Proof Halloween used to be horrifying

From the days of homemade costume horror. Photo / Instagram

Before children favoured Princess Elsa costumes, and Donald Trump masks were sold in the thousands, Halloween costumes were legitimately frightful.

Here are 10 of the creepiest costumes from the scary old days.

1. Clowns to rival Stephen King's It

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2. The original Ghostrider

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3. And you thought the Trump masks were scary

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4. Jackie and her lantern

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5. A boy, a bear, and a bearded man

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6. Big heads were trending that year

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7. Afraid of your mother?

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8. Shaking hands with ghosts

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9. Never mind Donnie Darko

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10. Halloween arts and crafts

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- nzherald.co.nz