Four Types of Cool Halloween Costumes

Sparkler MichaelRyans knows it's time to start thinking seriously about Halloween costumes if you plan to dress up this year. Here are his tips! —SparkNotes Editors

Vampires are so last year. Mummies are dummies. Don't even let me get started on ghosts and pirates.

If you guys need help picking out a cool Halloween costume, you've come to the right article. I've broken down all acceptable forms of Halloween getups into four categories to help you come up with an outfit that'll have those witches and wizards all over you.

Costume Type One: Two in One
This is when you take a boring old costume and add flair to it. No, not like on Facebook, jeez. Like instead of being a zombie, add a second costume and become a zombie football player. Or instead of a pop star diva, mix it up and be a pop star mermaid with bat wings.

Costume Type Two: Something so Boring It's Cool
Wanna try something new? Be Dr. Science! But not a crazed evil professor that eats small golden labs for snacks; just a regular scientist. It's so unoriginal, it's original! People will be so surprised they'll have to give you extra candy. Or money...
...One can hope.

Costume Type Three: Something Completely Ridiculous
These types of costumes are my favorite because they require the most imagination! Wanna be something different and hip? Be a bowl of spaghetti. Or be a Wii remote. Anything without a face usually works well.

Costume Type Four: My Two Personal Favorites

1. GloMan Okay, this is a costume that makes you look like a stick figure. Seriously, who wouldn't want to wear this? I've tried on a GloMan costume, and it looked awesome. So if you want to look like you've just jumped out of a sketch book, this is definitely the getup for you.

2. John and the Giant Gorilla It's a costume that makes you look like you're being held by a gorilla! Oh my gosh. I want it.

That's it, all my Sparklers! Now I want to hear what you plan to be. A zombie mailman, perhaps?

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