What was your deepest cut Halloween costume?

[James Fabiano]

Some of mine tend to be obscure, as the people who I work around have not all watched What We Do In The Shadows, or Ghosts. But I think this year, I may have outdid that, as I came to work dressed as Jim (as in Rosie and Jim, the UK puppet show).

[The Summer of Muskrat XVII]

I dressed as Conor McGregor a few years back, even had fake UFC belts. Wouldn't think that's obscure, but virtually nobody knew who I was. I looked pretty spot on too, we both had short hair at the time, I wore a nice pinstripe suit with aviators, had the walk down, but it was before May/Mac fight so he wasn't a household name yet and I lived in the MMA bubble at the time.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

One year when it was topical, I dressed as The Terminator with a sash that said "Governor"

I wouldn't think this was a deep cut, but I ran into someone who did not know who Arnold Schwarzenegger was, nor The Terminator. It made me realize just how different people's bubbles can be.

Another one that didn't play well, but I loved, was Guy Falling From Building. I shoved a wire coat hanger into a tie and made it stand straight up, and put my hair up with gel. Put my arms up and AHHHHHHH.

[Push R Truth]

Couple years back I went as Moses. In a RED robe with my long grey hair, beard and with THE TEN COMMANDMENT TABLETS.

9 out of 10 people called me Jesus. I thought it was an obvious costume yet apparently it was too obscure. But shit I was in a heavily catholic town too. Most of the people I was running into went to catholic school with tons of require religious classes. I'm still confused as to what the hell was going on that night.

[schma]

One year I was Bat Out of Hell era Meatloaf.

However, one year I was invited at the last minute to a halloween party. I had no costume because I had no plans. However, this was the one time in my life that I had a goatee. I decided that my costume would be that I was my evil twin from an alternate dimension...no one got it.

[tirtefaa]

When I was 8, I was a clown. A happy clown.

[Allie Kitsune]

Wasn't allowed to dress up past 7 years old.

And haven't since. I'd like to, but I don't have any excuse to, and everyone in my life rides me about being irresponsible and childish if I complain about not getting to.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Oct 31, 2023 12:01:38 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Couple years back I went as Moses. In a RED robe with my long grey hair, beard and with THE TEN COMMANDMENT TABLETS.

9 out of 10 people called me Jesus. I thought it was an obvious costume yet apparently it was too obscure. But shit I was in a heavily catholic town too. Most of the people I was running into went to catholic school with tons of require religious classes. I'm still confused as to what the hell was going on that night.

[Push R Truth]

Oct 31, 2023 12:27:43 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Oct 31, 2023 12:01:38 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Couple years back I went as Moses. In a RED robe with my long grey hair, beard and with THE TEN COMMANDMENT TABLETS.

9 out of 10 people called me Jesus. I thought it was an obvious costume yet apparently it was too obscure. But shit I was in a heavily catholic town too. Most of the people I was running into went to catholic school with tons of require religious classes. I'm still confused as to what the hell was going on that night.

That was the exact look I was going for. And people were like "Hey it's Jesus!"

[Ultimo Gallos]

None that I can think of.

Last 6 years just dressed up as Ultimo Gallos.

[ayumidah]

I dressed as Alice from the Syfy Alice miniseries. I'm still sad I don't have that dress anymore.

[floundertime]

2 years ago I went as Parappa the Rappa.

You gotta believe!

[fw91]

Let's see...

One year I was Kenny Powers, another year I was Doug Remer from BASEketBall and another I was Billy Bob from Varsity Blues.

[ERON]

I went to a party as Hacksaw Jim Duggan about ten years ago. Only a couple of people knew who I was supposed to be, one of whom could have been Braun Strowman's body double.

[Super Duper Dragunov]

Last time I dressed up was about 8 years ago when I went as Dr. Horrible (Evil League of Evil version).
Had the surgeon's outfit tailor made on Etsy and everything.

Only 1 person knew who I was.

Some random dude in a Wal-Mart parking lot who screamed it out as he was driving by.

[cosmo]

It's not a Halloween costume per se, but I went to a horror movie convention around ten years ago dressed as Frank West's default outfit from the first Dead Rising game.

I've been to a few other conventions dressed as the Ninth Doctor from Doctor Who, but since he was only around for one season, the only people that recognized me were hardcore Whovians. The leather jacket I had made for the costume has served me well over the years, though.

[Bobeddy]

Not for Halloween but for a con a few years back I went as a guy who couldn't figure out how to beat Doki Doki Literature Club.

It was basically me in a suit with a Just Married sign around my neck and wearing a wedding ring, looking depressed while I carried around a completely hollowed out laptop with this image inside the monitor frame.

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It went down really well amongst those that got it.

[schma]

Oct 31, 2023 19:21:15 GMT -5 Super Duper Dragunov said:

Last time I dressed up was about 8 years ago when I went as Dr. Horrible (Evil League of Evil version).
Had the surgeon's outfit tailor made on Etsy and everything.

Only 1 person knew who I was.

Some random dude in a Wal-Mart parking lot who screamed it out as he was driving by.

That is sad, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog was fantastic.

["Playboy" Don Douglas]

Reverend Harry Powell, Robert Mitchum’s character from the 1955 film The Night of the Hunter.

[Jake, The Jake, Jake]

One year I went as the protagonist from Bioshock, a character who you never actually see. I just painted glowy blue lines on one of my hands and carried around a monkey wrench. If anyone asked I just said it looked spot on from my POV.