Picking a Halloween Costume

It is that time of year again when everyone can get dressed up in Halloween fancy dress and be as scary as possible. Fancy dress outfits are always great fun, but at this time of the year they are an absolute scream (no pun intended).

The only thing that you need to help you, when it comes down to choosing an outfit, is your imagination. There are literally hundreds of different things to dress up as for a fancy dress party at this time of year. You can choose Halloween fancy dress costumes from one of the traditional selections or you could think of a well known horror film and base your outfit on a character from that. If imagination is something that comes to you easily then you could dream up your very own scary outfit.

So, if you are opting for a traditional look, you will need to choose from the usual group of suspects. The most popular character for Halloween fancy dress has to be Dracula. The lord of the undead is always a great choice when it comes to parties. Alternatively, for female guests, there is the option of the 'sexy vampiress' or one of Draculas' many ghostly brides. Whilst we are on the subject of the living dead, Zombies always go down an absolute treat at this type of function.

Other characters that are a popular include Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, The Ghoul and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. These are all classic characters and you will have no difficulty whatsoever when it comes to finding them in a selection of fancy dress outfits. Going to a 'Halloween fancy dress party' dressed up as an alien is another good option, but try to make it as scary as possible. Some interstellar travellers tend to look a bit on the cute side. This is not going to be very effective on All Hallows Eve; think along the lines of 'Predator' rather than 'E.T.'.

If you are going to choose a scary film as the theme for your Halloween fancy dress then it is advisable to find one that other guests will recognise. For example, a good choice would be Edward Scissorhands. Everyone is familiar with that character and people will know who you are supposed to be straight away. What would be inadvisable would be for you to dress up as a specific monster that is visible in the background of a certain scene of 'Granny meets the Blender Killer'. I think you get the idea...

For those people who have a vivid imagination, it can be just as much fun inventing your Halloween fancy dresscostume as it is to wear one. There are all sorts of things that you can do to make yourself look scary. Fake blood is readily available from lots of different places and there are even kits which allow you to create your very own hairy boils and growths. It only takes a very small amount of time to come up with some pleasantly revolting injuries and convincing physical defects.

Halloween costume

Roberta Knight organises children's parties and supplies as well as halloween costumes .