Hanging with your friends on Halloween is pretty much the best thing ever, especially if you’re all wearing costumes. (Because who doesn’t wear a costume with their friends? Don’t be that person.) And what’s even better is when everyone is coordinated to fit a specific series or theme! So get your friends together, pick some costumes, and rock your next Halloween party. Here are 8 themes and more than 40 costume ideas to get you started!

1. Star Wars Group Costume Idea

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Star Wars is always hot for Halloween, but with Episode 7: The Force Awakens getting released in mid-December, you can bet it will be huge this year! We have a variety of costumes from the original trilogy, plus those prequels that nobody really likes. (We kid! Kinda. Maybe...) So whether your friends want to want to go old-school or new-school Star Wars, you’re in luck.

2. Justice League Group Costume Idea

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When it comes to superhero costumes, Batman and Superman are Halloween staples. But they’re not exactly group-friendly, unless your plan is for everyone to growl “I’m Batman!” at each other. Take advantage of the excitement for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League to get the whole team together!

3. Avengers: Age of Ultron Group Costume Idea

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The Avengers is another great option for groups. And with the Avengers: Age of Ultron still breaking box office records worldwide, you can bet a full group in costume would be a hit at any Halloween party. Plus, if all of the Avengers are accounted for, you can play a game of “Can you lift Thor’s hammer?” It’s, like, a law or something.

4. Jurassic World Group Costume Idea

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Jurassic World is appropriate for all kinds of groups, whether you’re planning for adults or kids, or if your theme is cute or scary. And we’ve got dinosaur costumes of all kinds, so you can be sure to find something for everyone. Just stay away from using actual road flares or goats chained to sticks. Trust us, that type of Halloween party always ends up in tomorrow’s paper.

5. Super Mario Bros. Group Costume Idea

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Super Mario Bros. is a fun group idea simply because of the diversity of characters. You’ve got your humans, your dinosaurs, and whatever Toad is supposed to be. You know, other than a Fun Guy. (We’re here all week, folks.) What we’re saying is this: if you can put together a full crew, you’ll never be told that the party is in another castle!

6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Group Costume Idea

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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a costume idea practically made for groups! A solo Leonardo or Michelangelo is okay, but for full effect you need the Turtles, April, and Shredder - maybe even Casey Jones! We’ve got a variety of costumes for women and men, kids and adults, so everyone can join in on the fun!

7. Toy Story

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Toy Story is a family-friendly film franchise that kids and adults love. And, of course, we have costumes made for both! Just remember to play no more than two Randy Newman songs per hour for the safety and sanity of your Halloween party guests.

8. The Wizard of Oz

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The Wizard of Oz is a perennial favorite, even three-quarters of a century later after its release! And its varied, iconic cast makes it a great choice for large groups. We went with Dorothy, her three companions (Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, and Tin Man), plus the Wicked Witch and a Flying Monkey. But you can also substitute Toto, Glinda, or even the Mayor of Munchkin Land!

Did you see any you liked? Or did they give you inspiration for other group costumes? Do you have your group of 6 besties selected yet? Let us know your plans in the comments below. And take a look at our Group Costume Selector for even more great ideas!

Halloween may have strange and mysterious origins, but it has evolved into a fun night where people can dress up and express themselves however they see fit. It’s a holiday of celebration and fun, and it shouldn’t be limited to any sex, race, or ability. Those with disabilities that limit movement and require them to use a wheelchair are sometimes forgotten around Halloween season by retailers selling costumes, so many parents have to create their own wheelchair-friendly costumes from scratch. This collaborative process, though, can lead to some tremendously creative finished looks! We've compliled a big list of 20 such looks. Here are 20 of the best and coolest wheelchair-friendly Halloween costumes we have come across on the web. No matter your level of mobility, we are sure you will be inspired by these amazing and creative ensembles!

1. Queen of Thorns

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This beautiful octogenarian graced a recent convention decked out as Lady Olenna Tyrell, aka the Queen of Thorns from the Song of Ice and Fire novels and the Game of Thrones HBO show. A powerful and witty great-grandmother and leader of the Tyrell family, the Queen of Thorns is one silver-tongued elderly woman you don’t want to mess with. This wheelchair assisted costume fits the character perfectly and also allows for some fun with the chair as a mock-throne.

2. Disc Jockey

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Some of the most clever costumes are the ones that almost entirely hide the wheelchair. This disc jockey costume is a great example of that. A detailed, 80s inspired DJ desk is used as a prop to cover the seat of the wheelchair, leaving arms free to scratch the decks. This kid even knocked his costume further out of the park with the gold chain.

3. Wrestler

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There is no reason why you can’t bring the wrestling ring (and the wrestler) to you. This clever wheelchair costume puts you in the center of the ring as your favorite wrestler. In this case, it’s Rey Mysterio, the legendary lucha libre professional wrestler. Anybody can feel like the center of the action with this body-slammin’ professional wrestler costume. Our exclusive Nacho Libre costume would be a great start towards creating this look for yourself.

4. Shark Attack

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The fearsome ocean predator is no match for this clever cardboard and paper cage costume. A great two-in-one wheelchair costume, this shark attack costume is a definite hit at any party or neighborhood. The costumer plays the diver, complete with faux-wet suit and goggles, that is getting an up close and personal view of a Great White.

5. Mario Kart

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Turn your wheelchair into a vehicle from the hit Nintendo video game series with this adorable Mario Kart costume. Complete with exhaust flames, giant wheels, and a steering wheel, this Mario Kart wheelchair costume hits all the right notes. Complete the look with a Mario costume and you are on your way to the checkered flag!

6. Darth Vader in a TIE Fighter

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We are told Darth Vader was a great pilot, but unfortunately we've only seen him take control of a starship once in the original trilogy. This thorough wheelchair costume puts you right in the middle of the TIE cockpit, complete with realistic wings and Vader suit. Relive the Battle of Yavin with this Darth Vader in a TIE fighter wheelchair costume, and maybe, just maybe, you can defeat that pesky Luke Skywalker, and keep him from blowing up the Death Star.

7. Tron

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The neon lit Tron costume is an instantly recognizable outfit at any party or convention. With sleek LED lights on the all-black suit, you will look truly sci-fi in this Tron wheelchair costume. Personal mobility devices are not out of the question in the science-fiction future, and the wheelchair actually adds more areas to customize with neon lights, making this a great costume for any wheelchair bound person. Take a look at our Tron costumes and accessories to get started!

8. Spaceship

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Launch into the atmosphere of space with this elaborate and beautiful spaceship wheelchair costume. This child’s wheelchair was decked out with space shuttle shaped foil to replicate those used in the Apollo missions. The look is complete with a simple white spacesuit.

9. Alien

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Go truly out of this world with this alien in UFO wheelchair costume idea. With some cardboard, poster board, purple LED lights, and a lot of duct tape, you can convert a wheelchair into an unidentified flying object, complete with a little green man inside. Hover around the neighborhood collecting candy and show the Earthlings that you come in peace.

10. Pac-Man

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Gobble up colorful ghosts as the Pac-Man in this adorable wheelchair costume. By itself, it looks cool, but the beauty of this costume really shines when it is smoothly gliding along the ground thanks to the wheels of your personal mobility device.

11. Soul Train

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Combine a locomotive with the spirit of the 70s for this clever Soul Train wheelchair costume. Get down with your bad self in this hand-made costume that will have everybody in your vicinity doing the electric slide. Combining a custom locomotive costume with a 70s inspired outfit, this Soul Train wheelchair costume is dancefloor and railroad ready.

12. Batmobile

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The caped crusader is nothing without his trusted Batmobile. Turn your wheelchair into the Batmobile with this awesome wheelchair costume idea. A few strategic pieces of cardboard and some painted Batman symbols are all you need to turn your wheelchair into Batman’s chariot. This one doesn’t have speed boosters or fancy weapons, but it will still be a hit around the neighborhood this Halloween. Don't forget to top off the look with a children's Batman suit!

13. Tank

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The workhorse armored vehicle of the military, the tank is a powerful and strong reminder of America’s sacrifices in both World War 1 and World War 2. This wheelchair tank costume does a great job of covering up the chair and looking as realistic as possible. According to the original post, this costume was created for the young son of a man being deployed to serve in Iraq. If you're looking to try this look for yourself, click here for a realistic children's army helmet!

14. Pirate Ship

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Pirates are still really popular with kids. One of the most popular children’s television shows is Jake and the Neverland Pirates. This pirate ship wheelchair costume is a great idea for the pirate-lover in your life. Complete with skull figurehead at the front of the ship, some spooky cobwebs to show age, and even some makeshift sails, this is one pirate ship you wouldn’t want to run into on the open waters.

15. Harley-Davidson

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This mock-Harley-Davidson wheelchair costume is remarkably close to the real thing. Why risk your safety on the busy streets when you can cruise slowly with this awesome costume, outfitted with front wheel, headlight, and handlebars! Some PVC pipes and spray paint are all you need to turn a wheelchair into a road hog this Halloween. Well, and a black bandana, of course.

