Popular scary character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
Ghost Rider (Marvel) Costume
The Ghost Rider head is a skull on fire. He wears all black and he rides a mean-looking motorbike.
Bane (Batman) Costume
Bane’s costume is a durable vest, cargo pants, combat boots, and a thick brown jacket.
Dark Fallen Angel Costume
“Dark Fallen Angel costume is more of a fusion of different styles that give off a sexy and hardcore kind of vibe.”
Billy Butcherson (Hocus Pocus) Costume
Billy Butcherson costume is a rather dapper medieval-inspired ensemble (although it’s rotting after centuries of being buried under the ground)
Emily & Victor van Dort (Corpse Bride) Costume
Emily costume is a billowing white wedding gown with a sweetheart neckline and long blue hair is framed with a long, lacy veil. Victor looks dapper and very gentleman-like.
Screenslaver (The Incredibles) Costume
Screenslaver costume is a long-sleeved black top, black pants, black shoes, black gloves, and a pair of cool black hypno-goggles.
Jack the Ripper Costume
Jack the Ripper’s costume is wearing a dark respectable suit popular in the 1880s, a sinister black cape, and a bloody knife in one hand.
Jack Skellington (Pumpkin King) Costume
Jack Skellington costume looks like a skeleton. He wears a white-white striped black suit, a nice, over-the-top batwing bow tie, and black Oxfords.
Skull Trooper (Fortnite) Costume
Skull Trooper costume is a black military vest, black cargo pants, a white motorcycle mask, a black scarf, a dog tag, a black tactical belt, a black belt pouch, black gloves, and black boots.
Enchantress (Suicide Squad) Costume
Enchantress costume is a strapless bra with dark shorts, the crescent moon headpiece, a metal necklace, metal armbands with chains, and a metal belt.
Drax The Destroyer Costume
Drax costume is a pair of black pants and black boots. His bluish blue skin tinged with red details is out for all to see.
Skelita Calaveras (Monster High) Costume
Skelita costume looks like a skeleton with a Day of the Dead-inspired makeup. She wears a simple black halter top, a multi-colored skirt, and lime green platform sandals. She also has long black hair with marigold streaks in it.
A Weeping Angel (Doctor Who) Costume
Weeping Angels costume look like statues of angels in the cemetery. They are gray in color and wear Grecian robes and a Grecian hairstyle. They also have very big angel wings.
Medusa Costume
Medusa costume a black Greek-style gown and golden sandals. For accessories, she wears a golden arm cuff, golden earrings, and golden necklace.
The Slender Man Costume
The Slender Man costume is a black suit jacket on top of a white shirt with a black necktie, black pants, and black shoes.
Grady Twins (The Shining) Costume
The Grady Twins costume is the same dress and look identical to the last detail. The twins both wear innocent-looking light blue Sunday dresses, white stockings, and black Mary Janes.
The Undertaker Costume
“The typical Undertaker wrestling costume would be a giant leather coat over a black tank top, black leather leggings, a black cowboy hat, and black wrestling boots. ”
Sweeney Todd Costume
A typical Sweeney Todd costume of his would be a button-up shirt, trousers, a coat, a necktie, and professional dress shoes.
Wendy & Jack Torrance (The Shining) Costume
Jack Torrance wears a blue plaid shirt, dark red jacket, blue jeans, and working boots. He also has an axe with him as a weapon. Wendy Torrance wears a tan turtle neck sweater under a green plain shirt topped with a sleeveless corduroy dress, long white socks, and brown winter boots.
Pyramid Head (Silent Hill) Costume Guide
Pyramid Head has the body of a male man who has a long, bloodied, dirty white fabric wrapped around his torso and a very long and deadly-looking Great Knife.
Old Gregg Costume
Old Gregg costume has seaweed hair, ugly green skin color, and he wears the most hideous outfit. He looks respectable in a black dress shirt, white necktie, and white blazer but utterly ridiculous in a pink tutu.
Bride of Frankenstein's Monster Costume
Frankenstein's Bride costume iconic white gown with the look of bandages or the white sheet from the operating table, but in fact gives her a glorious appearance.
Frankenstein's Monster Costume
Frankenstein costume is based on undead monster look, with the addition of some very cool platform boots, as well as detailed but simple costume makeup.
Regan MacNeil (The Exorcist) Costume
Regan Macneil costume is torn nightgown and covered in green slime that she vomits; the turn in Regan symbolizes a huge loss of innocence.
Creeper (Minecraft) Costume
Creepers are pixelated monsters, made with different shades of green. They have a perpetually sad face. They have a long, straight torso, two short legs, and a cube head.
Jigsaw Killer / Pig Saw (John Kramer) Costume
John Kramer or Jigsaw wears a long black robe with red inner hood, a gray T-shirt, black pants, black gloves, and black boots.
Captain Spaulding Costume
Captain Spaulding costume is a white crown shirt with bow tie and red-stripe sleeves, American flag pants, a tiny patriotic hat, and red shoes.
Ghostface (Scream) Costume
Ghostface costume itself might not seem like much at a first glance, but the scariest thing about this costume is that it truly hides every part of the person underneath, even down to their voice.
Jason Voorhees Costume
There have been many different versions of Jason’s character since the 80s, but his signature outfit can be said to be navy coveralls, black hiking boots, a machete, and a hockey mask.
Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lambs) Costume
Hannibal Lector costume is wearing his orange prison uniform and is restrained by a white straight jacket. He also wears a brown mask over his mouth.
Pinhead (Hellraiser) Costume
Pinhead’s known for his sadistic torture of his prisoners as well as his iconic, gruesome appearance. Pinhead looks terrifyingly unforgettable. He has a sickly pale pallor. His bald head has hundreds of pins stuck on it. He wears a dominantly leather ensemble, as well.
Bad to the Bone Costume
This Bad to the Bone costume looks smashingly skeletal! You’ll be wearing a black leotard, black thigh-high socks, and sky-high black heels.
Billy the Puppet (Saw) Costume
Since Billy is actually a puppet, his face is in the same style of a puppet, but with scary features like red eyes and crazy black hair.
Samara Morgan (The Ring) Costume
Samara Morgan’s costume is simple yet seeing her in it will give you the chills (and probably nightmares as well). Her long white nightgown portrays a look of innocence while her long black hair covering her face provides a spine-chilling vibe.
Micheal Myers Costume
Michael Myers costume is wearing blue coveralls with an intimidating white mask covering his entire face.
The A Nightmare on Elm Street's Freddy Kreuger Costume
Freddy Kreuger’s costume is a plain red and brown striped long-sleeved sweater, black pants, and a hat. What’s more uncommon is his deadly glove.
Chucky (Child’s Play) Costume
Chucky costume looks like a Good Guys doll when newly resurrected but over the years, he has gained many imperfections. He wears a multicolor striped sweater, blue overalls, and red sneakers.
Tiffany Valentine/Bride of Chucky (Child’s Play) Costume
Tiffany (Bride of Chucky)’s costume is blonde hair and wedding dress look chic while adding an edgy black leather jacket.
Immortan Joe Costume
Immortan Joe costume is a skull-shaped breathing mask, a see-through plastic upper body and arms armor decorated with countless rank medals, white bandage gauntlets, a big black belt with holsters, white pants and white cape, and black boots.
Ash Williams Costume
Ash Williams costume is rugged denim shirt, hardy black work boots, whirling bloody chainsaw, and encompasses the part of a zombie killing machine.