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19 Scary Halloween Costumes To Terrify The Neighbor’s Kids

By Leah Mulroney | October 20, 2021 | Leave a Comment
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If you waited until the last minute to figure out some scary Halloween costumes for 2021, don’t sweat it. We’ve done all the work for you! Except the vacuuming.

Whether you want to spook children while they trick or treat or be the most terrifying person at your vague acquaintance’s Halloween party that you’re almost positive you were invited to by accident, one of these costumes is sure to fit the bill.

 

19 of the Best Scary Halloween Costumes

1. Jason Voorhees

All you need is a little bit of makeup or $12 for a plastic mask from Spirit Halloween for this look. It’s great if you want people to know that if you don’t kill them, your mom sure will!

Scary Halloween Costumes - Jason Voorhees
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2. Cruella de Vil

Cruella is the villain we all secretly want to be. Her clothes? To die for! Make her look as deranged as you’d like, just don’t let your dog see you leaving the house in this getup.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Cruella de Vil
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3. Chucky and Bride Of Chucky

Don’t forget to lay perfectly still when adults come into the room. Oh wait. We are the adults.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Chucky and Bride
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4. Undead Bride

Planning a wedding is so exhausting, it can really take the life out of someone. And don’t even get us started about dancing all night in heels!

Scary Halloween Costumes - dead bride
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5. Squid Game

You can finally re-use that Juicy tracksuit you begged your mom to buy you for months in the mid-2000s! Splatter a green one with some fake blood to be one of the unlucky players. Or, check out any of these other Squid Game character costumes. And we thought Chucky was a terrifying doll.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Squid Game

 

6. Plague Doctor

This is the perfect scary Halloween costume if you don’t feel like doing elaborate makeup or faking smiles during small talk about retirement funds. Being an adult would be fun, they said…. Grab a mask here!

Scary Halloween Costumes - Plague Doctor
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7. Midsommar May Queen

Trying to loop your boo into a couples costume? All they have to wear is a plain t-shirt to be the Christian to your creepy floral May queen. Hopefully your Halloween party isn’t in a hut. Or on a cliff.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Midsommar

 

8. The Other Mother

Coraline may be a kids movie, but the Other Mother still gives us nightmares. And if Kim Kardashian can make it through a whole Met Gala with a mask obstructing her view, then you can hand out candy with black buttons on your eyes.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Other Mother Coraline

 

9. Candyman

Candyman made a comeback in 2021. Steal the hook from someone dressed as Captain Hook for the full look.

Scary Halloween Costumes - Candyman

 

10. Mummy

If you still haven’t used all that toilet paper you hoarded at the beginning of quarantine, here’s a creative way to use it up. Throw on some bloody makeup for the full decaying look.

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11. IT’s Pennywise

Haven’t seen the sun in two months? No one will be able to tell with this look! The only thing that could make it scarier is by making it a “sexy” Pennywise costume. We don’t need that kind of role play.

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12. Monster-In-Law

Your mother-in-law might be scary enough on her own, but add a little green face paint in the spirit of the holiday. We’re sure she’ll love it.

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13. Carrie

Carrie is the perfect scary costume for the vengeful. Bonus points if you wear it to your high school reunion.

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14. Beetlejuice and Lydia

Make it a couple’s costume and scream your significant other’s name three times every time you need another drink.

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15. Hellraiser

For the Pinhead look, all you have to do is go to an acupuncturist and ask her to just…leave the needles in. You’ll be so zen by the end of the night!

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16. Joe Goldberg from You

The good news is that you probably already have plain jeans, tees, and jackets in your closet. The bad news is that people can absolutely still recognize you with a blue cap on. Smear a little dirt on your shirt from all those graves he’s had to dig. It’s not not working for his physique…

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17. The Joker

Messed up your lipstick? Perfect. Throw a little green eyeshadow on and this costume is done and done.

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18. Forever Purge

There are so many scary Halloween costumes that can come from this movie. Pick your favorite masked character, and then ask yourself why you’re so attracted to someone so toxic.

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19. The Shining Twins

Nothing says “besties” like a matching blood-covered dresses and a blank stare. No one will ever know that you just dropped the whole tray of cherry Jello-shots.

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Leah Mulroney
Leah Mulroney
Leah Mulroney is a writer and standup comedian in Austin, TX, because she loves attention. Her written works can be found on The List, in The Keene Sentinel, and Medium. And she performs her feminine humor on stages all over Texas and the US.
When she's not behind the keyboard or holding a microphone in her hands, you can find Leah having deep philosophical conversations with her tiny dog, letting bags of kale go bad in her fridge while she goes out in search of happy-hour priced sushi, and watching so much true crime TV that she's pretty sure she could actually get away with murder at this point. Follow her on Twitter for the jokes and on Instagram for the "aesthetic."
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