16. Hockey Player

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We’re pretty sure sitting in the penalty box has never been this fun. One mother created this unique wheelchair costume for her son to support their favorite team, the Montreal Canadiens. Not only a great wheelchair costume, this is also a great group costume; the son acts as the penalized hockey player and the parent dresses as the referee.

17. Diner

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This is a great wheelchair costume, though it might be hard to keep the food on the table. This clever diner and waitress group wheelchair costume features the wheelchair bound man as the diner, complete with a classy vase with roses, a glass of water, bread, and more. The waitress is wearing an outfit to match the tablecloth and carrying a serving tray.

18. Santa

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Dress up as everyone’s favorite North Pole grandpa with this awesome Santa wheelchair costume. You may not have Prancer, Dancer, and Rudolph to pull your sleigh, but we’re sure a friend or family member can lend a helping hand. This Santa wheelchair costume features the classic red and black sleigh, a long white beard and Santa suit, and plenty of presents. Bring joy to the neighborhood with this Santa wheelchair costume idea.

19. Space Shuttle

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Zero gravity is overrated anyways. Represent the US shuttle Discovery with this amazing space shuttle wheelchair costume. Some cardboard, tape, and scissors, is all you need to create this realistic shuttle to slip over the wheelchair. The little astronaut inside simply needs a replica helmet and the sky’s the limit!

20. Zebra

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Animal costumes are the best. And if you can accent that animal costume with your wheelchair, that just makes it better. What better animal to dress yourself and your wheelchair as than the lightning-quick zebra? This costume cleverly uses the human costumer as the head of the zebra, with a cute zebra ear set, and the wheelchair as the zebra's body.

What is your favorite wheelchair costume on our list? Let us know in the comments below, and feel free to share any other great wheelchair costume ideas you've seen! Being in a wheelchair shouldn't restrict the costumer, but instead inspire them to get creative! The above costumes are just a small example of some of that creativity. At Halloweencostumes.com we have a huge variety of costumes and accessories that can be repurposed to crate a unique wheelchair costume. Peruse our site to see what you can create - and you better send us pictures!

As a parent, it’s so much fun taking your kid out trick or treating on Halloween night. The night is all about your child’s quest for candy while being in costume as one of their favorite characters. The fun doesn’t have to be as simple as that, though. You can up your costume game and dress up alongside your little one! Here are 10 creative Halloween costume combinations for kids and adults who want to follow the same dress-up theme.

1. Star Wars

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Star Wars costumes are always big around Halloween. While there are many iconic Star Wars duos to choose from, Luke Skywalker and Yoda are the perfect duo for a parent with a toddler. What better way to carry a little one around while completing your Jedi training? By “Jedi Training,” using The Force to get candy. 

2. Toy Story

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Buzz and Woody are friends to the end. Believe it or not, Toy Story is celebrating it’s 20th anniversary in 2015 so it’s already becoming a timeless classic that people of all ages enjoy! If you bring your child out on Halloween dressed in Toy Story costumes, you’re sure to be in for an unforgettable adventure!

3. Batman and The Joker

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Maybe instead of dressing as a pair of good guys, you and your child want to face off head-to-head and dress up in coordinating Batman and Joker costumes for Halloween. Much like a parent's struggle to get their kids to clean their room, Batman has been trying to get the Joker to clean up his act for quite some time now.

4. Despicable Me/Minions

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Like or not, Minions aren't going away anytime soon. The Minions starred in their very own adventure this year and another Despicable Me film featuring the goofy yellow guys has been announced for 2017. Maybe your child is already as mischievous as a minion? Then why not dress up as Gru and put them in a minion costume so they can express their true colors!

5. Prince and Princess

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Princess costumes are always some of the most popular Halloween costumes. Why not make your little girl feel like a princess by dressing up as a prince to match? Popular duos include Belle and the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella and Prince Charming, and Aladdin and Jasmin. Turn her wagon into a magic carpet, and you'll really have a stand-out look!

6. Monsters Inc.

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Mike and Sulley are quite the fun duo and dressing in monster costumes for Halloween is always a popular (and warm!) choice. The unique thing about the Monsters Inc. characters is that, with the height difference, it’s almost a perfect fit as if this were made for a kid and adult pairing. Whether you're trying to scare people or make them laugh, Mike and Sulley won't disappoint on Halloween. 

7. Aurora and Maleficent

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Maleficent and Aurora have a love/hate relationship that many mothers and daughters can relate to. Ok, that’s way harsh, but you can still act the part if you choose to wear these Maleficent costumes for Halloween. Hopefully, you won't have to use any curses getting your child to sleep after all the candy consumption on Halloween night!

8. Peter Pan

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Fly off to Neverland dressed as Peter Pan and Tinker Bell. The duo have been popular for years, and with the recent run of Tinkerbell fairy movies and Peter Pan appearing on the popular show Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Peter Pan and Tink have found fame with a younger audience. Let your little fairy lead the way this Halloween.

9. Big Hero 6

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With the recent popularity of superhero movies for adult audiences, Big Hero 6 was the perfect addition to bring the excitement and adventure to younger viewers. Halloween 2015 just wouldn’t be the same without everyone’s favorite animated robot, Baymax. Step into battle as Hiro Hamada and Baymax on Halloween, and your quest to collect candy will definitely be action-packed. 

10. Wreck-It Ralph

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This HalloweenCostumes.com exclusive is a perfect combination for a father and daughter who like to be goofy in their own ways. Wreck-It Ralph and Venelope Von Schweetz may not always get a long, but they're pretty unstoppable when they work together. Besides that, most of Wreck-It Ralph takes place in a video game called Sugar Rush! What an appropriate game for Halloween Night!

Are you bringing a child trick or treating for Halloween this year? Do you plan on dressing up along with them? Let us know some of your favorite character combinations in the comments below! Even better, check out our selection of Halloween costumes for adults and Halloween Costumes for kids for some added inspiration. Happy Halloween!

"The more, the merrier" is certainly a phrase that holds true on Halloween, so why not get the biggest group of friends you can and put together a group costume? With parties galore, what a perfect time to get together with all your buddies and celebrate. HalloweenCostumes.com has a great selection of costumes for groups of all sizes. Here are 7 unique costume ideas for groups of 10 or more - a Halloween horde, if you will.

1. Star Wars Costumes

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A long time ago, in a galaxy far away, a war broke out between the Galactic Empire and the Rebel Alliance, and Star Wars became one of the most beloved franchises of all time. With an incredible array of memorable characters, Star Wars costumes provide the perfect theme for a large group. You can dress as fan favorites like Darth Vader, Princess Leia, or even Stormtroopers. Another option would be to have half your group dress in Jedi robes and the other half in Sith robes and have one epic lightsaber battle! You'll even have costumes ready for the premiere of The Force Awakens too!

2. Grease Costumes

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Maybe grease is the word for your group's costume theme. With our selection of exclusive Grease costumes and wigs, you can have as many people as you want dressing up in your posse of T-Birds or Pink Ladies. Don't worry about not being able to get that perfect 50s hairstyle - we offer a bunch of wigs that'll take you back in time.  Best of all, you can get really creative and choreograph a song and dance number that is sure to help you win any costume contest! 

3. Disney Costumes

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If you're looking for a theme with a lot of different options, look no further than Disney. With an incredible amount of both timeless characters and new classics, anyone in your group won't have trouble finding a character they like. You can mix and match any of your favorites or narrow down your theme to things like princes and princesses, Pixar characters, or villains. If you're looking for a group costume that's full of fun and nostalgia, you can't go wrong with Disney. 

4. Food Costumes

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Food costumes are a great idea for groups with a bunch of couples. With so many solid combinations like milk & cookies, peanut butter & jelly, and wine & cheese among others, it's easy to "pear" up your favorites (sorry, we love puns here). That's not to say you have to match up all the time. If everyone in your group is going as fruit and you want to be a hot dog, go for it! However, we recommend putting the costume on after driving to the party for the sake of comfort in your vehicle. 

5. Pirates

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Yarrrgh, matey! Set sail to crash a Halloween party dressed as a group of scary pirates. Even for a large group, there are so many different styles of pirate costumes available for everyone. From characters like Captain Hook or Jack Sparrow, to ghost pirates, and even sexy pirates, you can assemble a group of pirates unlike any other. However, if you do choose a pirate group costume, please don't do any pillaging on Halloween. People don't like that. 

6. Greek Costumes and Roman Costumes

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With several characters from Greek mythology to choose from, your group can dress up as Gods, Goddesses, and historical figures. Togas are a great option if you're looking for something simple and fun. Another great option would be for your group would be dressing as Spartan warriors, especially if you have a group of about 300. Rome wasn't built in a day, but with Halloween costumes as easy as these, you won't need that much time to get your group costume ready. 

7. Skin Suits

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Does your group want something ridiculous with a lot of variety? Well, you're in luck because we offer endless varieties of "skin suits." Your group is sure to be the talk of the party dressed in skin-tight bodysuits. There are several different colors and scary patterns to choose froom. You could even choose a character group like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, or your favorite superheros. Just imagine all the possibilites with these costumes that leave little to the imagination. 

What do you think? Are you going out with a large group of friends this Halloween? What group costume idea is your favorite? Leave us a comment and let us know. If you need some inspiration, check out our group costumes selector to sort through plenty of favorite themes for groups of any size. 

