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Days of Halloween is bringing you a special treat today. I have put
together a tag team of Needless Things favorites to talk about
costumes!
Allie
has been here before writing about wrestling and other stuff, while
Tara has contributed posts about Dragon Con and her own experiences
in the worlds of geekery. So here are two posts combined into one,
Magnokor-style, to give you a look at a couple of different costuming
perspectives!
Halloween is
upon us, and now is the best time for wrestling fans to declare their
love for the sport by dressing as their favorite wrestler for
Halloween. Both WWEShop and ShopTNA have Halloween
packages available, or you can go to your local thrift store and pick
up clothes and accessories. Above all, be creative and have fun. Here
are a few ideas that might be of interest.
- Miss Elizabeth
Arguably the
most iconic valet of the last three decades, Miss Elizabeth
epitomizes 1980’s glamour. Glitter, ruffles, and poofy hair will
help transform anyone into Macho Man’s lovely wife and ringside
companion. Scavenge the local Goodwill for short to knee length
1980’s style formal dresses. Long rhinestone earrings, elbow
length gloves, and elegant shoes will complete the look.
- Jeff Hardy
Dubbed the
“charismatic enigma”, Jeff Hardy has a unique style that lends
itself well to the idea of Halloween costuming. ShopTNA sells
authentic T-shirts just like those Jeff Hardy wears to the ring.
They also sell Hardy’s trademark armsleeves, but those are easily
made using trouser socks or brightly colored tights. Halloween
departments at Kroger and Walmart are currently selling a variety of
bright colored striped tights. The striped ones work especially well
because Jeff Hardy tends to layer his arm sleeves. By using striped
tights or socks, one can achieve the layered look using only one
pair. Hardy paints his face using bright colors in an abstract
design. He posts all of his face paint designs on his Instagram
account before every show, so it is easy to find one to copy. When
Hardy is World Heavyweight Champion in TNA, he has his own custom
belt with a design that resembles his own painted face.
- Obaryion or Kodama from The Batiri.
The Batiri are a
pair of green-faced demons who are well known for wrestling at
Chikara. They sell hand painted masks modeled after their trademark
face paint on their website, thebatiri.com, or the more artistic soul
can go to Hobby Lobby and purchase a paint your own mask kit and copy
the designs themselves. Pair this with either a homemade Batiri
t-shirt or one purchased off the official website.
- Bray Wyatt
The charismatic
Southern cult leader is quickly becoming a fan favorite. WWEshop is
selling a Halloween package that contains an official “Follow the
Buzzards” t-shirt, Wyatt’s straw fedora, a sheep mask, and a
plastic lantern for $49.99. Bray’s outfit consists of white pants,
a black tank top, a tacky Hawaiian style shirt, and the trademark
straw fedora. All of these items could be picked up at the local
Goodwill for far less than WWEshop wants for them.
- Masked Characters
Walmart and
Toys-R-Us sell plastic versions of the masks worn by Kane, Rey
Mysterio, and Sin Cara. Children could pair either of these masks
with a standard WWE superstars t-shirt or the authentic shirt of
either of those superstars can be purchased at WWEshop.com. A Kane
outfit could be made with a black sleeveless top and black pants.
Those who seek authenticity can add flames to their pant legs using
fabric paint.
Halloween is the time to celebrate your passions, express your
creativity and have fun, and wrestling fans can rejoice knowing that
their fandom is well-represented for Halloween this year.
-Allie
A Cosplayer’s
Halloween
Halloween has pretty much always
been my favorite holiday. Not because of horror movies or candy,
though - because of costumes.
Seriously. I'm 30 years old and there has been one single Halloween when I didn't dress up in costume - and that was only because I was in dress rehearsals for a theater production on Halloween that year. (Shoot, now that I think about it, even that isn't much of an excuse - after all, I could have dressed up during the day!)
Now it's no big secret that I love putting on costumes and going to conventions, but I'm not sure I ever would have figured that out if it wasn't for the fact that I love Halloween so much. Since I reached an age where I became the one making my costume choices/purchases, I've usually put them together myself rather than buying them from a place like, say, Halloween Express.
(Granted, this has led to some pretty obscure costumes and people not often knowing who I am, but personally I believe that's neither here nor there.)
Seriously. I'm 30 years old and there has been one single Halloween when I didn't dress up in costume - and that was only because I was in dress rehearsals for a theater production on Halloween that year. (Shoot, now that I think about it, even that isn't much of an excuse - after all, I could have dressed up during the day!)
Now it's no big secret that I love putting on costumes and going to conventions, but I'm not sure I ever would have figured that out if it wasn't for the fact that I love Halloween so much. Since I reached an age where I became the one making my costume choices/purchases, I've usually put them together myself rather than buying them from a place like, say, Halloween Express.
(Granted, this has led to some pretty obscure costumes and people not often knowing who I am, but personally I believe that's neither here nor there.)
