94 People Who Took Their Halloween Costumes To The Next Level, And The Results Are Seriously Impressive

Jason Sargent Monday, October 26, 2026

Robyn SmithMon, October 26, 2026 at 4:40 AM UTC

Some of us slap on a mask, tack some stuff to our t-shirt, sprinkle a bit of tomato sauce on our hands and off we go. Then there are those who don't just think outside the box but burn that box altogether when it comes to what to wear for Halloween.

Yes, spooky season is upon us. The ghosts, vampires, zombies, skeletons and their scary friends are getting ready to arrive. But time has flown as quickly as a witch on a broomstick this year. So it's no surprise that many people have been caught off-guard. If you're lacking inspiration for the 31st of October, you might be in for a treat.

There's a "megathread" lurking on the internet and it's filled with epic and creative examples of Halloween costumes done right. There's a DIY corpse bride, a Britney look-alike, Freddie Mercury (vacuum included), Darth Gaydar and a Batman who looks like he could be AI-generated. Bored Panda has put together a list of the best pics for you to scroll through while frantically start putting your own outfit together.

#1 My Daughter Did Corpse Bride, She DIY’d It With A Dress I Saved When I Was Her Age!

#2 Darth Gaydar

#3 I Don’t Know If I Will Ever Top This One

Gone are the days of Scream masks and skeleton body-stockings. People are getting crazy creative when it comes to Halloween costumes. Google recently released its annual Frightgeist. It's a dedicated interactive website highlighting the top trending searches for Halloween costumes, movies, and more.

"Horror movie characters, TV and movie favorites, country legends, and some out-of-the-box ideas (stress balls?!) top the charts," reveals the site, adding that “witches brew punch” is the top trending Halloween drink, while search interest in “cauldron crock pot” is at an all-time high.

#4 Barbenheimer When Barbie And Oppenheimer Came Out At The Same Time. Held Up Pretty Well All Night

#5 I Dressed As A Chihuly Sculpture Next To The Actual Chihuly Sculpture!

#6 This Will Forever Be My Favorite Costume! It Did Not Make It Long.. But It Was Worth It

When it comes to kids' costumes, Buddy the Unicorn overtook "kids unicorn costume" for the first time this September.

In case you've been living under a rock in a stable, Buddy is a large, orange, anthropomorphic talking unicorn with a blonde mane, a red bandana, and a purple heart on his belly. He was the star of a cheesy, 1990s-style public access show called It’s Buddy!

#7 It’s Britney

#8 Pic From Last Year

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#9 I Love Making My Costumes! DIY All The Time!

In a rather interesting twist, some are choosing to impersonate NeeDoh this Halloween. It's is a popular line of dough-filled, squishy sensory fidget toys made by Schylling and designed for stress relief and focus. According to Google, NeeDoh is being searched more than ever in 2026.

#10 All Handmade

#11 My Handmade Cruella Costume Won A Competition And I’ve Worn It A Dozen Times Since Then

#12 I Want To Break Free” Freddie Mercury, Vacuum Included

#13 I Was Pretty Proud Of Myself That Year…

#14 Took Me About Two Hours To Build This Off A “Pilgrim Costume,” Held Up And Is In A Box

#15 A Lot Of Work But So Fun

#16 Made This In Under An Hour. Lasted Until The Bonfire A Week Later

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#17 Two Years Ago

#18 Ned Flanders! Even Made It To Church The Next Morning To Repent

#19 Awkward Family Photo. This One Made It In The LA Times!

#20 My Seven Best Girlfriends And I Have Dressed Up As A Famous Actor For Halloween For Over A Decade!

#21 Here’s My Batman XE Suit I Made. Be Putting It On For A Few Pints Down My Local. And… No It’s Not AI Generated

#22 I Went As Fuzzy Lumpkins From The Powerpuff Girls For My Kiddos Trunk Or Treat Even

#23 Carrie

#24 Best Pregnant Costume Everrrrr. I Won $100 That Night

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#25 All Handmade

#26 L-R Taco Belle

#27 I Once Dressed Up As A Bag Of Groceries

#28 A Formal Apology (In Many Languages

#29 Made It Through The Night But It Was Very Hard To Pee As Spring Fling Regina George

#30 Vending Machine. It Was Such A Random But Awesome Costume. Our Kids Only Had Homemade Costumes, I Loved It!

