Do-It-Yourself Napoleon Dynamite Halloween Costume – Gosh!

First, you need to work on some sweet dance moves. Then, you need to figure out how to get your Liger to follow you to the Halloween party. And lastly, make sure to bring your nunchuks to the party so people can see your skills. SoCreepy likes Napoleon Dynamite just a little TOO much! The good news? This is a very easy Halloween costume that can be put together at home or with a short trip to a thrift store.

Items you will need:

A tight t-shirt with something really dumb on it
Poofy blond hair (your own or a wig)
Tight jeans
Big metal glasses
Moon boots
Chapstick
Nunchuks
Llama (optional)
A delicious bass (optional)

Make sure your shirt is tucked into your jeans – no belt. The moon boots might be tough to find, but garage sales or thrift stores are a great place to look – the internet is, too. Same thing with the glasses – or your uncle might also have a pair you can borrow! If you wish, you could find a nice, brown suit and blue tie like Napoleon wore to the dance. Another option is a Vote for Pedro t-shirt you can make. In any case, you need a really dorky, TIGHT t-shirt (probably a size too small). If you don’t know why you should have Chapstick, you probably shouldn’t be reading this in the first place. Go see the dang movie!!

Frightening Fact:
The name “Napoleon Dynamite” is a pseudonym used by Elvis Costello for his 1986 album, “Blood and Chocolate”. The producers didn’t realize this until the film was in production.

Do-It-Yourself Michael Myers (Halloween) Halloween Costume

Do you have black eyes, the devil’s eyes? If so, Michael Myers is your Halloween costume of choice. He’s every murderous impulse you’ve ever had. He’s that little voice that tells you to strangle the little old lady who’s taking too long at the grocery store checkout line. Guess what? He’s you!

Items you will need:

Michael Myers mask
Black makeup
Blue or gray jumpsuit
Black shoes or boots
Fake knife

The essence of Michael Myers is that mask. Did you know it is based on a Captain Kirk Star Trek mask? You can find any number of Michael Myers masks on the web that you can use to complete your Michael Myers Halloween costume. If you can’t find a blue or gray jumpsuit (the kind that mechanics wear), you can always buy one online. Apply the black facial makeup in a wide ring around both eyes to sort of black out that area. That way when you put on the mask your eyes become the focal point. Creepy! Now just put on your black shoes or boots and grab your fake knife and you’re ready to start stalking the babysitter!

Frightening Fact:
The original Halloween movie was filmed in 21 days during the spring of 1978. All hail Michael Myers – the killer that never, ever, ever dies. And the Halloween costume that never, ever goes out of style!!

Do-It-Yourself Leatherface Texas Chainsaw Massacre 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.

Do-It-Yourself Kermit & Miss Piggy Halloween Costumes

Are you the pretty princess who kissed the frog, turning him into your prince? Are you the prince whose girlfriend makes everyone green with envy? If so, we think Kermit and Miss Piggy is the perfect couples Halloween costume for you. You can do these Halloween costumes yourself or buy Kermit & Miss Piggy Halloween costumes.

Items you will need for Kermit the Frog:

Green body paint
Green stocking cap
Two styrofoam balls (tennis ball-sized)
Black marker
An ample supply of green felt
Green thread and needle
Green fuzzy sweater
Green shorts or pants

Items for Miss Piggy:

Pink dress
Pink heels
Single strand of white pearls
Plastic or felt Pig nose
Plastic or felt Pig ears
Long blonde wig
Pink body paint (if necessary)

To become Kermit, start by making your eyes using two styrofoam balls (tennis ball-sized). Use the black marker to draw in the black dots on each eye. Find a photo of Kermit to make sure you get it right. Attach the eyes at the top of the green stocking cap using hot glue or string threaded through the balls with a needle. The eyes should be equal distance apart (your fist fitting in the gap between them). Use some of the green felt to create a ring of connected triangles (sharp ends pointing out) that can fit around your neck. See picture of Kermit if you don’t understand why this is necessary. Use the remaining felt to make green coverings for your shoes that look like Kermit’s feet. Put on your green shorts (or green pants, if you have them). Put on your green fuzzy sweater, then add the felt ring around your neck. Put on the green stocking cap, pulling it down to hide your eyes as much as possible without completely blocking your vision. The foam eyes should be on top, facing forward. Apply green body paint to any parts of your body that are still exposed (except your eyes, of course). Add your felt feet coverings over your shoes now. Your feet coverings should include four triangle-like toes.

Transforming into Miss Piggy is easier if your skin is already pink. If not, you’ll need the pink body paint. We recommend a pink dress with pink shoes. Buy or create for yourself a pig snout and pig ears. We recommend you attach the pig ears to a plastic hair band that you can add over your flowing golden locks, whether your own or a wig. Attach the pig nose. Now, go find your prince in glowing green armor and you two are ready for a night of bizarre romance. Ahhh.

Frightening Fact:
Many guest stars on “The Muppet Show” would be asked about their favorite Muppet and be given scenes with them. Miss Piggy was reportedly the most requested. Animal was a close second.

Do-It-Yourself Jason Voorhees Friday the 13th Halloween Costume

Sadly, it is impossible for Halloween to ever fall on Friday the 13th, but don’t let that stop you from dressing up as one of modern horror’s most notorious slashers, Jason Voorhees. Making your own Jason Voorhees Halloween costume takes much less effort than slashing through the guests at the Halloween party!

Items you will need:

White hockey mask
Bald cap
Grey long-sleeve button-down shirt
Black trousers
Black boots
A long, fake machete

We prefer the classic Jason look. That means you wear black trousers and boots, a grey long-sleeved button-down shirt, a bald cap and, of course, a white hockey mask, preferably with a black crack down the left top. Carry a big fake machete just to get your point across — you’re one mean mother! There are, however, several options if you are dressing as Jason Voorhees.

There are several commercially available masks, includings some where you can remove the hockey mask to reveal Jason’s disfigured face. Ew! If you want to look like Jason as he appeared in “Friday the 13th Part II,” wear a flannel shirt, denim overalls and put a white cloth bag with a small hole cut out for your left eye to see through. Make sure if you’re wearing the cloth bag that you give yourself some way to breathe. Any of these costumes will make you look like Jason, and will be sure to put lots of campers on alert throughout the Halloween festivities.

Frightening Fact:
Jason Voorhees didn’t don his trademark hockey mask until Friday the 13th Part III, which was shown in 3-D in theaters.

Do-It-Yourself Hunchback Halloween Costume

Being super ugly with bad posture is always a good, easy choice for a Halloween costume. Whether you call yourself A hunchback, THE Hunchback of Notre Dame or Igor, the costume is very simple.

Items you will need:

Hooded cape or extra-long dark shirt
Piece of rope (for a belt)
Wig
Gray make-up
Black greasepaint pencil
Really bad, crooked fake teeth
Black pants or tights
Black boots

Apply the gray make-up to your face first, then use the black pencil to darken underneath your eyes and your cheekbones. After getting dressed, stuff your cape or shirt with a pillow and tie your waist with the rope. Add your fake teeth and wig and wow, instant ugly! Make sure you stoop over the rest of the night and speak in crazy tones. You know, like you usually do! For retro fun, consider going as Marty Feldmans’s Igor (Eyegore), the hunchback from “Young Frankenstein”.

Frightening Fact:
Kyphosis is a spinal deformity that can result from trauma, developmental problems, or degenerative disease. It is a curving of the spine that causes a bowing of the back, which leads to a hunchback or slouching posture.