Costume Ideas for Couples

Getting the most out of Halloween on a budget

Halloween is almost upon us once again, and the amount of goodies available made me wonder- why isn’t Halloween made into even more of an event? Maybe an unearthly Easter. Think about it- you could have jolly old Satan Claws come and fill your stocking with guts, surround your Halloween tombstone with goodies and rotting carcasses, and then you could all sit down to a traditional Halloween dinner of roast pumpkin and Innocent Bystander. Seriously, it could be more than just Trick Or Treating and bobbing for apples, even in these difficult times.

Halloween can be a lot of fun for both kids and adults, and can serve as a family bonding experience. Involving children in Halloween styled games can be a great way to entertain youngsters and educate them on rather more traditional pastimes (even when origins have become obscured by popular culture). Dressing up, getting made up as witches and monsters and the like can be heaps of fun, and sensibly supervised Trick-Or-Treating is a great thing for making memories.

But halloween shouldn’t be limited to kids parties. With all kinds of events on in clubs, cinemas and so on there’s a ton that the adult Halloweener can sink their teeth into (sorry). There’s a great deal of Halloween themed merchandise that make great gifts, such as licensed horror movie related memorabilia and merchandise such as action figures, posters, comics, statues, and of course the movies themselves. You could check out things like the ever-creepy Living Dead Dolls figures, or the movie collectibles created by MacFarlane Toys, NECA and Sideshow Collectibles.

Do you want a fun Halloween in? Gather your friends, some suitably kitsch horror movies (Go for the cheese more than the darker stuff- zombie films, cheap B-movies, Chucky,  A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and its billion sequels, films you can shout at), Halloween snacks (stock up on kids snacks and themed sweets- there’s nobody saying the grown-ups can’t have some fun too), add some suitably camp music (I recommend ‘Project 1950′ and ‘American Psycho’ by the Misfits, and anything by the Cramps) and voila, you have the makings of a fun Halloween party in your own home. Indeed, that sounds like an average night in at our house, but there are people out there who are actually normal. Somewhere. I think. get your place decked out with fake cobwebs and plastic skulls and make an event out of it.

Need an evening’s viewing? Seek out any of the following great horror films from the golden age of 80s cheese:

The Evil Dead, Friday the 13th, An American Werewolf in London, Bad Dreams, Hellraiser, Evil Dead 2, Return of the Living Dead 2, Creepshow, Day of the Dead, Trick or Treat, Re-animator, Scanners, The Burning, Poltergeist, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, A Nightmare on Elm street, Class of Nuke ‘Em High (okay, this is a spoof but it still kicks ass),. TITLE. EVER), Dead Zone, The Gate, The Hunger, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, Monster Squad, Society, Sorority babes in the Slime-ball Bowl-O-Rama….. Hell, there’s thousands of them. Go get some fun.

There really are many easy ways to make your Halloween celebrations something to remember. Kick things off with a movie night as suggested above, then maybe go along to a themed party or show. Preferably costumed. Check your local listings for events in your area that you can go along to and take part in, the more ludicrous the better. If all this sounds like a bit of a no-brainer, that’s because it honestly is. With little effort you can change a commercial event into a day you can genuinely enjoy. Don’t think of it as just further expense- it really doesn’t need to be- think of it as a break from the everyday grind and a way to let your hair down in these trying times.  Halloween celebrations shouldn’t be all about handing out sweets to bored kids on your doorstep- it should be enjoyed and relished. I mean, how often can you actually run around wielding steaming intestines and wearing a mad grin during the rest of the year? Actually, don’t answer that.

Halloween Costume Ideas: Kids Zombie Costumes – Kidszombiecostumes.com

Zombie Makeup Kit $3.99 Includes: Fake teeth, fake blood gel, makeup tray, makeup stick, scar wax putty, cream makeup tube, instructions…

Bloody Mary’s Professional Hollywood Fangs $12.99 Want to look like you could suck blood on Halloween? Then use these high quality and reusable fangs complete with putty to do your deed!…

Monster High Dead Tired Frankie Stein Doll $11.99 Meet the coolest children of some of history’s most infamously famous Monsters in the Monster High Dead Tired Doll Collection. Frankie Stein is the daughter of the infamous Frankenstein. After a long week at school, the girls are dead tired and in need of a little rest and relaxation. These are the trendiest ghouls at Monster High in their stylish sleepover fashions. They get together for a sleepo…

Zombie Costume $37.99 Zombie Icons Zombie Rocker Child Costume 4-6 Guitar Punk Rock and Roll Idol Costume includes: Shirt, half mask, and tattooed sleeves. Sizes available: 4-6 This costume is also available in sizes: 7-8 10-12 12-14 *Pants and guitar are NOT included.

Zombie Rocker Costume $37.99 Zombie Icons Zombie Rocker Child Costume Brains, Love and Rock and Roll! Costume includes: Shirt, Half mask, and tattooed sleeves. Sizes available: 10-12 This costume also available in sizes: 4-6 7-8 12-14

Zombie Prom King Costume $56.99 Zombie Prom King Costume Would also make a suitable tattered groom! Costume includes: Shirt, pants, jacket, bowtie, blood vial and makeup kit. Available size: Small 38-40 Also Available: Medium Large

Zombie Ghost Face Costume $46.99 Zombie Bleeding Ghost Face Child Costume What a scream! Costume includes: Hooded robe, belt, gloves, bleeding mask with hand pump, stage blood. Available sizes: Medium Large Also available: Adult

Zombie Monk Costume $53.99 Zombie Monk Adult Costume This gothic walking undead priest wants your brainz! Costume includes: Tattered robe, shoulder stole, and hood with collar. Sizes available: One size fits most adults

Zombie Robe Gauze Costume $45.99 Zombie Robe Gauze Adult Costume Scary! Costume includes: Hooded Robe with gauze, tattered collar, rotted look gauze over robe and belt. Available size: One Size fits most adults. Skull not included

Gauze Zombie Costume $28.99 Gauze Zombie Child Costume Become the Walking Dead! Costume includes: Hooded Robe with guaze, tattered collar, rotted look gauze over robe and belt. Available size: Child (4-6) Boots and make-up not included.

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