Costume & Acting Guide 🧵🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️

👻 THE GHOST – Budget Banshee Vibes

DIY Look:

• Old sheet? Classic. Cut eye holes and go full vintage horror.

• OR: White hoodie + white jeans = sleek modern specter.

• Add gray makeup, baby powder in hair, or white eyeliner for a hollow look.

Props from the crypt:

• Chains from a dog leash or thrift store curtain rods.

• A broken phone with a cracked screen (a “ghosted” symbol).

How to Act:

• Float silently. Drift instead of walk.

• Occasionally vanish mid-convo (ghost ‘em IRL).

• Make TikTok transitions spooky as hell.

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🧛‍♀️ THE VAMPIRE – Yassified Dracula

DIY Look:

• All-black fit from your closet. Add a thrifted blazer or corset.

• Red lipstick for bloodstains. Bonus if it’s smudged.

• Sunglasses indoors? You’re a daywalker.

Fangs on a budget:

• Folded white paper triangles + eyelash glue = $0.00 vampire life.

How to Act:

• Speak in outdated slang ("Thou art slayin’, fr").

• Judge mortals silently.

• Refuse garlic bread like it's a mortal sin.

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🧟 THE ZOMBIE – Dead Inside but Make It Fashion

DIY Look:

• Ripped clothes you already ruined at a concert? Add fake blood (or red lipstick).

• Use gray eyeshadow to contour like you haven’t slept since 1792.

TikTok-ready twist:

• Add a “BRB brain break” sign around your neck.

How to Act:

• Slow mo walk with sudden jerks.

• Moan like you're trying to reach Starbucks but it's closed.

• Say "uuughhhh... brainrot" for authenticity.

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🐺 THE WEREWOLF – Feral But Make It Furrycore

DIY Look:

• Flannel shirt + torn jeans + teased hair.

• Hot glue faux fur (or mop heads) onto a hoodie.

• Draw claws with eyeliner on the back of your hands.

Extra touches:

• Add a DIY tail from yarn braids or a stuffed sock.

How to Act:

• Sniff everything. Yes, everything.

• Growl when someone asks “what are you?”

• Channel chaotic bisexual energy.

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🧙‍♀️ THE WITCH – TikTok Coven Supreme

DIY Look:

• Black dress, boots, and too many rings.

• Drape a scarf over your shoulders or wear a mesh shirt under your crop top.

• Draw sigils with eyeliner on your face/arms.

Alt touches:

• Plastic spider rings. Tarot cards in your fanny pack.

How to Act:

• Whisper cryptic stuff like “the moon told me not to trust him.”

• Stir invisible potions with your metal straw.

• Threaten to hex your ex with ✨crystals✨.

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👹 THE DEMON – Chaotic Good/Neutral/Evil

DIY Look:

• Red and black anything. Fishnets optional. Horns from headbands or paper towel rolls.

• Use eyeliner to draw sigils under your eyes or a third eye on your forehead.

Upcycle moment:

• Make wings from cardboard + trash bags + duct tape.

How to Act:

• Grin too wide. Know things you shouldn’t.

• Speak in riddles or all lowercase.

• Say “I don’t sleep, I plot” unironically.

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🦴 THE SKELETON – Minimalist Mortality Aesthetic

DIY Look:

• Black clothes with white tape or chalk-painted bones.

• Skeleton gloves from Dollar Tree or draw bones on your hands with white eyeliner.

Extra flair:

• Glow-in-the-dark paint.

• Facepaint skull mask or just outline the jaw for a stylized look.

How to Act:

• Clack your imaginary bones.

• Say “I’m just skin and vibes.”

• Laugh awkwardly like a xylophone.

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🦇 BONUS: TIKTOK MONSTER MASHUP – Choose Your Fighter

Feeling indecisive? 

• Half ghost / half vampire (spirit but make it thirsty).

• Witch who got bit by a werewolf mid-spell.

• Zombie but she’s a YouTuber now.

• Skeleton demon who vapes darkness.

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🪞 THE SERIAL KILLER – “Normcore but Make It Terrifying”

DIY Look:

• Blend in. Hoodie, jeans, clean shoes = suspiciously average.

• Or go retro slasher: 80s windbreaker, fake blood splatters, one ominous glove.

• Mask optional — unnerving smile mandatory.

Props:

• Plastic knife, fake phone with “unknown caller” ringtone, grocery bag with mysterious stains.

• Notebook labeled "Totally Normal Thoughts.”

How to Act:

• Be disturbingly calm. Compliment people’s necks too sincerely.

• Step into frame too quietly.

• Say “I love your vibe” like you’re choosing your next victim.

• Laugh too late after jokes.

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🩸 THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER PROTAGONIST – “Unraveling, But Make It Fashion”

DIY Look:

• Trench coat, scarf, and slightly smudged eyeliner (like you haven’t slept since Chapter 3).

• Add fake notes, red string, and a wild look in your eyes.

Props:

• Coffee cup labeled “trust issues.”

• Fake corkboard with “THE KILLER?” written 12 times.

