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Trick or treat, pandas! With Halloween just around the corner, it’s time to start planning your ultimate costume. But if you’re feeling stuck, don’t stress—we’ve got you covered.
We’ve rounded up a collection of creative, funny, and downright impressive costume ideas that people really pulled out all the stops for. And even if you’re not celebrating, stick around to admire the incredible talent and effort that went into these spooky looks. Enjoy!
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#1
I Turned Myself Into A Lava Lamp For Halloween
Backtotheislands 1 year ago
Considering how long Lava lamps have been around, I've never seen this costume. Points for a new idea and outstanding execution!
Gayle Shull Brown 1 year ago
Super creative! I have never seen a lava lamp look so cool! You ROCKED IT!
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#2
Amazon Prime For 2024 Halloween
Seeing all these spook-tacular costumes has definitely gotten us into the Halloween spirit! Curious about how these masterpieces are brought to life, Bored Panda reached out to two talented Redditors featured on our list: u/hipunen and u/throwbot3001.
u/hipunen shared some of the incredible costumes she’s crafted over the years, including Oswald Cobblepot (aka The Penguin from Batman), a Demogorgon, Darth Maul, and even the Babadook. With such stunning attention to detail, it’s hard to believe these aren’t the original characters stepping off the screen.
#3
My Costume This Year
fan of phish 1 year ago
Ruby Rhod’s clone. Awesome. One of my most absolute favorite movies of all time.
Anna Harding 1 year ago
We'll find out everything there is to know about the D man: his dreams, his desires, his most intimates of intimates, and from what I'm looking at, "intimate" is the stud muffin's middle name. So tell me my man, are you nervous in the service?
#4
Stone Statue Costume I Put Together Last Year
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago (edited)
Now go out to the park stand very still and then startle passersby.
Susan 1 year ago
I think this one is my favorite. It's incredibly freaky and well executed but you can still function (walk around, eat and drink, use the restroom, etc.) which a lot of people forget about when making creative costumes to attend parties. Then they complain that they couldn't sit or drink anything.
Sharon Hahn 1 year ago
There are a lot of different contacts you can get for Halloween and none of them block your site. My eye doctor has quite a few from which to choose and they're awesome!
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“It’s hard to explain why I love Halloween so much,” u/hipunen tells us. “I must have fallen in love with it around 1998 when I came across a chapter about Halloween in our English book. Since it wasn’t celebrated at all in Finland back then, it felt new and exciting. Around that same time, I discovered The Little Vampire book series at my local library, and I was hooked.”
“I just love the spooky aesthetic and the colorful, mysterious atmosphere. It lets you explore the more sinister side of things safely. I’ve always been a crafty person, and since Halloween decorations weren’t available here when I was a kid, I started DIY-ing everything. That tradition stuck, and it’s still what I enjoy most!”
#5
What's The Addams Family Credo?
Gayle Shull Brown 1 year ago
Your family did a wonderful job with these Addams Family quite well! The 2 kids are the best! Love Cousin!
Baali Venomax 1 year ago
"We gladly feast on those who would subdue us" I cant remember the latin version from the film, just the translation.
#6
My Costume Of Edward Scissorhands For Halloween This Year
#7
My Handmade Mothman Costume From This Year
u/hipunen’s costumes look so authentic because they require a lot of hard work. “I usually start one or two months before Halloween,” she explains. “Sometimes it can take more than 45 hours!”
“It takes quite a lot of time to put them together, especially since I don’t want to buy costume sets online,” she adds. “I try to craft and sew as much as I can myself, and for certain pieces, I rent from the local theater.”
#8
My 94-Year-Old Grandpa Is Proving That You're Never Too Old For Halloween
Ozymandias73 1 year ago
This will be me for sure. I'm 51 and I still dress up every year. Multiple costumes all Halloween week!
Maggie Fulton 1 year ago
Unlike my mom , who wouldn’t let me trick or treat at age 11 because I was too tall. I suspect she just didn’t want to pay for anything.
#9
I Was Ever Given This Year (The Ship That Got Stuck In The Suez Canal). I Spent The Day Blocking Students In The Hallways
#10
My "Star Trek" DS9-Era Ferengi Costume For Halloween. All Mine Besides The Base Prosthetics
Nikki Wilson 1 year ago
In one pic you look like Quark and the other you look like Ishka! It's like they and you are related!
