Scary Costumes

How to choose scary Halloween costumes

Most scary looks start with a mask. Pick the mask first, then build the rest of the costume around it with dark clothes, gloves, a robe or makeup. This collection is mostly masks and add-ons, with a few full costumes and props, so check the product description to see whether a listing is a mask, a costume or a decoration.

Latex and vinyl masks

Trick or Treat Studios makes many of the horror masks here, including the Shock Monster, a 1977 Green Fang Face, Vertigo, black and ghost skull masks, Krampus, a Jigsaw flesh mask, Leatherface III and a Halloween Kills Michael Myers overhead mask. Ghoulish adds a howling werewolf, a black wolf, a voodoo doctor, a banshee, a sugar skull and a Day of the Dead catrin. Seasonal Visions makes a rabid bunny, a Killjoy clown, a warlock devil, a ninja mask and a zombie mask with black hair. Disguise also makes a Jack Skellington mask, and Fun World makes a Ghost Face mask from Dead by Daylight. More options are in scary masks.

Scarecrows, monsters and full costumes

Morris Costumes makes burlap scarecrow masks, including a scarecrow pig mask, and a green monster hair and bolts headpiece. Full costumes include a scary tree, an evil knight, a bigfoot and a man-eating shark from Rasta Imposta, which can be funny or frightening depending on how you wear them. For film characters, browse horror movie costumes, and for the walking dead, see zombie costumes.

Fit, vision and safety

Overhead latex masks cover the whole head and are usually one size fits most adults. Half masks and vacuform masks are lighter and easier to wear for a long party. Check the eye holes before you head out, and take the mask off when you drive. If you want a scarier finish, add blood, scars or face paint from special effects makeup.

This collection also includes a few scary props, such as an animated staked scarecrow and a Halloween manor archway, for anyone dressing up the yard as well as themselves. Call 800-618-6053 if you have a question about a mask or costume.