66 Halloween Costumes That Are So Freaking Good, You'll Actually Want To Steal Them
by Spencer Althouse · BuzzFeedWe asked the BuzzFeed Community to show us the best Halloween costumes they've ever worn. Here are the genius and creative results.
1. Pre/post-tornado Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz:
2. Mrs. Doubtfire and her hot flashes:
3. French fries:
4. Some Easy Mac and the microwave to cook it in:
"A couple of years ago, my two oldest kids went as Easy Mac, complete with a cheese sauce candy bag, and the microwave to cook it in (the door even opened, which revealed his candy bowl 🤣). I made my own last-minute costume of some half-dead person with a zipper face."
5. Some paint-by-numbers drawings:
6. This very literal The Devil Wears Prada costume:
"I made the horns using Worbla, created a fake Runway cover, and glued a printed Prada logo onto a random purse. People seemed to really like the idea and execution. I had a blast!"
7. A childless cat lady:
8. Amanda Bynes as Viola...as Sebastian in She's the Man:
9. The literal Operation game:
"All of the pieces were removable, and the nose even lit up when I turned it on. One of my favorites!"
10. Contestants on Naked and Afraid:
11. A Tamagotchi:
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12. A ~dunkin'~ donut:
13. Aunt Selma and Aunt Patty from The Simpsons:
"Pro tip, always buy the solvent to remove the body paint."
14. Britney Spears and the snake from that iconic VMAs performance:
15. One half of the Wet Bandits from Home Alone:
16. A bunch of M&M's:
17. Havey Dent/Two-Face:
18. Regina George's mom from Mean Girls:
19. That "this is fine" dog meme:
"This won a costume contest in 2021, during the height of the pandemic (I work in healthcare)."
20. Beaker:
"My department at work decided to do a Muppets theme, so I went as Beaker and made the mask myself (the mouth opens, so I could see out of it). The costume was a hit, and I have the mask on display in my home office now!"
21. The gang from Scooby-Doo:
"My amazing wife hand-sews our costumes every year! She’s a badass."
22. Cupid and her "victim":
23. Colonel Sanders and his feathered friend:
24. Forky from Toy Story 4:
25. Casey Becker, mid-Ghostface attack, in Scream:
"I got the inspiration from another person (Mark Liddell), but it’s absolutely been my favorite costume ever."
26. This DIY jellyfish:
27. A frozen Jack and Rose from Titanic:
28. Sexy Dobby, which is both hilarious and terrifying:
29. Towelie and Randy Marsh from South Park:
"We dressed up and were hanging out at Tegridy Farms. 😂"
30. A flying monkey from The Wizard of Oz:
31. A Costco employee and their hotdog:
32. Freddie Mercury:
"I love Halloween, and I especially love DIY-ing all my costumes."
33. Demi Moore and a blown-up Patrick Swayze in Ghost:
34. A dill pickle and a doe (aka a dildo):
"We were a 'dill-doe.'
35. Scar and Rafiki from The Lion King:
I went as Rafiki, and my friend went as Scar."
36. The actual "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting:
"I was Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with a Pearl Earring" painting last year. I recreated the look with my own stuff. The head wrap was actually three bath towels. It was very heavy to hold up."
37. Christmas trees:
"We lit up and everything!"
38. Winifred Sanderson and Billy from Hocus Pocus:
"These costumes won us first place that year!"
39. A Ghostbuster:
40. A traffic cone and a pothole:
41. A Starbucks barista with a DIY Frappuccino:
42. Lettie Lutz from The Greatest Showman:
43. A killer bee:
44. Johnny Cash and a ring of fire:
"It’s really hard to top this costume every year, as I love to design costumes for Halloween. This photo was from my husband's first Halloween (he’s from Japan), so I let him choose what we were, and I think it looks pretty lit (pun intended)!"
45. A mushroom:
46. Lara Croft...I mean Lara Kraft:
"A bit cheesy, but I went as Lara Kraft."
47. A Publishers Clearing House winner and spokesperson:
48. Contestants on Supermarket Sweep:
"Borrowed a shopping cart for the ultimate prop as Supermarket Sweep contestants. Best part was running around the office and throwing whatever we could into the cart!"
49. Tom Hanks and Wilson in Cast Away:
50. Penny Proud from The Proud Family:
51. Dooneese, one of Kristen Wiig's characters from SNL:
52. CatDog from Nickelodeon:
53. Miss Piggy:
54. Willy Wonka and Violet Beauregarde:
55. Toy soldiers from the Toy Story series:
56. Some DIY boxes of wine:
"Our skirts were made from the actual bags of wine that we sewed together with ribbon."
57. A container of Nerds:
"It took forever to make, but it was so worth it!"
58. Cap'n Crunch:
"I even won my office's Halloween costume contest with this!"
59. Okoye and her rhino from Black Panther:
60. Two contestants on The Price Is Right:
"My friend made the costumes. She's very artistic, and I think she did a great job!"
61. DoodleBob:
62. The house from Up:
63. Team Rocket from Pokémon:
64. Wilson from Home Improvement:
65. The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who:
"We did win the costume contest, in case you were wondering!"