So yes, loving Halloween and
costumes (and making my own) made stepping into the world of cosplay
and conventions that much easier. And on the other end of the
spectrum, going to conventions and constantly making new and better
costumes means that I always have something great to pull out for
Halloween. I mean, let's be honest - cosplayers have the best
Halloween costumes.
It is known.
And while the idea of mashup and
crossplay costumes wasn't a new thing to me, conventions have also
taught me that they can actually be something of an art - which means
this year I'll be debuting my first crossplay, but not at a
convention - on Halloween. For now, though, that one is remaining a
surprise...
Regardless whether you're a cosplayer
like myself or just someone who loves Halloween for the costume
aspect, though, you have to admit that you can't get much more fun
than dressing up as someone - or some thing - else...even if
it's just that one night of the year. So make your plans - costume
and/or otherwise - and enjoy this awesome holiday!
--
Tara
A Geek Saga
Ice & Fire Con
--
Tara
A Geek Saga
Ice & Fire Con
My
own personal feelings on Halloween costumes is that you should just
have fun. I think Halloween is a time that’s more about just having
a good time than necessarily putting the in the time and
craftsmanship that you would a con costume. That’s not to say that
you can’t make something spectacular and original for Halloween.
But this is when you can just go to Spirit and buy the Batman costume
or the slutty Ninja Turtle or whatever. I don’t get judgy in
October. As long as you have some
kind
of costume, you’re good to go.
Having
said that, I do prefer putting together my own costumes like these
two ladies do. I haven’t worn a store bought costume since the
werewolf year, and even that one had some clothing alterations and
blood.
But
the bottom line is this – dress up, go out, and have fun!
Phantom
Troublemaker vs. 31 Days of Halloween
I’m changing the format
a bit this year in order to more accurately portray SyFy’s schedule
and also to preserve my sanity. I had the genius idea to cut and
paste the schedule directly from SyFy’s page rather than typing it
out in my own format. This has saved me an awful lot of time and also
means that individual episodes are listed rather than blocks of
programming like previous years. So what I’m going to do is provide
commentary where I feel it is needed rather than posting next to
every single entry. Don’t worry – you’re getting the same
amount of hilarious, then kind of funny, then labored, then
thoroughly disenchanted Phantom content. Just in a different way.
Like last year, I am
covering the programming from the time this posts until the time of
the next post. That means that on Fridays you are going to be treated
to a shit-ton of this stuff.
Let’s do it!
Oh,
great. More ghost shows. Let’s try something different this time.
Oct
23 11:00 AM Toast Hunters, Season 8 Haunted By Hoagies
Oct
23 12:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Return To Darkness
I
left the title of this one alone because it works for toast.
Oct
23 01:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 The Toast Chamber
Oct
23 02:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Phantom Butterer
I
might adopt this gimmick. Some guy could be cutting a promo in the
ring, nit watching me, then BAM he’s covered in butter.
Oct
23 03:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Wandering Grits
Oct
23 04:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Toasts Of The Geiser Grand
Oct
23 05:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Mystery Toast
Oct
23 06:00 PM Toast Mine, Season 2 Marmalade At Hells Canyon
Oct
23 07:00 PM Roast Hunters, Season 9 Undying Gravy
Oct
23 08:00 PM Roast Hunters, Season 9 The Chef's Case
Oct
23 09:00 PM Roast Hunters, Season 9 Salami Island
Okay,
I’m just hungry now. I’ll be watching the Food Network today.
Oct
23 10:00 PM Soup Mine, Season 2 Sautéing The Supernatural
Oct
23 11:00 PM Pizza Hunters, Season 9 Sausage Island
Oct
23 12:00 AM Pie Mine, Season 2 Eating Lots of Different
Pies – Mostly Pumpkin Given the Season
Oct
23 01:00 AM Syfy Original Movie Scream Of The Banshee
In
deepest, darkest Scotland – McFeathrby Manor stands alone on the
swampy moors. A scream pierces the night! It is the scream of the
banshee! And the banshee can only be sated with one thing –
Breyer’s Vanilla Bean ice cream!
Oct
23 03:00 AM Syfy Original Movie Roadkill
Outsiders
do not understand the strange ways of the backwoods family, the
Hudsons. These quiet, strange folk hide away in the forest, waiting
for innocent passersby. Then, when travelers’ cars collide with
gentle forest creatures, the Hudsons race out of the woods and create
delicious and nutritious meals out of what is left behind!
Oct
23 05:00 AM Paid Programming
Oct
24 06:00 AM Paid Programming
Oct
24 08:00 AM Scare Tactics Frankenstein's
Basement Of Terror
Where
he keeps his vast collection of homemade jams and jellies.
Oct
24 08:30 AM Scare Tactics Taxi Cab Carnage
An
unwary passenger attempts to eat a delicious chili dog in the back of
this insidious taxi cab… and drops it! Oh, the humanity!
Oct
24 09:00 AM 31 Days Of Halloween Movie Blood Monkey
A
delightful new flavor of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream that
incorporates red velvet cake, caramel, cherries, and dark chocolate.
-Phantom
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