Monday, 14 October 2013

A Century of Terror: The Creepiest Costumes From the Past 100 Years

From pigmen to poltergeists: Brace yourselves for truly terrifying vintage takes on Halloween costumes

By Alesandra Dubin - October 4, 2013

If you think this year's Halloween costumes will be scary, you have to check out the utter creepiness, intentional or not, of these vintage looks that date back up to a century. Remember, we warned you.

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Nice to meet you pig-bunny-sheep thing that will haunt my dreams. Weegee(Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images

Here's to hoping her costume comes with beer goggles. SusanGaryPhotography/Fototrove/Getty Images

At a certain point couples really do start to look alike.

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I'm sure these guys are making some cultural reference that people understood in 1912, but we sure as hell don't. Imagno/Getty Images

The perfect costume if you're trying to cut down on eating candy. Ring that bell and watch everyone run for cover. Fox Photos/Getty Images

They actually gave this kid first prize? In our house we don't reward trashy behavior. Jacobsen /Three Lions/Getty Images

This is what happens when mom and dad are too busy to help Sally make her Halloween costume.

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We get what this kid was going for, but his ghost skews way more Poltergeist than Casper.

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A paper bag costume? Sometimes you get what you pay for. Lambert/Getty Imagesopy

Nothing says "run the other way" like a molded plastic mask.

Alesandra Dubin is a Los Angeles-based writer and the founder of home and travel blog Homebody in Motion. Follow her on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter.

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