It's time to start brainstorming some ideas for the perfect Halloween costume [1], and we're here to make sure your costume is both scary and Instagram-worthy. For the past few years, Halloween-goers young and old have used The Purge franchise as inspiration for their costumes, and it's time to re-create some of The Purge looks, and make 'em better (and scarier) than ever.
The Purge films and television series revolve around one day a year where in a 12-hour period, all crime (including murder and wearing white after Labour Day) is legal in a dystopian America. The horror franchise is a huge success both critically and financially and is an easy, affordable, and creative subject for a Halloween costume [2]. Get some creepy costume inspiration ahead!
—Additional reporting by Lauren Harano
The Couple That Slays Together Stays Together
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a white dress shirt.
Killer Cutie
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a white dress shirt.
A Killer and Her Boo
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a white dress shirt.
Killer Besties
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a dress.
Till Death Do Us Part
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Hell Hath No Fury Than a Woman Scorned
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a dress.
Look Behind You
What you'll need to make it yourself: a creepy mask and some formalwear.
The Streets Aren't Safe
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Bad Girls
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and a creepy mask.
Killer Gang
What you'll need to make it yourself: a creepy mask.
Don't Miss Your Shot
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon, a creepy mask, and a white dress shirt.
Beware
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Ready For the Kill
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
The Purge: Election Year
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and a creepy mask.
Superscary
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood and a creepy mask.
Kiss Me
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and a creepy mask.
Going For the Kill
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Light-Up Killer
What you'll need to make it yourself: a creepy glowing mask.
Blondes Have More Fun
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and a creepy mask.
Bloody Beauty
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and a creepy mask.
Time to Purge
What you'll need to make it yourself: a creepy mask.
Watch Out
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Ready to Kill
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
Candy Girl
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a creepy mask, and a dress.
Animals
What you'll need to make it yourself: fake blood, a fake weapon, and an animal mask.
Time to Die
What you'll need to make it yourself: a fake weapon and a creepy mask.
