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Chucky is a character who was first made popular in the 1988 horror film “Child’s Play.” Serial killer Charles Lee Ray, ”Chucky,” is fatal shot while escaping law enforcement. The dying criminal transfers his soul into a “Good Guy Doll” via a vodoo ritual in an effort to buy time until he can make the soul transfer into a healthy human body. While in doll form, Chucky, as he introduced himself the little boy, Andy, who received him as a birthday gift, commits a series of murders. The “Chucky” doll is eventually burned, dismembered and shot through his heart before he’s able to put his soul into Andy’s body. Chucky is resurrected several times in the many sequels of the “Child’s Play” film series. He’s even allowed a bride and offspring throughout the volumes of this tale of horror.

Adult Chucky costume

Since Chucky is a walking, talking child’s doll, he makes a great costume idea for horror enthusiasts of small stature or for fans who are allowed to costume someone of small stature. If you want to keep it more child friendly, you could dress yourself or the toddler up as “Good Guy Chucky.” It’s the stage before blood lust and self-preservation overwhelm him while in doll form.

The most popular is whole in body, if not in mind, murderous “Chucky.” It’s sure to startle passersby while keeping the wearer warm due to the long-sleeved shirt, overalls, socks and tennis shoes worn by this once non-possessed, innocent, battery-operated doll. A wig, which will provide warmth for the head, is most likely going to be in order, since Chucky has distinctive red hair. “Burned Chucky” is a rather creepy option. There’s nothing like a blacked doll that keeps on ticking to put the shivers into your fellow human. The fact that Chucky is often dismembered on the road to his doom, makes him a clever costume for those who may have missing limbs of their own.

For the ladies

Tiffany – the bride of Chucky

Ladies Chucky costume

Now don’t let the size of Chucky dissuade you from wearing this even if you aren’t near his build. There are some who felt that Chucky would have been a more formidable foe if he were taller. Anyone who is familiar with this character, would be apt to end up with a case of the “heebie jeebies” no matter the size of the “Chucky” in their presence. Don’t let his gender halt your “Chucky” masquerading dreams either. With his cut of his outfit girly bits can be easily disguised. Though, if you just have to let your feminine side out, you can go as Tiffany, his bride and pair up with someone in “Chucky” attire. If you really want to make it a family affair or just a fun way for a gaggle of folks to be festive, a group can dress up as Chucky, Tiffany and their gender-confused child, Glen/Glenda.

No matter how you want to kick up the adrenaline, solo or in a group, “Chucky” makes a fabulous costume for horror lovers during the Halloween season.

Halloween is the time to spook your friends with ghoulish costumes and scary decor. It is also the time to share scary ghost stories, so here we’ll will be giving you the 10 most famous ghosts.

Resurrection Mary

The main gate of Resurrection Cemetery on Archer Avenue in Justice, IL (picture from wikipedia.org)

Resurrection Mary is known by many to be the original hitchhiker story. It is told that a young blond woman with blue eyes walks by Archer Avenue, Justice, Illinois and when you give her a lift she is very quiet and she disappears if you pass the gates of the Resurrection Cemetry.

The Flying Dutchmen

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchmen is an old ship that sailed to the coast of South-Africa in 1641. Captain Hendrik van der Decken swore that he would sail the ship around the Cape of Good Hope, but never succeeded. The Flying Dutchmen has thereafter been seen around the coast of South-Africa frequently appearing to be a phantom ship, seen as a bright light by other boats.

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

The late president Lincoln knew his fate before his departure for he told his cabinet he had a dream where he wondered into a funeral and when he asked who’s it was they told him that he had been assassinated. The ghost of Abraham Lincoln has been seen around the famous White House in America by several people including Winston Churchill.

The White Lady

This Philippine ghost is rumoured to be standing on Balete Drive, Quezon City, Philippines. People that have seen this ghost says she has long black hair with a face covered in blood or no face at all and is wearing white. It is legend that you should not drive on Balete Drive alone at night for if your backseat is empty she will hitch a ride with you.