To Millennials, the phrase “Netflix and Chill” has more connotations than people not in the know might realize. When someone slides through your DMs with an offer like that, you should proooobably educate yourself on the ulterior motives first before you innocently invite them over for a marathon of House of Cards. To put it lightly, if you ask someone to “Netflix and Chill,” you’re hoping for something a little more exciting than “chilling” when the lights get low. Feel free to make any potentially-bad decisions you want while swiping through Tinder, but you have to admit dressing up in a couples “Netflix and Chill” costume is a 100% GREAT decision.

DIY Netflix and Chill Halloween Costume

The number one thing you need for this costume is our custom shirt printer– find an image of the Netflix logo and print that on a red shirt, and then on the white shirt, just the word Chill. Perfect. Print it! Ship it! You’re done! There’s always props you can add, but these two things are definitely the main premise of the look.

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Some extra ideas we had are:

• Carry around a "chill" bag of ice all night. That might melt, though, so be careful!
• Have someone hold a clapper from a film set. You know, for the times you want to call for, ahem, action.
• If you have an extra friend laying around, this “one night stand” costume is perfect for a creepy third wheel to wear, to turn this couples look into a topical group costume. 

“So, uhhh, do you guys just want me to stay back here, or…..?”

Everyone is getting in on this meme, too. Netflix even made their own “Netflix and Chill” button called “The Switch,” which engineers say will dim the lights, turn your phone to “Do Not Disturb,” and fires up the website. Amazing. And, we do have to say, we were inspired by Tinder user vrpowell2000, who set his profile picture to be a one-man Netflix and Chill costume. We salute you, vrpowell2000!

It was a video that stopped everyone in their tracks. Years from now, we’ll all have a story to answer the question “Where you when you first saw it?” We’re talking about Pizza Rat, of course, the viral video showing a rat from NYC carrying a slice of pizza larger than its body down a flight of stairs. There’s absolutely NOTHING that you can’t identify with while watching this: the rat is hungry, the rat loves pizza, the rat will do anything to get that pizza home for a big, fat bite of that delicious ch-ch-ch-cheese.

The Original Pizza Rat Video

WHY does the rat give up at the end?! He was in the home stretch!

DIY Pizza Rat Halloween Costume

When you’ve been so inspired by a hero such as this Italian food loving rodent, there’s just one way to honor him: make a Halloween costume! (It’s the only way we know how.) It’s really quite simple and we’re excited to show you how.

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Our pizza-de-résistance of this DIY Halloween costume is most definitely the giant slice of ‘za that we cooked up. We cut the separate pieces (cheese, crust, and sparkly pepperoni) from craft foam sheets and hot glued them onto a triangle-shaped Styrofoam board. Done! Dinner is served!

As far as the costume goes, that’s pretty straightforward, right? Dress as a rat and get to munching on a slice of New York’s finest. If you don’t want to dress up, that’s okay, too – you can set up a little Halloween décor scene in your house with your crafted pizza and one of our prop rats. Set up your tablet with the video on loop. It never gets old. Trust us. We watched it a lot while putting this costume together. Funny EVERY TIME.

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Maybe you don't want to carry a huge pizza slice with you around all night? (Sounds like a fib, but okay.) We have a solution! Have you HEARD about this Pizza Pouch?! This is a portable pizza necklace that holds a piece of 'za around your neck, oh-so-safely and oh-so-fashionably, and we think it would be a great variation on the Pizza Rat costume. And also, maybe, for every day use. Whatever. You can weigh in on that opinion at home.

Pizza Rat Memes

If you dress as Pizza Rat this Halloween 2015, you have to, have to, HAVE TO show us. Take lots of pictures and tag us on any social media platform you want.  Godspeed, you Pizza Rat fans! And God bless.

It's an outrage! It's a scandal! And of course, it's a Halloween costume. In light of the Volkswagen TDI diesel scandal, there is no separating the news from this year's best "attention getting cringe costume" idea. This is not to trivialize a devastating blow to the car industry, or the countless VW employees it impacts, or the questions it raises about values and ethics. It is, well, comedy. When it hurts too much to cry, it's time to laugh!

In a year with too many scandals, tasteless costumes, and unfortunate news stories to count on all your fingers and toes, this is just par for the course. The real challenge is finding a way to take something so abstract and make it a tangible outfit. Consider our suggestions on how to put together a Volkswagen Diesel Scandal costume, if you want to be the "Oh, I get it" Halloween 2015 partygoer that starts conversations. (*Note: these conversations may be uncomfortable!)

DIY Volkswagen Diesel Scandal Costume

Anyone else feeling a little gassy?

If you are extremely naughty, you will always find yourself on the shortlist for topical costumes! Yup... For anyone feeling some type of way about this story and looking to embody scandal in 2015, here is how you can do it!

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Adult Black Combat Boots - Shop      Spider Web Decor - Shop      Fake Money - Shop

Toilet paper tube, Box, Gas Can, Black Spray Paint - Sold Separately

Most of this is pretty self-explanatory, but the most challenging part was building the emissions smoke cloud and the exhaust pipe.

Step 1 - Bundle It!

• Simply bundle up your spider web, and make it nice and fluffy. Your don't want to add a ton of weight here, so the more you can fluff it up, the better. We found a little bit of fishing line helped tie it all together. Spray that puppy down with your black spray paint and clog it into you toilet paper tube.

Step 2 - Bind It!

• We used duct tape, and a cardboard box cut to fit inside of the video game car costume to give it a sturdy shape. After cutting a small hole in the "exhaust area" and plugging the hole with the "non-smokey end" of the tube, we just duct taped it in in place on both ends.

Step 3 - Sling It!

• Even with the "smoke" being rather light, it hung a little heavy thanks to our friend gravity. So we wrapped fishing line all around the "smoke plume" and hoisted it up to the box. There we cut a few small holes, and weaved it in an out of the holes to creat some support for the plume. (Think of a suspension bridge.)

The rest, we challenge you to discover for yourself. Hint: It involves tying your combat boots, putting the gas mask on, and holding your gas can. Really tricky stuff! Last note to Volkswagen drivers everywhere: We feel your pain, but hey, what can we do but drive forward.

Do you have a diferent vision on how to portray this crime against the environment? Are you considering turning it into a couples costume? We'd love to hear from you in the comments below! Unless you find sharing your costume ideas too, wait for it, exhausting.

The venerable British television series Doctor Who has been discussed to death. At least eleven times! (That’s a regeneration joke, by the way. Sadly not a very good one.) But did you know that we’re lucky to have early video of the Doctor at all? How about all the wacky merchandising tie-ins? Or that there’s a difference between The Doctor and Dr. Who? If you knew all these things, then congratulations, you’re a Doctor Who superfan and we bid good day to you, sir! Or, you know, madam. Let’s just move on. Prepare to be surprised as we tell you about six things you (probably) didn’t know about Doctor Who!

1: Dalekmania

First Doctor William Hartnell with Dalek toys made by Louis Marx and Company.

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The television series Doctor Who premiered on the BBC on November 23^rd, 1963. The first episode drew 4.4 million viewers, with an average of 6 million across the first series. (A British “series” is equivalent to a season or story arc in the U.S.) This surged to over 10 million viewers in the second series. And what caused it? That’s right, those clunky, exterminating cyborgs, the Daleks. Viewers simply loved the Daleks. Because obviously.

And then merchandise came flooding in. There were Dalek novels, Dalek comic books, Dalek coloring books, Dalek candy, Dalek toys, Dalek puzzles, Dalek kites, Dalek clothing, Dalek costumes. (You get the idea.) Pop bands wrote songs about Daleks. There is a photo of Beatle John Lennon posing with a Dalek, in a strange crossover between Beatlemania and Dalekmania. It was one of the earliest successful media tie-ins, and provided a merchandising model for future television shows and movies.

Dalekmania was cut short by yet another mania. This time it was Batmania, inspired by the campy Adam West Batman that debuted in 1966. Because obviously.

2: Dr. Who

Peter Cushing as Dr. Who.

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As Dalekmania began to build, Amicus Productions purchased the rights to make three Doctor Who films from the BBC and writer Terry Nation. The BBC should have said no, but apparently they like rivers of money flowing right into their massive bank vaults. The first film was Dr. Who and the Daleks, a 1965 film based on the 1963 television episode The Daleks. Critical reception was mostly negative, though the film performed well at the box office. Next was Daleks—Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. in 1966, based on the 1964 episode The Dalek Invasion of Earth. It performed worse than the first film, and the third film, based on the 1965 episode The Chase, was never made. (As mentioned above, Dalekmania had turned to Batmania.)

The Dr. Who of the films was a significant departure from the Doctor of the television series. First off, he was named Dr. Who. As in, his last name was actually “Who," and he was…a doctor inventor? It’s not terribly clear. Dr. Who was played by Peter Cushing, at that time known for playing Sherlock Holmes and a number of iconic horror roles, such as Victor Frankenstein. (Of course, Cushing would later be known for playing Grand Moff Tarkin in the 1977 film Star Wars, the guy who blew up Alderaan.) The character was portrayed as more gentle and juvenile than William Hartnell. Keep in mind that at this time, the Doctor Who tropes of regeneration and multiple Doctors had not yet been written. Cushing essentially played a Doctor who wasn’t the Doctor, and for this reason the Dalek films are not considered part of Doctor Who canon.

