This “Mortis” costume was built from scratch and makes great use of stilts. The reason? The designer wanted to give the kids a scare for a birthday party. I think it would work well at the right sort of LARP. Scratch built stilt costume – “Mortis” – Great for kids bday parties! from gifs What […]
Death Note cosplay makes for the best Halloween trick or treat surprise
Imagine answering your door to this. This photograph was taken by Redditor /u/subliime. They said; “Almost had a heart attack when I opened the door.” At least there wasn’t a book to sign. The tall costume is Ryuk from the anime Death Note. He’s bored Shinigami (death god) who winds up getting mixed up in […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #6 Horsing around
Who says Halloween masks need to be spooky? Sometimes you’ll ge more chat if you’re just odd. Over on Etsy Sans Souci Studios are selling this horse mask for the regal sum of £300/$475. They suggest the horse is tossing its head and neighing. Perhaps it’s a challenge or maybe the horse is having a […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #4 Handmade Horus
This Falcon-head mask is of Horus, the Egyptian God of the Sky (and other things). The mask was made by Divamp and you can buy it on Etsy. At £500/$800 the mask isn’t cheap but comes from Spain and you will be entirely unique and amazing at your office Halloween party. It may not be […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #2 Intense Groot
Google’s data shows that Groot will be the 8th most popular costume this Halloween. If you’re going to do it; then do it intensely. Sold by Rubie’s Costume Co from Amazon for $25 this mask lets you act with your eyes. Yup. It’s a pull over the head, one size fits all, polyester face for […]
The 12 Masks of Halloween: #1 Slimer head
There’s a little ritual Geek Native likes to perform in the run up to Halloween. It’s called The 12 Masks of Halloween and simply showcases a mask a day as we get closer to the night of screams. Sunday the 19th means 12 days takes us up to the 30th and the 31st is the […]
Google’s Halloween costume stats; 30% Frozen, 40% comic book and 10% game
Which Halloween costumes are most popular right now? Google knows. It’s shared the top 10 for this month and Frozen dominates with Elsa and Olaf in positions #1 and #2. What happened to Black Widow’s face? Google’s post is actually a case study into some clever search marketing that Buy Costumes did. The retailer predicted […]
Surprising facts about Wolverine’s costume [infographic]
It turns out that the iconic yellow and blue is not the costume which had the single longest run when it comes to Wolverine. However, he’s worn yellow and blue more often than any other colour. He’s also been without a nose. Need to know? This is a costume catch up infographic via Halloween Costumes.com.
“Wild elf” LARP costume as good as any cosplay
This outfit isn’t cosplay as such; it’s a LARP costume. These pictures show Lenora of Lenora Design as her character in the LARP group Aurerijahr. Here’s what Lenora had to say; “I´m playing this character as part of our LARP-group “Aurerijahr”. I love this role, because it is a great acting challenge for me… and […]
TradeCraft Bonus: Fantastic LARP headgear
Based in Parma, Italy and run by Sara Bertola, Chimerical Dragonfly is an Etsy store with a collection of striking hats, masks and fantasy headgear. The designs are done for LARP, for Renaissance Faires and perhaps even events like Burning Man. You like? They ship worldwide. Steampunk demon horns [Product Page] Fantasy Loki horns [Product […]
