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Or you can be a mummy, little red riding hood, or a vampire.

Of course, we are fans of the werewolf costume! And if you’re trying to be a werewolf, here are some ideas if you’re trying to put your own werewolf costume together. 

Halloween is only 7 days away!!!

So, now that we’ve established that, for your werewolf laceration, the tools you’ll need include:
thin make-up brush
black face paint
scar wax
skin-colored face powder
red and brown eyeshadow
fake blood

The video below shows how to apply – the end result is a pretty cool-looking werewolf laceration that you can apply to your leg, arm, hand, or face!

1. Werewolf Hair – if you’re wanting to dress up as the sterotypical “hollywood” werewolf, then this will include alot of hair! You can buy “theatrical” hair from many costume shops to stick on your face, tops of hands, or other key parts of your body.

2. Eyes – To give your costume a unique look, you can add some special contacts to your outfit to change your eyes…this is what actors in movies such as Twilight and TV shows such as Vampire Diaries do! If you decide you do want contacts, you’ll probably want to order them now, well ahead of halloween, as most of the reputable companies will require your eye doctor’s info – and you only want to get these from a reputable company!

3.  Fangs – Every good werewolf costume has a nice pair of fangs!  You don’t have to find werewolf-specific fangs, just go to a halloween costume shop and check out the fang selection – typically they’ll be advertised as vampire fangs, but they’ll work for your werewolf costume too!  They even have fangs that descend via the use of your tongue.

4. Full Mask – If you want something that covers a bit more of your face, masks are also a nice way to go – they’ve come along way from even a few years ago! There are even masks where you can open your mouth – check out this animotion mask…

5.  Face Makeup – if you don’t care for a mask covering your face, you might want to try a more natural look with makeup. There are special werewolf makeup kits out there, however if you don’t want to buy a kit, just stick to the different shades of brown, black and white, and you’ll be on the right track.

These are just some ideas to get you started…you certainly don’t need to buy any of these things from a store to make a great werewolf costume – there are plenty of homemade costumes that are really great out there (have you seen the wolf tail that moves by itself?), with a little creativity you can have a really great costume!

Here’s what we liked about the werewolf animotion mask:

• The look.  From a distance, the animotion mask looks pretty good.  You can definitely tell it’s a werewolf.  And a mean-looking one at that! The deep wrinkles and the long vicious-looking teeth can easily be seen from a distance, and add a sense of realism that some plastic werewolf masks are sometimes missing.
• The fit.  The mask is fairly lightweight, yet feels sturdy and comfortable when on.  It’s also surprisingly not overly hot when it’s on.  In addition, foam pads included with the mask help customize it to your face.  When the velcro is tightened around the back of your head, the fit is secure and the mask stays on pretty easily no matter which way you turn your head.  Also the mask covers the ENTIRE head, not just the front!
• The animotion.  The “animotion” part of the werewolf mask is definitely the coolest part of the mask.  Basically, what this means is that the mask is designed so that the mouth of the mask opens with your own mouth.  Imagine: You’re out at night, and you growl or howl.  You open your mouth, and the mask’s mouth opens at the same time!   In other words, this werewolf mask is not your standard stiff non-moving mask mouth, but rather actually opens when you want.  And not only does the mouth open when you open your mouth, but the lips also draw back exposing the werewolf’s gums, making the werewolf look even meaner. Pretty cool. And it does work.  Just maybe not as fantastically as you might think just based on the mask’s advertisements.  (See cons below).
• Hologram werewolf sticker in the box.

Cons:

