15 Horror Movie Halloween Costumes That Will Have You Kicking Ass on Oct. 31
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Just like the most popular horror movie "final girls," the genre is also filled with heroes who have given us some pretty cool Halloween costume ideas. Whether you want to dress up as the main characters from movies like 28 Days Later or Halloween by yourself or round up a few buddies to make it extraspecial, there's one thing we know for sure: these costumes will have you kicking supernatural and serial killer ass all night long.
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Samuel Loomis From Halloween
- What to wear: A white dress shirt, black pants, and gloves under a tan trench coat. Include a few bloody slashes in your shirt so it looks like you recently had a run-in with Michael Myers.
- How to act: Fiercely determined, but since Michael Myers is your biggest enemy, you're going to be a little bit on edge.
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Ed Warren From The Conjuring
- What to wear: A three-piece gray suit with a purple plaid tie. Slick back your hair, and paste on some matching sideburns
- How to act: Completely fearless, and a little bit suspicious of anyone walking around on Oct. 31 dressed as a ghost.
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George Lutz From The Amityville Horror
- What to wear: Some white and gray striped pajama pants and no shirt (or if you'd rather cover up, throw on a white long-sleeved shirt smeared with dirt). Carry a fake ax, and add in some facial hair.
- How to act: Completely unhinged, and with quite the temper.
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Glen Lantz From A Nightmare on Elm Street
- What to wear: A white polo shirt under a gray sweater vest, tucked into light-wash jeans. Glen was a fan of white sneakers and rocked a brown mini-mullet (just embrace it). You could also go for his comfy p.m. look: a football jersey crop top (yes, a crop top) with gray sweatpants and high white socks. Either way, make sure you paint a little bit of fake blood on your clothes and face.
- How to act: Sleep-deprived, and wary of anyone named Freddy.
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Curt From The Cabin in the Woods
- What to wear: A white t-shirt under a green and yellow varsity jacket with jeans and brown boots.
- How to act: As confident as humanly possible.
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Jim From 28 Days Later
- What to wear: Green scrubs smeared with a little bit of blood, sneakers, and dark, uneven facial hair.
- How to act: You just woke up from a coma, so you're bound to be a little disoriented. If you see any zombies, run for your life (also, this is your chance to break out an Irish accent).
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Deputy Dewey From Scream
- What to wear: A tan police officer uniform with a brown wig and a brown mustache. Get a name tag that says "Deputy Dewey" to make sure everyone knows which horror movie cop you're dressed up as.
- How to act: A little bumbling and awkward, but with good intentions.
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Ray Bronson From I Know What You Did Last Summer
- What to wear: Gel your dark hair up, and wear a black tank top with jeans and a plaid shirt tied around your waist.
- How to act: Down to earth, and in love with Jennifer Love Hewitt.
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Father Merrin From The Exorcist
- What to wear: A black priest's habit with a long black coat and a wide-brimmed black hat. Wear a crucifix around your neck, too!
- How to act: Extremely wise, and unafraid of facing down your (literal) demons.
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Paxton From Hostel
- What to wear: A green t-shirt on top of a long-sleeved red one and jeans. Make sure you wear a brown wig if you don't already have dark hair, and cover your clothes and face in various splashes of blood.
- How to act: High-strung, and terrified of anyone carrying fake weapons.
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Police Chief Martin Brody From Jaws
- What to wear: Clear aviator glasses, a brown police officer uniform, and black shoes. Feel free to have a cigarette dangling out of your mouth, and carry around a shark stuffed animal.
- How to act: Tough, in charge, and pretty freaked out by any large body of water.
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Bill Pardy in Slither
- What to wear: An olive-green bomber jacket with a police department patch on the shoulder, a matching hat, and gray pants.
- How to act: Be skeptical of everyone attending the Halloween party with you (they could be infected with alien parasites, after all).
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Michael From Underworld
- What to wear: A light brown curly wig, brown drawstring pants, and plenty of navy-blue body paint. Turn your nails into claws, and pop in some bright green contacts.
- How to act: You're a compassionate doctor sought after by both vampires and werewolves, so prepare to be the most popular person around.
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Dr. Lawrence Gordon From Saw
- What to wear: A blond wig, a light blue dress shirt, and black pants. Make your shirt and pants look dusty and dirty, and attach a chain around your leg. Carry around a fake saw, too.
- How to act: Beg everyone around you to give you their cellphones, and run screaming from anyone dressed as Jigsaw.
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Ashley "Ash" J. Williams From Evil Dead
- What to wear: Pair a blue button-down shirt, brown pants, and hiking boots with a brown wig and an ax or a chainsaw.
- How to act: Wow everyone with your new catchphrase ("Groovy"), and avoid reading strange passages out of any books you stumble upon throughout the night.