When it comes to finding inspiration, u/hipunen draws from all over and keeps her ideas organized on Google Keep. “I usually pick ideas from movies, series, or games, and I like to choose costumes where even my own mom wouldn’t recognize me.” And we’re not surprised—every costume she makes transforms her into someone completely different.
#11
My 2020 Halloween Costume With My Dog
#12
I’m An Alien Abducting Some Cows
#13
My Homemade Costume This Year - I Was A Wine Bottle Opener
Kylie Chapman 1 year ago
Um I’m sorry, I have to ask, did you find a cork? To, well, you know….
Robert Miller 1 year ago
I'm sure you were very popular too since no one ever seems to have one at the ready !
u/throwbot3001 caught our attention with his creative, literal take on an Amazon Prime costume made entirely from cardboard. “I got the idea from a 2016 Buzzfeed article about a woman who made a similar Amazon Prime costume,” he says. “I’ve wanted to make my own ever since.” And the result is definitely pure prime delivery—straight to the costume hall of fame.
#14
I Made A Burning Witch Costume And Like To Harass The Hateful Hellfire Christians At The Local Halloween Parade. This Year My Husband Joined As A Puritan
Bryan Wright 1 year ago
Early Christians were only too eager to include certain pagan ( Celtic) festivals into their own panoply of celebrations. I believe that Halloween is based on the Celtic festival of Samhain Some early Christians found it difficult to let go of practices they were brought up with before converting.
Chelle Jones 1 year ago
To "harass" the "hateful Christians".. umm you are the hateful one. It's in the message & intent.
#15
"Where’s Ya Paperwork?" My Roz Costume From "Monsters, Inc."
#16
No One Recognized My Husband's Halloween Costume At The Bar. He Was So Disappointed
Kylie Chapman 1 year ago
Recognised!! It’s brilliant. He drinks in the wrong places. We need a BP bar. Where no one knows your name but automatically picks up the obvious references (and knows to sing my second last sentence to the right tune)…
Paula Carr 1 year ago
I always called it Potato Jesus. And it never fails to make me LOL.
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Deb Smith 1 year ago
For those of us who wouldn't know art if it fell on us, could you give us a clue? I mean, I would guess it's a painting, right?
Tammy Ralph 1 year ago (edited)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrZ3bytd2J0&t=52s
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Ellen Lanser 1 year ago
Jesus. Same artist who did the bust of Ronaldo. Also a "very special" piece of art
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“It took me two full weeks of working after hours to finish the costume,” he adds. “One week just for the head, and then another week to complete the body, arms, and legs after I got a hot glue gun.”
#17
"I’m The Ghost With The Most, Babe." Happy Halloween
James Doe 1 year ago
Wow. Very great costume. Immediately recognizable and great execution! Quite believable rotten face, awesome dedication! (Covering up the belittling comment)
Beachbum 11 months ago
First thing I did was go look at the belittleing comment
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James Doe 1 year ago
The way you wrote that comment says much more about you, than the costumes. (see four-sides model of communication)
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Happy Halloween From Your Friendly Neighborhood Wild Thing
I grew up loving "Where The Wild Things Are" and decided to try my hand at making a costume this year. I didn’t have time for feet, but I’m happy with my first try! I wanted to share it because it brought me a lot of joy handing out candy last night to see how many people also loved the book!
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another . . .
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Not only sharing treats with kids, but giving them a wonderful surprise seeing one of their favorite characters too.!
#19
Happy October From A Couple Of Bobs In Love
So where do you show off such elaborate costumes? u/hipunen loves to throw a Halloween party for her friends, complete with themed decorations. “We usually go to a local club or bar, where many places have official Halloween parties with costume contests,” she says. This year, she’s ready to celebrate on Saturday with a brand-new costume, this time based on her own original concept rather than a character.
