Carbon Costume

The American response to Sherlock, Elementary’s Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) is more into T-shirts and tattoos than Savile Row suits. But despite his troubled history with drug abuse and a move to New York, this Holmes still retains all of the wit and brilliance of his counterpart from across the pond.

Elementary’s Watson may be a Joan instead of a John and traded in a soldier’s firearm for a sober companion’s exasperated patience, but don’t underestimate her. She not only keeps up with the deductive skill of Sherlock Holmes, she does it all while running around New York in two-inch heels.

Named for Dr. Joseph Bell, the inspiration behind the original Sherlock Holmes, Marcus Bell is one of the best and brightest of the NYPD, earning the respect of a certain consulting detective. Plus, he can do the one thing Elementary’s Holmes appears incapable of doing: dress like an adult.

Christian Bale plays Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker whose life revolves around superficial excesses like restaurants and fashion. He leads a double life as a serial killer, but it’s his obsession with Huey Lewis & the News that truly makes him an American psycho.

In The Shining, Jack Torrance is looking forward to a quiet winter as the off-season caretaker of the Overlook Hotel, allowing him to focus on his writing and to spend some quality time with his family. That is until he becomes influenced by supernatural powers. Heeeeere’s Johnny!

In Arrested Development, Buster was and continues to be the baby of the Bluth family. He enjoys giving backrubs to his mother Lucille, having photo shoots in matching outfits with his mother, and dating women named Lucille who are his mother’s age.

In Arrested Development, Lindsay Bluth Fünke (Portia de Rossi) is the unsupportive wife of Tobias Fünke and the ungrateful twin sister of Michael Bluth. She supports cause célèbres and wears questionable attire, if only to be the center of attention.

In Dragon’s Crown, the Sorceress can mix potions, control skeletons, and even turn foes into harmless frogs. But she turns heads most for her controversial proportions, which take Lara Croft to the third power.

Sonny John Moore, aka Skrillex, is a music producer and dubstep DJ. He’s known for his sick drops and sicker haircut. You can fake it till you make it with this wig, stick-on piercings, faux plug earrings, and Fisher Price turntable.

Brian Hugh Warner is best known for his controversial stage persona, Marilyn Manson. His stage name was apparently inspired by two famous icons’ names, Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson. He has been romantically linked with beauties such as Rose McGowan, Dita Von Teese and Evan Rachel Wood, despite wearing more make-up than they do.