One more Halloween has come and gone (*sniff* *sniff*) and 2018 itself is wrapping up, so right now we’re doing two things: (1) looking forward to next Halloween and (2) looking back at our favorite costumes from the past year. We love ready-to-wear Halloween costumes—we’d better, it’s our job!—but we also love the DIY spirit. You know, creativity, ingenuity, and passion all wrapped up…into a costume! So let’s take a look at some of the best costumes we saw this year!

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Over the past decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a juggernaut of geek cinema, breaking record after box office record. If there’s been a complaint about the franchise, however, it’s been that the supervillains have been rather lackluster. Not Thanos, though. He’s a juggernaut all by himself. (Though he shouldn’t be confused with the actual Juggernaut from Deadpool 2, but let’s not mix our metaphors here.) Thanos has such a powerful onscreen presence that we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to do a makeup tutorial! So grab your liquid latex and purple makeup and follow along to our Thanos Infinity War makeup tutorial!

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Deadpool is a different kind of superhero. Or would that be a super-anti-hero? Let’s go with super-character. Deadpool is larger than life, even when squeezed into that spandex uniform. So if you’re planning on cosplaying or trick-or-treating as the Merc with a Mouth, it’s okay to be a little extra yourself. Consider ditching the mask and go for that gnarly unmasked look! We’ll show you how we did it in this Deadpool Unmasked makeup tutorial!

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The data is in. We’ve analyzed all the searches on HalloweenCostumes.com (that’s us!) and we’re able to project the top costumes of the year. But we also found some surprising searches that stood out from the rest. South Dakota and Wyoming really love their mummies, for example. (Who doesn’t?) And Montana is really into dinosaurs and Princess Peach. (That’s legit.) Keep in mind that these may not be the trending costumes in each state, just searches that were disproportionately higher than the national average. Check out our map of surprising Halloween costume searches below!

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We tend to focus on Halloween costumes here at HalloweenCostumes.com, for obvious reasons. They're what most people think about when Halloween comes around. Well, that and classic horror movies! But scary Halloween decorations are an important part of the holiday, both to trick those trick-or-treaters and to set the mood for the season. It's just not Halloween without them! In that spirit, let’s look at some of the best animatronic Halloween props that you can set up in and around your home for a real moving experience. We’ll look at indoor and outdoor Halloween decorations plus some you put on tabletops and floors, all so you can get props on your props!

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So there you are, fighting your way to the finals at the All-Valley Karate Tournament. You’re one point away from victory—or defeat—and your only chance is the crane kick. Yeah yeah, we know it’s just a movie, but it’s a scene that you can totally recreate on the karate mat or even your living room with some authentic Karate Kid Halloween costumes. Of course, they’re not just for Halloween: you can wear them whenever you want! So whether you’re dressing as Daniel San or Johnny, The Karate Kid costumes will surely help you “wax on, wax off” to victory!

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