How to Act:

• Whisper to yourself.

• Stare off dramatically when someone mentions the word “truth.”

• End every conversation with “...unless that’s what they want you to think.”

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🧛 THE GHOUL – “Dumpster-Chic Crypt Keeper”

DIY Look:

• Torn suit or prom dress. Messy hair. Dark circles that say “I haunt alleys and brunch spots.”

• Add smears of dirt, gray contour, and a single shiny earring for chaos.

Props:

• Empty takeout box labeled “leftovers (souls).”

• Fake bones, or chicken wings. Dealer’s choice.

How to Act:

• Lurk. Don’t walk—skulk.

• Say “I eat the rich” but mean it literally.

• Pop out of shadows like it’s a personality trait.

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👁️ THE MAD SCIENTIST – “Chaotic STEM Major Energy”

DIY Look:

• White lab coat or thrifted button-down covered in stains.

• Goggles on head. Pens, spoons, or suspicious tools in pocket.

• Bonus: mismatched socks, wild hair.

Props:

• Beaker (or water bottle) full of neon drink.

• Notebook labeled “Do Not Open.”

How to Act:

• Giggle at random intervals.

• Explain everything like a TED Talk that went off the rails.

• Yell “Eureka!” when someone sneezes.

• Refer to the murder as “a successful experiment.”

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🪓 THE SLASHER ICON – “Campy But Deadly”

DIY Look:

• Plaid shirt, overalls, mask, or hockey jersey.

• Add toy weapon (plastic machete, chainsaw, whatever screams lawsuit waiting to happen).

• Optional: glitter blood for ✨aesthetic mayhem✨.

How to Act:

• Speak rarely, but when you do, it’s a one-liner. (“Looks like... they didn’t make the cut.”)

• Move slowly on purpose.

• Tilt your head anytime someone talks too long.

• Offer unsolicited knife safety tips.

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🕷️ THE SPIDER QUEEN / KING – “Eight-Limbed Drama Royalty”

DIY Look:

• Black or purple glam outfit with web-like jewelry or fishnet layers.

• Make DIY “legs” from black tights stuffed with paper, pinned to your back.

Props:

• Thread or string “web” for posing.

• Snack bag labeled “flies (do not touch).”

How to Act:

• Speak slowly. Smile like you know too much.

• Compliment people, but make it sound like a threat.

• Occasionally say, “Careful, dear… you’re standing in my web.”

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🩹 THE FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER – “Green, Glam, and Slightly Misunderstood”

DIY Look:

• Green face paint or contour, messy stitches drawn with eyeliner.

• Patchy clothes stitched together with safety pins.

• Optional: platform boots for that electric energy.

Props:

• Wires, bolts, or toy lightning bolt.

• Tiny heart charm labeled “Property of Science.”

How to Act:

• Speak in slow, confused sentences.

• Knock stuff over and apologize politely.

• Occasionally shout, “FATHER!” for no reason.

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🦠 THE PLAGUE DOCTOR – “Goth Mediccore”

DIY Look:

• Black hoodie or cloak, DIY bird-beak mask (cardboard or plastic).

• Gloves, boots, and mysterious vials.

Props:

• Spray bottle labeled “medicinal mist.”

• Clipboard with “diagnosis: doomed.”

How to Act:

• Check everyone’s “symptoms.”

• Say “Ah, the humors are unbalanced” gravely.

• Hand out “cures” (mints or candy).

• Never break eye contact through the beak.

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👹 THE SERIAL KILLER FAN – “Too Into True Crime”

DIY Look:

• T-shirt with fake mugshot print or “Ted Talk, not Ted Bundy.”

• Notebook of “suspect notes.”

• Messy bun, oversized hoodie, spooky stickers.

Props:

• Fake magnifying glass, pen, podcast mic prop.

How to Act:

• Drop random facts about poison or crime scenes at inappropriate times.

• Call everyone “bestie” but make it sound like a threat.

• When questioned, whisper, “I’ve been preparing for this moment my whole life.”

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💀 BONUS: THE REAPER – “Corporate Grim Vibes”

DIY Look:

• Black cloak or hoodie. Skeleton makeup or mask.

• Optional: scythe (or broomstick for the minimalist Reaper).

Props:

• Clipboard labeled “To Collect Today.”

• Hourglass or sand timer.

How to Act:

• Be polite but ominous.

• Compliment people’s “life expectancy.”

• Wave at people across the room and whisper, “Soon.”

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🧠 TL;DR (But make it camp):

Monsters, killers, and weirdos aren’t scary — they’re just main characters with aesthetic trauma and solid eyeliner technique.

🕯️ Pro Tips:

• Duct tape > hot glue.

• Commitment > accuracy.

• Fake blood = personality.

• Stay in character, but hydrate.

• And remember: you’re not the victim… you’re the plot twist.

• Raid your closet first. The vibe > accuracy.

• Use makeup, duct tape, and irony as your magic tools.

• Remember: monsters are just misunderstood icons with killer fits and better social commentary than most influencers.