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• Speak in outdated slang ("Thou art slayin’, fr").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

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.