Vintage Halloween costumes creepy and terrifying

 Posted by on 31 October 2009  Photography, Vintage/Retro
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Happy Halloween everyone! It’s the day of celebrating and honouring the dead. And, you know, dressing up and getting lots of free candy.

In honour of the day, I thought I would post some photos I found of Halloween costumes from the days of yore.

There were no princesses, or super heroes, or everyday things slutified. Just kids in terrifying masks, dressing a little more scary, and a lot less kitschy.

No seriously, these costumes freak me out.

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That last face is going to haunt my nightmares.

(via buzzfeed, who found them on flickr user stevechasmar’s photostream)

Amy Breen

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Grant Hamilton

    That is totally creepy!

    We won’t see stuff like this for a while, now. School boards are banning any costumes that may be seen as “scary”. Also, no masks, no ethnic, racial or handicapped stereotypes, and no weapons. That goes for Little Bo Peep’s staff, too.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/30/us/30costume.html

  • Juel

    They look like creepy little zombies kids that would bite off your head and eat it for supper…gulp.