Released in 1989 Little Monsters stars Fred Savage as Brian Stevenson, a 6th Grader who finds himself isolated after moving to a new town. Trouble continues as he begins to be and blamed for strange happenings in his home. Brian soon discovers that the culprit of these mysterious occurances is a monster named Maurice played by Howie Mandel. Maurice takes Brian to the "Monster World," a modern-day Neverland of sorts. But the Monster World hides a dark secret, one that will test Brian in ways he never expected.

 

Maurice the Monster

Maurice (Howie Mandel--Left) & Brian (Fred Savage--Right) [Source]

 

Maurice is the monster responsible for the strange happenings in Brian's house. Though he seems to be there simply to scare Brian and his brother, he soon realizes that he and Brian have much in common. They become fast friends and eventually make their way to the Monster World, which to Brian's delight turns out to be a place where kids can play games and eat junk food all day. Maurice and Brian's friendship runs them afoul of Snik, Maurice's nemesis, and Snik's boss/ruler of the underworld, "Boy." 

 

The Supplies

Maurice is a great, animated, character who makes an even better costume. To pull it off you're going to need the following materials:

 

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In addition to these supplies, a trip to your local thrift store will be required. You'll need to snag a variety of buttons, a denim shirt, a black leather/pleather jacket, and Converse-type shoes.

 

The Makeup Tutorial

Once you have the clothing pieces, assembling the costume is easy. It's the MAKEUP that really sells this DIY! Here is a video that illustrating the step-by-step process.

 

 

The Finished Look

Here are some glamour shots of our naughty blue monster! Finish this look off with a bag of potato chips, and you're all set to win the costume contest. (If 80's babies are judges, of course.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Need any further convincing that this costume is a great choice for your Halloween celebrations? How about the fact that Howie Mandel HIMSELF approves of our DIY! Our Maurice Model got retweeted by the original Little Monsters actor, earlier this month. Got 'em got 'em need 'em got 'em:

 

#NailedIt!