3: Limited Regenerations

The Tenth Doctor David Tennant regenerates to the Eleventh Matt Smith, from The End of Time (2009-2010).

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As a Time Lord, the Doctor is able to regenerate a new body (and personality) upon his death. In the 1976 serial The Deadly Assassin, writer Robert Holmes mentioned a limit of twelve regenerations, or thirteen incarnations of the Doctor. Subsequent writers have been kind of consistent about that number. The Eleventh Doctor explained that two additional regenerations had been used—briefly by the War Doctor in between the Eighth and Ninth Doctors, and in a failed regeneration by the Tenth Doctor—so he was, in fact, the last doctor. His companion, Clara, convinced the Time Lords to allow another regeneration, which gets us to the (current) Twelfth Doctor. Unless the writers choose to disrupt their continuity, we’re now watching the final Doctor. This is the end, folks.

But who are we kidding? The whole regeneration trope didn’t exist until William Hartnell left the show and had to be written out. In other words, the idea of a First Doctor didn’t even exist during the First Doctor! We’re talking about a Time Lord here. The writers may not understand basic arithmetic, but they’ll write themselves an exit.

4: Plot Holes

Just a small number of Doctor Who episodes released on DVD.

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Speaking of the writers, they have difficult jobs. Just one part is maintaining continuity from one Doctor to another, often picking up where other writers have left off. As we approach a hundred writers and a thousand episodes, let’s face it, mistakes or inconsistencies happen.

In the 1976 serial The Brain of Morbius, a number of faces are briefly shown onscreen. It is implied that they are incarnations of the Doctor prior to the First Doctor. (The faces were played by members of the production crew. There’s probably a joke here, but we’re not entirely sure what it is.) Similarly, the 1986 serial “The Trial of a Time Lord” suggests that the Valeyard would be a composite of later Doctors. So what’s the problem? Well, at that point, they were early enough in the series that adding some doctors at the beginning and end gave the Doctor an air of mystery. Now that we’re at the Twelfth Doctor actually shown onscreen, it creates another plot hole that the writers need to fill. And then there’s the question of the Doctor’s humanity. Both the 1996 film Doctor Who: The Movie and 2005 book Doctor Who: The Legend Continues refer to the Doctor as half human, which has proven to be controversial among Doctor Who fandom.

So how did they fill the plot holes? Later writers have had to insist that the First Doctor was, in fact, the first Doctor, and have mostly remained silent on the “composite of the Doctors” issue. As for being half human, current showrunner Steven Moffat has since stated that the Doctor was lying, although the issue isn’t exactly settled.

5: Spinoffs

Sarah Jane Smith (played by Elisabeth Sladen) and K-9 (played by a space toaster).

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Doctor Who was practically made to be spinoff-able. (Is that a word?) You’ve got multiple Doctors, even more Companions, enemies galore, different times and dimensions...there’s, like, a lot of stuff going on.

Perhaps the most popular spinoff, Torchwood aired for four series from 2006 through 2011. Starting on BBC Three, the series moved to BBC Two and then BBC One as it gained in popularity, and finally partnered with American Starz for its final season. (That’s like getting upgraded to Princess, and then Queen. And then you’re President of the United States for some reason.) Torchwood was broadcast across much of the world and inspired its own tie-in media: comics, games, even audio dramas. Because obviously.

But the television spinoffs didn’t start with Torchwood. Companions Sarah Jane Smith and robotic dog K-9 have long been fan favorites. A live action pilot featuring the two, K-9 and Company, was aired on BBC1 as a Christmas special in 1981. It attracted over eight million viewers, more than the average Doctor Who episode at the time, but it was doomed by turnover at the BBC. The Children’s BBC had more success with The Sarah Jane Adventures, with four seasons and three specials spanning from 2007 to 2011. A live/computer-animated series, K-9, was produced by British Channel 5, Disney UK, and Australian Network Ten, and aired for a series in 2010.

There were also a number of parody charity spinoffs. Dimensions in Time (1993) included all of the surviving Doctors. Doctor Who and the Curse of the Fatal Death (1999) starred Rowan Atkinson, star of BBC sitcoms Blackadder and Mr. Bean. Yes, Mr. Bean was in a Doctor Who parody. It’s probably on YouTube...

6: Missing Episodes

Many kinds of tape.

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97 of the 813 episodes of the series (at current count) are missing. (The office calculator says that’s almost 12%.) But saying they're “missing” is only half the story.

Until 1978, the BBC had no formal process for archiving their recordings of Doctor Who. The videotape from original broadcasts was often transferred to 16mm film, usually to be sent abroad. The tapes and films were typically held by two different departments, and each believed that the other would archive its holdings. Space was at a premium, so tapes and films were pretty much stored wherever there was room. In addition, the BBC had little incentive to retain any recordings at all: actors’ contracts placed limitations on how often their recorded performances could be broadcast on television. As in the early film industry, many actors came from backgrounds in the theatre where they were quite literally paid by the performance. These stipulations removed the possibility that an actor could be paid for only a single performance (when it was recorded) which the BBC could then broadcast indefinitely. This all created a situation where the BBC saw little economic sense in archiving anything, had no room for the episodes it already had, and its informal processes guaranteed that tapes and film would be wiped or destroyed accidentally, if not on purpose.

So we’re talking about 97 of 813, right? Not exactly. 253 master videotapes were wiped or destroyed. (That’s 31%, again thanks to the office calculator.) This was the entirety of the first six series, both the First and Second Doctors. Many of those videotapes were transferred to film, of course. A few were returned from abroad, primarily from Nigeria. Others were found in random places, stuffed in a cupboard at the BBC—yes, that happened—or taken home by various employees.

Doctor Who Costumes

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Did you know all of these facts? Did any of them surprise you? Or are you a superfan, still hanging around after we wished you a good day? (It’s all right, we love everyone here, even the cranky Twelfth Doctor.) Let us know in the comments below! And be sure to check out our complete selection of Doctor Who costumes, which will let you trick-or-treat as your favorite Doctor! Allons-y!

Season three of the C.W.’s hit show Arrow introduced many to Barry Allen, a forensic scientist from a little town called Central City. Barry Allen is known to many as the Flash, the Fastest Man Alive, a founding member of the Justice League, and the first official superhero of a time known as the Silver Age of Comics. The title of the Flash has been held by more than just Barry; Jay Garrick, Wally West, and Bart Allen have all held the title of Scarlet Speedster throughout DC’s long history.

The Flash’s iconic red jumpsuit has not changed all that much in his history, even when other characters like Wally West or Bart Allen took up the mantle. The Flash’s look has stayed true to that original look developed by Carmine Infantino. Since his creation, the Flash has been featured in television, cartoons, video games, and comics—each medium giving him their own unique flair. Explore how the Scarlet Speedster has changed in his 75 year history with this infographic!

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What a rundown! Did you see a Flash costume you liked? Which one do you love the most? Comment below with your favorite incarnation of the Scarlet Speedster, and tap into the Speed Force yourself this Halloween with our selection of Flash Halloween costumes!

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We have been obsessed wtih all things 90s since, well, THE 90s, and it turns out we're not alone in our overwhelming feelings of nostalgia for this delightful decade. Nickelodeon will be lauching "The Splat" tonight, a nightly programming block airing from 10PM to 5AM, which will feature the best, best, BEST Nick shows of our collective youths. Is this real life?? Do we really to get to re-watch Legends of the Hidden Temple contestants get captured by terrifying Temple Guards? Do we really get to cheer for the red contestant on GUTS, as they vie for a piece of the Aggro Crag? YES! The answer is yes.

In honor of this most fantastic new television offering, and because 90s nostalgia costumes are going to be especially big on Halloween this year, we put together 5 different DIY looks from our favorite Nickelodeon game shows. It's about to get WILD AND CRAZY, KIDS!

1. DIY GUTS Contestant Costume

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D-d-d-d-d-do you have it, GUTS! (Are we the only ones that answered the TV? "YES! WE DO! WE HAVE WHAT IT TAKES!") GUTS was one of the best Nickelodeon game shows around - it had great hosts (Mike O'Malley and Moira "Mo" Quirk), awesome physical competitions, lots of bungee harnesses action, and something worth fighting for: a piece of the Aggro Crag! We had a blast putting together this costume, and made sure not to skimp on the shoulder pads.

The Finished Look

Who would have thought that a Silk Spectre costume from Watchmen, would be the perfect base for a Nickelodeon game show costume? As odd as it sounds, it made for the perfect spandex-ee jumpsuit to get us started. On top of that, we layered on a tee made with our custom t-shirt creator, and accented that with a full body harness and a pair of fingerless gloves. We spray painted a green army helmet yellow, added an oversized award medal, and all that was left to do was create some easy shoulder/knee pads. To create a set of these pads for yourself, simply: 

• remove the plastic shoulder pads from our children's football pad set.
• Adhere the pads, using hot glue, to pieces of black elastic.
• Slide them on and trim the elastic to fit!
• We used the elastic holsters from our Tomb Raider costume, but elastic is widely available at craft stores.

