It was exciting being in Edward Scissorhand’s shoes for the day! I compiled the costume myself from thrift store black belts, leather pants and jacket. I also sprayed my hair black, wore black contacts and used glue to cover my eyebrows and create Edward’s scars. The scissorhands are made of cardboard and sprayed with chrome paint. Happy Halloween!

Submitted by Amanda Chapman, Florence, AL
www.amandachapmanphotography.com

Can’t go wrong with black and red clothes and some fangs to make great goth vampire costumes.

Whether you’re a fan of urban legends, musicals, Tim Burton movies, or Johnny Depp, you’ll love these dark and creepy Sweeney Todd couples costumes.

A truly avant garde approach to a ballerina costume, this unique look is made from an altered prom dress.

One of my favorite movies Edward Scissorhands. Played by my son Tristan. I got all the parts from 2nd hand stores. Made the gloves with cushy foam cut outs wraped with silver and red duct tape. Then hot glued to some stretchy gloves. Purchased wig from halloween store.

Submitted by Tina Taylor, Kansas City, Missouri

My daughter’s favorite movie of all time is Edward Scissorhands. Standing 4’10 I knew I wouldn’t be able to find the costume in her size so I decided to make the whole thing from scratch. I started with 3 yards of black shiny stretch fabric and made leggings. I bought a black turtle neck for warmth and made the shiny top to go over. I also made the sleeves separate for the unfinished effect and bobby pinned the half sleeves to arm sleeves. I found 10 belts at the thrift store and cut them to fit around her waist, chest and legs so everything was perfectly snug. I bought gardener gloves and used black electric tape and wrapped them to make them smaller and attach the scissors made from foam board. I wrapped the scissors made from foam board with foil and then sprayed them with silver spray paint. I also purchased black boots from goodwill to finish off the look added belt buckles. I used basic white paint for her face, with purple around the eyes and lips to add the effect of scarring. The costume was a HUGE success at school and to everyone who saw her.

Submitted by Lisa Gonzalez, Milpitas, Ca

This is a character from a kid’s tv show called digimon, which was pretty popular around the same time pokemon was big.

I decided to dress as her for halloween because it went along with my haunted house!

Every part of this costume is made by me, I created the bodysuit from scratch and I altered a wig to add the white hair to the mask. My favorite part is the arm, since it turned out really nicely!

Submitted by Sarah, Brampton, Ontario
www.darkelements.ca

THE DRESS WAS MADE BY ME.I DESIGIN IT TO FIT MY STYLE. I WANTED SOMETHING ODD.

Submitted by FLOBELLCOLLIER, AUGUSTA, GA

Make sure you stay away from water beds and party balloons in this Edward Scissorhands Costume.

My 6 year old daughter, Nicole wanted to be a GOTH FAIRY of all things this year. Nothing pretty and pink and frilly. It was all about looking “cool”. Come on…she’s 6! Really is this supposed to start this early? Anyways, she looks adorable.

Submitted by Maren Silvers, Dearborn, MI