Costume & Acting Guide 🧵🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️

👻 THE GHOST

Vibe: Eternally restless, emotionally translucent, and still bitter that everyone stopped mourning after three business days. Equal parts vintage bedsheet specter, supernatural drama queen, and person who absolutely would haunt someone for leaving them on read.

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DIY Look:

• Old white sheet? Classic. Cut eye holes and embrace the low-budget paranormal lifestyle.

• For a modern ghost: white hoodie, white jeans, pale sneakers, or a flowing white dress.

• Layer sheer scarves, lace, gauze, or tulle to create an eerie floating effect.

• Dust clothing lightly with baby powder or flour—but avoid furniture unless the host enjoys finding fingerprints everywhere.

• Apply pale foundation, gray eyeshadow, white eyeliner, and a touch of blue beneath the eyes.

• Add baby powder or temporary white color to your hair for the “dead since Tuesday” look.

• Smudge charcoal-gray makeup around your hands, neck, and cheekbones.

• Wear mismatched or outdated clothing and claim it was fashionable when you died.

• Optional: attach torn strips of white fabric that flutter dramatically when you move.

• For a glamorous ghost, add pearls, rhinestones, or a faded veil from your former life.

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Props from the crypt:

• Lightweight plastic chains, a dog leash, or metallic-painted costume chain.

• A cracked or broken phone representing the person who “ghosted” you first.

• A framed photograph of yourself with “Gone Too Soon-ish” written underneath.

• An old key that supposedly unlocks “the room where it happened.”

• Battery-operated candle or lantern for making needlessly dramatic entrances.

• A handwritten list titled “Unfinished Business.”

• A pocket mirror you refuse to look into because “the reflection remembers.”

• A small bell you ring whenever someone ignores you.

• A translucent cup labeled “Spirit.”

• A white handkerchief for wiping away tears that technically no longer exist.

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How to Act:

• Drift instead of walking. Your feet may work, but the living don’t need to know that.

• Speak softly and stretch out important words as if every sentence crossed dimensions to arrive.

• Stare silently at people until they notice you—then look away.

• Enter rooms without explanation and stand slightly too close to the curtains.

• Occasionally disappear in the middle of a conversation. You’re not being rude; you’re being on-brand.

• React to loud noises by claiming they “disturbed the veil.”

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Quirks

• Claims not to remember how they died—but remembers every petty disagreement perfectly.

• Constantly complains that the afterlife has terrible Wi-Fi.

• Treats every flickering light as a personal message.

• Is deeply offended when someone walks through their “energy.”

• Announces sudden temperature changes that nobody else can feel.

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Sayings​

• “Being dead is exhausting. Everyone expects you to know things.”

• “My alibi died with me.”

• “I don’t hold grudges. I carry them into eternity.”

• “If the lights flicker, remain calm. I’m probably being dramatic.”

• “Boo. Sorry—I’m contractually obligated.”

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🧛‍♀️ THE VAMPIRE 

Vibe: Ancient, elegant, suspiciously well-preserved, and deeply unimpressed by mortal nonsense. You’ve survived centuries of betrayal, bad fashion, and painfully awkward dinner parties.

 

DIY Look:

• Wear an all-black outfit from your closet: black jeans, trousers, fitted shirt, dress, or skirt.

• Add a thrifted blazer, corset, velvet jacket, long coat, or dramatic cardigan.

• Choose rich fabrics like velvet, lace, satin, or anything that says “inherited castle.”

• Apply pale foundation or powder with dark shadow around the eyes.

• Use red lipstick for subtle “bloodstains.” Smudge a little near the corner of your mouth.

• Slick back your hair or give it intentionally untamed, just-left-the-coffin volume.

• Wear sunglasses indoors because you’re either a daywalker or extremely committed to the bit.

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Accessories.

• Empty wineglass filled with “Type O Negative.”

• Antique-looking goblet or ornate drinking glass.

• Lace gloves, cameo jewelry, signet ring, or dramatic pendant.

• Battery-operated candle for brooding in poorly lit corners.

• Tiny mirror you claim has “never worked properly.”

• Old book containing the names of former enemies—or exes.

• Black umbrella for emergency daylight exposure.

• Use inexpensive costume fangs from a party store.

• Skip the fangs entirely and smile without showing your teeth, as though you’re concealing something.

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How to Act:

• Speak in outdated language mixed with modern slang: “Thou art slaying, fr.”

• Judge mortals silently, preferably over the rim of your goblet.

