Halloween, as we know it, would be nothing without the costumes. However, coming up with an original look year after year (especially if you’re a dinosaur like me and were born in the last millennia) is not that easy.
So, to save your tushy in 2021 and give you some ideas, Bored Panda put together a list of some of the most brilliant Halloween outfits we’ve seen.
From Freddie Mercury Krueger to Post Malone, remember, it’s not how much money you spend that counts, rather, it’s the ability to think outside the box and the guts to try something new that will set you apart during the spooky celebration.
Heck, you can even copy your favorite costume from this list. Whatever. There are no rules! And if you need more inspiration, fire up our similar articles here, here, and here.
#1 Scooby Doo Halloween Family

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#2 Imagine Seeing Someone Wearing This On Halloween
Costume made by Willow Creative https://willow-creative.nl/

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#3 Freddie Mercury Krueger

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#4 The Perfect Halloween Costume

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#5 Entering A Costume Contest Next Weekend

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#6 My Wife
The last few years she’s cosplayed like male characters for Halloween and it’s hilarious to see her transform. Besides the vest ($20), everything was put together from things we had around the house. The cravat is the sash of a silk dress. The tie pin is a thumbtack. She’s sitting in front of a piece of art we have that we propped on the floor.

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#7 My Medusa Build Using Foam Mats From The Dollar Store

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#8 Halloween Is Coming

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#9 Halloween Costume Is Done

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#10 Rosey The Robot From The Jetsons. Handmade Costume By My Roommate

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#11 A Krampus A Day Keeps The Xmas Away

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#12 Never Gonna Give You Up

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#13 My Very 2020 Halloween Costume. An N95 Fits Inside The Mask, And The Atomizer I’m Holding Is Filled With Hand Sanitizer

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#14 Happy Halloween From Zamunda To Queens

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#15 A Happy Belated Halloween From Our Artsy Family

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#16 Adam’s Family Halloween

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#17 We Are Venom

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#18 My Halloween Costume: Mary Poppins! Been Working On It All Summer In Quarantine

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#19 After Getting Hit By A Car This Year, I Thought This Was The Only Appropriate Costume For Halloween

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#20 I Was A Victorian Ghost For Halloween

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#21 Was Told My Wife’s Halloween Makeup Belonged Here

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#22 Covid Ruined My Halloween

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#23 My Wife Made Her Own How To Train Your Dragon Costume From Scratch For Halloween

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#24 I Put My Halloween Costume On A Week Early And Was Too Excited To Not Share How It Looked

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#25 My Friends Airbender Halloween Costume

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#26 Danny Devitos Penguin

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#27 Put Me In Coach, Just Give Me A Chance

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#28 But Remember, We’re The Wet Bandits

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#29 A Local Bar Holds St. Patrick Swayze Day Every Year For His Birthday, Here Is My Costume

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#30 Family Costume Halloween 2020

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#31 I Decided To Dress Up As A Vampire For Halloween

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#32 Hello October

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#33 Vice Presidential Debate Fly

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#34 Got A Little Groovy This Year As A Lava Lamp

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#35 Pulled This Prank On My Brother 2 Years Ago

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#36 This Year I Decided To Be A Murderous Mermaid For Halloween! It Took Me About 4.5 Hours

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#37 My Friend Rae, Has Her Own Latex Company, This Is Her Handmade Costume This Year

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#38 I’ve Come To The Realization, Dressing Up As The Opposite Gender For Halloween Is Significantly Underrated

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#39 Thought I’d Share My Family’s Halloween Costumes Pre-Covid. Sucks So Bad That Halloween Festivities In My Area Have Dwindled Even More

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#40 Post Malone For Halloween. Turned Out Better Than Anticipated

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#41 My 13-Year-Old Wanted To Be A Creepy Rabbit So I Made Him This

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#42 I Cannot For The Life Of Me Understand Why Small Children Take So Long To Grow Up. I Think They Do It Deliberately, Just To Annoy Me

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#43 Sweeney Todd – Halloween 2020

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#44 I’m Doing A Costume A Day For October. Today Is Day 1/31. Lumiere From Beauty And The Beast

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#45 I’m Up For Tenure Today And Figured This Was The Best Way To Put A Spell On My Admins. Fingers Crossed

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#46 My Doom Suit I Made For Halloween This Year

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#47 Morticia And Gomez

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#48 My Daughter’s Bat Morph Suit

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#49 Happy Halloween From The Torrance Family

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#50 My Brother As “The Dude”

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