Funny Halloween Costumes

Halloween is usually seen as a dark and frightful time.  People have a tendency to concentrate on costumes that are specifically designed to frighten others.  With this in mind, it’s always a pleasant sight to see someone during Halloween wearing a costume that is funny rather than scary. Now, when we say “funny costumes,” we don’t mean clowns.  The truth is that clown costumes have the potential of actually being...

Egyptian Costumes

As already discussed, Viking costumes are a great costume ideas for Halloween this year.  However, what if you’re not into the Norse?  What if you prefer the deserts of the Sahara to the cold waves of the northern seas?  Well, then you’re in luck, because today we’ll look into some great Egyptian costume ideas for you to wear this year. The history of Egypt is a long one that spans millennia.  Because of this, the...

Costumes for the Zombie Apocalypse

The Zombie Apocalypse, the future event that we all dread will one day become a reality.  It will be a time when the undead roam the streets, terrorizing and threatening all of humanity.  During this eve of man’s extinction, it might be beneficial to have a handy zombie costume with you. If movies like Zombieland and Sean of the Dead and television shows like The Walking Dead have taught us anything, it is that zombies...

First Contact Star Trek Costumes

For those Star Trek fans out there, you will all be glad to know that today marks the future anniversary of the creation of Earth’s first warp drive engine.  What better way to celebrate this future occasion than with a Star Trek costume? Created in 1966 by Gene Roddenberry, Star Trek has become a cultural icon that so far has released five television series and eleven movies.  Everyone knows the names of Captain James T....

Viking Costumes

The Norsemen, commonly known as the Vikings, were a fierce sea-faring culture that would travel the northern seas, plundering and fighting for any essentials that they required.  However, a little known fact about these people is that while they enjoyed battle, they were also a very interesting and complex society that had a rich cultural background, and this year you can celebrate this culture with some adult Halloween...

Sexy Vampires

For centuries, vampires have haunted our dreams and our imaginations.  Humans have had a morbid fascination with these creatures of myth and lore since the dawn of history.  We have seen many different versions of vampires in many different cultures.  The vampire’s image is one that changes constantly.  For example, while on the one hand we have the horrifyingly grotesque Nosferatu, on the other we have the handsome...

The Frog Prince

The Frog Prince is an old German folk tale that was eventually written down by the Brothers Grimm. In the story, a very rich and spoiled princess is playing with her favorite gold ball near a pond when it accidentally drops into the water and sinks to the bottom. The princess starts crying and states out loud that she would give up all her riches and luxuries if she could only have her ball back. A frog near the pond...

Streampunk Costumes

Steampunk is a type of science fiction that first became popular in the 1980s. Steampunk usually takes place in the 19th century, (usually Victorian era Britain) but instead of painting a realistic picture of the time, they paint it as more futuristic. In some stories people already have computers and television sets at the time and in others, completely fictional inventions exist instead. Steampunk fiction gave birth to the...