Hallowiener
I was going through a bunch of old family photos this week and I found a few boyhood Halloween pics. As you can tell, we didn’t have a store-bought costume budget.
1. Dracula (or, in Canada: Dracula with a Parka). I went as a vampire more than once, I recall. The cape was homemade and the cheap plastic fangs hurt like hell. Not that I cared, of course, once that pumpkin bucket was full.
2. Mad Scientist. This was clearly cobbled together from odds ‘n’ ends (apparently, “mad” = wig and plastic moustache). That “lab coat” is actually part of an old karate outfit, and visibility in those glasses was slim at best. That year, my brother (left, in the excellent green sweatpants) and a family friend did Dracula duty; judging by our layers, it must’ve been warmer than average.
3. Ghostbuster. Well-sort-of. More like a Ghetto Ghostbuster, really. No costume budget? No problem. I actually photocopied the logo, blew it up, made three copies (there’s one on the other shoulder too) cut ‘em out and hand coloured ‘em with pencil crayons. I ain’t ‘fraid ‘a no budget!
Comment by Kevin — February 4, 2008 @ 3:31 am
HAHAHA
I love the totally ambivalent attitude as a vampire, versus the glowing pride of the Ghostbuster.
Plastic fangs: I remember sore gums and a lot of drooling.
Great photos!
Comment by Zomb-Aid — February 4, 2008 @ 11:47 am
“Dracula with a Parka”. Now that would make a great movie!
Comment by Audra — February 4, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Awesome man! I don’t think I ever bought a costume growing up — but, then again, I think I went as Boy George every year……..
Comment by Paul — February 4, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
Love the proton backpack.
Comment by Gary — February 5, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
Awesome, Dave! Now I know who I’m gonna call.
Comment by Dave — February 6, 2008 @ 12:06 am
“I love the totally ambivalent attitude as a vampire, versus the glowing pride of the Ghostbuster.”
That vampire pic reveals the look of a young sugar junkie who’s just been told that trick-or-treating will only begin after pictures are taken.
The other pic betrays a Ghostbusters freak who doesn’t even care that his “proton pack” is really an old backpack full of balled up paper.
The mad scientist one, however, is just me trying my best to get a snapshot before my big plastic ears fall off.
Comment by Cathy — February 10, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
Wow, I love it. We just watched Ghostbusters last weekend. I would guess a young Venkman, no?