Halloween Discussion Forums, Costumes, Horror!

Do any of you remember what your first Halloween costume was?

I was 9 months old on my first Halloween and my mother dressed me as Superman, and she made me dress as Superman every year until I was 4 and old enough to choose my own costumes. I think my mother had a thing for Christopher Reeve.

The first one I remember was one of those eighties "costume in a box" deals, with a plastic mask and plastic jumpsuit. I picked a werewolf, but for some reason it had a green werewolf mask with crazy red, curly clown hair. And, of course, a picture of a werewolf on the chest and the word "Werewolf" emblazoned on it. Just like Larry Talbot, or David Kessler, when they had transformed.

MacPhantom - When I was a kid everyone had those costumes, I only ever had 2 of them, the guy from Thundercats and a really crappy Spiderman. Most of the kids stopped wearing them by grade 2 when their taste in costumes improved.

Mike - That sounds like a awesome costume, I started to make my own costumes around age 9 and that year I went as a Ghostbuster, I made the proton pack, thrower with a flashlight built in to simulate the proton stream, and ghost trap by myself, as I got older my costumes got more elaborate but that's still one of my favorite costumes that I made.

I entered a few costume contests when I was a kid but I didn't ever win because they were always rigged. They would bring us into the library and we would walk around in a circle to show the principal the costumes and there was a girl that wore the same pirate costume every year and every year the principal chose her to win just because her parents contributed to the school, it wasn't fair to the other kids that actually worked on their costumes.

MacPhantom wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 8:15 pm The first one I remember was one of those eighties "costume in a box" deals, with a plastic mask and plastic jumpsuit. I picked a werewolf, but for some reason it had a green werewolf mask with crazy red, curly clown hair. And, of course, a picture of a werewolf on the chest and the word "Werewolf" emblazoned on it. Just like Larry Talbot, or David Kessler, when they had transformed.

That makes me think of people who buy a Mercedes, then put a thickly chromed license plate frame inscribed with the brand name 'Mercedes' on it, just in case you can't read the name, 'Mercedes', on the rear of the car, so people are aware that you are in fact, driving a Mercedes.

Really? Aside from one year when I broke a couple of bones, I think I've dressed up in a costume every year for Halloween, even when I stopped trick-or-treating I would still dress up to go to Halloween parties when I was a teen and in my early twenties, and before I had a family I would dress up to hand out candy to the kids.

Of course, when I started my family I carried on the tradition and it's nice to have a wife that dresses up as well, we usually go as various famous couples, I think my favorite costumes we did together was Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I'll probably still dress as The Great Pumpkin until the kids are too old for it, but until then he will always make a appearance at our place.

I honestly can't imagine what Halloween would be like without costumes.

I'm not sure if it was the first costume I had ever wore but the first one that I remember wearing was a traditional ghost.

A sheet with holes cut out for the eyes, and I'm pretty sure that I was in kindergarten at the time.

Andy - That's always a classic costume, when I was a kid there was always someone wearing it every year, but these days there aren't many people that do. It's funny, looking back I didn't ever go as a ghost for trick-or-treating, but I know for sure that I used to dress as a ghost and run around the house when I was very young, and I remember my mother getting mad at me for ruining the sheets.

Mike - I know what you mean, even before I had kids I always looked forward to the trick-or-treaters showing up with their costumes, it was fun to watch the next generation enjoy the holiday like I did growing up. I would always give out full sized candy bars for the best costumes that showed up, and we still do that to this day. As I said, I still wear a costume every year, and it's not just for my kids but for the trick-or-treaters that show up as well, I just love the look on their faces when I answer the door dressed as the Wolfman, Darth Vader, or their favorite super hero to give them candy.

I have a Charlie Brown outfit that i put together a while back, and it works because I shave my head any way.

I shave my goatee and draw a curly-cue on my forhead and voila; Charlie Brown.

I remember you posting a picture of the costume a couple of years ago, and it's still awesome! I like that you actually drew on the hair, that extra detail brings out the feel of the character.

By the way, I noticed the picture/painting in the top right corner, it's a very interesting piece, can you tell me more about it?

I turned 40 last year and my hair is starting to thin out in the front so I might shave my head soon, on the plus side I can start thinking of some great new costumes like Charlie Brown, Mr. Clean, and Stone Cold Steve Austin just to name a few.

I've always wanted to try Uncle Fester.

The picture on the wall is one of those plastic lenticular decorations that you can buy at Spirit or pretty much any place that has a good selection of Halloween items.