Horror Movie Costumes
49 Horror-Movie Halloween Costumes That Will Freak Your Friends Out
If you're a freak for freaky horror movies, chances are you're spending the bulk of October burning through your scary Netflix queue and seeing every horror film you can get your hands on. But what ever will you do on the big night itself, All Hallows' Eve? If you'd like to dip your toe into the bloody pool of horror, there are so many iconic character to choose from to inspire a fun costume.
You could honor the end of the Halloween franchise by dressing up as Laurie Strode. You could choose from some of 2022's horror hits and dress as the casts of "X," "Pearl," or "Bodies Bodies Bodies." You could throw it back to the '90s and pick a costume from "Scream" or "I Know What You Did Last Summer," or go even more retro with a costume from "Jaws," "Psycho," or "The Birds." And if you really want to scare the pants off your friends — or make them laugh with your dedication to the task at hand — we have some ideas about how you should act on Halloween night to give everyone a bit of a fright.
Ahead, see our ideas for horror Halloween costumes.
1 Pearl From "Pearl"
2 Maxine From "X"
3 The Tethered From "Us"
4 Sophie, Bee, Emma, Jordan, and Alice From "Bodies Bodies Bodies"
5 Carrie From "Carrie"
6 Police Chief Martin Brody From "Jaws"
7 Amanda Young From "Saw"
8 Freddy Krueger From "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
9 Father Merrin From "The Exorcist"
10 Sidney Prescott From "Scream"
11 Mia Allen From "Evil Dead"
12 Dr. Lawrence Gordon From "Saw"
13 Jason Voorhees From "Friday the 13th"
14 Ellen Ripley From "Alien"
15 Michael Myers From "Halloween"
16 Ray Bronson From "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
17 Samara Morgan From "The Ring"
18 Clarice Starling From "The Silence of the Lambs"
19 Norman Bates From "Psycho"
20 Annie Wilkes From "Misery"
21 Pinhead From "Hellraiser"
22 Ed Warren From "The Conjuring"
23 Jigsaw('s Doll) From "Saw"
24 Laurie Strode From "Halloween"
25 The Fisherman From "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
26 Glen Lantz From "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
27 Hannibal Lecter From "The Silence of the Lambs"
28 Sarah Carter From "The Descent"
29 Pennywise From "It"
30 Kirsty Cotton From "Hellraiser"
31 Leatherface From "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre"
32 Jack Torrance From "The Shining"
33 Alice Hardy From "Friday the 13th"
34 Jim From "28 Days Later"
35 Ghostface From "Scream"
36 Marion Crane From "Psycho"
37 George Lutz From "The Amityville Horror"
38 Nancy Thompson From "A Nightmare on Elm Street"
39 Curt From "The Cabin in the Woods"
40 Wendy Torrance From "The Shining"
41 The Miner From "My Bloody Valentine"
42 Julie James From "I Know What You Did Last Summer"
43 Ashley "Ash" J. Williams From "Evil Dead"
44 Chucky From "Child's Play"
45 Melanie Daniels From "The Birds"
46 The Grady Twins From "The Shining"
47 Kurt Barlow From "Salem’s Lot"
48 Mrs. Bates From "Psycho"
49 Barbara From "Night of the Living Dead"
