With Halloween coming up very soon, many people are going out to buy a last minute costume. Usually the most looked at costumes during this time are classic costumes that have been popular for years. We are here to grade seven of the most popular costumes.

Black cats have always been associated with bad luck and spookiness. Along with that, cats are one the the most popular household pets. Cat costumes have many variations and can simply be drawn on whiskers to an entire bodysuit.

It is difficult for most cat costumes to have that middle ground between simple and complicated, as teacher, Mr. Grant Friedland said that “It is either going to be basic like putting on cat ears or going all out and overdone.” Friedland along with many others dislike the overall inconsistencies of a cat costume, which is why the cat was his least favorite.

Whether its one piece or Pirates of the Caribbean, pirates are some of the most beloved characters in fiction and during Halloween they are one of the most fun costumes to dress up as.

Pirate costumes have so many sources that the possibilities are almost endless. Along with the costumes based on fiction, Friedland’s favorite costume of the one listed is the pirate because, “It gives you the most room for creativity and you can do whatever you want.”

Along with ideas based on fiction, a pirate can be whatever a person wants with the idea from playing pirate music to making a completely original character.

What could possibly be the simplest and easiest Halloween costume to make? A ghost! A costume seen in films such as Charlie Brown, a ghost is a popular costume due to its simplicity.

Although its simplicity makes a ghost costume easy, they tend to be very repetitive and unoriginal. Dawson Graditor, class of 2026, doesn’t like the idea of a ghost costume because, “You’re covering yourself up instead of dressing up and it’s a very basic costume.”

Along with the unoriginal idea nobody actually gets to see who is under the costume.

A good Halloween costume is one that can have endless variations. Originating

from the likes of Dracula, vampires have always been a Halloween favorite.

A vampire has been a staple of Halloween for a long time, but that also has made the costume very repetitive and has slowly lacked originality. Teacher and field hockey coach, Mrs. AJ Stuart believes that “It’s not very creative and is very expected as a Halloween costume.”

Despite these criticisms, A vampire got a higher ranking due to the amount of the creativity that one can put into the costume creation.

This costume could be from a movie, a school or even just a homemade costume. A cheerleader costume can simply be some pom-poms or an entire outfit.

A cheerleader is one of the most common costume ideas among teen girls as a large number are involved with cheerleading. Stuart stated that a cheerleader costume, “works well as a duo costume, but as itself it is very unoriginal.”

A cheerleader costume leaves very little room for creativity as it is difficult to make many variations with the costume.

Athletes are some of the most influential people

to American youth and that influence is shown on Halloween with many people dressing as their favorite football, basketball or baseball star.

Athlete costumes vary in terms of creativity as some people go all out for their favorite sports star while others stick on a jersey and call it a costume. The idea of an athlete costume is similar to a cheerleader in that they both have very little variation in how to be unique with the costume.

The low average grade is due to the overall lack of variety, while still having the potential to be a good costume.

Everyone wants to soar through the air like superman or get the supernatural powers that come with being a superhero. Superheroes are popular with everyone and the costumes have a lot of room for creativity.

A superhero gives someone a large variety of costumes to choose from that work very well for everyone from kids to adults. Graditor likes the idea of a superhero costume because according to him, “It’s a good costume because people are living up to their childhood dreams of being a superhero.”

Dressing up as a superhero also can mean different things like a kid could dress up as one because they’re powerful or even because they have a similar personality.