Munsters Costume Ideas

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About the Munsters

A television show about a family of friendly monsters who lived among everyday people, "The Munsters" ran for two seasons from 1964 to 1966. The show ran at the same time and for the same amount of seasons as the Addams Family. While the Addams' clan was much more human looking, the Munsters were much more monstrous in appearance. The head of the household was Herman Munster who looked like Frankenstein's munster with a flat head and neck bolts. His wife, Lily Munster had long black and white-streaked hair and was an even-tempered, family-oriented vampire -- and probably the most rational of the family. Her father, Grampa Munster was also a vampire who dabbled in casting spells. Herman and Lily's son was Eddie Munster, a werewolf child. The "black sheep" of the family was the couple's niece, Marilyn Munster, a beautiful blonde, sweet teenage girl whose family pitied her for her unfortunate "ugly" looks.

Dressing up as the Munsters

Dress as your favorite member of the Munsters with officially licensed costumes and masks based on each of the characters. A Herman Munster mask is available based on the green-skinned patriarch made from high quality latex. A full-featured costume is also available with a half-mask to cover the top portion of your face and a brown suit. Or, dress as the elegant Lily Munster with a wig, bat necklace, and diaphanous pink gown. Kids can dress as Eddie Munster with an included half-mask and brown short pants and matching jacket. And of corpse, there's Granpa Munster dressed in a slightly more elderly version of Dracula's black caped attire and with a half-mask with his grey-tinged hairstyle and green skin.