#20
My 72-Year-Old Mom Having Fun On Halloween
#21
I Spent Over 20 Hours Working On My Halloween Costume. This Is The Result
Spocks's Mom 1 year ago
Oh yeah. I know what you mean. I would pòóp my pants and be happy about it if I saw this thing walking toward me. 😉👍
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glowworm2 1 year ago
I've seen a video where someone is wearing a variation of this and a little girl loves him! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z6WLGmoGTPY
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#22
Genie From The Lamp On A Magic Carpet
u/throwbot3001 is just as determined to make the most of the effort he’s put in. “I plan to attend every event I can with this costume before it breaks down,” he says. “First up is an at-work Halloween party and costume contest. I hope to win this year and maybe inspire others to try DIY-ing their own costumes in the future.”
“This is the first time I’ve really gone ‘all out’ for a costume. Who knows what next year will bring?”
#23
Some Of My Costumes Of Previous Years. Oswald Cobblepot, Demogorgon, Darth Maul (Genderbender) And Babadook
#24
All Of My Coworkers Agreed To Dress Up As Smurfs For Halloween. I'm The Only One To Go Through With It
Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
Good for you. I hope your co-workers were very embarrassed that they chickened out.
#25
My Mom Just Won Her Company's Halloween Costume Contest As "Fifty Shades Of Gray." I Also Need Everyone To See Last Year's Costume When She Was A "Social Butterfly"
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I once glued sponges all over a t-shirt and stuck one on a headband for my hair - and went to my office party as "self absorbed". I think this type of thing is funny. (Arthbach is a grumpy loser who no one wants at their party)
Diana Hansen 1 year ago
These are amazing! thank you for making me laugh with glee! Love the fifty shades of grey-
Sharon Hahn 1 year ago
Would love to see her butterfly wings! From the little I can see they are beautiful.
If you love the idea of Halloween but haven’t dressed up in years because you think you can’t pull off something half as impressive as the costumes in our list, u/throwbot3001 has some encouraging words for you.
“I just want to share this quote from Adam Savage’s book, Every Tool’s a Hammer: ‘It doesn't matter if you’re a model maker, a potter, a dancer, a programmer, a writer, a political activist, a teacher, a musician, a milliner, whatever. It’s all the same. Making is making, and none of it is failure.’”
With just a few days left until the big night, consider this your sign to try something special. Good luck, and happy Halloween!
#26
I Won First Place With My Jack Skellington Costume
It took me 5 hours to do the makeup and hair, and I made the whole costume in a week. I altered the clothes I had to achieve this vision, and it paid off with a cash prize and first place!!
#27
Cancer Took My Eye Last Month But Not My Sense Of Humor. I Was Ralphie (A Christmas Story) For Halloween. You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
#28
Getting Ready For Halloween Like This
#29
This Halloween I'm 8 Months Pregnant, So I Thought I'd Bring Some Body Horror/Levity To The Giant Gut
#30
My Costume This Year
#31
Some Of My Costumes Throughout The Years
#32
Why Not Dressed As A Zoidberg?! I'm Going For A Nice Scuttle On Halloween
#33
I Made A Fairy Mushroom Costume For A Halloween Party
#34
Clown Check. This Look Was So Much Fun, I’m So Proud Of It
#35
Happy Halloween From Brookhaven Hospital
#36
My First Renaissance Fair Costume As Well As Halloween. I Did The Makeup About 4 Times. Wicked Witch! All Done By Myself (I’m A Guy)
#37
Here's My Halloween Costume
#38
Last Weekend, My Girlfriend And I Won Second Place In A Halloween Contest For Our Homemade "Spirited Away" Costumes
#39
I Want To See Your Costumes! Here’s Some Of Mine
#40
Dressed Up As A Witch With My Cat
Teresa Spanics 1 year ago
Great costume 💖 AWW, I hope that you have many long and happy years with your dear sweet black kitty 😻💖
Steven Meyer 1 year ago
You can be my wicked witch any day in the week! Come, be wicked with me!
#41
My Halloween Costume: The May Queen From "Midsommar"
mikedtw 1 year ago
Those flowers didn't die, they hit the road in another life!
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Bitz_Please! 1 year ago
Great costume! Side note: In my opinion, that is a very strange movie. I had so many mixed feelings after watching it.
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Sorry. Dictation software. This must have taken forever. Well done!!
