Help me brainstorm for Halloween

[devilbat]

John Belushi's Samurai.

Now thats a good idea!

 

[Arbiter of Wyrms]

Mummies and Werewolves are both easily recognized, and classic. The former would be easier, but the latter would be cooler.

A Frankenstein's monster-esque flesh golem could work if it was done right, but might be confused with zombie by the uninitiated.

Mind Flayer would work despite not being recognized, but even without cephalophagy, you'd lose your job if you tracked brackish water through the office and left the lingering scent of cinnamon and onions everwhere you went. Without the special effects, it would lose effectiveness.

The same is true for most of the maggot-ridden undead - too gross to be allowed.

The "acting costumes" don't win contests, but it still might be worth trying the witch doctor, with staff and fetishes and skulls and beads, etc. - just open you eyes way too wide and use alternately fluid and jerky movements while muttering under your breath.

Ultaloths require too much background. Canoloths and nycoloths require too much fx. Arcanoloths are just werewolves in finery.

Lich is just a zombie sorcerer and will only win "best individual lifetime achievement but now washed up and out of ideas"

Nazgul is almost timely, but not.

Myconid will only get "What are supposed to be - toadstool from the Mario franchise?"

Gelantinous cube is too hard to pull off.

I think you should go with mummy. Make sure that you include smells - cinnamon and naptha and so forth.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Here are some ideas from Libris Mortis:
Angel of Decay
Deathlock
Necromental

 

[ssampier]

There's always the classics:

Corpse
Pirate
Convict
Dilbert
Candy bar (more of a kid's costume, though)
Bald, Gay man (aka Homer Simpson)*

*brownie point to whom gets the reference

Mind Flayer would work despite not being recognized, but even without cephalophagy, you'd lose your job if you tracked brackish water through the office and left the lingering scent of cinnamon and onions everwhere you went. Without the special effects, it would lose effectiveness.

Sucking out everyone's brains is a quick way to a promotion.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

*brownie point to whom gets the reference

Jovial and/or happy.

 

[Aeson]

Be careful about sexual harassment. A couple of folks had some suggestions that might be a bit iffy. The Capital One idea was cool.

 

[Del]

I was known for this in college. I went first as a Samurai Vampire which turned heads, and then a year later I went as the Gaimen character with the gasmask and the trenchcoat, which also went over really well.

I'm thinkin of doing something this year but I'm not sure which.

 

[Ranger REG]

I'm thinkin of doing something this year but I'm not sure which.

Dress up like a kid, or dress as a kid?

Go ahead. Be a tall elf (and I'm not talking about Elrond).

 

[Angel Tarragon]

I was hoping on going to the state fair with my sister and some friends, as I haven't been in a long while. Well my sis told me that it has become a gang hangout, which is a disappointment. I'll probably dress up as an Ansalon Minotaur this year.

 

[Del]

Dress up like a kid, or dress as a kid?

Go ahead. Be a tall elf.

Nyet.

Maybe Nick Fury ...