• The werewolf animotion mask looks great from a distance, but a close-up inspection reveals flaws. For example, the edgework where the fur and plastic part of the mask meat are not the best, and not much was done to hide the sewn edging around the face.  We also found some stray stitching in odd places around the fur.
• The back of the mask does not have a closure.  This means that although the mask does cover the entire head, and there is plenty of material for it to close, the fur in the back sometimes does flap open.  On the plus side, this can be fixed fairly easily be adding  a tiny piece of velcro to the back to help secure it.
• The eyesockets are pretty big.  This is advertised as being a “pro” because it allows for a pretty good field of vision – which is true.  Unfortunately however, you can see the human inside the mask pretty easily because of the big eye sockets.  Fortunately however, there is a fairly easy fix which is to either where a ski mask underneath the mask, or where black eye paint around your eyes to help conceal the human skin under the werewolf mask.
• The animotion technology is not perfect.  The idea and concept behind the animotion is pretty cool – a werewolf mask mouth that opens with your own.  And there is an advertisement video which demonstrates just how cool it is.  And to a certain degree, it does work.  It does not however work as much as advertised in the video.  The mouth itself only opens about an inch or so. If you try to open it any wider (for example, as wide as the video advertisement makes it seem it should open), the mask rips in the corners of the mouth.  When we tried to figure out how the advertisers opened the mouth so wide in the advertisement, a close inspection of the video revealed that the advertisers actually cut the corners of the mouth to allow it to open up wide!! A little disappointing.  We also found that the upper lip (which is meant to retract when the mouth is opened) came unglued within the first few minutes of our opening the mask….easily fixed with a dab of glue.  Finally, the last imperfection in the animotion part of the mask is that people have reported pinching of the cheeks caused by the hinges inside the mouth’s jaw (although we did not feel anything).

Overall, is this werewolf mask worth it?

Yes!  The coolest part of this werewolf mask is the animotion…and while this is also the part with the most flaws, overall, the coolness factor outweigh the negatives.  The technology is not perfect, but when you know about the problems you can fix them (or work with them).  And at this price level, you’re not going to find many other werewolf masks that let you move your mouth when you howl.

If you are interested in buying this werewolf mask check out BuyScaryHalloweenCostumes.com here! The masks are currently in stock and ready to ship!

1. Vampire Hunter 
• You can go all out and dress like Van Helsing, or you can do something a little more like Corey Feldman in the movie the Lost Boys (red bandana tied around the head and cammo shirt).  Either way, be sure that you’re carrying a vampire killing kit!
2. Werewolf (or Vampire) Victim
• This is a pretty easy halloween costume – all  you’ll need to do is get some old clothes and tear scratches and slashes into them and then add fake blood and wounds to the appropriate places (for a vampire victim, maybe some blood pinpricks on the neck, for a werewolf victim, a big bitemark!)
3. Priest Warrior (that fights vampires / werewolves)
• If you’ve seen the movie priest with Paul Bettany you have an idea of what this halloween costume should be.  Dress in black, carry plenty of crosses and a fake dagger around your waist!
4. Werewolf in Human Form (or a Werewolf pack if you have a bunch of people)
• You can do this Jacob Black style with just shorts and no shirt and maybe a tattoo on your arm, or you can do it wolfman style with messed up hair, dirt on your face, and torn jeans and shirt.  Don’t forget the fake blood on the front of the shirt!
5. Boy Who Cried Werewolf
• This is a pretty simple costume, you just dress up like a kid – in jeans and jacket and sneakers. The rest of the costume is about attitude.  Your whole attitude needs to be one that is obsessed with monsters – everything you say or do should be about a monster!
6. Your Favorite Werewolf Movie
• No, I didn’t say a character in a werewolf movie, I said you should be the werewolf movie itself!  This is a very simple costume, ideal for the last minute situation – all you need is a werewolf movie poster!  Glue or tape the werewolf movie poster onto a cardboard the exact size that it is.  Now, you will want to wear this cardboard on the front of your body by drilling holes in the cardboard and getting a cord to tie in the holes so that it hangs around your neck and on the front of your body! Dress the rest of your body in black so that the main focus is the movie poster!
7. Full Moon
• You can do this by either having a moon mask for just your face, or creating a full-body moon costume out of paper mache!
8. Wolf
• The wolf halloween costume can quickly become very complex. To keep it simple, focus on the face.  Sometimes all you need is just a wolf face mask!
9. Woodsman
• Every ancient werewolf legend seems to have a woodsman of some sort in it.  To be a woodsman you’ll just need a pair of overalls, plaid shirt, some boots, a beanie, and a fake ax.
10. Little Red Riding Hood
• It’s quite possible that the wolf in little red riding hood was a werewolf! This halloween costume is a classic and very easy to make yourself – once you have a red cape everyone will know who you are!

There are two methods for creating the mummy costume.
1. The first is more involved but looks more professional, it is made by using real strips of fabric from white bed sheets. (Linens would have been used on real Egyptian mummies).
2. The second way to make the outfit is by using toilet paper, which is less expensive but does have some drawbacks.

