| Halloween costumes are on high on people's minds | | | | newspapers lately? They could be movie stars, |
| this time of year. The decision on what to be for | | | | sports figures, or politicians, either famous or |
| Halloween is a hot topic among many. They wonder | | | | infamous. If you get stuck, look to current movie |
| what they or their partner or kids dress up as this | | | | releases, there is always a horror movie or two in |
| year. | | | | October. |
| If you are among them and you do have not chosen | | | | Look to popular stories, books, plays and movies as |
| your Halloween costume, look around you to see | | | | additional inspiration. The characters of the Wizard of |
| what other people are doing. Now that many people | | | | Oz are a perennial favorite. An advantage to a |
| are using social networks such as Facebook and | | | | grouping like that is that each member of a group |
| Twitter, it is easy to follow their public conversations | | | | can dress as a separate Wizard of Oz character, a |
| to see what they are saying. | | | | group of three men could be The Three Stooges, |
| Typical Halloween characters such as witches, ghosts | | | | you get the idea. |
| and skeletons are a perennial Halloween favorite. So | | | | If you are going out as a couple, consider dressing |
| are little bunnies, dogs and cats for the young ones. | | | | like one. Bill and Hillary Clinton, Marilyn Monroe and Joe |
| Halloween treats are another inspiration for a | | | | Di Maggio are some that immediately come to mind. |
| costume. A couple of girls report that they are | | | | Period dress is another option. Some possibilities |
| dressing up as candy corn and another as a Hershey | | | | include a 1920's flapper, Victorian dress, or characters |
| Kiss. | | | | taken out of another time or place such as The |
| Celebrities in the news are good subjects, too, and | | | | Three Musketeers. |
| the more flamboyant the better. The incidence of a | | | | The most intriguing idea I have heard is from a man |
| given celebrity's appearance as a Halloween character | | | | who wants to be a metaphor. Now how do you |
| is a barometer of his or her fame or notoriety. So | | | | create a Halloween costume for that? |
| whose names have been popping out in the | | | | |
