The only thing scarier than Freddie Krueger haunting your dreams is showing up at a Halloween party without a cool costume to wear. Lucky for you, we’ve put together a handy guide for that last-minute scramble; choose from 15 awesome costumes based on some of our favorite movie characters and earn the oohs and aahs of your fellow movie geeks this Halloween! More importantly, all of our costumes can be done with minimal prep time and a moderate budget, so you’ll save time and money while standing out from those run-of-the-mill bed sheet ghosts and dead fill-in-the-blanks.
So which costume will it be this year? Maybe Indiana Jones, with the optional crystal skull? Perhaps preggers teen Juno MacGuff? We’ve even got costume suggestions for pairs and groups, from Richie and Margot Tenenbaum to GoGo Yubari and the Crazy 88. Jump into RT’s Halloween Costume Guide and make it a movie-tastic Halloween!
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