Products Used

Women's Blank Red T-Shirt - Shop      Helmet (Spray Painted Yellow) - Shop      Fingerless Gloves - Shop

White Socks - Shop      Jumbo Award Medal - Shop      Silk Spectre Romper - Shop

Top Gun Body Harness - Shop      Shoulder Pads (used as knee and elbow pads) - Shop

DIY Aggro Crag

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Let's be honest. You don't want to be just any GUTS contestant this Halloween, you want to be a winning GUTS contestant! As such, you'll need proof of your prowess in the form of a chunk of the old Aggro Crag. You could go all out and rig something up using glowing green lights, but there's really no need, when something fashioned from poster board, cardboard, and spray glue will do the trick just fine.

2. DIY GUTS "Mo" Costume

How will you ever know "your official results" without a Mo costume to compliment your GUTS contestant ensemble? All you really need to convey the essence of Mo is a referee outfit, a whistle, a very official looking stop watch, and, of course, YOUR BEST BRITISH ACCENT! We can help you out with most of those things, but you're on your own for the accent. Maybe you can catch a GUTS re-run on The Splat?

The Finished Look

OH yes - don't forget the headset! That's how Mo and Mike O'Malley communicated between athletic challenges. Our "diva headset" is a must.

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Brown Bob Wig - Shop      Headset Prop - Shop

3. DIY Legends of the Hidden Temple Contestant Costume

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Did you and your siblings each pick a team to root for, and then take it as a deeply personal offense if they turned out to be duds? DANG YOU, BLUE BARRACUDAS! Whichever team you hitched your wagon to most often, wouldn't it be fun to dress up as a member of that team for Halloween? Yes it would, is the answer. We went with a relative underdog, a Purple Parrot. (Pay close attention - Olmec will be quizzing you on this DIY later.)

The Finished Look

The only thing this costume is missing is a ridiculously oversized mouth guard - may we suggest using a big slice of orange peel on Halloween? Again, we used our handy custom t-shirt creator to print off the Purple Parrot graphic, and completed the costume with our DIY knee and elbow pads. The khaki shorts are actually part of a Reno 911 police costume! This time we painted our green tactical army helmet a shiny gold, and gave the model some key accessories, including a full pendant of life, and a name tag.

Products Used

Women's Blank Purple T-Shirt - Shop      Khaki Shorts - Shop      Helmet (Spray Painted Gold) - Shop

Shoulder Pads (used as knee and elbow pads) - Shop      White Socks - Shop      Fingerless Gloves - Shop

4. DIY Temple Guard Costume

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The Temple Guards from Legends of the Hidden Temple may as well be characters in a horror film. They have the same characteristics, afterall: scary masks, crazy costumes, and the element of surprise! You never know which dark corner of the temple obstacle course run they'll be lurking in. We managed to find a few images that gave us a good idea of how to create a Halloween costume modeled after the elusive Temple Guard. Study the DIY closely, but don't stare too long or he might just decide to snatch your pendant of life!

The Finished Look

Pretty cool, hey? A surprisingly large amount of the items included with our men's gladiator costume served as the bulk of this look. To it, we added a shortened grass skirt, simple leather sandals, and the most important element, the mask and feathered headpiece. Our gold and silver Venetian masquerade mask worked perfectly after removing some of the extra bangles and dangles, and for the headpiece, we used hot glue to add bright feathers from an Indian headdress onto the feathers that already come attached to our gold fabric gladiator helmet.

Products Used

Men's Gladiator Costume - Shop      Feathers from Indian Headdress - Shop      Mask - Shop

Gold Headpiece with Feathers - Shop      Hulka Skirt - Shop      Brown Strappy Sandals - Shop

5. DIY Double Dare Contestant Costume

The Double Dare stage sure was a messy one, this nobody can deny. The copious amounts of slime, whipped cream, glitter, and more slime, is probably why contestants constantly wore protective helmets, goggles, and padding. Robin couldn't be there for every single slip and fall, after all - she's only one woman! Here's a simple way to put together the perfect DIY Double Dare contestant costume. Just remember: ALWAYS take the physical challenge! What else are ya there for?? YOLO.

The Finished Look

Besides the look on our model's face, our favorite part of this costume has to be the slime bowl on the helmet. To make it, all we did was hot glue a clear plastic bowl onto the helmet (which was pre-painted yellow, of course), mark off "slime lines" with black electrical tape, and smear a whole bunch of green body paint all over the inside of the bowl! The pads were created using the same method detailed above, and you guessed it, the shirt was printed with our custom t-shirt creator. We're pretty sure Marc Summers would whole-heartedly approve of this costume.

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Men's Blue T-Shirt - Shop      Blue Costume Pants - Shop      Goggles - Shop     

Helmet (Spray Painted Yellow) - Shop     Shoulder Pads (used as knee and elbow pads) - Shop

Green Body Paint - Shop     Clear Plastic Bowl - Shop

So. Our post: d-d-d-d-d-did you like it? (GUTS!) What was your favorite 90s Nickelodeon show? Is there any series you'd tune into The Splat at 4AM for? Do you think they'll honor the members of the midnight society by playing Are you Afraid of the Dark at the stroke of 12AM? Let us know your answers to any of these musings in the comments section below!

You can't mention Friday the 13th without thinking of Jason Voorhees, the legendary killer whose origins began at Camp Crystal Lake 35 years ago. The first film in the franchise opened on May 9th, 1980 and told the story of a group of camp counselors who were being stalked and killed during the re-opening of Camp Crystal Lake. Of course, the killer turned out to be Pamela Voohees (sorry, statute of limitations on spoilers expired for this film), who was seeking revenge after her son, Jason, drowned at camp years earlier. Once Pamela was killed, Jason emerged from the lake to pick up right where she left off at Camp Crystal Lake. Through the years, Jason Voohees has been to many other places like Manhattan, outer space, and even hell. While his heart will always be at Camp, let's take a look through all 12 Friday the 13th films to learn more about the machete-weilding killer. 

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Friday the 13th is a fascinating franchise for many reasons. For starters, the first film was made to capitalize on the success of fellow slasher film Halloween, and it did just that by raking in more than $39 million on a budget of $550,000. On top of that, the franchise has been one of the most censored in film history. In fact, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood required nine edits and resubmissions to the MPAA to avoid an X rating. And despite Jason being the focal point of the movies, there are two in the franchise where he isn't even the killer! As mentioned before, Pamela Voorhees was the killer in the first one and copycat killer, Roy, took on the Jason moniker in Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning. 

What's your favorite Friday the 13th movie? Where does Friday the 13th rank on your list of horror film franchises? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think. If you're looking for something scary to wear for Halloween, why not dress up in a Jason Voorhees costume or try looking through the other scary Halloween costumes available on our site. 

Design Credit: Jacob Kuddes

Oh, what a day. What a lovely day! The HalloweenCostumes.com office is full of Mad Max enthusiasts, so creating a Nux-inspired Halloween costume was definitely on our list of "must-DIY" this year. If you want to celebrate Halloween on the Fury Road, this costume tutorial will help you get there. We put together a total makeup look for Nux (steering wheel, tumors, and all), as well as a kid's costume, if your child wants to be a War Pup this October. And don't worry, we TOTALLY got some silver spray to make the costume so shiny and chrome. Sit back, watch our makeup tutorial video, take a look at the products we used, and you, too, can ride eternal to the gates of Valhalla. WITNESS!

Mad Max: Fury Road Nux Halloween Costume

I live! I die! I live again!

For a non-mediocre costume, just remember: the more the merrier. Well, more belts and gear, that is. Not more shirts or hair. For this look, we added a few bandolier type belts, steampunk-esque pouches, and then loaded it up with tools and chains. The pants are just basic black and the boots are oversized combat boots.

Mad Max: Fury Road War Boy - Products Used

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Western Gunman Belt – Shop      Tin Man Oil Can – Shop     Black Pants – Shop     

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Other items that we accessorized with were a pair of aviator goggles (for driving through the dust storm), a broken shackle (from when he gets separated from his blood bag, Max), and a white scarf, which is part of the wives' robes that he takes back to Immortan Joe. Last, but not least, don't forget this Tin Man's oil can, perfect for holding the shiny silver spray, which really got Nux geared up for a chase. Hook it to one of your belts - there has to be a free loop to hang it from somewhere!

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Mad Max: Fury Road Nux Makeup Tutorial Video

Here is a sped-up time lapse video of our artists applying this makeup to our model. Yowza! We used the products listed above, but definitely used a lot of items from this Special Effects Complete Makeup Kit by Mehron.

Mad Max: Fury Road Steering Wheel Prop

What's a black thumb without a one-of-a-kind steering wheel? Each War Boy pays homage to V8 as they take their wheel out on the Fury Road. We created this with parts we found laying out in our warehouse and an old ATV steering wheel. There's some corrugated cardboard painted black, taped on with some electrical tape. We also found some tubing, chain, and wires, and just affixed them as we went. The main piece of the wheel, though, is a creepy, cracked, dollhead candle holder, glued to the center. The baby heads came with fake tealight candles, which we cut apart and glued to the mouth to add to the dirty, mechanical look.

