon, a zombie, your favorite musical artist, a crayon, existential dread personified, the list goes on and on! But one option that you might not have considered is a knock-off version of one of your favorite characters from a film, novel or TV series. Forget Stranger Things; this year you can be a character from “Unusual Events”! Or if you think Game of Thrones characters are overdone Halloween costumes, maybe you want to try being someone from “Kingdom of Battles”?
Below, we’ve gathered some of the most hilarious and creative examples of knock-off Halloween costumes that are so bad they might just give you nightmares, as well as an interview we were lucky enough to receive from Kristen Stafford, host of the Halloween Art and Travel Podcast. Be sure to upvote the costumes that impress you with their creative names and methods of skirting around legal trouble, and let us know in the comments if you would ever wear any of these silly knock-offs. Then if you’re interested in viewing even more of these, perhaps to provide inspiration for what you should wear this weekend, you can find Bored Panda’s last article on the same topic right here.
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#1
Halloween Karen
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#2
"Plastic Man" Halloween Mask
#3
My All-Time Favorite Book Character: Missing Boy
#4
Omg It’s 10 From Unusual Events
#5
When You Don't Own The Licensing Rights
#6
Well, They're Not Wrong
#7
Trans Boy
#8
I Found This "Girls Fantasy" Halloween Costume
#9
Frendo Blaggins
#10
Now You, Too, Can Be The Governor Of Tasteville
#11
Thinking Of Going As This For Halloween
Loki’s Lil Butter Knife 4 years ago
Wowie! Now I can dress up as my favourite wizard Grumbleroar from the classic children’s book “Barry Trotter and the Lizard of Azerbaijan”
#12
Halloween Stores Never Disappoint
TotallyNOTaFox 4 years ago
That looks more like a costume from a cheap "knock off" movie on orange Youtube...
#13
It's The Putin Mask Woah
#14
Acute Little Costume I Found At A Store In Halloween
#15
Anybody Wanna Be A White Clam For Halloween?
#16
Totally Read This Wrong
#17
Last-Minute Halloween Costume
#18
I Loved The Movie
#19
Halloween Is Great
#20
There Is A Bunch Of Stuff Like This In My Local Costume Shop
#21
Do I Get My Wife The Exact Halloween Costume She Asked For Or The This Version And Deal With The Consequences?
There comes a time in a married man’s life when he has to ask himself this question.
#22
"Tiger King" Halloween Off-Brand Costume
#23
"What Are You Going To Be For Halloween?"
#24
Found This In My Canadian Halloween Shop
#25
Super Hero Costume
#26
This Incredibly Racist Wig I Found In A Halloween Costume Shop A Few Years Back
BoredPandaSucks 4 years ago
well the actual wig isn't really necessarily racist, but the image on the packaging certainly is.
#27
But Can I Get A "Mr. Metal Suit" Mask
#28
I Love Halloween
#29
Even Has Short Legs, Amazing
Auntie Bear 4 years ago
You know what they say about a sergeant with short legs... he has to wear short pants.
#30
I'm Sorry But That's Just A Poorly Made Costume
#31
Heh, This Gives Me Nightmares. Found It In Wall Mart Looking For A Pennywise Costume. Found Something Scarier. Never Gonna Sleep Again
#32
Rehab Wig
#33
Ah Yes, Who Wouldn't Want To Be Aquahero For Halloween This Year. Not Even The Costume, Just The Temporary Tattoos
#34
Found These Gems In My Local Halloween Store
#35
Daddy's Little Disaster From That Famous Movie
Jordi Sharpe 4 years ago
But none of the male psychopaths are referred to as "Mom's Little Disappointment". Feels kinda sexist.
#36
Halloween Costume From My Local Discount Store
#37
A Stranger Things Knock-Off Halloween Costume
#38
Now Presenting The Sidekick Of Anime Man, A Manga Boy
#39
Aqua Walker
#40
This Children’s Maid Costume At The Thrift Store
#41
This Made Me Laugh Harder Than I Should Have
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
You can't abort once someone starts running. That's called murder you dum-bass.
#42
Bad Plumber´s Mate Costume
#43
Since It Is Halloween Time
#44
Fantasy World Face Mask Is Love
#45
I Found My Halloween Costume
Hello_my_name_is_Genevieve 4 years ago
But... what is the costume exactly? It's not Clarice. It's not Hannibal. It's not 'it puts the lotion in the basket'...
#46
The Minions Have Fallen On Hard Times
#47
This Off-Brand Jack Sparrow Mask
#48
Off-Brand Anchorman Costume I Found At Goodwill
#49
Wicked Lady Wig
#50
Marvel Woman?
#51
This Halloween’s Gonna Be The Scariest
#52
“What Are You Going As For Halloween?” “Dude I’m Right Here”
#53
This Halloween Costume Name
#54
My Halloween Costume Just Arrived
#55
Thought This "Political Mask" Was Zombama
Bender Bending Rodríguez 4 years ago
This is something you wear for your low-budget Purge night participation.
