If you’re a freak for spooky horror movies, chances are you spend a lot of time burning through your scary Netflix queue and seeing every horror film you can get your hands on. But what ever will you do on the biggest night of the year, All Hallows’ Eve? If you’d like to dip your toe into the bloody pool of horror, there are so many iconic characters to choose from to inspire a fun costume.
You can honor some of the most iconic villains of all time like Michael Myers and Freddy Krueger. You could choose from some recent horror hits and dress as the casts of “Scream 6,” “X,” “Pearl,” or “Bodies Bodies Bodies.” You could throw it back to the ’90s and pick a costume from “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” or go even more retro with a costume from “Jaws,” “Psycho,” or “The Birds.” And if you really want to scare the pants off your friends — or make them laugh with your dedication to the task at hand — we have some ideas about how you should act on Halloween night to give everyone a bit of a fright.
Ahead, see our ideas for horror Halloween costumes.