Do-It-Yourself Leatherface Halloween Costume

Whenever we hear a chainsaw, we instantly think of Leatherface, our chainsaw-wielding friend from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Coming up with a Leatherface Halloween costume is fairly simple if you’re willing to keep your hands bloody.

Items you will need:

Leatherface mask or brown man’s wig and “human face” mask
Fake chainsaw
White shirt
Tie
Khaki slacks
Brown shoes or boots
A yellow or white apron
Fake blood

If you’re making your own Leatherface mask, your Leatherface Halloween costume will be a little bit like art imitating life imitating art because you’ll be creating a mask for a man who was making his own mask in the movie “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Buy a rubber mask of a human face. Any face will do. Cut the mask up (make it look like you literally sawed off someone’s face from jaw to the hairline and from ear to ear. Attach the mask to the top of your wig. The mask should hang loosely over your face. For clothing wear a white shirt, khaki slacks and brown shoes or boots. Find a yellow or white apron. Splatter the apron with fake blood. The messier, the better. Carry your chainsaw as a prop. You can either buy a fake chainsaw online or carry a real one without a blade.

Frightening Fact:
Leatherface is a fictional character based on serial killer Ed Gein. Gein decorated his home and made masks and clothing with the skin and parts of his victims.

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