#31 I Was Pretty Proud Of These

#32 I Made A Weeping Angel Costume For My Daughter Many Years Ago

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#33 A Bunch Of Grapes. It Did Not Make It Though The Night

#34 With Grandchild

#35 My Son Was Obsessed With Wind Turbines After Driving Through Iowa

#36 Per My Daughters Request… She Wanted To Be Lenny From Toy Story

#37 Mrs. Doubtfire. Almost Everything Thrifted!

#38 Someone Dressed As A CVS Receipt. They Had, Like, A 2-Foot-Long Train Of Paper With All The Coupons And Rewards And Everything Printed On It

#39 In 2018 My Sister And Her Husband Went As Vito And The Horse Head From The Godfather. Her Costume Was Nearly Impossible To Walk In But Worth It

#40 I Like When People Dress As Octopus With Like A Really Sweet Clear Umbrella Hat

#41 Hard At Work Today

#42 It's Showtime!! Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!!

#43 Scarecrow Costume Done

#44 Goo Goo GA GA

#45 How Do Y’all Like My Wednesday Costume? Couldn’t Find A Good Enid One, So Wednesday It Is

#46 My Favorite Childhood Halloween Costume

#47 Warnado The Tornado And The Weather Man

#48 I Love Making My Costumes! DIY All The Time!

#49 I Was Nothing Beats A Jet2 Holiday

#50 I Went As The Potter’s Wheel Scene From Ghost! I Rigged My Costume To Play Unchained Melody As Well

#51 My Friends And I Dressed As The Guys From The Hangover. I Was The Baby

#52 I Made It

#53 Happy Halloween

#54 Thing

#55 Little Richard. But I’m Gonna Try My Best To Out Do It This Year

#56 I Was Ebola In 2014 And Won A Bottle Of Whiskey At A Costume Contest

#57 I’ve Made A Good One

#58 My Wife And I Made These! Pretty Happy With How They Turned Out

#59 Pop Art Zombie- The Brain Is A Purse I Made!

#60 DIY

#61 Milo And Kida From Atlantis. I Was Freeeeezing But It Was Worth It

#62 Our Favorite Halloween Costume, 30+ Years Ago

#63 2010 Halloween NYC. Facebook's Wall. Everyone At The Party Wanted Their Photo Taken

#64 My Britney Spears Costume From 6ish Years Ago Was The Best Costume I Ever Wore

#65 I Absolutely Ate This Costume

#66 My Kid Told Me He Wanted To Be A Zombie 3 Days Before Halloween One Year. He Scared Some People

#67 Did Stranger Things With My Dogs A Few Years Ago. They Were So Serious, So I Was Too

#68 I’m A Twin So… This Was Years Ago, We Host A Halloween Party

#69 My Partner And I Were Shrek And Fiona One Year, All DIY!

#70 Over The Garden Wall Enoch. Handmade In A Week. Maybe More Enoch's Long Lost Silbing. I Reckon My Colleague Will Think I'm A Pumpkin Scarecrow!

#71 Patty & Selma Bouvier - Thoh Edition! I Made The Masks Myself!

#72 Madam Crow And The Crow

#73 New Boot Goofin

#74 What Do We Think Guys?

#75 Tomb Raider!!

#76 You Can’t Resist Us, Mr Powers!

#77 All Handmade

#78 We Went As Mamá Imelda, Héctor & Miguel From Coco One Year

#79 Happy Halloween

#80 Happy Halloween

#81 Homer Simpson

#82 Showed Up Like This To What Ended Up Being A Living Room Party Of Ten People With Full Lights On - Not A Huge Dark Party Like I Imagined - So I Just Rolled With It