• Refuse garlic bread as though someone offered you poison.

• Enter rooms slowly and wait for everyone to acknowledge you.

• Ask people their blood type during casual conversation.

• Complain that the music was better three centuries ago.

• Refer to naps as “returning to the darkness.”

• Become personally offended whenever someone calls you pale.

• Study people’s necks, then quickly pretend you were admiring their necklace.

• Describe every minor inconvenience as “an eternal curse.”

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Quirks

• Claims to be hundreds of years old but misunderstands basic technology.

• Flinches dramatically when curtains are opened.

• Has suspiciously specific knowledge of historical scandals.

• Treats every invitation as permission to enter the building.

• Insists red wine has “notes of iron.”

• Gets nervous when anyone mentions wooden furniture.

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Sayings

• “I’m not lurking. I’m observing from the shadows.”

• “Garlic bread? Do you want me dead?”

• “I haven’t slept properly since 1742.”

• “Your pulse is…surprisingly distracting.”

• “I don’t drink—socially.”

• “My alibi is immortal. Unlike the victim.”

• “Please, call me old-fashioned. I dare you.”

• “Eternity is long. This conversation is longer.”

• “I came for the mystery. I stayed for the Type O.”

• “That accusation lacks bite.”

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🧟 THE ZOMBIE 

Vibe: Decomposing, confused, and running entirely on instinct and leftover snacks. You may be undead, but honestly, you’re handling it better than expected.

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DIY Look

• Wear old jeans, sweatpants, or cargo pants with a ripped shirt or oversized flannel.

• Choose faded grays, muddy greens, browns, and anything that looks like it survived an apocalypse.

• Tear a few edges and lightly rub the clothes with brown or gray makeup for dirt.

• Use pale foundation with gray, green, or purple shadow around the eyes.

• Smudge red lipstick near the mouth for budget-friendly zombie gore.

• Tease your hair, mess it up, and pretend shampoo disappeared with civilization.

• Walk around with one untucked shirt tail and a missing shoe if you’re committed.

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Accessories

• Empty snack bag labeled “BRAINS.”

• Torn employee badge from your former life.

• Crumpled map held upside down.

• Bandages wrapped badly around one arm.

• A warning sign reading “Recently Deceased.”

• Broken phone you keep trying to answer.

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How to Act

• Shuffle slowly and occasionally forget where you were going.

• Groan whenever someone asks a complicated question.

• Stare longingly at people’s heads.

• Misunderstand ordinary words as references to brains.

• Stop mid-sentence as though your last working brain cell disconnected.

• Walk past doorways, reverse direction, and try again.

• Become unusually energetic whenever snacks appear.

• Refer to the murder as “a possible recruitment opportunity.”

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Quirks

• Has an extremely short attention span unless brains are mentioned.

• Tries to remember life before the apocalypse but only recalls passwords.

• Occasionally freezes and needs to be “rebooted.”

• Drops things, stares at them, and decides they belong to the floor now.

• Claims not to feel pain but complains constantly.

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Sayings

• “Brains? Sorry—I thought you said snacks.”

• “I’m dead tired. Literally.”

• “My alibi is a little…decomposed.”

• “I came back from the dead for this?”

• “Give me a moment. My brain is buffering.”

• “The victim looks familiar. Did we work together?”

• “I’m not falling apart emotionally. Just physically.”

• “Don’t worry—I’ve already eaten.”

• “That accusation is dead wrong.”

• “I may be undead, but even I know that story stinks.”

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🐺 THE WEREWOLF

Vibe: Rugged, restless, and one full moon away from making everything extremely awkward. Usually charming—but increasingly concerned about tonight’s lunar forecast.

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DIY Look

• Wear ripped jeans, cargo pants, a plaid flannel, or an old T-shirt.

• Add a denim jacket, faux-fur vest, or fuzzy cardigan.

• Tease your hair until it looks aggressively windblown.

• Smudge brown makeup along your cheekbones, forehead, and jawline.

• Use eyeliner to create thicker brows, sideburns, or subtle facial fur.

• Add press-on claws or paint your nails dark brown or black.

• Slightly tear your sleeves—as if something furry keeps trying to escape.

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Accessories

• Fuzzy ears attached to a headband.

• Faux-fur gloves, cuffs, or tail.

• Dog collar with a tag reading “IF FOUND, RUN.”

• Chewed-up tennis ball you refuse to explain.

• Small bottle labeled “Full Moon Emergency.”

