Halloween is a time to dress up as your favorite character and go trick-or-treating. Nowadays, people often dress up as funny or sexy characters, but traditionally, Halloween was a time for the scariest ghouls and creepers to make an appearance.
People definitely knew how to stir up a scare in the past. Check out these vintage snapshots of horrifying costumes that people used to wear on Halloween.
People definitely knew how to stir up a scare in the past. Check out these vintage snapshots of horrifying costumes that people used to wear on Halloween.
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| Mummy kid with skull mask |
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| Mummy kid |
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| Mummy man |
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| Noir costume |
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| Scary rabbit man |
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| Skeleton kid |
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| Skull man |
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| Snake man |
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| Stone-age woman |
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| Two creepy clowns |
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| Two girls in Halloween masks on a porch |
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| Two goblins |
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| Two men in strange Halloween costumes |
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| Two men wearing masks pushing each other in a wheelbarrow |
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| Vampire kid |
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| White group |
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| Wolf boy |
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| Wolf man |
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| Woman in Halloween mask sits on a porch |
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| A family in creepy Halloween costumes |
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| Bad clown |
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| Bear terrifies small child |
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| Blackface Halloween costume |
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| Children in various strange Halloween masks |
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| Couple in freaky Halloween costumes |
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| Creepy clown and old man |
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| Creepy witch |
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| Freaky clown |
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| Freaky Santa |
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| Ghost family |
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| Ghost kid |
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| Ghost kids |
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| Group of creppy clowns |
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| Jane Jetson girl |
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| Little girls in freaky Halloween masks |
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| Man dressed as a baby |
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| Man in a strange clown costume |
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| Man laughing while wearing a strange mask |
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| Man wearing a baggy Halloween costume |
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| Man wearing a 'tramp' Halloween costume |
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| Man with a fake nose and woman give a toast |
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| Masked boy |
