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 |