Mad Max: Fury Road War Pup Halloween Costume

While we won't really advocate for letting your little kid watch this movie, we can't deny that there ARE children in the film! The War Pups are the little boys who stay back at the Citadel while the older War Boys go off to drive and fight. Here's how we put together this look for a younger boy.

Mad Max: Fury Road War Pup - Products Used

Steampunk Pouch Belt – Shop      Bald Wig Cap – Shop      Avengers Falcon Gloves – Shop

Child’s Black Pants – Shop      Kids Cop Belt – Shop      White T-Shirt – Shop

Kid’s Military Boots – Shop      Bandolier Bullet Belt – Shop      Chain Link Rope – Shop

White Body Paint – Shop

A lot of the gear used for the War Pup costume is the same as Nux - black pants, lots of belts, and combat boots. In this look, we had our model wear a sleeveless white shirt to make it school and trick-or-treating appropriate. The characters in the film are shirtless, but what's a good Halloween costume without some personalization, right?

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The Completed Look

What a day! What a lovely day!

WITNESS ME!

The silver spray is the finishing touch! We found a bottle of food coloring spray from a party supply store. We do not recommend spraying it in your mouth, however, it does NOT taste good. Those War Boys are crazy. The above picture shows a great close-up of Larry and Barry, too, who are Nux's pet... tumors?

What do you think? Did we do George Miller's newest film justice? If you saw this guy driving a car towards you, would you turn around? Or would you fight back, trying to find some hope and redemption in the wasteland? Either way, if you dress as ANYONE from the Mad Max universe, show us in the comments below! We'll witness you.

Batman has a lot of enemies. These villains are often called the Rogues Gallery, a reference to the mugshots and other documents–about their hideouts, known associates, and so on–that early police departments used to identify and catch criminal suspects. Batman’s Rogues Gallery ranged from common criminals to supervillains and criminal masterminds like the Joker. In this infographic, we catalogued the first comic book appearance of every Rogues Gallery villain, and also highlighted some of the more iconic supervillains.

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What did you think? Did we highlight your favorite villain or was there someone else we should have picked instead? Feel free to yell at us in the comments below. And remember that our selection of Batman costumes includes characters from both the Batman Family and Rogues Gallery!

Infographic Design Credit: Travis Green

Halloween with a toddler around can make for an interesting trick-or-treating experience. Your toddler is at that age where their personality (and perhaps a bit of attitude) is shining through. They aren’t afraid to tell you what they like and what they don’t, so unfortunately enough for you, the time has passed where you can dress them in the most adorable costume you can find without hearing their complaints. We have so many costumes that if you asked your tiny tot which one they would like to wear, they would probably choose over half of them. Since decisions are hard for little ones, we wanted to help by narrowing down some of the best choices of toddler Halloween costumes for 2015.

Traditional Toddler Costume Ideas

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Remember when Halloween used to be a sea of monsters, witches, and ghosts? Things have changed a bit since that generation has grown up, but those traditional favorites are still a go-to Halloween costume after all these years. Will you have a little skeleton, a mummy, or possibly a plump orange pumpkin by your side this year?

Toddler Disney Costume Ideas

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It is possible that your tyke’s first trip to the movie theater was to see a new Disney film. For the parents who were Disney fans as kids, the older films have also been watched time and time again. Chances are, your toddler has a Disney favorite. Whether it is Frozen, Cinderella, Minnie Mouse, or a Pixar favorite, our selection of Disney costumes is so vast that they are sure to find a character they love for Halloween!

Toddler Superhero Costume Ideas

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Fighting crime and saving the world are likely on your toddler’s to-do list today, if they have a big imagination. Your child’s imagination has the ability to transform them into any superhero they want to be, all they are missing is the costume! If they are big into pretending and creative play, a superhero costume can be an essential for Halloween, as well as all year-round.

Toddler Star Wars Costume Ideas

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The anticipation of Episode 7 has Star Wars fans impatiently waiting for December. Exciting days like Force Friday make the wait a little easier, but the eagerness for the film will also reflect on Halloween. New Star Wars costumes as well as older characters will be as popular as ever. Perhaps your toddler is a little too small to have seen the film, but "lightsabers are cool, mom!"

Uniform Costumes

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Does your child have early aspirations to be a firefighter, a doctor, or a police officer? On Halloween they can pretend for a little while and once all the fun of trick-or-treating is over, your little one will have a fun costume to play pretend all the other days of the year. Perhaps they will perform surgery on a stuffed teddy or walk the moon...the possibilities are endless with their favorite uniform costumes.

Toddler Animal Costume Ideas

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Your smart little kiddo might be working on those animal noises at this age. The game parents know all too well, but kids love as they start learning about the world around them. If they’ve got the animal noises down pat, they will probably think it’s hilarious to wander around meowing or acting like a monkey on Halloween. You have to admit, it doesn’t get much cuter than children in animal costumes.

Movie Costume Ideas for Toddlers

Dorothy Costume - Shop       Cobra Kai Costume - Shop       Candy Creator Costume - Shop

Alice in Wonderland Costume - Shop        Tin Man Costume - Shop        Pink Ladies Jacket - Shop

A toddler probably hasn’t seen movies like the Karate Kid or Grease, but sometimes a little parental influence goes a long way. If you are planning to dress up as Cobra Kai or a T-Bird, your mini-me might want to join in on the fun. Family costumes are adorable and what child doesn’t want to be just like mom or dad at that age?

Toddler Dragon & Dinosaur Costumes

Red Dragon Costume - Shop       Darling Dragon Costume - Shop       Teagan the Dragon Costume - Shop

Tot-rannosaurus Costume - Shop       Adorable Dragon Costume - Shop      Dinosaur Costume - Shop

Dinosaurs are extremely popular with toddlers these days. Kids’ clothing, toys, books – dinosaurs are everywhere! It only makes sense that a young boy or girl might want to dress as a dinosaur or dragon for Halloween. As long as they don’t mind wearing a hat or headpiece, you can have the cutest dino on the block this year!

Does your toddler already have their mind made up or do you have some influence yet? Share your costume ideas with us in the comments below. If your tot didn't find exactly what they wanted for Halloween this year, head on over and check out the rest of our selection of toddler Halloween costumes.

Minnie Mouse, lesser known as Minerva Mouse, has been on the Disney scene since 1928. Walt Disney and Ub lwerks needed a replacement for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and their new star Mickey Mouse wasn’t enough to fill that void all by himself, so it was determined he needed a love interest. It is never clear whether Mickey and Minnie are dating, married, or if he is just trying to win her affection, but their relationship changed throughout the decades. Her role opposite Mickey has also wavered from an independent woman, to a damsel in distress, and back to a stronger female character in later years as she became increasingly popular.

Early on, Minnie was designed like a typical 1920s fashionista. She had her flapper dress, patched knickers, black stockings, and her over-sized heels. We can’t forget her iconic bowler hat with the flower! Minnie doesn’t quite look like that today, and she has had an assortment of physical changes to accompany the changing styles. In fact, since Minnie has been drawn in comics, appears in animated shorts, television shows, and so much more, she has been estimated to have over a hundred outfits! That’s every girl’s dream! You can see the most major changes below, in our style evolution infographic of Miss Minnie Mouse!

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Minnie has had a lot of wardrobe changes throughout the years! What Minnie Mouse style do you like best? Tell us in the comments below. In the meantime, if you are searching for a Halloween idea and you love Minnie half as much as we do, head on over to find a Minnie Mouse costume for the occasion!

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Have you ever showed up to a costume party and had everyone ask you the one question you never want to hear: 'what are you SUPPOSED to be?' We've all been there. We all have concocted our own costumes based on an obscure characters. Never have we felt so proud of our creation until we realized that no one at the party really understood our costume. If you're sick of explaining your costume, then why not try a different approach? Dress as a character from your favorite movie, storybook, or cartoon and you'll never have to answer that dreaded question again. We compiled the most popular plus size costumes so you'll feel confident wearing a costume that fits well, and one that is easily recognized by fellow party-goers. Take a look at our picks and rock your favorite one this Halloween!

Plus Size Alice in Wonderland Costumes

Sexy Wonderland Cat Costume - Shop        Mad Hatter Costume - Shop       Alice Costume - Shop

Queen of Hearts Costume - Shop       White Rabbit Costume - Shop       Women's Manic Mad Hatter Costume - Shop

Tick tock, tick tock, time is running out and you're in need of a costume! Don't go tumbling down that rabbit hole in search of a costume just yet! Name your favorite character from the beloved fairytale and you'll be pleased to find out we sell the costume...in YOUR size! If you plan on attending a costume party with your crew, this is a wonderful theme to go with.

Wizard of Oz Plus Size Costumes

Glinda Costume - Shop       Dorothy Costume - Shop

Tin Man Costume - Shop       Wicked Witch Costume - Shop

Is there anyone out there who wears gingham print as well as Dorothy Gale? Nope, we can't think of anyone! You'll be easy to recognize in a Dorothy costume. Click your heels three times and POOF one of our exclusive plus size Wizard of Oz costumes will magically appear at your door. (Disclaimer: Magic clicking of the heels will only bring you to Kansas, we'll have to summon Fed Ex for this task.)