The first method: The “real fabric” custom mummy costume:

Creating your homemade outfit is fairly easy and straightforward if you know how to use a sewing machine. This is a great time to ask Mom for a favor! You can do all the prep work and deliver the materials to the person that will do the sewing for you, mom! (If you cannot do it yourself).

This homemade method requires that you use old sheets for the mummy wrap. By cutting the old sheets into strips you get the same effect as a real mummy would have had thousands of years ago. You can use old white sheets from around your house, get some at goodwill, or even ask some friends or family for an old set of white sheets.

Real egyptian mummies would, at times, be wrapped in linens donated by the family of the deceased.

If all else fails you can always buy a cheap flat sheet from the store for a moderate price. The basic idea is to cover yourself in the fabric strips to get the mummy look that you want!

If you cannot get your hands on a sewing machine be creative and try to attach the fabric strips another way!

The second method: The Classic toilet paper mummy wrap

This is the best way to make the costume at an affordable price. Most of us know how this method works! You grab some rolls of toilet paper and begin wrapping yourself in it until you get the look of a mummy that you want. Of course, one problem with doing it this way is that the toilet paper is easily ripped and you will probably end up losing alot of your costume. But if you need to make a brief appearance on Halloween night and need a fast costume this is definitely the way to go. Also, never go trick-or-treating in the rain with this costume on!

Here is a video on a full-body homemade werewolf costume that someone made. It took him over 300 hours to make the entire costume, but the result was a pretty scary-looking werewolf. He gives you a quick step-by-step overview of the different stages he went through in creating the werewolf, including muscle tone, werewolf legs, and a wet-looking face.

If this werewolf costume is a bit too involved for you, there are other ways to make your own homemade werewolf costume.

1.  The first idea is that you can think of who your favorite werewolf is from the movies and use that movie werewolf as your costume inspiration – Teen Wolf, American Werewolf, Jacob – there are many different choices. You can then model your costume based on their look, clothing, and attitude.

2. The next idea in making your own costume at home is to use a bit of halloween costume makeup and creativity. Here are some useful videos and instructables on how to do it yourself with makeup.

3. Another idea is to take your inspiration from music videos featuring werewolves, such as Michael Jackson’s Thriller.  Even if you don’t get the costume quite right, people will probably know what it is if it’s a popular video!

4.  Finally, you can always go as a werewolf that has transformed back into human form…simply tear up some old clothing, add a bit of blood around your face and the top of your shirt, mess up your hair, and put streaks of grease and dirt on your face.  You can throw in some fangs if you want (maybe the werewolf has not quite finished transforming back into human form…)

1.   Red Riding Hood – Red Riding Hood isn’t exactly a girl werewolf, but in some versions of the story, the “wolf” in the stories is actually a werewolf! You can dress up as red riding hood and hold a baby werewolf in a basket, or even go with a friend who is dressed up as the Big Bad Werewolf!  Or how about make red riding hood herself into a werweolf??

2.  Granny WEREWOLF from Red Riding Hood – Another halloween costume idea is to do a twist on the tale of Red Riding Hood where “granny” is actually a werewolf – this costume isn’t a cute girl werewolf costume, but rather a scary costume – you’ll want to wear a long old-fashioned nightshirt and a nightcap.  Put on a werewolf mask or makeup and turn your face into a terrifying werewolf with fangs!
 
 
 
 

3. Jordan from Boy Who Cried Werewolf – This is kind of a cool girl costume where you don’t have to do too much. You want to be Jordan Sands (the girl in the poster). All you’ll need are some werewolf hands and some fangs! When you meet people during halloween just shush them like in the pictures and smile to show your fangs!

4.  Leah Clearwater from Eclipse – Another easy costume. The main thing you’ll need is a sleeveless shirt and the Quileute tattoo on the right arm! Just use some halloween makeup to achieve the look!

5. Clawdeen Wolf – Clawdeen Wolf is a girl werewolf in Monster High – a TV show and webseries that started in 2010. Clawdeen wears a short purple skirt and knee-high boots. Here’s a pretty cool video on how to do Clawdeen’s makeup.

