Halloween & Costume Blog

A great Halloween costume does not require a big budget. Here is how to build something genuinely good at three different price points.

Thinking about trying cosplay for the first time? Here is a realistic, low-pressure starting point, from picking a character to your first convention.

Cosplay and Halloween costuming look similar from the outside but come from different cultures with different goals. Here is the real distinction.

Group costumes, food puns, and nostalgia are all having a moment. Here is what is actually driving Halloween costume choices this season.

From spirit-warding disguises to mass-produced plastic masks to today's DIY culture, the Halloween costume has changed more than the holiday itself.

A handful of films are responsible for most of what people picture when they think "Halloween costume." Here is how they did it.

Vampires and witches get all the attention, but folklore is full of stranger, lesser-known figures that make for genuinely original costume ideas.

Every classic Halloween costume archetype has a real folklore backstory. Here is where vampires, witches, and the grim reaper actually originated.

Jack-o-lanterns, bobbing for apples, black cats: most Halloween traditions have a real backstory. Here is where the big ones actually come from.

Halloween is a few thousand years older than costumes and candy. Here is how a Celtic harvest festival became the holiday we know today.