Halloween Fancy Dress - The Biggest Costume Event of the Year

For believers of the supernatural, October is the biggest celebration of the year as it is for Halloween fancy dress fan and retailers. Casual revellers take great pleasure in getting dressed up for the occasion in a funky array of costumes that have been plucked from all corners of the public imagination. Ideas get more outrageous and inventive thanks, in principal, to the creative artists and figures in today's entertainment sector. Celebrity personalities come from numerous industries with the music, movie, fashion and sporting professions contributing the most significant amount of influence when it gets to designing a costume for Hallows eve night.

A tremendous amount of credit should go to the constantly evolving horror sector of the entertainment, book and movie businesses for the constantly increasing quantity of Halloween fancy dress. With the recent release of the fourth instalment in the “Scream” series, starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette, comes the revival of one of the more famous outfits seen every October. The mask and the black shroud worn by the numerous killers in the movies has lasted the test of time much like the frightening hockey mask donned by Jason in the “Friday The 13th” films and the freakish concoction adorned by the King of Nightmares, Freddy Kruger.

Ideas for different costumes inspired by evil leading characters are not short in supply. The petrifying straight jacket and face mask combination seen on British actor Sir Anthony Hopkins in 1991 psychological classic “The Silence Of The Lambs” is good for anyone not looking to get very active. Halloween fancy dress certainly doesn't have to be taken from the mainstream, as proved by Chuck from the “Child's Play” movies, which is a funky outfit that can be constructed with a flared red wig and denim dungarees. Recent success Sweeney Todd is a smart and elegant costume but can cost more than some people would be prepared to pay for a potentially one-off clothing set.

Clowns have often featured as scary foes in plenty of movies and terrify countless as a severe phobia. The sewer inhabitant in Stephen King's literary story “IT” - a devilish clown – with the best-seller later made into a big screen adaptation that petrified throngs of teenagers in the 1990s. A cheap and scruffy wig with a similarly well used conventional clown costume makes for an awesome Halloween fancy dress. Some sloppy make up and plenty of white face paint added to the standard floppy shoes work just fine for the look you want.

Finding the exact costume you are looking for can be quite troublesome especially as the night out nears closer. Stock runs lower as the days tick by and the less common sizes sell out in rapid time so buying an outfit early is always advised. Budget Halloween fancy dress is perfect for wearing on a one off occasion as it won't break the bank and still performs that task for which it is required. Playing with a small selection of accessories and hats does wonders for the cheaper garments and makes the clothing appear much better that they do without the additions.