10.27.10 - 12:00PM
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Hillary Buckholtz

22 Amazing Halloween Costumes From the 80s

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Remember eating unwrapped candy corn before your parents spazzed out about razor blades? When all it took to make your night was a dark house with a full "take one" bowl? Remember when the worst thing that could happen to you at a Halloween party was caramel apple sugar-shock? Relive the innocent '80s with these amazing Halloween costumes...and don't worry, we'll call you when The Great Pumpkin arrives.

This is what friendship wooks like.

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Becky wanted to go as a cat, but decided against it.

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BABY BROTHER MAKE HULK ANGRRRY

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Hey, McDonald's-pumpkin-head-scarecrow-slumped-spookily-in-the-background. We're watching you.

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Darth had the time of his life and he owes it all to Patches.

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THIS is Thriller.

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This costume will kick you in the throat through your computer screen.

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When they told Barbara they'd make her a cigarette girl, this isn't what she had in mind.

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It wasn't easy growing up with John Wayne Gacey.

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Kiss or Elivra? Someone can't decide.

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Bucky O' Hare says "burn it to the ground"

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One little Indian's gonna catch more than dreams if he doesn't put some clothes on.

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The gang's all here!

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Nightmare on Paul's street.

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Jem! Truly truly truly...flammable-ragous!

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Axis of Evil, 80's edition

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Ponyland is a mystical place, home to all kinds of magical creatures.

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The sun'll come out when you stop hogging all the pictures with your stupid face!

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Help me, Monchichi, you're my only hope!

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Stacy Princess of The Parking Lot!

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Rambo takes his marching orders from baby Satan.

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Give Brian A KEG. OF. BEER.

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I gathered these pics from different sources, but if you want more, I recommend the blog My Parents Loved Halloween.

Hillary Buckholtz is editor of the nostalgia website I'm Remembering!

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10.27.10

By Patrick

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"I doubt the REAL Radio-Active Man would wear a plastic smock with his own picture on it!"
-Lisa Simpson

Btw, I don't remember Jem looking that scary in the cartoons! I'm going to have nightmares now!

10.27.10

By PaulDKeiser

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The Freddy Costume? Usually most people go for my french fry outfit from about 3 years earlier!

Glad you liked it, though! Thanks for the nod!

10.28.10

By barb sobel

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hahah! so proud to be part of this lovely gathering of halloween "spookiness"!

10.28.10

By Hillary Buckholtz

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You can see lots more ridiculous Halloween costume-y goodness at www.imremembering.com. PS. THE GREAT PUMPKIN IS ON ABC TONIGHT EVERYBODY!

10.28.10

By Tara

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"Give Bria A KEG. OF. BEER." made me HOWL with laughter!!

10.28.10

By Christina

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Burn it to the ground!

11.04.10

By Kathy S.

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I love the pack of cigarettes. That would have been too boring when I was a kid. Hell, I bought my dad's smokes for him when I was less than 10. Next year, I'm totally going to make that costume for one of my kids. It will be funny to laugh at all the shocked people about it.

10.31.10

By ChristieLea

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HOLY CRIKES. I'd forgotten how every 80s cartoon always came out with a Full-Face-Mask-Plus-Plastic-Smock-That-Inexplicably-Had-The-Character's-Picture-Printed-On-It every Hallowe'en. Great memories!

10.29.10

By DORA

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I remember in the late 70's/early 80's there was a store called Thrifty's. My older brother and I would always go over to the Holloween aisle and spend a lot of time there carefully looking at all the costumes to make a final selection. The costumes came in a little square, thin, cardboard box and the top of the box had a clear plastic window so you can see the mask and folded costume it came with. I remember lifting the lid off setting it aside and taking out the mask which had a rubberband stapled to it. I'd pull out and unfold the plastic costume.....it had a fresh, strong, plastic smell to it...ahhhhh those sweet memories.

10.29.10

By stock

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some of those are shocking!! reminds me of when I used to go as a vampire with a binbag as a cape, fake teeth cutting my gums up and fake blood all over my white shirts cos it felt cold when I went outside and couldn't just leave it alone! Good times.

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10.29.10

By chicho

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Misleading Headline.. It should read: "22 old photographs from the 80s of halloween costumes" nothing really AMAZING in any... Just sayin

10.30.10

By redd

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Too bad most of these are store-bought... the REALLY amazing ones that I remember from back then were the home-made ones.

10.31.10

By Lisa

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OMG!!! I remember all of those plastic costumes with the full masks!!! I LOVED the smell of the plastic when you would open the box! lol AAAHHHH Memories!!!!! :)