#56
Walmart Is Selling Generic Hocus Pocus Costumes Under "Goofy Salem Sister"
🥔SaltyPotato🥔 3 years ago
yes definitely. goofy ahh salem sister who instead of screams, she howls
#57
Yeah. Totally A Chinchilla
#58
Found A Doozy At A Local Costume Shop. One Of Many
Porch santa 4 years ago
I have this and it is incredibly warm. I wear it like pajamas and do not see the outside world with it on.
#59
Found At A Costume Store
#60
It’s The Costume Every Kid Wants This Halloween. The Incredible Metal Hero
#61
This Gem At A Halloween Store
#62
Can You Introduce Me As Mr. Smile?
#63
Was Really Hoping To Find A "Stupendous Guy" Cape Or "Nighttime Flying Rodent Dude" Cowl But Alas. I'll Settle For "Waterman"
#64
Costume Included
#65
Ah, Yes, The TV Show "Kingdom Of Battles"
#66
I Know My Costume For Halloween
#67
Found This Gem While Shopping For A Halloween Costume
#68
This Priest Halloween Costume With Flask Included
#69
I Do Love Me Some Chocolate Mmmmm
#70
I Feel Like Halloween Costumes Are Cheating, But This One Felt Especially Egregious
#71
Found At A Halloween Shop
Deborah Harris2 4 years ago
Link ... hmmmm ... that's pretty good I bet it looks nothing like it on :)
#72
Saw This Bad Boy In The Halloween Section Of Value Village
#73
The Halloween Store I Went To Sold Both Legit And A Knock-Off Dustin Hats
#74
After Seeing The Mask
#75
My Favorite Character From The Movie "Intense Galaxy Conflicts"
#76
My Favorite Cartoon Character Is Comic Man
#77
The Mask Of Thief
#78
Why Did They Make The Sven Costume So Scary? (I Wish I Could Send The Video Too)
#79
Fake Papa Smurf Costume
#80
I Saw Goodwill Trying To Sell Some Rip-Off Costumes
#81
Never Thought I'd See An Off-Brand Costume Shop In Real Life, But Yesterday It Happened
#82
I Found This In Goodwill Next To The Official Wig
#83
Leisure Suit Villain Is My Favorite Movie
#84
Yes, A Horror Clown
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago (edited)
Male pattern baldness is scary. Especially on a little girl.
#85
Ah Yes. My Favorite Character In Vampire. Easily Beating Dragula
#86
Okay But Does Arnold Palmer Have A Knock-Off Halloween Costume
I'm.Just.A.Girl 4 years ago (edited)
"two fisted tea" . I almost choked on my coffee. Sorry for the edit.. I thought about my first comment and figured.... Better not.
#87
I Love Cheap Costume Stores
#88
I Don't Think This Is A Ghost Face
#89
Billionaire Mask
#90
Treasure Huntress
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
One size fits most? Not with those hot pants. Huntress can't find the right size, let alone hunt down treasure (women's clothes with decent pockets).
#91
Remember The Characters From That Pixar Movie "Inside Out"?
#92
Blue Princess Wig
#93
A Very Specific Anime Character Wig
#94
Barry Trotter. Smashing Halloween
#96
Found This At The Seasonal Halloween Store
#97
My Favorite Halloween Costumes
#98
Cool Fortnite Costumes
#99
Wonder Woman Is An Avenger Now
Hello_my_name_is_Genevieve 4 years ago
When you want to be sued for copyright infringement by two franchises instead of one...
#100
Green Hair Clown Mask
#101
I Went To Goodwill And Saw This
I'm.Just.A.Girl 4 years ago
Maybe I'm crazy but I don't think it's the worst I've seen, esp. on this list
#102
I Found This At A Goodwill
#104
This Halloween Costume From My Local Discount Store
#105
Spirit Halloween Has Knock-Off Costumes Of Everything Nowadays
#106
Personally, I Prefer The Hockey Mask & Machete Man
#107
I Saw This In Amsterdam
#108
Happy Halloween
Nicole Tomme 3 years ago
This is not a ripoff. Seems better quality than the original. And more awake.
#109
My Kid Can't Wait To Be Superspiderbatman For Halloween
#110
A Bubblegum Villain
#111
Why Does This Exist?
#115
Nice One Spirit Halloween
#117
I've Finally Found My Halloween Costume - Force Fighter
#118
Phonefad Ears. I Spotted It In The Goodwill Halloween Section
#119
I Love This Knock-Off Rick Grimes Costume
Potterhead 0-0 4 years ago
Wait what’s wrong with this one? The characters name is woody and he’s from toy story so I don’t see how it’s a cheap knockoff.
#121
Ah Yes, Clone Soldier Was My Favorite Character In Star World
#122
I Know What I’m Dressing Up For Halloween
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Deborah Harris2 4 years ago
My Antivirus went mental on this listing, there's a ton of exploit scanning bots on this .. beware!!
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
Eep my anti-virus didn't warn me 😬 Methinks I need a new anti-virus company
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Deborah Harris2 4 years ago
My Antivirus went mental on this listing, there's a ton of exploit scanning bots on this .. beware!!
Lauren Caswell 3 years ago
Eep my anti-virus didn't warn me 😬 Methinks I need a new anti-virus company
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