Here’s another classic that I assume all of us have been at some point in our lives; a ghost. Now, if you didn’t really want to try hard with this one, or are the type of person that loves the old school or a good corny costume; then you could most definitely cut eyeholes in a sheet and wander around the party/streets making ghostly “oooooOOoooOOoooo” noises in response to any question asked of you. But if you wanted to go a different route there are plenty of ways to do it.

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You could be a more recently deceased person and simply buy something that looks old and washed out from your local good will or salvation army. You can make it look like it’s spend time in a coffin by tearing and ripping the edges or other key spots. Then all you have left to do is make your face appear more pale, add a dark shadow around your eyes to make it seem that they are sunken in, and mess up your hair.

If this all seems like too much work for you, or if you simply don’t have the time to go through all that; there are lots of different types of ghost and ghoul costumes available for purchasing. The best ones (in my opinion) are make to look like Victorian or Antebellum age dresses and suits, but they are entirely white or grey. They look (tastefully) tattered and torn, and appear to be what you might see if you had a ghost encounter yourself. Really, it’s something that with the right make-up and perhaps a white or grey wig to match; will really turn heads.

What’s best is that if you choose to act the part you can be spooky and unnerving without having to resort to the gore or disfigured masks that other people often employ to scare kids (or friends) on Halloween night. If you’re part of a haunted house; not speaking, and using slow deliberate movements to invade people’s personal space will have them freaked out in no time.