Plus Size Book Inspired Costumes

Raggedy Andy Costume - Shop       Raggedy Ann Costume - Shop       Waldo Costume - Shop

Dark Riding Hood Costume - Shop       Big Bad Wolf Costume - Shop

Once upon a time, you stumbled upon an awesome costume website that catered to plus size costumes (yup that's us). With more plus size costumes and exclusive sizes than anyone else in the industry, you will realize you have more options than you could have dreamed. You can dress as Waldo, Raggedy Ann, or Raggedy Andy, and make all your childhood dreams come true. These storybook inspired costumes will give you a happy ever after, for Halloween anyway!

Plus Size Pirate Costumes

Pirate Wench Costume - Shop       Mens Pirate Costume - Shop        Womens Caribbean Pirate Costume - Shop

Captain Hook Costume - Shop       Burgundy Pirate Wench Costume - Shop       Captain Morgan Costume - Shop

Ahoy matey, you can anchor your ship! The search for a treasured pirate costume that fits is over. You can swab the deck, count your gold doubloons, and make your enemies walk the plank. Grab an eye patch, a hook hand, or your favorite bottle of rum and take your pirate game to the next level. These plus size pirate costumes will shiver your timbers!

Plus Size Cultural Costumes

Mens Indian Costume - Shop       Womens Indian Costume - Shop

Traditional Nun Shop - Shop        Priest Costume - Shop       Nun Costume - Shop

Culture brings people together! You can choose to enlighten fellow party-goers while you wear one of our authentic nun or priest costumes. You can also choose to get the party popping like you're at a pow-wow while you're dressed as a Native American. Your feathered headdress and fringe moccasins will fit perfectly.

Plus Size Cartoon Costumes

Minnie Mouse Costume - Shop       Fred Flinstone Costume - Shop       Wilma Costume - Shop

Popeye Costume - Shop       Grumpy Bear Costume - Shop

Looking to be an animation sensation? You can have the bulging biceps of Popeye the Sailor Man without having to eat a bite of spinach. Get Wilma's signature fiery red locks without dying your hair. You'll be in for a night of hilarious antics in any of these plus size cartoon costumes, just be careful of any falling anvils!

Plus Size Movie Costumes

Top Gun Costume - Shop        Candy Creator Costume - Shop       A League of Their Own Costume - Shop

Sully Costume - Shop       Pink Ladies Jacket - Shop       Snow White Costume - Shop

Have you ever been told that you ought to be in pictures? You'll look like you've emerged from the silver screen in these movie inspired costumes. We can see it now: You singing 'You're the One that I Want' in a Pink Ladies jacket. Make the scare-o-meter go out of control when you're dressed as Sully or knock it out of the park in a League of their Own costume. Go ahead and pick your favorite character, we'll grab the popcorn!

Plus Size Costumes Through the Decades

Marilyn Monroe Costume - Shop        Disco Diva Costume - Shop       Black and Gold Flapper Dress - Shop

Workout Video Star Costume - Shop       Black Jazz Flapper Dress - Shop

Travel through the decades without using a fancy time machine! Strut your stuff like you're at Studio 54 in a metallic disco diva dress. Break out those old exercise VHS tapes and sweat it out while you're dressed as a workout video star. Relive the best time of your life while you're creating new memories. We sell plus size costumes that will take you back a few decades!

Insect & Animal Plus Size Costumes

Bear Costume - Shop       Lion Costume - Shop       Bat Costume - Shop

Bumble Bee Costume - Shop       Gorilla Costume - Shop

Have you heard the latest 'buzz?' You can now 'bumble' about in a cute bee costume that will cover you from antennae to stinger! Choose to dress as a bear, bee, or bat, or get in touch with your inner beast and wear a cozy lion costume. Become acquainted with your 'spirit animal' by picking a fierce costume that will make you the alpha of the Halloween pack. Fluff your tail and sharpen those claws because these plus size animal costumes will make you go wild!

 Plus Size Scary Costumes

Voodoo Doll Costume - Shop       Skeleton Dress - Shop       Hooded Black Robe - Shop

Devil Temptress Costume - Shop        Gothic Rag Doll Costume - Shop

A hair-raising night shall be upon you if you're in the market to get a little spooky. Create some serious mischief while you're dressed as a wicked play thing. Prepare to hear blood-curdling shrieks while you wreak havoc as a voodoo doll or gothic rag doll. Looking to have a bone-chilling evening? Scare the living daylights out of your pals in a plus size skeleton costume. These costumes will fit so well, it'll make your head spin. Don't say we didn't warn you!

Well, there you have it, a myriad of plus size costumes and it doesn't stop there. If you are looking for more ideas, head on over to see the rest of our plus size Halloween costumes. We have more styles and sizes than anyone else in the costume industry so be sure to find something that fits you comfortably and will allow you to have a Halloween to remember. We know it's hard to pick just one so you better start looking now!

Remember Hungry Hungry Hippos? Four differently-colored plastic hippos eat marbles via levers on their, well, derrières. It’s a strange concept that we’re not sure would work today – unless the marbles were low-cal and gluten-free – but in 1967 people didn’t care about that! So if you’re feeling nostalgic and looking for a fun group costume idea for Halloween, look no further than Hungry Hungry Hippos!

Hungry Hungry Hippos Game

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The original game board will give you an idea of what you’ll need: four hippos, colored blue, green, orange, and yellow. We’ve got the masks and costumes detailed below. Then there are the marbles, which are red in some versions but white in others. We used ping pong balls, and we wouldn’t recommend eating them. (Learn from our mistakes, people!)

DIY Hungry Hungry Hippos

Here's our finished project, with painted hippo masks, colored Morphsuits, and a Photoshopped background. (Contrary to popular opinion, we don't actually live in a cartoon jungle.)

Products Used

Latex Hippo Mask – Shop      Blue Tutu – Shop      Green Tutu – Shop      Orange Tutu – Shop

Adult Blue Morphsuit – Shop      Adult Green Morphsuit – Shop      Adult Orange Morphsuit – Shop      Adult Yellow Morphsuit – Shop

We found that Morphsuits were the best color match, but if a skinsuit isn’t your thing, you might like our Opposuits better! They're styled more like traditional formalwear.

DIY Hungry Hungry Hippos Costume Tutorial

The costume is deceptively straightforward: painted hippo masks, colored Morphsuits (in blue, green, orange, and yellow), and tutus where applicable. We say “deceptively” because latex is notoriously difficult to paint. There are expensive rubber-cement-based paints you can find online, but after a lot of research, we were able to make it work with spray paint!

Painting Tips:

• Use multiple light coats of a high-end “paint and primer” spray paint.
• Stay away from cheap gloss acrylics (without primer), because they’ll stay wet and peel off.
• If you lay they paint on too thick, the it will crack and chip.
• Apply light coats with a few minutes to set in between, and allow a full day to dry.

Are you biting at the chance to dress as the Hungry Hungry Hippos this Halloween? Give this DIY tutorial a try and let us know how it works. If you’ve done this, or any other unusual costume tutorial in the past, please do let us know about it in the comments below. And if this amount of DIY is beyond you, check out our selection of ready-to-wear group Halloween costumes!

Hmmm, how to broach this subject delicately...wait, the subject is sexy poop, so that's not humanly possible? Okay! In that case, better include all the poop puns we can!! Now that we understand each other, away we go: Burger King's limited edition "Halloween Whopper" has been making headlines lately, and not because of its spooky black bun. Let's say this #1 headline has more to do with...#2. That's right, those brave enough to try this festive food have reported that after consuming the burger, their poop turns GREEN! Burger King has assured consumers that the bread contains less than 1% food dye and is completely safe, but that didn't stop the hashtag #GreenPoop from blowing up on Twitter, and it sureeeee didn't stop us from parodying this whopper of a story with a Halloween costume idea! Without further a-poo, we bring you a DIY tutorial on how to create a sexy green poop Halloween costume.

Sexy HA1loween Whopper Green Poop Costume

Face it...a "regular" green poop costume would have just been too expected.

Pee-ew-tiful!

Sexy Breaking Bad costume? Been there, done that. Sexy Ronald McDonald? Eaaasyyyy. Sexy poop? Finally, a bit of a challenge. To attempt this rather "corny" Halloween costume for yourself, you'll need to get a little creative. (A poop tunic doesn't exactly scream sexy.) But by adding accessories, like a belt to cinch the waist, a pair of high heels, and some fishnet stockings, you'll be well on your way to making fellow Halloween party-goers' cheeks "flush!"

Products Used

Tough S#!t Costume - Shop      Green Seaweed Boa - Shop      Green Wig - Shop

Green Fishnet Tights - Shop      Green Glitter Heels - Shop      Realistic Burger Costume - Shop

To make a sexy poop costume (lol, is this real life?), you'll first need to procure a standard poop costume to use as the base. Our tough s#!t costume is the crappiest candidate we carry! We cut off the sleeves with a pair of sharp scissors, then proceeded to spray paint the entire thing an appropriate emerald hue. After waiting for it to dry thoroughly, we styled our model with "loads" of green accessories. If you're not quite brave enough to show up to a party dressed like this solo, and you want to give your green poop ensemble some added context, why not grab your main "squeeze" and dress him up as a Hallowhopper? Using a Sharpie to color the bun black is a bit tedious, but the ends justify the beans, if you will. 

