Group Costume Ideas

Jason Voorhees  from the Friday the 13th movies is another perenial Halloween favorite that can be transformed into a group costume.

One way is to have someone dress as Jason, and several victims for him to chase, maybe a few that he has already caught.

One of the continuing themes of the later movies is that someone is emulating Jason and copying his methods. Step this one up a little and get everyone into a group with hockey masks and machetes, but make it obvious that you are together and not actually Jason himself. You all wear WWJD t-shirts!

No, not what “would Jesus do”, but “what would Jason do?”

You’ll be a very striking group walking down the street, maybe even have some pamphlets to hand out evangelist style.

“Have you talked to God today? Jason could help you see Him sooner.”

Inappropriate? Hey, it’s Halloween! All the best costume ideas push a few buttons.

For the
Economically Challenged (whether by Choice or Circumstance)

OK, you need a group costume ideas, and you don’t want to break your
(very fragile) piggy bank. This seems even more challenging because you have a group who want to go with a common theme. You can put together the basics at home, and just add on a couple cheap accents from the costume shop or local discount store.

A band of gypsies is pretty easy if a few of you have the right tastes in clothing hiding away in your closet. The ladies just need to layer several skirts, perhaps with some scarves as skirts, and a simple peasant blouse with a few dollars of gaudy costume jewelry. The men just need a vest and a hoop earring.

A band of hobos is crazy simple; we used to use this one a lot when we were kids. Just take some old clothes and rough them up a little, drag them around in the dirt, maybe walk on them a little. Rub a bit of grime on your face, dark makeup works, but we often used old coffee grounds. And of course your goodie bag of a kerchief tied to a stick over your shoulders.

Couples and
Small Group Costume Ideas

Even for groups of three or four, it can be easy to twist a couples costume to work. For example, one old standard is Bonnie and Clyde, but if you have a larger group, just add a couple of police and you’re all set.
Just take the basic pair and build out a supporting cast to suit your group.

A lot of great group Halloween costume ideas come from taking the old standards and giving them a gruesome Halloween twist. I often see Cupid and a loving couple at Halloween parties. So let’s see cupid gone wrong. Maybe Cupid accidentally grabbed the wrong bow and arrows and people are getting killed. Just the diaper/loincloth and archery set for Cupid and bloody arrow wounds for the victims. Or step it up a notch (OK, several notches) and give Cupid a Tommy gun.

Take the gruesome and move it into the mundane with a zombie beach party or disco zombies. One very funny group I’ve seen was a “Ghouls Gone
Wild” take-off on the videos you see advertised on late-night TV.

Move the cute into the gruesome, or the gruesome into the ordinary and you have the makings of some very memorable group costume ideas.