23 Creepy Halloween Costumes From The Early 20th Century

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - 23 Creepy Halloween Costumes From The Early 20th Century

Posted: 10/29/2013 2:05:40 AM EDT

Before sexualizing pop culture figures or symbols became the new Halloween vogue, Halloween held a more traditional–and macabre–appearance. Packing their superstitions in their suitcases, immigrants to the United States would hold various ghoulish parties in hopes to lessen the terrifying mystery of the afterlife and come to grips with their own mortality as the warm days of summer had come to a close. The rich, fear-festooned mixture of multicultural trickery and enchantment soon became quite difficult for children and capitalists alike to resist.

And thus, what began as an adult’s attempt to reconcile with death and the departed transformed into an immortal and immaculate industry catered toward children seeking sweets and later bedtimes. In 2012, it was estimated that Americans spent approximately $8 billion on Halloween. Check out its more humble and horrifying origins in our series of creepy Halloween costumes from the early 20th century

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Posted: 10/29/2013 2:18:31 AM EDT

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Wow! That first photo has a likeness of ol' lady obama...

And Hilary...

Posted: 10/29/2013 2:21:18 AM EDT

[#2]

Creepy is right. The giant chicken was....

Posted: 10/29/2013 2:21:25 AM EDT

[#3]

Cock costume is hilarious.

Posted: 10/29/2013 2:48:10 AM EDT

[#4]

Wow, some of those would give a liberal a heart attack.

Posted: 10/29/2013 2:59:02 AM EDT

[#5]

Bet that chick in the starry witch costume could f**k your brains out.

Posted: 10/29/2013 3:10:44 AM EDT

[#6]

Nice but a few of those were not exactly Halloween costumes. As far as I know #12 was The Michelin Man or 2 of them. You probably want to keep the bug man off the streets when there are kids around.

Posted: 10/29/2013 3:15:20 AM EDT

[#7]

Creepy ass crackers...

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Posted: 10/29/2013 3:22:34 AM EDT

[#8]

Some of those would cause me not to open my door........

Posted: 10/29/2013 3:27:26 AM EDT

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With those crazy eyes... yea she probably would. Then you would be dinner.

Posted: 10/29/2013 3:33:27 AM EDT

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...or kick somebody in the head.

Posted: 10/29/2013 3:35:19 AM EDT

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I had the ghost costume the child is wearing on the other side of the screen door in one of the last photos...1970? 1971?

The mask was scary...there was a picture on the front of the blouse of a ghost rising from a freshly dug grave...

I liked wearing it...but I remember turning the box the costume came in to face the wall in my room at night.

Posted: 10/29/2013 4:00:55 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/29/2013 4:11:37 AM EDT

[#13]

wow...still not as creepy as a plague doctor though....

Posted: 10/29/2013 4:13:17 AM EDT

[#14]

Looks like people did Halloween better then than they do now.

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:13:53 AM EDT

[#15]

winner:

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:25:51 AM EDT

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Lol! I agree.

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:35:19 AM EDT

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I remember having a mask like in #18

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:38:09 AM EDT

[#18]

NSA agents!

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:40:24 AM EDT

[#19]

Is one guy going as a side of beef?

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:49:21 AM EDT

[#20]

Cool pix, bit some looked from the 50s or so

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:50:33 AM EDT

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I have a pretty sweet plague doctor costume that I won't be able wear this year. My gf got the mask in venice over the summer and we spent yesterday gathering up the other parts. I don't think it is particuarly scary, but one of the dogs would disagree. She didn't like it.

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:50:57 AM EDT

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Bacon

Wonder what his great great grandson's screen name is?

Posted: 10/29/2013 5:52:16 AM EDT

[#23]

Some of those aren't too old and aren't completely 'unsexualized'.
I see ruffled wizard sleeve with a lot of hair at #13.....must be from the Nineteen Eighties

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Posted: 10/29/2013 6:06:22 AM EDT

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I was wondering that also.

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:13:45 AM EDT

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I was wondering that also.

It's bacon. Naturally his costume won first prize.

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:20:17 AM EDT

[#26]

That's some fucking nightmare-fuel, right there....

(and now the damned things won't let their image be put before the masses....)

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:22:46 AM EDT

[#27]

Anybody else have that Blind Melon song going through their head after looking at pic 3?

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:24:53 AM EDT

[#28]

Just about everyone of those pictures would make a great album cover.

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:25:05 AM EDT

[#29]

What are the chances that "cock guy" was the world's first furry?

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:27:53 AM EDT

[#30]

I see some old Ben Cooper costumes for kids..............you dont see those much anymore

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:28:29 AM EDT

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The caption says a side of bacon. We may have just found Arfcom's official mascot.

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:32:24 AM EDT

[#32]

#13 is hotter than doughnut grease

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:37:51 AM EDT

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Shiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Posted: 10/29/2013 6:39:42 AM EDT

[#34]

This dude isn't allowed to knock on my door.

Posted: 10/29/2013 7:01:23 AM EDT

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I have a pretty sweet plague doctor costume that I won't be able wear this year. My gf got the mask in Venice over the summer and we spent yesterday gathering up the other parts. I don't think it is particuarly scary, but one of the dogs would disagree. She didn't like it.

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Pics ?

Posted: 10/29/2013 7:09:36 AM EDT

[#36]

13 and 17

NOT GUILTY!!!!!!!!!

Posted: 10/29/2013 7:11:13 AM EDT

[#37]

Giant anteater face caused hairs to raise a bit

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