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For Halloween I Made A Plant Costume
#43
My Alaskan Bullworm Costume For Halloween
#44
Barbara Maitland
#45
"Home Alone 2" Homemade Costumes This Year
#46
This Family Halloween Tradition Has Been Work. Every Year It Gets Harder And Harder To Pull Off
Deb Smith 1 year ago
that's what I thought at first, because the adults make you think it's all xmen, but the little ones might be Wanda and Pietro only because at first I didn't think that that looked like Storm, so then I figured the kids must be something slightly different but also maybe not Marvel, but superhero? So, maybe that's Spiderwoman, but then I'm back to ok, but little white haired person? SO now I'm back to Storm, I guess, and maybe Wolverine's daughter? It shouldn't be this hard to puzzle...
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#47
Our Patty And Selma Costumes From A While Back
#48
How Did I Do This Halloween?
#49
My Buddy Had A Halloween Costume Contest At Work Today. I Think He Nailed It
#50
I Wanted To Be Something Cute For Halloween, But My Boyfriend Ruined It
#51
I Made My Friend An Opossum Costume, But I’m Looking For Any Suggestions To Make The Face A Little More Opossum-Like
Backtotheislands 1 year ago
The face is great. You just need those ugly little paws! The babies are to die for.
J Second 1 year ago
it's pretty darn good already (white face and pointy nose are the main thing). My only suggestion would be to carry the gray a little farther onto the white (a bit more gray, less white). I am not an expert, so I would also suggest an image search of real opossums on the web...
#52
Buzz Lightyear Costume I 3D Printed, Assembled, And Painted For Halloween And Maybe A Con Or Two
#53
Last Year's Costume. I Made The Head And Sword Out Of Cardboard Boxes From Work And Sewed And Stained An Apron For The Outfit And Gloves
#54
Going As Tom Hanks For Halloween Until He Notices. Year 12
#55
Going As Lara Croft For The Late Halloween Party
#56
I Was A Rain Cloud For Halloween
#57
If You Are What You Eat, Then I Only Want To Eat The Good Stuff
#58
My Daughter Begged Me To Make Her A Costume She Was Too Nervous To Wear It To School, So Her Dad Wore It There Instead
M. Y. Black 1 year ago
Little shop of horrors .. Alien Plant that eats people There is a movie & a Musical!
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#60
My Friend Needed A Turtle Costume For A Party, So I Made Him One
#61
First Makeup Look In Preparation For Halloween
#62
We Dressed As "Harry Potter" Characters For Halloween
#63
Goat Demon Costume. A Costume I Keep Switching Back And Forth Between A Goat Demon And Krampus
#65
My 90-Year-Old Grandparents Dressed Up This Halloween
#66
For Years I've Wanted To Make A Dead Astronaut Costume. This Year I Finally Made An Attempt
#67
People Were Perplexed By My Costume. Most Thought One Of The Legs Around The Pole Was Real - Or Even That Both Legs Were Real And I Was Sitting On A Pole
Even if I told people I have one leg, they’d literally be like, "Yeah, but where are you hiding the other one?"
Upstaged75 1 year ago
This is the guy with one leg who always goes viral every year for his creative costumes.
#68
Have You Seen My Movie Yet?
#70
I'm Ready To Paint The Town Red This Halloween
#71
I Finished Glitchtrap Just In Time For Halloween
#72
The Greatest Halloween Costume I’ve Ever Seen. This Person Clearly Knows How To Undercook The Onions
#73
My Sirius Black Halloween Costume
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
You make a good Sirius black, the hair's just a little too neat. The prisoner # tag is excellent.
#74
I Make My Own Costumes Every Year
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
What a well done grouping! I'd say Mr Peanut takes the Nutty Award! sorry. I had to go for that one, but it's really good..
#75
My Halloween Costume. Relax It's Root Beer
#76
Doing Costume One A Day For The Month Of October. Today I’m The Flying Dutchman
#77
For Halloween, I Will Be Dressed As Yubaba
#78
My Wife's And Mine Halloween Costumes Over The Years
zububonsai 1 year ago (edited)
The pic below right took me a while... 🤣 (But mostly because I had to translate it, it's funny in English but makes no sense in my mother tongue)
Auntriarch 1 year ago
Help please, don't know what it's meant to be in English
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#79
My Mystique For Halloween
#80
My Payphone Costume For Halloween
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
I get it! well done. Don't know that I'd want to walk around in that all day, though, Good for you.
