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	How to make a The Pavi costume from Repo!: The Genetic Opera   5 up, 0 down  In the movie musical "Repo!: The Genetic Opera," The Pavi is one of the siblings of the Largo family dynasty. An heir to the GeneCo fortune after a rash of organ failures sweeps the globe along with recreational surgery, The Pavi himself has a fetish for changing faces. Referring to himself in the third person, the womanizing Pavi's face is disfigured but he has bolts embedded in his skin to ... read more »
	How to make a Blind Mag from Repo!: The Genetic Opera costume   4 up, 0 down  In the musical goth-rock opera film, Blind Mag is a formerly blind opera singer. She was gifted with a cornea transplant that allowed her to see by the massive biotech conglomerate, GeneCo. In return for restored sight, Blind Mag became an indentured servant to the mega-corporation, singing for GeneCo's "genetic opera" as a spokesperson for the nightly showing of torture visited upon those ... read more »
	How to make a Shilo from Repo!: The Genetic Opera Costume   3 up, 0 down  Already a cult classic in the making, "Repo!: The Genetic Opera" is a sci-fi goth-opera odyssey with quirky characters galore and great music. The film's main character, 17-year-old Shiloh battles a rare blood disease and corporate intrigue all while singing her heart out! You can dress up as Shilo if you're headed to a showing of the film, already inspiring legions of fans to do it up ... read more »
	How to make a Psycho Santa Costume   2 up, 0 down  Capitalize on all of those Christmas goodies already in stores before Halloween rears its pumpkin head and create a scary Santa Claus costume to scare everyone into being good little boys and girls before Yuletide rolls around. Look to such classically bad horror flicks like "Silent Night, Deadly Night" for some inspiration into creating a Psycho Santa costume of your own! ##Things ... read more »
	How to make a Carrie costume   2 up, 0 down  Before there was Carrie Bradshaw, there was Carrie White, the tormented telekinetic teen title character of Stephen King's horror novel and the 1976 film of the same name. Sissy Spacek portrayed Carrie, a girl who hid her strange gift for moving objects with her mind from her zealous mother. A social pariah at her school, prom night was never the same when Carrie was crowned queen as a cruel ... read more »
	Flesh of the ZombieContest Entry   2 up, 0 down  Homemade with goodwill clothes which I distressed and painted to age and gorify, latex prosthetics for my face, contacts for my eyes and lots of blood and gel for my face and hair. Hands were hand painted latex and with blood designed to look rotten and decomposing. A lot of fun, scared most every person I snuck up on, and a few people couldn't even look at me at all, and turned away or ran! ... read more »
	Zombieland --- ZombieContest Entry   2 up, 0 down  Right off the screen from the movie Zombieland comes a pop culture horror icon the infamous zombie that wants to eat your flesh!!!! comment »
	How to make a Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Costume   1 up, 0 down  Even though Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been dead and buried from primetime scheduling for several years now, the fandom still survives! Craft yourself a great costume based on Spike, one of only two vampires with a soul, and who bears a striking resemblence to Billy Idol. Formerly known as William the Bloody (for his "bloody awful" poetry), Spike was initially a thorn in Buffy's side ... read more »
	How to make a Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) Costume   1 up, 0 down  A great couple's costume alongside her boyfriend and fellow vampire, Spike, Drusilla makes a great costume to wear on your own, too, for an elegant female vampire look. Slightly insane and just a touch psychic, Dru was known as one half of the "Sid and Nancy of the Undead" alongside her bloody beau. A lot of options can be had to creating a great DIY Drusilla costume. ##Things You'll ... read more »
	How to make a Damien (The Omen) and Nanny Couples' Costume   1 up, 0 down  Stumped for a creepy couples' costume? Tired of Munsters and Addams Family duos? Burnt out on Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein costumes? Sure, you still want to show your love for fiends on film, but you want something that no one else might think of. Well then, this idea is "for you, Damien! It's all for YOU!" Try going as The Omen's favorite Satanic son, Damien Thorn, and his ... read more »
	How to make a Norman Bates (Psycho) costume   0 up, 0 down  Dress up as everyone's favorite killer crossdresser with an Oedipus complex, Norman Bates from the Alfred Hitchcock classic, "Psycho." The proud proprietor of the Bates Motel, Norman Bates has a very CLOSE relationship with his mother. "Mother" is determined to keep Norman all to herself and will not stand for any female guests in the motel. They can check in, but they can't check out! ... read more »
	Samara- the girl from the ringContest Entry   2 up, 6 down  Had a couple hours at home one day and decided to teach myself special effects makeup. Being 14 and with long dark hair (and being named Summera for that matter) help make the resemblance rather uncanny. read more »

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