Popular creepy character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Greta & Gizmo Gremlins Costume
Gizmo has brown and white fur, as well as huge brown eyes and giant ears. Greta has scaly green skin and ultra-red lips, and she wears a leopard-print two-piece outfit.
SWAT Team Costume
For SWAT Team costume force and grab a navy blue shirt and top it with a tactical best and cargo pants. Wear a SWAT-printed cap and fingerless gloves, too!
Papa Emeritus Costume
Papa Emeritus costume include a black priestly robe with black gloves. Top it with a velvet cloak and papal hat. For his mask, use a white and black face paint.
Minotaur Costume
The Minotaur costume involves a faux fur jacket with shoulder gear paired with fuzzy pants or gladiator-style pants. Then get a bull head and arm guards to complete the look.
Flotsam and Jetsam (The Little Mermaid) Costume
Flotsam and Jetsam costume look like sea creatures and looks like snakes or eels. Their costume can include green scaly long sleeved tops and leggings paired with furry leg warmers.
Death Korps of Krieg Costume
The Death Korps of Krieg costume is a green helmet, a grey trench coat, black pants, various canvas supply packs, and a vintage gas mask.
Dead Presidents Costume
Dead Presidents gang costume is to wear a black sweater, denim pants, a zip-up jacket, a black beanie, and face paint.
Creepy Doll Costume
The Creepy Doll Costume includes a wig in pony tails, oversized ribbon, and heavy make-up. Wear a mini dress with a baby collar. Style this dress with long socks and heels. Add in a pair of red gloves, too!
Miss Argentina (Beetlejuice) Costume
Miss Argentina costume is green-tinged skin with blindingly red hair put up in an elegant updo. She also wears a sexy strapless dress and a sheer red cape.
Head in a Jar Costume
The Head in a Jar costume is an easy illusion to pull off with the right tools. Aside from the trench coat and the jar, you will need a backpack, stuffing, and a whole lot of creativity.
Headless Horseman (Sleepy Hollow) Costume
The Headless Horseman looks sinister yet regal in his mercenary uniform. He wears a typical colonial outfit consisting of a jacket, jabot, and cuffs. He is also armed with his axe.
Ryuk (Death Note) Costume
Ryuk’s costume is an all-black ensemble complete with black feathers and white skin.
Minister of Death Costume
The Minister of Death costume is a monk’s robe and face paint for the most part. But the thing that makes you scary? It’s all in your acting!
No Face (Spirited Away) Costume
No-Face costume is wearing black robes from head to foot, and wears a white oblong mask with black eyes and a black mouth.
Masquerade Ball Costume
Men wear a white buttoned down shirt with a golden bow tie, a tuxedo vest and jacket, a black cape, black pants, leather shoes, and a golden mask. Women wear a golden night gown, a necklace and earrings set, a golden mask, long gloves, black fur shawl, and golden high heels.
Bloodborne Hunter Costume
Get the Bloodborne hunter's costume by wearing a long black coat. Top it over a white turtleneck and black vest. Decorate the coat with arm guards.
Lord Farquaad (Shrek) Costume
Lord Farquaad costume is a red royal cape with a red shirt dress under. He has black sleeves topped with a red pair of gloves.
Witch Doctor Costume
Witch Doctor costume is a red corset topped with a long black coat, black tight pants, high heel boots, a top hat, a bone necklace, a bone belt, bead bracelets, and a skull mask
Heidi (The Lords of Salem) Costume
Aside from her creepy face makeup, Heidi dresses normally for a punk rocker. She wears a black and white-striped sweater and a red plaid skirt.
Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango) Costume
Manny Calavera (Grim Fandango) costume a big white coat, white button down shirt, and bow tie, and black trousers. For his face, wear an elongated grim reaper mask or fashion one out of a cardboard.
Muffet (Undertale) Costume
Muffet costume is a red puff sleeves shirt with big bow in front. Wear pink bloomer shorts, black leggings, and black shoes. Wear purple gloves on both arms and stuff two more pairs of these gloves with cotton or paper then attach at the back of the shirt and the shorts.
Killer Clown Costume
Killer Clown costume is a white clown shirt, loose white pants, white boots, white finger-less gloves, and a half-face clown mask. He also carries a white fabric bag and murder weapons.
Ghostly Costume
For ghostly costume, you can dress up any which way you like. As long as you look pearly white and bit haunted, that is. For this article, let’s spice things up by tackling Victorian ghosts. Some of the things you will need is a white medieval dress, a white top hat, a white wig.
Black Phillip (The Witch) Costume
Black Phillip's costume includes a black goat mask, an all black outfit with long sleeved shirts and pants topped with a black cape. Wear gloves and carry a red book, too.
Magenta, Riff Raff, Columbia (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) Costume
Magenta cosutme is a maid’s costume and Columbia resembles a show girl. Both Magenta and Riff Raff have the gothic look going for them.
The Devil's Rejects Costume
Captain Spaulding wears a plaid shirt, cargo pants, and working boots. Otis wears black bell jeans without a shirt, a belt, and black working boots. Baby wears a brown spaghetti dress and cowboy boots.
Victor Crowley (Hatchet) Costume
Victor Crowley’s attire is quite simple. What makes him look menacing is the injuries he sustained during his death. He wears a pair of denim overalls and is covered in blood.
Skeleton (Minecraft) Costume
A skeleton in Minecraft looks simple. He looks like a zombie except he’s all pixelated grey instead of green. Some skeleton’s also hold bows in their hands (good luck!).
The Animals (You’re Next) Costume
The Animals in You’re Next costume, more or less, wear the same outfit. Just make sure you’re dressed all in black and put on either a fox, lamb, or white tiger mask to cover your face.
The Strangers Costume
Dollface, Man in the Mask, and Pin-Up Girl costumes are easy to create since their outfits are not remarkable. Just remember to wear the right mask, and you’re good to go.
Black Spider Costume
Black spider costume is a black sweater, black pants, black shoes, and a black beanie. Buying black spider wings and squiggly eyes are also optimal.
Dr Facilier (Shadow Man) Costume
Dr Facilier's costume includes a purple shirt with maroon coat and pants. He wears white dress shoes and a red belt. He also has a tooth necklace, a top hat, and a cane.
Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Rocky Horror Picture Show) Costume
Dr. Frank-N-Furter wears a cropped corset, shorts, and garter belt. He also has fishnet stockings and heels. To complete his look, wear a curly wig, fingerless gloves, and pearl neklace. He also has dark eyeshadow and red lipstick.
Ursula (Sea Witch) Costume
Ursula upper body looks like a human but her lower half is from a black octopus which makes her somewhat like the merpeople but not entirely.
Zombie (Minecraft) Costume
A typical zombie from Minecraft is has a green block head and a green body. It wears a light blue shirt and blue pants.
Melisandre Costume
Melisandre wears a long dark red gown, a dark red head cover, an iconic necklace, and dark red leather boots.
Evil Jester (Mardi Gras) Costume
Evil Jester costume consists of a printed or patterned shirt, matching pants, a sash, and a pair of gloves. Wear a scary mask and jester hat, too.
Dr. W. D. Gaster (Undertale) Costume
Gaster costume is white top, black pants, and white gloves. His whole head is pure white with eyes that are totally black.
Papa Legba (American Horror Story) Costume
Papa Legba’s whole outfit can be described as intimidating. He wears a white linen button-down, black pants, black boots, a black fur cape, a black top hat, and a voodoo necklace.
Enderman (Minecraft) Costume
Endermen are easily recognized. They are black pixel men, with long arms and long legs. They have purple eyes and are surrounded by purple specks.