Are these the scariest Halloween costumes ever?

Frighteningly good! Trick-or-treaters share their spookily convincing film-inspired Halloween costumes – from Freddy Krueger to Ursula from the Little Mermaid

  • Bored Panda rounded up photos from around the world of creative costumes 
  • One photo shows a man who recreated the look of film character Krampus
  • Another terrifying image shows a child with striking resemblance to character IT


These terrifying Halloween costumes could be mistaken for real horror film characters – thanks to the painstaking effort that has been taken to recreate almost every detail.

Bored Panda has rounded up a selection of the best Halloween costumes that have gone viral on the internet for their impressive likeness to iconic movie characters.

Among the snaps is a man, believed to be from the US, who created a costume of fictional character Krampus that is scary enough to give you nightmares. 

One family recreated The Addams Family, while another took a less creepy approach by opting to look like the characters from 80s movie Coming To America.

Here, FEMAIL picks out a few to inspire your weekend look…  

Bored Panda has rounded up a selection of the scariest Halloween costumes that have gone viral on the internet – including a terrifying Krampus 

Here's Freddie! One person, believed to be from the United States, combined Freddie Mercury and Freddy Krueger for a memorable look

Here’s Freddie! One person, believed to be from the United States, combined Freddie Mercury and Freddy Krueger for a memorable look 

A family, based in the United States, donned head-to-toe black to create the illusion of being the stars of The Addams Family

A family, based in the United States, donned head-to-toe black to create the illusion of being the stars of The Addams Family 

A woman, who lives in Virginia, created a light up costume and painted her skin purple to look like The Little Mermaid's Ursula

A woman, who lives in Virginia, created a light up costume and painted her skin purple to look like The Little Mermaid’s Ursula 

One man, believed to be based in the United States, impressed Reddit users when he uploaded a costume inspired by Tom Hardy's Venom

One man, believed to be based in the United States, impressed Reddit users when he uploaded a costume inspired by Tom Hardy’s Venom 

Would you like a balloon? A woman, who lives in Australia, transformed herself into Pennywise from the film IT to prank her brother

Would you like a balloon? A woman, who lives in Australia, transformed herself into Pennywise from the film IT to prank her brother 

One family came together to recreate a scene from Eddie Murphy's hit 80s film Coming To America

One family came together to recreate a scene from Eddie Murphy’s hit 80s film Coming To America 

A woman, believed to live in Canada, said she was inspired to dress as Regina George from Mean Girls after being hit by a car earlier in the year

A woman, believed to live in Canada, said she was inspired to dress as Regina George from Mean Girls after being hit by a car earlier in the year

Another woman, who lives in the United States, took to Reddit to share her daughter's impressive bat morph costume

Another woman, who lives in the United States, took to Reddit to share her daughter’s impressive bat morph costume 

A woman, who lives in California, said she used foam mats from the Dollar Store to achieve a terrifying medusa look

A woman, who lives in California, said she used foam mats from the Dollar Store to achieve a terrifying medusa look 

Out of the Chokey! One viral photo shows a woman with a striking resemblance to Miss Trunchbull from 90s film Matilda

Out of the Chokey! One viral photo shows a woman with a striking resemblance to Miss Trunchbull from 90s film Matilda 

Another woman, who lives in the United States, revealed it took over four hours to achieve her murderous mermaid Halloween look that's worthy of a film role

Another woman, who lives in the United States, revealed it took over four hours to achieve her murderous mermaid Halloween look that’s worthy of a film role

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