#81
Need Family Of 4 Costume Ideas. Here's Our Past Costumes
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Excellent job! May your imagination continue to grow As you carry on this fun tradition with your family!
#82
This Amazing Costume For Halloween
#83
This Is One Of My Favorite Costumes I’ve Ever Done
#84
I Turned My Friends Into A Taco For Halloween
#86
My Husband Grew His Hair Out For Like 6 Months For This Costume
#87
Check Out My Halloween Costume
#89
My Boyfriend And I Dressed As Nadja And Nandor In Salem
#90
I Have A Broken Leg Right Now And Won't Be Able To Do Anything For Halloween This Year, But I Did This At Home The Other Day. The Jackal From "13 Ghosts"
#91
Aloy Despite The Nora, Feat. Real Owl Friend. Halloween At The Natural History Museum
#92
The James Webb Telescope Discovered A Quintet Of Galaxies
#93
Our Marvel-Ous Halloween At The Office
CT 1 year ago
I was tired and scrolling a little fast, when I saw the photo, I told myself that it was an original version of the Sanderson sisters (Hocus Pocus)
#94
Our Jack, Sally And Zero For Halloween
#96
Another Year, Another Family Halloween Costume! As A Toy Collector, I Felt Like This Was Very Fitting
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Excellent grouping! and I love little details too. Like Mr potato head and Sid holding the doll.
#97
DIY Mojo Jojo Costume
#98
My Halloween Costume This Year Is A Handmade, Hand-Painted Tribute To As Many Classic Board Games As Possible! Can You Recognize Them All?
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
That's okay. I only got two also. It's a great job. and costume.
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Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Great job! I got the monopoly that's easy Pease, And the trivial pursuit. I'm not sure what the hair netting and green. M or token is for.
#99
I Am Sam Wilson For This Halloween
#100
I Took The Boy Wonder To Salem, Massachusetts For Halloween This Year
#101
Halloween Costume I Spent A Few Weeks On
#102
Name Cupcake. Scare Actor For Over A Decade At Kennywood Park In PA
#105
My Halloween Costume, Shadow Beast From "Twilight Princess"
#106
Happy Halloween! Here's My Finished Blight Cosplay
#107
This Year I’m Going As My Biggest Childhood Fear For Halloween. I Think I Nailed It
#109
Budget Poison Ivy
#113
My Halloween Costumes From The Last Few Years
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
Great job. With the green thong looks chilly, though. I appreciate how you took the time to add in the pictures from where you got the inspiration for the costumes.
#114
I'm Dressed As A Doctor From "A Clockwork Orange" Movie For Halloween
#116
I Tried Something New This Year! I Ran Out Of Time To Do All I Wanted, But Overall I’m Happy With How It Turned Out. Happy Halloween
#117
The One Time I Wore My Halloween Costume To Work
#118
Diedrich Bader’s Halloween Costume
#119
My Halloween Costume. I'm A Minecraft Bee Maid
Marykay Klim 1 year ago
I like it! I don't love the gore of so many of the other costumes either. so I really appreciate your imagination in this one.
#125
My Husband's And Mine Costumes For The Last Few Years
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ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago (edited)
These were great, but I can't imagine spending more than 10 minutes in a few of them. Do they just stand in a corner at every party? I always factor mobility into my costumes.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
How do people do this?? How do they find the time/materials/money to make costumes like these?? And more than that, where do they get their SKILLS?? I mean that in a truly complimentary way!! Even if I DID find the time, and could afford all the materials, I could never do as good a job as some of these people!! I'm super jealous, lol!!
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago (edited)
These were great, but I can't imagine spending more than 10 minutes in a few of them. Do they just stand in a corner at every party? I always factor mobility into my costumes.
Marie BellaDonna 1 year ago
How do people do this?? How do they find the time/materials/money to make costumes like these?? And more than that, where do they get their SKILLS?? I mean that in a truly complimentary way!! Even if I DID find the time, and could afford all the materials, I could never do as good a job as some of these people!! I'm super jealous, lol!!
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