HA1loween Whopper Couples Costume Idea

If you and your significant other choose this idea for your Halloween 2015 couples costume, rest assured you will be the "butt" of everyone's costume jokes...but in a good way! It's what you were going for, right? Just be prepared to hear, "nice buns" quite a few times throughout the evening. If, on the other hand, people tell you you look like crap? Well we're not sure how to take that. There's no manual for stuff like this.

HA1loween Whopper Group Costume Idea

Deluxe Burger King Costume - Shop

If you manage to assemble a group costume of a Burger King, green poop, and a black bun Whopper, and people STILL don't get it, well then they clearly don't have any social media accounts or ever go online and then we honestly don't trust them. Might we suggest politely excusing yourself from the conversation?

Last Sexy Poop Picture, We Swear

What a cutie pa-poo-tie!

What do you think of our sexy green poop costume idea? Do we even want to know what you think about our sexy green poop costume idea? On any given year, topical costumes based on pop culture headlines are trendy Halloween choices, but 2015 might just be the first year where costumes based on "poop culture" reign supreme. In that case, HAPPY BOWEL-WEEN!

The squid kids are on the offensive! Believe it or not, the hottest video game of 2015 doesn’t involve grand theft, realistic war scenarios, or zombies. Instead, it features a group of colorfully attired half human, half squid children known as Inklings. Long story short, some 12,000 years after the effects of global warming covered the Earth in water, squid and octopi have evolved into human-like forms and began fighting over territory using modified weapons that shoot colored ink. Being a Nintendo game, characters don’t die, they just get “splatted.” Also, there is no red ink, because that would look too similar to blood.

Splatoon is a fun, addictive, multiplayer game that both children and adults have embraced. With the bright colors, cool costumes, and fun game modes, Splatoon is a huge hit for Nintendo and looks to be a franchise that will be around for a long time to come. Creating a custom Inkling costume is relatively easy. We’ve put together both an Inlkling boy and Inkling girl costume using a few simple costume items and accessories. Take a look at how you can easily and affordably dress up as a sassy Inkling this Halloween or convention season!

DIY Splatoon Inkling Costumes

Splatoon inklings are popping up more and more at conventions and events around the globe. What better costume to show your love for all things Nintendo, and all things squid kid, than with a cool DIY costume that you made with your own two hands? We created both a boy and a girl Inkling costume using stuff we found around the warehouse and even some clothing items we already owned. Check it out!

DIY Inkling Boy Costume

When it comes to Inkling gender, there is not much difference in attire. Both Inklings wear flashy, neon sports attire and can wield the same ink-spraying weapons. The boy Inkling often features a top-knot hairstyle as opposed to the long, tentacled "hair" of the female. Here's our take on the Splatoon Inkling boy below.

The Finished Look

For the male Inkling we started by doing some very minor trimming to the blue wig, finishing it off with a simple, textured hairband from our "Instant Hippie Kit" to tie around the top. We painted a small amount of black makeup around our model's eyes to fill in the space that our black eye mask did not cover.

For clothing, we started by printing out the Splatoon text and logo of a jumping squid using our custom t-shirt creator. Simple black leggings or shorts work for the bottoms. Any sort of sports apparel will work as well, such as gym shorts, track pants, etc. Same goes for shoes - the Inklings wear a wide variety of footwear, from clogs to boots to tennis shoes, so almost anything goes. BUT: the sportier and more colorful, the better! Our model went with some classic black running shoes which are an item in the game. To finish off the look we added some prosthetic pointed ears and goggles to the head.

A Closer Look

We modified a Boba Fett blaster fun with an empty soda bottle and stuffed some blue crafting foam inside to simulate the ink. We then made a makeshift pipe leading from the ink container to the blaster using the same crafting foam. Tape it up with some neon green duct tape for color accents and to hold it all together, and you should be good to go. Our custom inkling boy is now ready to ink the map and splat the enemy!

Products Used (Boy Inkling)

Prosthetic Ears - Shop        Black Eye Mask - Shop        Woven Hairband - Shop

Goggles - Shop        Boba Fett Blaster Gun - Shop        White T-Shirt - Shop

Black Makeup - Shop        Blue Top Knot Wig - Shop        

DIY Inkling Girl Costume

The Finished Look

For the female inkling we again did some minor trimming to the neon orange wig to get the proper shape. Like the male Inkling, we used a small amount of black makeup around the eyes to fill in the spaces that our black mask did not cover.

The Inkling girl's clothing feature black leggings and a custom printed shirt featuring text written in the unique Inkling language. Here again, any sporty apparel works great for this DIY costume. Bright, neon colors always work as long as they come close to matching the hair color you have chosen. Our model is rocking some great blue and red running shoes that were her own from home. Look through your closet and ask your friends - most people have at least one or two pairs or brightly colored sneakers at home! For the girl Inkling we also added a white wristband for that extra touch of sportiness. To top off the look we borrowed a pair of big, expensive, over-the-ear headphones. Inklings love to jam out to their favorite chiptunes while covering the turf with ink.

A Closer Look

Instead of the ink blaster, we went with an ink roller for the Inkling girl. In the game, the ink roller is much, much bigger, but the smaller version is more portable for Halloween and gets the idea across. We used neon orange crafting foam (the same color as the wig) and wrapped it around the roller to simulate a wet, ink roller. We finished off the roller DIY with a small amount of bright orange duct tape to add a little extra pop of color.

Products Used (Girl Inkling)

Prosthetic Pointed Ears - Shop        Black Eye Mask - Shop        Neon Orange Wig - Shop

Wristband - Shop        White T-Shirt - Shop        Black Makeup - Shop

Custom Inkling T-Shirts

We used our custom t-shirt creator to make these shirts, featuring text based on the language of the Splatoon Inklings. The boy shirt even features an Inkling in full squid mode, blasting off into enemy territory.

What do you think of how our DIY Splatoon Inklings turned out? Anything we missed that you would add to complete the outfit? We've seen some great Cosplayers create some really awesome Splatoon outfits. We aren't trying to compete with them, just to create a cool costume that people will recognize, and hopefully to inspire those of you thinking of creating an Inkling costume of your own!

Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign was changed forever with the viral spread of a single poster: “Hope” by Shepard Fairey. The iconic image is instantly recognizable to a generation of voters, and has even been remade and repurposed for a variety of political campaigns and social causes. These traits make “Hope” an inspired DIY Halloween costume idea, but also one you rarely see. Let’s take a look at “Hope,” its background, and how we pulled it off!

“Hope” by Shepard Fairey

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Shepard Fairey first gained notoriety through his “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” sticker campaign, which spread worldwide from its origins in Rhode Island. After he was threatened with a lawsuit for using André the Giant’s trademarked image, Fairey created a more stylized image combined with the “Obey” slogan from the film They Live. He was able to turn the new “Obey Giant” campaign into a successful clothing line, which helped fund other artistic endeavors as well as Swindle Magazine.

Everything changed with “Hope” in 2008. The original poster was unofficial, but Fairey soon found himself working directly with the Obama campaign. With hundreds of thousands of posters made (most of which were given away), the image has since become iconic.

DIY “Hope” Poster

This is the finished, "poster" version of our "Hope" DIY tutorial. Like the original poster, ours is stylized and processed for a cartoonish look.

"Hope" Inspired Makeup Look

Here is a photo of the completed makeup in the studio. We recommend following this and another photo below when applying the makeup on your own face!

Products Used

Zebra Animal Instincts Makeup Kit – Shop        Red Body Paint – Shop        Clown Costume Makeup Kit – Shop

We used all three of these makeup kits for “Hope,” Depending on your skill level, you might not need them all. We’ve included more details about the process below!

Detailed "Hope" Makeup Tutorial

We suggest using the light blue and black from the Animal Instincts makeup kit, plus the Red Body Paint. We went with body paint because there’s a lot of skin to cover, plus we found it makes cleanup much easier. If you’re an expert at mixing colors uniformly and applying an even coat, you might be able to use the Clown Costume Kit by itself, but we think that might be stretching the red too thin.

• Start with the red side of the face, if only to get used to the body paint consistency.
• Once you’re finished with half the face, use the red to outline the opposite eyebrow, the “v” underneath the eye, and finally the neck.
• Outline everything in blue, paying special attention to the lined sections around the eye and chin.
• Use black to finish the eyebrows, neck, and accents -  black covers both blue and red paint very well, incase you made any boo-boos.
• Keep in mind throughout the process: the thicker the paint, the more likely it will crack and peel, so try to keep it as light and thin as possible for maximum wear.

What did you think? Have you thought about a “Hope” Halloween costume, or something similar? Which of our political costumes would you use to accompany this cool makeup? Tell us your experiences with trying unique makeup designs in the comments below! And remember, we have Halloween makeup for every kind of costume!