Carbon Costume

In the Marvel Universe, the cosmic entity Death embodies decay and destruction. The most familiar manifestation is as Mistress Death, a young woman in a dark hooded robe. Thanos falls madly in love with her and woos her by collecting as many souls as possible through the extinction of countless planets and species.

In the Marvel comics, Leah of Hel is the loyal Asgardian handmaiden of Hela, daughter of Loki. Despite Leah’s disdain for the trickster god, he takes a liking to her and is committed to being her BFF. For this costume, you can remove the black lace and replace it with yellow lining for the most authentic look.

Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) is a P.I. and former superhero with the abilities of superhuman strength and flight whose has past has come back to haunt her. Her superhero career failed when she was manipulated by a mind-controller, Zebediah Killgrave AKA The Purple Man, for eight months before his apparent death. Suffering for PTSD, Jessica must face Killgrave after he returns to make her life hell once again.

In the Terminator series, Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) is a young woman who finds herself pursued by a relentless Terminator android sent from the future. Over the course of the movies, she develops from a damsel in distress to a hardened bad-ass who’s prepared to take on all comers.

In The Bride of Frankenstein, Dr. Frankenstein is coerced by The Monster to create a mate (Elsa Lanchester) to be his companion. Despite her bandaged appearance, she makes quite an impression with her lightning streaked hair.

In Harry Potter, Sybill Trelawney (Emma Thompson) is a witch and professor of Divination at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Though many don’t take her seriously, she knows of what she speaks, as she accurately predicted many prophecies about Lord Voldemort.

In Until Dawn, Emily is an intelligent, resourceful, and has a sharp wit. That’s not to say she’s pleasant to be around. She’s known in the group for her withering put downs, and has been known to bring up her 4.0 GPA in arguments.

In Mortal Kombat, Sonya Blade is an officer of the U.S. Special Forces. While pursuing Kano and the Black Dragon syndicate, she enters Shang Tsung’s fighting tournament. Even though she’s dressed for sweating to the oldies rather than fighting to the death, she’s able to hold her own against some of the fiercest fighters in the world.