Parents Who Went A Little Too Hard On Halloween
What is Halloween about? Some would say getting to dress up as someone other than yourself, others might point to getting to celebrate some spooky fun, and kids would mostly say the candy is the best part.
However, these parents know what the holiday is about: them going hard in the paint.
These Are Absolutely Terrifying
This mom decided to get extra inventive with Halloween treats and make her batch of Rice Crispies squares look like they came straight from the butcher. She even got the trays from the grocery store and a label maker.
These Parents Have Been Waiting For This Moment Since The Sonogram First Showed Twins
When you find out that you're expecting a child (or, in this case, two), it's supposed to be one of the greatest moments of your life. It definitely was for these parents, but they had unique reasons.
Honestly, I Get Where They Were Coming From
This household woke up in the morning to six cops, a fire truck, and an ambulance at their door because a passing car was concerned about the one Halloween decoration they had neglected to take down.
A Family Of Tom Cruises
This young family decided to take an unusual approach to the concept of group costumes by having each member look like a different Tom Cruise character from a few of his movies.
There Are Two Children In This Photo
One of the coolest things about having kids is how different they can be. For example. one wants to dress as a horror film murderer and the other prefers to make people look for him.
The Cat Is Not A Huge Fan Of Her Costume
Some parents find joy in creating costumes for their children on their own, and pet parents aren't any different. This cat mom made a samurai costume for her feline friend, who could not be more indifferent to her efforts.
2018 U.S. Halloween Costume Champions
If you're trying to put together a cool Halloween costume, you have to go all out. Paint the whole family in gold, make unique pedestals for everyone, and pose until you get the perfect picture.
Like Daughter, Like Mother
We've all seen the image on the left before—it was one of the most popular internet memes for years, but the woman on the right is actually the girl's mother recreating the meme as a Halloween costume.
Some Kids Can Be Challenging
This child has a knack for wanting to dress up as unique things for Halloween each year, allowing the parents to go really hard in the paint when creating the costume from scratch. I've never seen a better (or another) vending machine costume.
Meet Dogatello
I'm just wondering where the rest of the teenager doggo turtle ninjas are. I would like to see Ruff-ael, Leash-onardo, and Michaelangeloves-belly-rubs (okay, that last pun was bad, but I was struggling).
I Agree With Them
The only characters who I'd like to interact with less than the murderers from horror movies are the annoying teenagers who get murdered. They're always so whiny and stupid that I don't even blink when they're axed.
Life Is A Roller Coaster, Am I Right?
As a pair of theme park lovers, these parents decided to create this shockingly realistic roller coaster seat costume to walk around the block with their children. The kids were undoubtedly upstaged.
This Is A Little Too Realistic
With the surge of superhero movies coming out, it's natural that kids want to dress up on their superpowered heroes. However, out of all the characters, why did this kid want to be the raccoon?
Did She Scream When You Put Her In The Pot?
As someone who generally fears creatures who live in the ocean (seriously, why do all the scariest animals live in there?), I must admit that I have never seen such an adorable lobster.
Can She Cook, Though?
I would like to give this father a five-star review for this adorable costume. Ratatouille is such a fun movie, and this is such a cute interpretation of it. It's *chef's kiss*!
Can I Have A Golden Ticket?
This pair of parents decided to talk their two young daughters out of wanting to be princesses for Halloween and instead dressed up as Willy Wonka's helpers as a family.
This Family Is New To The Neighborhood
This family just moved in and decided to show all their new neighbors how much they love Halloween with this monstrous decor on the porch. Honestly, I'm super impressed by it.
Wakanda Forever!
Finally seeing a superhero who looks like him on screen, this boy couldn't wait to dress up as T'Challa from Black Panther. His mother decided to match his look by dressing up as the character's mother.
I Would Walk The Other Way If I Saw Them
This father-daughter duo makes their costumes together every year and they always aim to terrify anyone who crosses their path on Halloween. I honestly can't decide who is scarier in this picture.
"Do I Look Like A Guy With A Plan?"
