Do-It-Yourself Frankenstein Halloween Costume

It took Dr. Frankenstein a lot of time and hard work to create Frankenstein, but you will fare much better if you decide to make your Frankenstein Halloween costume at home. There’s no need to find a dead body or wait for a hellacious thunderstorm. Here are directions to make a homemade Frankie Halloween costume!

Items you will need:

Green makeup or body paint
Black makeup
Dark blazer or suit coat
Dark shirt
Dark pants
Dark boots

First, your clothes. Dark. You need to wear a dark shirt, dark blazer or suit coat, dark trousers, dark socks and dark boots. You want boots that give you as much height as possible. The best Frankensteins are those that tower over the rest of the Halloween party guests. Cover your face and hands with the green face or body paint. Use the black makeup to give yourself a scar from the hairline down toward your eyebrow. Accentuate your eyebrows and lips with the black makeup as well, and draw a bolt on either side of your neck. Muss your dark hair or don a black wig.

Frightening Fact:
Bela Lugosi was offered the role of the Frankenstein, but refused on the grounds that his character would not speak. Lugosi also insisted on creating his own makeup for The Monster, but his design was rejected.

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