Simply Awful Halloween Costumes

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These Halloween Costumes Are Scary

For all the wrong reasons. 

It was pretty easy to find a collection of photos of really bad Halloween Costumes.  The difficult part was knowing when enough was enough and to stop looking at these horrible costumes.

I tried not to include awful Costumes that were either 'just plain wrong' or that leave the viewer feeling like they need a shower.  I was going for ones that were slightly disgusting, yet still funny. 

Countdown to Halloween

Halloween: October 31, 2010

Why showcase the bad Halloween costumes?

Why not? Everyone else always shows off cool costumes that they find or ones that are so creative you wonder how the person came up with the idea.

Personally, I enjoy a good laugh and Halloween provides an easy time of that with "bad costume" watching. A bad Halloween costume is like a bad car accident - you don't want to look, but you find yourself staring anyway.

We all went to school with at least one or two kids you could count on forgetting about a Halloween costume until the night before Halloween. They were the kids who were always asked by the adults, "and what are you supposed to be?"

One time my cousin showed up to a Halloween party wearing an old motorcycle helmet and black winter gloves. I guess he was going for a Junior Hells Angels look or maybe Ponch from CHiPs.

Anyway, this is meant to be a celebration of bad Halloween costumes. I found countless (and tacky) variations of "terrorist" costumes, a 'poop suit' (yee-ha, think I'll be a turd for Halloween), and someone dressed up as a urinal.

Yep, finding bad Halloween costumes is like shooting fish in a barrel.

P.S. the photo on the right is supposed to be a low-budget Bart Simpson costume. Priceless.

Worst Halloween Costumes Ever

Here they are folks. From poop suits to a guy dressed up as a urinal. Yes, a urinal.

I have them set in no particular order. Go ahead on vote for the one you think is the worst.

close up (you can't see quite how bad the costume looks...)

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close up (you c... 2 points
Barrel Boy

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Barrel Boy 2 points
Some things are just always funny

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Some things are... 2 points
Expecting

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Expecting 1 point
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"Worst Costume... 0 points
Bumblebee

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Bumblebee 0 points
one bad dog

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one bad dog 0 points
453-funny-halloween-costume

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453-funny-hallo... 0 points
Don't

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Don't 0 points
I'm Not Silly

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I'm Not Silly 0 points
Terrorist Haircut

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Terrorist Hairc... 0 points

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The Amish in me

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The Amish in me 0 points
Halloween costume

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Halloween costu... 0 points
Fast Food Culture

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Fast Food Cultu... 0 points
Thessaly's Costume

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Thessaly's Cost... 0 points
Identity Thief, Incognito

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Identity Thief,... 0 points

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5 Worst Halloween Treats

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Absolute Worst Halloween "Treats"

Everyone can remember the worst treat they ever received on Halloween. Whether it was a handful of black licorice jelly beans held over from Easter or a pencil - we've all received them at some point during our Trick or Treating years.

Here is a list I have started. Feel free to add yours and vote.

Popcorn Ball

Um, I received one of these numerous times over my Halloween career. These softball-sized lumps of stale popcorn were glued together with corn syrup or something and drizzled in some shade or another of food coloring.

A definite tooth breaker. I never recall making more than an attempt or two at taking a bite from one of these.1 point

A Pencil

A sharpened pencil no less. It seemed like every year I would get a least one of these and the sharpened point would tear a hole in my trick or treat bag.

By the end of the night my horde of candy would be seeping out through the numerous holes wrought by the crummy pencil.1 point

Apple

Okay, we were all kids once, right? What adult thinks that a kid is going to truly appreciate an apple when they have yummy sugary candy to choose from instead?

Plus, apples become weapons of minimal destruction when used as missiles and launched in a pre-emptive strike against the apple giver's house.1 point

Stickers

What may be their idea of a treat feels more like a trick to a kid expecting candy. Who goes and buys a roll of stickers to give out at Halloween anyway?0 points

Rock hard peanut chews

Anyone else out there receive a plethora of those nasty rock hard peanut flavored chews wrapped in either black or orange wax paper?

After all of the good candy was gone I would be forced to get my sugar fix with one of these jawbreakers. I would have to stick the whole thing in between my cheek and gums like a pre-adolescent tobacco chewer just to soften it up.

There are probably still some remnants of those awful candies still digesting in my stomach.0 points

More Best of the Worst Halloween Costumes

Finding bad Halloween Costumes is like shooting fish in a barrel

Firefox Geek

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Firefox Geek 0 points
Knox Halloween Party 2007

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Knox Halloween... 0 points
We Are Ugly

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We Are Ugly 0 points
Knox Halloween Party 2007

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Knox Halloween... 0 points
DSCF3242

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DSCF3242 0 points
Steve's Halloween costume

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Steve's Hallowe... 0 points
This is the most effort I put into a costume EVER!

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This is the mos... 0 points
The Other Scariest Costume of the Evening

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The Other Scari... 0 points
jg in his ear of corn costume

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jg in his ear o... 0 points
coolest costume ever

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coolest costume... 0 points
athf_halloween_3.jpg

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athf_halloween_... 0 points
This IS Halloween!

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This IS Hallowe... 0 points
Halloween 2006

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Halloween 2006 0 points
This year's Halloweenie Costume

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This year's Hal... 0 points
Halloween 2004

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Halloween 2004 0 points
Halloween gone wrong

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Halloween gone... 0 points
Pierre didn't wear a costume

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Pierre didn't w... 0 points
Halloween

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Halloween 0 points
Halloween

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Halloween 0 points

The Place to Share Your Bad Halloween Costume Stories

Share your thoughts/memories on bad costumes. I love a good funny story.

  • theconditionpodcast Oct 27, 2010 @ 8:49 pm | delete
    Great lens, nice reverse take on halloween costumes, much more interesting than the good costume pages.
  • tshirtfort Oct 27, 2009 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    In my opinion homemade costumes rock. Bad costumes are those ones that come from those pop up halloween stores that are completely slutty even when they are for 8 year olds!
  • sabrinacareer Sep 22, 2009 @ 3:15 pm | delete
    yes, some of these are pretty bad I must say...its worse when it is a poor child that has to wear it
  • JenOfChicago Sep 17, 2009 @ 12:11 am | delete
    Ha, great ones here!
  • gozergirl Nov 20, 2008 @ 10:09 am | delete
    LOL!
    Great costumes!!
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