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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755721-10141455-Here_s_Freddie_-a-15_1635438731849.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755713-10141455-image-a-3_1635438479169.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755715-10141455-A_woman_who_lives_in_Virginia_-a-17_1635438906583.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755697-10141455-image-a-18_1635439018402.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755699-10141455-image-a-19_1635439139150.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755705-10141455-image-a-20_1635439300257.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755701-10141455-image-a-21_1635439400129.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755717-10141455-image-a-22_1635439493136.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755703-10141455-image-a-23_1635439657139.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755709-10141455-Out_of_the_Chokey_One_viral_photo_shows_a_woman_with_a_striking_-a-24_1635439827486.jpg)
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](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/10/28/17/49755723-10141455-image-a-25_1635439849115.jpg)
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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