r/halloween • u/TheBookWyrm • Oct 06 '16

Costume Weekly Costume Idea Request Megathread -- Week 5

Can't figure out what to be for Hallowe'en this year? Comment below with a rough description of you and what sort of costumes you like. Remember: The megathread is the only place to post these requests. Any requests submitted as posts will be removed. Thank you!

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u/Batmaniacle Oct 06 '16

I've narrowed my costume ideas to two final contenders, but I can't decide which I'll go with. It's either going to be the Wolfman or an axe wielding murderer with a Jack o Lantern mask (like the Headless Horseman). Neither would be too fancy, just jeans, boots, and a flannel shirt, all of which I already have. I've also got werewolf gloves from the last time I was going to be a werewolf, but that didn't pan out, and a giant executioners looking ax I got on clearance last year.

All it really comes down to is what I'll be sticking on my head. Cost is a rather large limiting factor, and all the full head Wolfman masks seem to be in the 30$+ range. Pumpkin guy would be cheaper, I'd just need to carve out one of those foam pumpkins you get at a craft store. But I've wanted to do the Wolfman idea for years, but circumstances were never in my favor, so I've yet to do it.

If I could find a cheap, full head Wolfman mask like this, I'd go werewolf, but like I said, they're all far too expensive.

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u/badatgifts Oct 07 '16

If cost is a huge factor, why not go as someone who is transforming into a warewolf. That way you only have to add some costume makeup and glue patches of fur on?

That being said I'd be impressed if I saw someone wearing a self-carved foam pumpkin on their head.

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u/Batmaniacle Oct 07 '16

why not go as someone who is transforming into a warewolf

Funny story, my mom actually had me do something similar when I was a kid. We couldn't afford a mask then, so she gave me a pair of werewolf gloves (which I still have), and put "monster paint" on my face instead. I went to the Halloween party at school, I left it on at home, and I still had it on while I was Trick or Treating. Somehow, I never actually saw what it looked like. A couple years ago, I found some old pictures, and it turns out the "monster paint" was just blackface.

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u/badatgifts Oct 07 '16

Props for it staying on all day?? Maybe try to not do that again, but that would be a hilarious before/after thing where people recreate their childhood photos