10+ Best Spooky Halloween Costumes for Those Who Love a Good Fright

While Star Wars and superhero costumes are amazing, there are times when you want something more... exaggerated look.

These best spooky Halloween costumes, which vary from terrible horror villains to horrific ghouls, are perfect for giving everyone at your party a spine-tingling scare.

Continue scrolling to find out!

Spooky Halloween costume ideas

Wendigo Costume

This Native American fright-fest exemplifies how mythological and folklore creatures create the best horror Halloween costumes. People will, at the least, cross the street to avoid you in this outfit.

Wendigo Halloween Costume

Krampus Costume

In case you are unfamiliar with the folklore, Krampus is a demon and half-goat that punishes misbehaving youngsters during the Christmas season. Consider it the reverse of Santa Claus. It's not a simple suit, but the fright will be well worth it.

Krampus Costume

Michael Myers Costume

This is one of the most popular and terrifying Halloween creatures. For any big males out there, the masked murderer from the seemingly unending Halloween movie franchise is the perfect costume choice. Simply grab a Michael Myers mask and complete the look with a blue work jumpsuit and black boots.

Michael Myers Costume

Jack the Ripper Costume

Who is one of the most infamous murders in Victorian London walking down the street today? When you wear Jack's cape over your shoulders, you will undoubtedly hear some screams.

Jack the Ripper Costume

Mummy Costume

If you want classic spooky Halloween costumes that are both terrifying and gorgeous, consider a Mummy costume. Headbands that provide sufficient space for bold makeup should be paired with a simple white outfit. You may finish the effect by wearing some creepy white contacts.

Mummy Costume

Killer Clown Costume

This guy will have you screaming in dread, not laughing! The costume features a full jumpsuit, similar to what a clown would wear. Yet, there are blood stains on it.

Related: How to make fake blood for Halloween?

Killer Clown Costume

The Nun Costume

Dress up as the terrifying villain from one of the best Halloween costumes from movies to truly frighten your friends and family in this spooky season.

The Nun Costume

Broken Porcelain Doll Costume

Old porcelain dolls are eerie, especially when they stand and start moving. Put on baby doll clothes, twist your hair back into pigtails, then apply frightening Halloween makeup to create a creepy doll look that will make people shudder.

Broken Porcelain Doll Costume

Scarecrow Costume

This outfit includes a patched-up, tattered dress with a burlap-printed collar. Nothing says scarecrow-like burlap! It also seems that you were left alone in the cornfields since straw is hanging out of your clothing.

Scarecrow Costume

Ouija Board Costume

With some black-and-white face paint and an all-black outfit, you may turn into a walking Ouija board that talks. What a great last-minute costume idea!

Ouija Board Costume

Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz Costume

Looking for spooky Halloween couples costumes? It must be Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz.

Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz

Dreadful Vampiress Costume

Wearing this spooky costume will make you the center of attention at the Halloween party. You could pair it with a frightening vampire-inspired makeup look. Also, think about creating a vampire mythos for your terrible character to demonstrate your originality.

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Dreadful Vampiress Costume

Carrie Costume

Dress up like Stephen King's classic Carrie protagonist to make Halloween look like prom night gone wrong. All you need is a corsage and a white slip dress coated in fake blood.

Carrie Costume

Evil Jester Costume

There's nothing amusing about this dude. Nevertheless, he has a whole routine of Halloween jokes that can make your friends laugh. You may hear him approaching, at least from the bells on his menacing Halloween costume!

Evil Jester Costume