The Bell Witch

Bell's house

In 1817 John William Bell, Sr. shot at a strange animal in the cornfield on his farm, but before he could shoot the animal it disappeared. Soon after this incident a series of gnawing and beating noises started outside and later on inside of the Bell family’s home. Betsy Bell was acclaimed to have been assaulted in the house.

The Lady in white

Bachelor's grove cemetery entrance

The Lady in white wonders the grounds at Bachelor’s Grove, Chicago with a baby in her arms at nights when the moon is full. This is a small abandoned cemetery and acclaimed to be one of the scariest places in America.

The ghost of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

Mother of Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn, was married to Henry VIII. Only reined as queen for 3 years, when she was accused of which craft, incest and adultery. She was executed with a sword; her ghost has been spotted at different locations such as Tower of London, Salle Church, Hever Castle and Marwell Hall.

The Brown Lady

The brown lady

The Brown Lady travels through the Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England. She is thought to be the ghost of late Dorothy Townshend who lived in Raynham Hall with her husband Charles Townshend. Legend has it that when Charles found out that Dorothy was the mistress of Lord Wharton, he imprisoned her in the Hall. She later died from his abuse.

Casper

Better known as Casper the friendly ghost, Casper is a ghost with a white outline and always smile. Casper wants to make friends with people, while other ghosts want to scare people. Casper the friendly ghost was made a film later on.

Bloody Mary

Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary…. Legend has it that if her name is said three times in a row when you put off the lights and look into a mirror the ghost of Bloody Mary will appear in front of you. This has become a scary tale in schools, where children will do this in the school’s bathrooms.

Many people the world over have been fascinated with the stories of werewolves, and many continue to be intrigued with the legends. Various movies that have been made on werewolves have fueled and peaked people’s interest the more.  While the movies have been both entertaining and at the same time fearsome, it has begged the question of werewolves actually existing. Indeed, the stories of werewolves is a legend that many come to believe as true from the many movies and books they have read on the subject, and what is more, the movies and books seem to endorse the veracity of these creatures. However, the question remains, do werewolves really exist and if it does not, how did the legend become so widespread and accepted?

Werewolf is one of the favourite fancy dress costumes for Halloween

Before venturing into how the legend seemed to start, it must be noted that werewolves were believed to be humans who changed into wolves or other animals of their fancy.  They were known to be very cruel in killing other humans or animals for fun. People, based on their confessions and gruesome incidences around neighborhoods were believed to turn to wolves during the full moon and wreak havoc on the community by killing other humans and livestock. These people on turning to werewolves were endowed with supernatural powers that made them to lust for blood and become serial killers, killing as many as they wanted and sometimes eating their victims or eating killed livestock where it was not possible to kill any human. They were believed to recite an incantation under favorable conditions after rubbing themselves with a magical ointment made from special herbs, before putting on wolf clothing or belt that made them werewolves. However, it was believed that no werewolf could turn himself back into a man by himself except by another werewolf, but a man could easily become a werewolf and be seized by this satanic hound that killed wantonly.

Later in the early 1500s in Europe, many self-confessed werewolves were captured and executed, although most of those executed by them were also known to be serial killers and criminals. Among these was a German, Peter Stubbe who was allegedly arrested after killing some livestock at the point of turning back to a human. He was said to have confessed to committing incest with his daughter and eating human flesh, which made his daughter and wife to be executed too after him for being in the know concerning his activities. There was also the case of a Frenchman, Gilles Garnier, who was also executed in 1573 for being a serial killer after confessing to being a werewolf; and there was the execution of other men like Pierre Burgot and Michel Verdun in 1521 for allegedly being werewolves. There were other executions across Europe of werewolves with the rise of Christianity, because they were considered Satanists.

It was believed that the legend of werewolves started with Ovid in a Greek mythology where Lycaon gave human flesh to Jupiter for food, and on discovery that it was human flesh Jupiter had to curse him and turn him into a werewolf, and this became the beginning of werewolves or lycanthrope.