Carbon Costume Posts by Tom
Karen from Frosty the Snowman
In the Christmas television special “Frosty the Snowman”, Karen (voiced by June Foray) is a girl who places a magical top hat on top of a snowman, bringing him to life. Worried that the warming weather will make him melt, Karen and Frosty embark on a mission to the North Pole. Through these adventures they find Santa Claus, who has a magical solution to save Frosty. For this costume, you’ll want to replace the red buttons on the winter coat with white ones, and wrap red fabric around the band of the earmuffs, to fully match Karen’s appearance.
Heart Eyes Killer from Heart Eyes
In the 2025 slasher Heart Eyes, the Heart Eyes Killer is a serial killer who targets romantic couples around every Valentine’s Day. This horror movie from the producers of Scream uses the same blend of horror and comedy, and slots in nicely with other holiday-themed horror movies like Christmas’s Krampus and Thanksgiving’s John Carver. The Heart Eyes Killer’s look is standard slasher fare (dark work jacket, work boots, leather gloves), but with the added twist of a stitched tan leather mask with light-up heart-shaped eyes. To go the extra mile with your own costume, install some red LED lights behind the glasses.
Henry from A Minecraft Movie (2024)
Jeff the Land Shark from Marvel Rivals
Jeff the Land Shark is one of the lesser-known characters to be featured in Marvel Rivals, fighting alongside the likes of Thor, Wolverine, and The Incredible Hulk, but he’s quickly become a fan favorite. Despite his rows of razor sharp teeth, Jeffrey is an adorable landshark that brings joy and healing to the battlefield.
Arthur Claus from Arthur Christmas
In Arthur Christmas (2011), Arthur Claus (voiced by James McAvoy) is the younger son of Santa Claus. When he discovers that due to a mishap, a girl failed to have her present delivered, he sets out on a mission with his grandfather Grandsanta, the elf Bryony Shelfley, and a team of reindeer to get the gift to her before Christmas Day sunrise. Arthur wears an ugly Christmas knit sweater paired with furry slippers with light-up googly eyes.
Thom Yorke from MTV Beach House
In 1993, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke put on a legendary performance Live at the MTV Beach House. The alternative band played their mega-hit single Creep, but the concert has since become better known for their other track, Anyone Can Play Guitar. During this song, Thom goes bananas, screaming “fat, ugly, dead” before jumping into the swimming pool. Although the spring-breakers watching the spectacle at the beach house weren’t aware, it turned out that in this act, Thom nearly killed himself, simultaneously through electrocution and drowning. The bleached blonde hair, done up in a ponytail, as well as the striped black shirt, are a not-so-subtle nod to grunge rockstar Kurt Cobain, whose band Nirvana ruled the airwaves at the time.
Sofia Falcone from The Penguin
In The Penguin, Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) is unjustly committed to Arkham Asylum by her mobster father when she starts asking too many questions about her mother’s death. There she’s subjected to unspeakable torture, and if she wasn’t crazy before, she is when she gets out. On release after 10 long years, she enacts revenge on everyone in the family who supported her stay in the asylum with a gas mask on her face. For Sofia’s costume, you can dress up as either her Arkham Asylum patient or her vengeful version.
Harvard Sweatshirt Princess Diana
Princess Diana’s iconic 1990s look featured a casual oversized Harvard sweatshirt, which was captured as the lady dodged paparazzi and ran through the streets of London. The fit was featured in the latest season of The Crown, highlighting Diana finally starting to break free from the rigid expectations set on her as the Duchess of Windsor and wife to Prince Charles.
Dementus from Furiosa
In Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Dementus (Chris Hemsworth) is the warlord who leads the Biker Horde. He abducts a young Furiosa after she’s taken from the Green Place. He wears a teddy bear that’s chained to his body as an accessory, and travels the wasteland on a Roman-style chariot fashioned from three motorcycles.
Henry Muck from Industry
In Industry, Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) is the charismatic founder and CEO of Lumi, a green tech energy company about to go public. But when the IPO goes horribly awry, Henry is quick to point fingers at Peerpoint, particularly their liaison Robert Spearing, who’ve been hired to handle the launch.
