Carbon Costume

…They Live is an action horror film from John Carpenter in which a drifer finds out a large percentage of the American population who hold power are actually aliens, and that all written text really say subliminal messages such as “OBEY” or “STAY ASLEEP”. Best done in groups. Recommended you make an “OBEY” picket sign….

…In the Shining, a Stanley Kubrick film based on a novel by Stephen King, Jack Torrance’s son Danny is riding his big wheels through the hotel when he encounters creepy twin sisters. They are the ghosts of the Grady daughters (played by Lisa and Louise Burns), who were once murdered in the building….

…Krampus is a supernatural entity from German folklore and the titular main antagonist of the 2015 Christmas horror-comedy film of the same name. Krampus is an evil version of Santa Claus who punishes naughty people on Christmas….

…80s slasher fic Nightmare on Elm Street. He is the boyfriend of Nancy, the films main hero and the one who ultimately finds out how to defeat Freddy Kreuger. Although Glen supports his girlfriend and believes her when nobody else does, he ends up falling prey to Kreuger in one of the film‘s most spectacular deaths. Glen has several looks throughout the movie but the most iconic is the outfit he’s wearing right before he falls into Freddy’s clutche…

…Herbsaint Sazerac (played by Owen Wilson) is a writer for the French Dispatch in Wes Anderson’s film of the same name. Sazerac is rarely seen without his trusty camera or beret, and can often be found with his red bicycle in tow as he investigates his stories….

…In the 2005 film Constantine, John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) is a weary and cynical chain-smoker who, as in the TV series, is able to sense and communicate with half-demons and half-angels on Earth. He exorcises demons back to hell to earn favor with heaven and avoid eternal damnation for a suicide attempt in his youth….

…Caliban (Stephen Merchant) is a mutant from the X-Men film series and in Logan is an ally to Wolverine. He helps foster Charles Xavier, but in the past, his power of tracking Mutants was used to eliminate most of them. He cannot be exposed to sunlight or else he burns horrifically….

…In Wes Anderson’s film Moonrise Kingdom, Mrs. Bishop (played by Frances McDormand) is the mother of Suzy Bishop. When Suzy and Sam Shakusky disappear together, Mrs. Bishop and her husband search for her. Mrs. Bishop wears several colorful outfits that are all true to the story’s 1965 setting, making this a fun costume to recreate with both new pieces and vintage finds….

…h for what she has. Lady Bird’s clothing is a mix of simple pieces and vintage thrift store finds, giving her a cool ’90s vibe even as a high school student in the early 2000s….

…s that can be fun to mix and match with the plaid shirt he layers underneath….