Halloween is like New Years Eve to me, in the sense that it always seems so fun, but then it ends up being more stressful than anything. You’ve got to figure out your plans, put together outfits, and coordinate with your friends. Seeing that in writing, it doesn’t look like a lot, but believe me it’s stress-inducing.
Lucky for us, each year seems to be getting more unhinged, which while not great for day-to-day life, does end up producing some fun Halloween costumes. We’ve come up with 15 clever costume ideas that you can get from Amazon — aka two-day shipping. We’re looking at all of you who are trying to throw together a last-minute Halloween costume.
This list includes pop culture moments, favorite characters, and both individual and couples costumes. Happy haunting!
The 12-foot Home Depot skeleton
Skelly is our king of Halloween, and dressing like the tall monster is super easy. Just get a skeleton suit and adhere some blue googly eyes in the eye sockets for Skelly’s signature off-putting LifeEyes™.
The Pink Sauce
I still don’t know what’s in Pink Sauce, and frankly, I don’t want to. What I do know is that it makes for an easy and clever Halloween costume that — dare I say — might even be a little sexy.
Wordle
Wordle really was That Girl this year, and if you’re a DIYer, you should pay homage to Miss Wordle this Halloween. Start with a simple black outfit, cut out some gray, yellow, and green squares, and tape/glue them to your body in a Wordle fashion. You can even get creative and come up with a fun five-letter word to display on your costume like SCARY or PARTY.
Lofi Girl
Our favorite study buddy had her livestream interrupted this year after more than two continuous years thanks to some false copyright claims. But she’s back, baby. And she’s still rocking that signature green sweater and headphones. Which happen to make for a cozy Halloween costume.
Squilliam Fancyson
Squilliam Fancyson is our favorite rich asshole. (Sorry, Elon Musk.) He’s got style, he’s got talent, and he’s got a gorgeous unibrow. You can replicate his look with a fancy robe, purple ascot, stick-on mustache that acts as a unibrow, and a little bit of teal face paint.
Christopher Meloni double cheeked up
We’ve all seen the photos of Christopher Meloni’s dump truck butt. The man clearly does his squats. This look is so easy to recreate — you just need some slacks, a button down shirt, a tie, and some padding for your booty. Maybe even size up on the pants to make room for all that extra cake.
Fat bear
Ahead of winter, bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve turn into absolute units. And we all get the opportunity to watch them gain weight and vote on the best fat bear. For Halloween, you can go as a generic fat bear or 2022’s champ bear 747. We love a cozy costume.
Chris Pine on the Don’t Worry Darling press tour
Chris Pine was a mood amongst the Don’t Worry Darling Venice drama. He had his little disposable camera, was in the middle of Spitgate, and sat through Harry Styles calling the movie a movie. Get Pine’s glamour-chic zoned out look with the following costume.
Alice from Bodies Bodies Bodies
Rachel Sennott’s Alice was the true star of A24’s murder mystery. She was funny, she had a hot older boyfriend (played by Lee Pace), and she gave us the iconic line, « I mean I’ve never actually said this to anyone, but I have body dysmorphia. » Slap on some glow sticks and fake blood, and you’ve got yourself an Alice costume.
Sheryl Lee Ralph’s Emmys look
Sheryl Lee Ralph was the first Black woman to win an Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 35 years, and she looked absolutely killer accepting the award. The hair bling — a moment!
Bitch, you better be joking
Maddy from Euphoria saying « Bitch, you better be joking » turned into an amazing meme, and is an easy last-minute Halloween costume. Just make sure you say the line all night.
Couples costume: Sexy Shrek and Donkey
Listen, Shrek and Donkey are already hot, but you can sex ’em up a little extra for Halloween. We went with a more feminine approach for Shrek and masculine approach for Donkey here, but you can obviously switch that up however you like.
Couples costume: Perry the Platypus and Dr. Doofenshmirtz
The ultimate frienemies make for a great couples or friends costume. Don’t forget the fedora — otherwise you’re just a regular platypus.
