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Not all costumes go as planned. Credit: Silvio Tanaka, Flickr


By Rachel Wharton

Even as adults one the best perks of Halloween-beyond the candy, the parties and the Witches' Brew punch-is getting to pick out a costume. Sometimes, the outfit is a huge hit but sometimes things turn out spook-taculy bad. Here are tales of costumes gone wrong.

Otherworldly Mistake
Photographer Kim Walker was attending a party in Portland, Ore., and "had the bright idea to be Saturn," she says. "I went to great lengths to make a large, beautiful cardboard ring, which hung over my shoulders, falling at my waist. The problem was that I was so wide that I had to spend the party in the kitchen, with the ring turned vertically, pressed against the counter. No fun," says Walker, "but I did have people hand-delivering me beers since I couldn't move."

Frightful Festivities
While going to college in the south, New York copy editor Bobby Young decided to get creative and attend a Halloween barbecue as a "rolling stone." He painted himself gray and donned a pair of roller skates to complete the look. The problem came when he arrived at the party. It turned out the celebration was located at the bottom of a very steep driveway - which he had to skate down in order to show-up in character. At that moment, he wished he had chosen to be something less original.

Last-Minute Losers
We all know how easy it is to transform a kid into a ghost by just raiding the linen cupboard. When she was a child, Kansas City blogger Emily Farris' father decided to employ this classic costume ploy and grabbed sheets from the car to dress up the kids. Which was all fine-except Emily's sheet was emblazoned with a Budweiser logo.

Your turn: What's your worst Halloween costume disaster? Share with us in the comments!