When she went into labor suddenly on Halloween night, this woman had to rush to the hospital to deliver the baby. Her doctor, who had to be called in, showed up looking like this.
This Is Kind Of Perfect
We've all seen the typical Halloween decorations: the gravestones on the lawn and the witch on the porch, but this dad decided to up the ante on lawn decorations with this skeleton invasion.
The Other Kids On The Block Will Have Nightmares
Believe it or not, the mastermind behind this terrifying costume duo was the 6-year-old daughter. She wanted to dress as Coraline and specifically asked for her mother to dress as the creepy Other Mother.
A Harry Potter Halloween
All of the Harry Potter fans out there are cackling at this costume. I mean, a baby is pretty much the same as a screaming, loud mandrake plant from the fantasy series.
She Saw The Opportunity And She Took It
It's pretty unlikely that she would ever be several months pregnant on Halloween again, so this millennial mom decided to lean into her figure and turn herself into an avocado with a convenient pit.
Debate Or Treat!
Why should children just get candy without earning it? In this guy's house, there are no handouts—each child has to state their case, provide some evidence, and win over the one-man jury.
They Wanted To Be That House
As a kid, you know that house in the neighborhood that always has the best candy and hands out the big chocolate bars. Well, this couple decided that they were going to be that house this year.
His Son Was Not Thrilled
When both of his parents agreed to dress up in costumes from his favorite show, Pokémon, this boy was absolutely ecstatic. He was much less happy when his dad walked out looking like this.
May The Force Be With You
Neil Patrick Harris has always been a pretty theatrical performer in his roles, and he doesn't make any exceptions for Halloween. His husband and children agreed to dress up as the iconic Star Wars characters.
This Mom Turned Her Kids Into Shadows
This mom bought some full-body morph suits for her kids and then layered on black outfits on top to turn her little ladies into walking, talking shadows wandering the streets.
Where Does One Even Get This Stuff?
I'm all for people decorating the outside of their homes for Halloween, but I didn't even think that people would go this hard with interior decor. Where did they find all these Halloween-themed bathroom items?
2020 Was A Weird Year
It feels like it was a lifetime ago, but it was only in March 2020 that the world lost its collective mind over the Netflix documentary Tiger King. This Joe Exotic costume really is doing the most though.
Zombie Flamingos Would Have Been A Fun 2020 Twist
Have you ever thought to yourself, "What if, in the zombie apocalypse, flamingoes started to cannibalize each other"?
It definitely wasn't on my mind, but this person used the concept as creative inspiration.
I Could Not Eat This If I Wanted To
In the spirit of the holiday, this mom went out of her way to create a festive dinner with this mummy-inspired meatloaf. If it looks this scary raw, I cannot imagine how horrifying it was when it was cooked.
This Is Some Very Wholesome Decor
This 51-year-old dad decided to decorate for Halloween for the first time in his life, but he wasn't all that interested in making the yard look scary—instead, he made this heartwarming skeleton scene.
Rick And Morty Fans Will Love This
This guy was adamant that his dad dress up as a pickle for Halloween, even going so far as to order the costume for him. It's important to note that this dad's name is Rick.
It's A Heated Debate
You know, there's nothing like a good old-fashioned screaming match between two people who cannot see eye to eye. Just kidding—but normally, while arguments are unpleasant to witness, these two found a way to make it fun.
A Perfect Pandemic Halloween Solution
These parents love Halloween and absolutely refused not to partake in the festivities, so they built this extravagant candy chute to be able to safely hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.
Imagine Helping The Kid Make This
This kid decided to go all out and dress up as the villain of 2020 in this coronavirus costume. I just know that all the other kids avoided him like the plague.
Not-Live Nude Girls
This is a family neighborhood, but that did not stop this couple from putting up some decorations that were pretty raunchy, but hey: that female skeleton is just trying to make ends meet.
I Rate This A 10/10
This little girl got into Ace Ventura at the beginning of the fall, so, when she asked to dress up as the character for Halloween, her parents went all out to make her look perfect for the role.