Well, if you’re trying to make a last minute decision on what to be, here is the list of the creatures you’re most likely to see roaming the streets this halloween…

Ten Most Popular Halloween 2010 Costumes

1. Witch
2. Vampire
3. Pirate
4. Nurse
5. Wench/Tart/Vixen
6. Cat
7. Zombie
8. Fairy
9. Athlete/Batman (Tie)
10. Dracula

What you’ll need for a Quick Little Red Riding Hood Costume:

Little Red Riding Hood with Baby Werewolf

If you’re wanting to be a more traditional (as far as Hollywood-standards) werewolf, you’re probably looking for hair to cover your face and body to complete your halloween look.  You’ll find that there are many different ideas on what you can do about werewolf hair, going from a full-headed werewolf mask that comes complete with the hair, to werewolf hair patches that you can adhere directly to your skin with spirit gum. Here are some werewolf hair ideas to complete your halloween costume:

Theatrical Hair – there are many different choices of theatrical hair, and they come in all sorts of different colors. Some, like the theatrical crepe hair in the picture to the side can come in a wool braid that you take apart and attach pieces of hair wherever you want with spirit gum. When used properly, this type of hair can create a pretty realistic looking effect.  Theatrical hair is not just used for werewolf costumes, but really can be used for anything that requires excess hair on the face or body.

Instant Werewolf Hair – There are some products out there targeted specifically for costumes for werewolves, and generally come in pre-made patches that you can apply for an “instant” werewolf effect.  The “Instant Werewolf Hair” in the picture below for example, gives you three self adhesive patches that adhere to your face (brow and sides of face), and are meant to be attached with spirit gum.

Werewolf Wigs - Instead of applying patches or hair to stick to your face, you can just opt for a wig that covers your head…a simple, quick effective approach. Most werewolf wigs tend to come in a brown color.  You’ll still need to make-up your face, as the wig, is just that – a wig.

Werewolf Mask – You can find a wide variety of werewolf masks that cover your whole head, and of course come with hair attached.  You’ll need minimal makeup and no extra hair pieces on your face for the full-headed werewolf mask.  See more werewolf mask choices! And don’t forget to add werewolf fangs to your halloween costume too!

theatrical hair

instant werewolf hair

werewolf mask

1.  Teen Wolf Halloween Costume
This halloween costume is very easy to make.
What you need: 1. A yellow basketball jersey. 2. Iron on computer transfer paper to make words. 3. Fur 4. Basketball socks and sneakers. 5. A basketball 5. Yellow headband 6. Skin colored leggings and shirt (optional). 7. Brown colored makeup for your face.

2. WolfMan Halloween Costume

actual costume from movie wolfman

What you will need: 1. A long white shirt, a brown vest that you can cut up, and black pants that you can tear up 2. Fake bood 3. Fake fur for your face and brown makeup. 4. Fangs.

3.  New Moon Werewolf Costume
What you will need: 1. A pair of knee-length dark colored torn shorts. 2. Body paint to draw the quileute symbol.

4.  An American Werewolf in London Costume

american-werewolf-in london

What you will need: 1. A puffy red jacket. 2. A backpack 3. Fangs. 4. White and black makeup.

an american werewolf in london

Jeepers Creepers
The Jeepers Creepers Costume and Mask is an excellent choice. The mask is half human-half monster, almost like Freddy Krueger. Terrifying in it’s own right – add a hat and a long trench coat and your costume is set.

Jason Voorhees
Another popular / traditional costume idea is the Jason Voorhees Mask and Costume. To make this, all you really need is a hockey mask, any old dark clothing will do for the rest of the outfit.

Michael Myers..
Another traditional favorite, the Michael Myers mask would just entail getting a plan man’s face with brown hair coming out of it and holes cut for the eyes. The mask looks strangely and oddly scary even though it is so simple. Finish out your costume idea with a black shirt and black pants and you’re done.

Werewolf
Finally, we’d be remiss if we didn’t also share with you the wide variety of costume ideas for werewolf lovers. There are plenty of werewolf masks for halloween that you can choose from. They come in colors from the white werewolf to black to brown, and come in styles from friendly to scary, and from very wolf-like, to human-like, to demon-like.

To make a “traditional” vampire hunter costume that people would recognize, you could use a long black trench coat, a wooden stake, a bible or a cross, and a string of garlic. You could also dress up like a priest and carry the accessories listed above. Or you could opt for more modern version like a Jessica Biel Blade Vampire Hunter-type costume – leather, spandex, and a fake bow and arrow.

If you are serious about getting rid of vampires, and not just looking for costume ideas, you’ll want to take a closer look at something like the vampire kit and the items it holds.

realistic werewolf costume – More DIY How To Projects