Maybe you're one of those people who wait until the last minute to get your costume, stumbling around your house an hour before the big Halloween party trying to figure out what you can be with only a toilet paper tube and some macaroni. Well thanks to the wonders of the internet and your friendly neighborhood Halloween Addict, you can print a mask out on your work or home computer, grab some old clothes and/or household items that coincide with said mask and be on your way with minutes to spare.
Halloween Addict has plumbed the depths of various websites and come up with direct links to printable versions of ghouls, monsters and zombie faces for you to use. And all for the super-low recession-proof price of FREE.
ZOMBIE PUMPKIN
First up, from the pumpkin carving masterwork of ZombiePumpkins.com, they've offered a FREE download of the Dawn of the Zombie Pumpkins mask. Come for the awesome jack o' lantern patterns, but stay for the free mask. Clothes to wear: green or brown to simulate plants, vines and the like.
Extra credit: Cover yourself with fresh dirt. You're a zombie pumpkin! You just rose from the earth, neatness is not your strong point.
JASON VOORHEES from FRIDAY THE 13TH
Remember how cool the Friday the 13th remake... er, wait... remember how cool Jason was in the Friday the 13th movies from Part 3 to Part 7?
Well how about a hockey mask (minus the Part 3 "axe gash") as a downloadable PDF?
One of the few great things to come out of the Remake/Reimagining of F13 is that the website for the film and DVD is still up with wallpapers, icons and most importantly: the hockey mask.
Clothes to wear: If you're from Part 3 or 4, a dark blue collared shirt, dark pants and boots. If you're from 6 and up (we're not even going to talk about 5): an army jacket (ripped and weathered), and a chain (go take the chain off the hanging plant in the living room and wrap it around your neck---loosely.)
DAVID BOWIE as ZIGGY STARDUST
Available from BowieWonderWorld.com the place for more things about David Bowie than you ever thought you'd ever want to know ever... ever. EVER.
You can get a FREE download of his classic persona "Alladin Sane" (A Lad Insane... get it? He's an artist.) HERE.
Should the link not work when you click on it, try pasting it directly into your browser. 404 error be damned. It's there.
http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/downloads/wallpaper/bowiemask.jpg
Clothes to Wear: Ideally: A silver jumpsuit. (You've got one of those, right?)
In a pinch: Anything tight and 70s. Bell bottoms, Platform heels.
Extra credit: If you're really skinny. Nobody wants "Overweight Ziggy Stardust"... unless that's your costume.
"Who are you?"
"Overweight Ziggy Stardust."
"Oh." -sips punch-
POLITICAL FIGURES
Trying to make a political point? Well here you go. It's not an election year but, hey, do some muckraking on All Hallows Eve.
Newsgroper.com has President Obama, Vladimir Putin, Fred Thompson and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Clothes to wear: President, Fred & Vladimir- dark suit. Red tie. Mahmoud - tan suit.
STAR WARS
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... circa Late 70s, early 80s... there was an excellent set of films called STAR WARS.
Then... well... we asked for seconds at the dinner table and Papa Lucas gave us the leftovers that had spoiled.
Mixed metaphors aside, StarWars.com has a plethora of SW characters both new and old for you to enjoy.
From the Clone Wars TV series you've got Anakin, Obi-Wan, Asajj and various Clone Troopers HERE.
For more photo-realistic characters of the classic (i.e. "real") series, go HERE for masks of Yoda, Kit Fisto, Aayla Secura, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, R2-D2, General Grievous, C-3PO, Padme and more.
But THIS last group is my favorite. 70s Chewy, Leia, Ewok, Old Yoda, Darth.
YEAH!
This ain't your daddy's Star Wars!!! Wait--- actually, yeah, it IS your daddy's Star Wars. Huh.
This classic page is great because not only do you get a Darth Vader mask, but you also get a printable panel to tape to the front your chest. Accoutrements!
Clothes to wear: As Darth, all black. Black bed sheet for a cape.
There is an excellent papercraft site called Ravensblight.com that you really should explore when you get some time. Free games, models, houses, playsets, puppets -- all scary and all made from paper. For masks you get a Vampire, Skull, Zombie, and something called "The Face Plate" which seems like it could be called "Medieval Dead." Part Zombie, part Knight. All Dead. There. There's your tagline.
Get 'em all HERE.
Clothes to wear: Rotten clothes. You're dead. Try digging through that pile at the bottom of your closet. Oh, and do your laundry.
HERE are some cartoony Universal Monster-type masks. Werewolf, Dracula and Frankenstein. Take your pick.
Clothes to wear:
Frankenstein: Black boots, black pants, black t-shirt, suit jacket or blazer with big shoulder pads.
Werewolf: Red plaid flannel shirt. (When did red plaid flannel become the standard "shirt' for werewolf costumes?) Torn jeans.
Dracula: All black. Red bedsheet or towel for a cape.
These definitely have a friendlier vibe than, say, the Ravensblight ones. These seem like they could be the cousins of Frankenberry, Countchocula and um... Werewolf-a-Bran.
Werewolf-a-Bran?
You know what? There's your costume. You're going to be Werewolf-a-Bran. Don't forget to build a frame around yourself and walk around the whole party saying "Now with MORE marshmallows! Part of this nutritious breakfast."More of a vintage-looking Collegeville or Don Post boxed-costume-looking mask of Dracula and Frankie can be found by clicking their names.
Speaking of vintage, Martha Stewart has a vintage-looking black cat mask HERE.
Clothes to wear: All black. For a tail: tie black socks together, or roll up a black bed sheet or use a black belt.
Mad Scientist Eye Glasses. Period.
Clothes to wear: White lab coat.
Now... go mad. Get 'em HERE.
CELEBRITIES
Really any celebrity photo you scam from Google Images can be a Celebrity Mask. Just blow it up, print it out and cut out the eyes and, poof, there you go.
But if you're looking for something more "official" here are a few celebrity "standards":
Paris Hilton
Howard Stern
Britney Spears
FLESH FACEHauntedHotSauce.com, yes you read that correctly, HauntedHotSauce.com is nice enough to give you (FOR FREE) a paper mask called "Flesh Face" HERE. They've also give you instructions (which basically involves coloring and duct taping it to your face) on how to construct the mask HERE.
"Flesh Face" really is just a paper version of a Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface mask. But "Paperface" is a lot less threatening and I'm sure "Leatherface" is copyrighted in some way. Just by typing "Leatherface" I owe a nickel. Crap, make that 10 cents.
Clothes to wear: black pants, white short-sleeved button-up shirt, apron.
Extra credit: Carry a chainsaw (Take the chain off. Safety first, kids.)
Piece de resistance : smear your apron in ketchup.
So there you go. I'm certainly not one to encourage procrastination in making your costume, but I do what I can to help so that at least you're not one of those people who show up wearing a "This IS my costume" t-shirt. -shudder-
4 comments:
Wow - that is one awesome post! And with helpful tips for us all. Great!
These are great, and so many to choose from. Just Print, Cut and Wear...doesn't get any cheaper or easier than that...ha! Happy 1st day of October! :o)
Oh wow! I about bricked my shorts when the flesh mask guy popped up. That is one scary mask, my friend. Yikes.
And all the Star Wars masks rocked. Oh, and I thought Jason kicked at least a little bit of ass in Jason X. The movie, so-so, but UberJason was pretty bad ass.
Wings and Wend: Thanks!
Paxton: Flesh mask guy IS creepy. I was trying to figure out why and then I realized he has white contacts in and needs to brush.
Gingivitis terrifies me.
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