2005 Horror and Gothic Halloween Costumes

With a little help from my friends, here is kind of a cheat to find a good Halloween costume this year. This is for those of you that don’t feel like making something from scratch. However, if you DO feel like making your own Halloween costume, then please visit my Halloween costume ideas page. Plus, over at the left (if you click “Halloween Costumes”) I have tons of ideas. You can also use the search box to see if I have what you are looking for. Feel free to e-mail me if you want something but can’t find it. Happy Halloween (in August)!!

Horror and Gothic Halloween Costumes

The Slaughtered Wedding Halloween Party Theme Idea

Okay, officially the longest title ever. Sorry about that. Anyway, the idea behind this adult Halloween Party theme is to build your story around a wedding gone bad. Maybe the groom had second thoughts and let loose on everyone. Perhaps the Mother-in-Law really is evil and unleashed Hell among the guests. Heck, the crazy, axe-wielding ex-boyfriend of the bride could have showed up. It’s up to you to make your “story”, but it will help plan the evenings festivities and everyone plan their costumes and roles accordingly.

Here is what you need to throw this Halloween Party:

- Send out your Halloween Party invites as cheap wedding invitations. Spatter each one with a little red ink or paint to look like blood.
- Create dead floral arrangements and corsages. Just buy cheap plastic flowers and spray paint them black.
- As host or hostess, you can be the bride and/or groom. Everyone else needs to be in tuxes, dress or old bridesmaid dresses. The gorier, the better. Your guests will know doubt surprise you with this. For fun, you can even assign some people to be part of the wedding party, the in-laws, the grandparents, etc.
- Have someone be the party DJ, just like at cheesy wedding. Go ahead and have the ridiculous wedding dances.
- Serve punch - make sure it’s red. Finger food is definitely a necessity at this Halloween party. Finger food. Haha.
- Have a sign-in book at the door.
- Set up the tables (if you have them) with body parts or fingers as favors. You can usually find cheap plastic fingers anywhere and you can tie a bow around them for each setting.
- Get a “wedding cake” (see below) - if it’s real, cut it with a machete or butcher knife to serve up.
- You can set up a “gift table” and see what your friends surprise you with.

Basically, just conduct this like a real wedding. If your friends are into role playing, all the better. Just don’t forget a person to preside over the wedding - priest, preacher, etc. For extra fun, you can have someone play the Flower Girl, Drunken Best Man, etc.

Here are a couple props that may be fun for you to use:

Cake Head Serve this gruesome dessert to your wedding guests. I doubt they will ask for seconds.

Gore May Pizza This is what happened to Papa John!

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Do-It-Yourself Willy Wonka Halloween Costume

Oompa Doompa Doompity Doo . . . this creepy Halloween costume is sure to be spectacular on you! Yeah, couldn’t resist. Socreepy is not a giant fan of the original, but only because the Oompa Loompas were terrifying and the movie was terribly depressing. That doesn’t stop me from recommending such a popular costume choice this Halloween! You KNOW you’ll see plenty of Willies. Uh . . . that didn’t come out quite right. Nonetheless, please read on!

Items you will need:

- Long, maroon jacket - here is a link to a pattern that would work to sew the jacket yourself
- Dark brown bobbed wig
- Ornate black vest
- Black pants
- Black boots
- Top hat
- Purple gloves
- Cane
- Pocket watch & long chain
- W initial pin (or construct one from foil and cardboard)
- Willy Wonka treats to pass around (optional)
- Fake teeth (optional)
- White face paint (optional)
- Oompa Loompa (optional)

This one is pretty simple since it’s mostly just changing into the right clothes (unless you opt to sew the jacket). Obviously, I’m going with the Johnny Depp verision on this one. I recommended the teeth and face paint only because it makes the costume just a little more horrific and creepy. Nothing like appearing gaunt, pasty and bucktoothed to get the ladies swooning! Handing out the candy, particularly on Halloween, is a nice touch. It might also pay off to have some of your friends dress as Oompa Loompas or other characters such as Charlie, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, etc. I’ll be working on the blueberry costume instructions and Oompa Loompa Halloween costume instructions soon!

Here is what eBay is showing and below that are direct links to the costumes.