These Halloween Costumes Sum Up the Highs and Horrors of 2018 to a T

With all of the flat-out crazy things that happened so far this year, the only good thing about it is that the Halloween costume game has never been stronger. This Halloween, fully embrace everything that made 2018, well, 2018. The viral trends, internet-famous memes, and just generally weird things that happened this year are all here.

With only two more months left of this year, why not embrace it while you still can? Thanks for the weird costumes, 2018!

A Star Is Born

Don't mind us, we're just swooning over this couple who won Halloween with their Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga inspired couples costume.

Lara Jean Croft: To All the Tombs Iโ€™ve Raided Before

This Lara Jean-Lara Croft mashup costume is so creative, we have no clue how she thought of it. But either way, we're obsessed.

Banksy Photo That Self-Destructed at Auction

Yeah, remember when this happened? Banksy struck again, and this time with a self-destructing photo at an auction . . . and literally no one saw it coming. This costume is next-level clever and funny.

Astrid Leong From Crazy Rich Asians

Channel your inner millionaire with this chic Astrid Leong costume idea. Crazy Rich Asians was definitely one of the best movies of 2018.

Tide Pod Challenge

Remember when eating Tide Pods went viral? Yeah, well, this costume really sums up that whole 2018 episode.

Gym Kardashian

Twitter went wild after Kim Kardashian's face was photoshopped onto a muscular body, because why wouldn't it? This meme-inspired Halloween costume is definitely our favorite Kardashian one yet.

Good Janet and Bad Janet From The Good Place

Who do you like better? Good Janet or Bad Janet? Either way, they forking won Halloween.

Five-Year-Old Cardi B

No one expected a picture this old of Cardi B to go viral. But, it did. When a photo of five-year-old Cardi B surfaced on the internet, people went crazy. The photo shows a young Cardi B with her hands on her hips looking like she was mid-sentence. What could she be saying? The internet decided that for themselves. Cardi wins again.

Squinting Woman

This meme shows a woman squinting into the distance as she's bending down with her hands on her knees, and the internet LOVED it. Just another super weird 2018 thing, I guess.

Kylie Jenner

Literally, who wouldn't want to shine as bright as Kylie Jenner did on her 21st birthday? Being a Jenner never looked so good.

Snapchat Filter vs. No Filter

Throw on your favorite filter and snap a selfie! This Snapchat-inspired Halloween costume shows the good, the bad, and the (sometimes) ugly, but hey, we are living for it. While one person is the filter, find another who is filter-free. With so many Snapchat filters to choose from, the fun is endless.

Michael Langdon From American Horror Story

American Horror Story fans are obsessed with Michael Langdon's sinister bad boy vibes and, of course, his dangerously good looks. Because of his silky chestnut hair, groundbreaking makeup, and easy outfit, this costume is a total fan fave. Become an essence of evil this Halloween, too.

Is This a Pigeon?

Somehow this weird meme went viral and people were loving it. Why are you like this, 2018?

Lara Jean From To All the Boys I've Loved Before

Lara Jean stole hearts after To All the Boys I've Loved Before became a Netflix sensation. Send letters to boys you love this Halloween, and hopefully you'll get your own Peter Kavinsky.

Cardi B After the Nicki Minaj Incident

So remember when Cardi B and Nicki Minaj got in a full-on fight during New York Fashion Week? Yeah, how could anyone forget? Well, as if the fight wasn't crazy enough, people are now dressing up as the injured Cardi B herself, and we can't help but get a kick out of this pop culture costume.

Moth Lamp Meme

After a video of a giant moth went viral, the moth lamp meme was born. Thank the internet for that one.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Because who doesn't want to be as groundbreaking as Ruth Bader Ginsburg? With On the Basis of Sex out earlier this year, RBG shook the country to it's core โ€” again. Go change the course of the country, people!

Betty and Jughead From Riverdale

Riverdale fans unite! Grab your SO and be the Betty to their Jughead. Halloween = won.

Walmart Yodel Boy

Because Yodel Boy was truly what 2018 was all about.

King Paimon in Hereditary

As if Hereditary wasn't scary enough, people are now dressing up as this demonic force. Super spooky, guys.

Erik Killmonger From Black Panther

Black Panther was definitely one of the better moments of 2018. Here's how you channel Michael B. Jordan's character from the standout superhero action movie.