• Lint roller that is clearly losing the battle.

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How to Act

• Sniff the air whenever someone enters the room.

• Scratch behind your ear mid-conversation.

• Growl softly when anyone questions your alibi.

• Become distracted by sudden noises or food.

• Check windows nervously for the moon.

• Insist that excessive shedding is “seasonal.”

• Refer to the murder as “a territorial misunderstanding.”

• Become extremely offended when someone calls you a dog.

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Quirks

• Claims to have an excellent sense of smell but misidentifies everything.

• Unconsciously circles a chair before sitting.

• Howls whenever the room becomes too quiet.

• Compliments people by saying they smell interesting.

• Denies chasing squirrels despite overwhelming evidence.

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Sayings

• “I’m not hairy. I’m seasonally majestic.”

• “The moon made me do it.”

• “That accusation is completely unfur-givable.”

• “I don’t have anger issues. I have lunar sensitivity.”

• “My alibi is a little fuzzy.”

• “Who’s a good boy? Not relevant.”

• “I smelled trouble the moment I arrived.”

• “Let’s not make this a hairy situation.”

• “I was nowhere near the victim. Probably.”

• “Full moon? I thought you said full buffet.”

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🧙‍♀️ THE WITCH 

Vibe: Mystical, mischievous, and one minor inconvenience away from placing a curse on the entire group chat.

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DIY Look

• Wear a black dress, skirt, leggings, or dark jeans with a dramatic blouse.

• Add a shawl, cape, lace cardigan, or velvet jacket.

• Layer necklaces, rings, scarves, and anything involving moons or crystals.

• Use dark eyeliner, smoky shadow, and deep red, purple, or black lipstick.

• Add green makeup only if you’re embracing full storybook witch.

• Tease your hair, braid it, or wear it loose and wild.

• Finish with a pointed hat—or skip it for a more modern “suburban coven” look.

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Accessories

• Broom, preferably one that looks incapable of actual flight.

• Small cauldron filled with candy or suspicious ingredients.

• Wand made from a painted stick.

• Old book labeled “SPELLS & RECEIPTS.”

• Bottles filled with colored water and dramatic labels.

• Crystals, tarot cards, herbs, or a battery-operated candle.

• Wooden spoon for aggressively stirring invisible potions.

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How to Act

• Whisper strange words while pointing at inconvenient people.

• Blame every technological failure on Mercury retrograde.

• Stir drinks as though secretly brewing something.

• Examine people’s palms without being asked.

• Refer to gossip as “a message from the universe.”

• Threaten minor curses for cutting in line or taking the last snack.

• Describe the murder as “dark magic with poor execution.”

• Enter rooms by announcing, “The coven has arrived.”

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Quirks

• Claims to sense bad energy—but usually just dislikes someone.

• Consults tarot cards for extremely basic decisions.

• Collects ordinary objects and calls them potion ingredients.

• Keeps losing the wand currently tucked behind their ear.

• Insists the broom is decorative because their license was suspended.

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Sayings

• “I’m not bossy. I’m coven-appointed.”

• “Careful—my patience is hex-piring.”

• “That alibi needs a stronger spell.”

• “I don’t curse everyone. Some people earn it.”

• “The cards warned me about this party.”

• “Is it witchcraft—or am I simply better than you?”

• “I came, I saw, I made it weird.”

• “My broomstick has more horsepower than your car.”

• “The victim had terrible energy.”

• “Don’t test me. I brought the good cauldron.”

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👹 THE DEMON 

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

Vibe: Bony, stylish, and completely lacking the guts to confess. You’ve got nothing to hide—mostly because everyone can see straight through you.

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DIY Look

• Wear an all-black outfit: leggings, jeans, a fitted shirt, dress, or bodysuit.

• Add white bones using fabric paint, felt cutouts, or strips of white tape.

• Keep it simple with a skeleton-print shirt or pajamas.

• Use pale face makeup with black shadow around your eyes, nose, and cheekbones.

• Draw cracks or teeth lines with black eyeliner.

• Add white gloves with finger bones drawn across them.

• For a glam skeleton, add rhinestones, silver jewelry, or glittery skull makeup.

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Accessories

• Plastic bone you occasionally misplace.

• Skull-shaped cup or goblet.

• X-ray image you proudly call a family portrait.

• Bag labeled “Spare Parts.”

• Black umbrella or cane topped with a fake skull.

• Calcium supplement bottle for emergencies.

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How to Act

• Rattle whenever you enter a room.

