50 Creative Halloween Costume Ideas That Aren’t Just The Hot Nurse Again (New Pics)

This year, half of adults are planning on dressing up this Halloween, with a third thinking of putting their furry companions in costume, too, per the Halloween & Costume Association. On average, an adult is going to spend roughly $60 on their spooky wardrobe this year.

According to Google Trends searches, the most popular costumes that are going to be purchased this year include the aforementioned characters of Wicked and K-pop Demon Hunters, as well as Art the Clown from Terrifier and the iconic Ghostface from Scream.

Other hit costumes are predicted to be the Joker, Happy Gilmore, Poison Ivy, Mean Girls, Kim Possible, and a pooch from 101 Dalmatians.

When it comes to our furry friends, Gizmo from Gremlins ranks among the most favorite costumes for dogs. Some other popular choices include Jake the Dog from Adventure Time and a Ty brand dog.

Of course, there are also those costumes that we see every year without exception. They always come in clutch when looking for a last-minute classic costume. For kids, these are usually Spider-Man, a princess, and a witch. Combined together these costumes adorned almost 8 million kids last year.

Meanwhile, for adults, the most classic costumes remain vampire, cat, Batman, and pirate. Interestingly enough, over 5 million adults dressed as a witch last year! For their furry companions, a pumpkin, a hot dog, a bat, a ghost, and a bumblebee remain popular choices year after year.

So far, we’ve given you many ideas and options on who to dress as on Halloween. But if none of them appeals to you, you might prefer to come up with your own costume concept.

While this can be a great outlet for your creativity, there are some things you should keep in mind before you make your idea come to life. One of the don’ts of Halloween is cultural appropriation. Before you go have fun on the spookiest night of the year, make sure you’re not making fun of or taking advantage of a culture that isn’t your own.

“Taking someone else’s culture for your own amusement is never ok, a point that becomes especially relevant around the Halloween period. Every year costumes are bought and sold that often trivialise minority groups in an attempt to give the general public ‘exotic’ garments for an evening.

By wearing culturally significant objects, you dehumanise minority groups and set aside the deep relationships that come with things like traditional tattoos, objects, and clothing,” Roar News explains.