• Make bone jokes until everyone begs you to stop.

• Stretch dramatically and complain about stiff joints.

• Introduce yourself by saying, “I’m bad to the bone.”

• Accuse people of having skeletons in their closets.

• Dance with loose, jerky movements.

• Refer to the murder as a “bone-chilling development.”

• Avoid answering questions because you lack the guts.

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Quirks

• Counts their ribs when nervous.

• Becomes offended when anyone orders boneless wings.

• Claims every skeleton decoration is a relative.

• Loses a “bone” and forces everyone to search for it.

• Complains that nobody appreciates their inner beauty.

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Sayings

• “I’ve got a bone to pick with you.”

• “My alibi is pretty bare-bones.”

• “I’m not skinny. I’m anatomically efficient.”

• “I would confess, but I don’t have the guts.”

• “That accusation rattled me.”

• “You can see right through me.”

• “The victim and I were practically joined at the hip.”

• “No body, no problem.”

• “This mystery is getting under my skin—which I don’t have.”

• “I’m dying to know who did it. Again.”

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🦇 BONUS: TIKTOK MONSTER MASHUP

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 BROKEN DOLL

Vibe: Delicately shattered, eerily cheerful, and unmistakably cursed. Looks like a toy someone abandoned… for a very good reason.

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Costume (from your closet): Pale dress or nightgown, tights, Mary Janes or flats. Anything pastel yet unsettling. Add rips, runs, and asymmetry to mimic “accidental damage.”

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Easy to buy: Cracked-doll makeup kit, oversized bow, fake porcelain cracks, creepy contact lenses, lace gloves.

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Props: Chipped teacup, old teddy bear missing an eye, cracked porcelain mask, tiny music box that plays the wrong tune.

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Quirks & How to Act:
Move in stuttering, stop-motion motions like someone winding you up. Tilt your head sharply like your neck might snap. Freeze when someone looks directly at you, then “glitch” back into movement. Whisper nursery rhymes that end just a little too abruptly. Giggle at inappropriate moments. Treat your broken parts like they’re… sentient.

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Sayings:
“Don’t worry… I only break what I love.”
“I remember when I had a full face.”
“Want to play? I promise I won’t crack this time.”
“Shhh… the others in the toy box are sleeping.”

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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”⚰️ 

Vibe: Dark, dramatic, and completely buried in paperwork. You don’t enjoy bringing death—you’re simply the only employee who never calls in sick.

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DIY Look

• Wear an all-black outfit with boots or dark shoes.

• Add a long black robe, hooded cape, or oversized cardigan.

• Use pale face makeup with dark shadow around your eyes and cheekbones.

• Go full skeleton face—or keep your face hidden beneath the hood.

• Add black gloves so no suspiciously living skin is visible.

• For a modern Reaper, carry a clipboard and wear an employee badge reading “AFTERLIFE SERVICES.”

Accessories

• Plastic scythe, foam staff, or broom handle painted black.

• Clipboard labeled “SOUL COLLECTION.”

• Tiny hourglass for people who are “running out of time.”

• Old book containing everyone’s scheduled departure.

• Black lantern or battery-operated candle.

• Business cards reading “See You Eventually.”

• Large key ring supposedly opening the gates of the afterlife.

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How to Act

• Enter rooms slowly and let the silence become uncomfortable.

• Check your clipboard whenever someone says something reckless.

• Follow people briefly without explaining why.

• Sigh when someone asks whether their name is “on the list.”

• Refer to the murder as “an unscheduled pickup.”

• Point at clocks and whisper, “Soon.”

• Treat terrifying supernatural events like routine office work.

• Complain that nobody completes the necessary afterlife paperwork.

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Quirks

• Keeps confusing guests with people scheduled for next Tuesday.

• Hates being called “Grim” because it creates a hostile workplace.

• Attempts ominous entrances but gets caught in the cape.

• Carries an hourglass that may contain ordinary craft sand.

• Has surprisingly strong opinions about vacation policies.

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Sayings

• “Relax. You’re not on today’s list.”

• “Death waits for no one—but I do get a lunch break.”

• “This was not on the schedule.”

• “I don’t make the rules. I collect the souls.”

• “Please remain calm. I’m only observing.”

• “Your time is coming. Eventually. Probably.”

• “Murder creates so much paperwork.”

• “I find your alibi…dead on arrival.”

• “I’m not lurking. I’m between appointments.”

• “You can run, but rescheduling requires 48 hours’ notice.”

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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.