What Are the Top 10 Halloween Costumes That Most People Want This Year?

Unfortunately, it can be frustrating this time of year when you're unable to find the costume you want. You should prepare yourself to be frustrated if any of these costumes are what you're planning to wear this year.

Experts from QforQuinn conducted a study to identify the top Halloween costumes in 2023. They examined the “pop culture trends and Halloween costume” search counts. Additionally, they analyzed the most searched-for Halloween accessories for each costume.

The Barbie movie-inspired Halloween costume tops the list with a total of 549,000 searches. The most sought-after Barbie set is the Cowgirl Barbie. It includes hot pink flare pants with a vest top, a white cowgirl hat, a pink bandana, and white boots.

The second most popular Halloween costume of 2023 is the Joker, with 454,000 people looking to recreate this famous movie character for Halloween. To achieve this look, the essential elements are a red jacket and pants, a curly green wig, and clown makeup.

Wednesday Addams claims the third spot with 407,370 searches. Recreating her iconic look for Halloween includes a black mini dress with a white collar, black socks, a double-braid wig, and black Mary Jane heels.

Number four is the iconic video game character Mario, with 333,110 people wanting to dress up as him. Blue overalls, a red t-shirt, white gloves, and his signature red hat and mustache are needed to complete the Mario look.

Securing the fifth position is Morticia Addams from the Addams Family with 287,650 searches. To fully embody the Morticia Addams look, the essentials are a long, black gothic-type dress, a long and straight black wig, white face makeup, and a pair of black pump heels.

Top Gun: Maverick secures the sixth position with 210,100 people looking to recreate the Tom Cruise look.  Top Gun costumes consist of blue jeans, flight jackets, Hawaiian shirts, work boots, and a pair of Ray-Ban Aviator sunglasses.

Ariel's outfit from The Little Mermaid is the seventh listed with 128,860 searches. The costume features a signature shell cup bikini top and a shimmering fitted skirt with organza trim. Little Mermaid’s iconic red wig and a fork will truly complete the look.

The eighth most popular Halloween costume of 2023 is Spider-Man. This costume is in high demand with 128,350 searches. It consists of a zippered jumpsuit with his logo on the chest and a Spider-Man mask.

Buzz Lightyear's costume secured ninth place and generated interest among 125,470 Halloween enthusiasts. Buzz Lightyear's light-up jumpsuit, helmet, and wand are crucial pieces for replicating the look.

Rounding off our list at 10th place is Baby Yoda with 82,620 searches. You need a tan hooded robe, a dark brown shirt front, a soft character headpiece with ears, and green booties.

With Halloween right around the corner, it’s time to grab your favorite movie-time snack and try not to get scared. Though what movies reign at the top for the spooky season?

Well, Rotten Tomatoes released a list this year of the top ten scariest films in which they had users enter into a poll to see which film would scare your pants off and which films would have you looking over your shoulder when you shut the lights off.

Rotten Tomato's also used an outside ‘scare’ifitic study conducted by a British broadband service to help guide them in their selection. You can find their full study by Clicking Here.

So without further ado let’s take a look at what the public considers to be the Scariest Movie of All Time.

Coming in at number ten is the clown king of scares Pennywise. This isn’t the first time that Pennywise has made audiences afraid of clowns, but the 2017 version put a whole new spin on terror. Bill Skarsgard was the right choice to fill in the shoes set by his predecessor Tim Curry. The IT films feature a mix of jump scare horror and phycological horror. Especially because unlike some other horror icons. Pennywise is doing this to feed. So, playing with what he considers food is a major part of his kit. Another major point that makes him scary is the impressive CGI that was done. It doesn’t look too fake and that’s the reason he’s in the top ten.

Now I have to admit a little bit of favoritism here because I grew up with this film franchise and I remember the fear I felt during particular scenes. However, by the time this film came out other franchises like Paranormal Activity was kicking off so the type of horror used didn’t feel unique. So, no matter how much I personally love the film and would put it higher. I can understand why it’s ranked at number nine especially when you consider that other more known films that follow similar premises have ranked higher on this list. 

Now, this is a film I will gladly show favoritism towards as I think it should have been ranked higher. Though maybe it’s a generational difference as this film scared not only scared my socks off but also took them and hung them up over their mantle. The use of silent suspense in this film I dare argue is in a class of its own. Only surpassed by A quiet place, which also I feel should have been ranked. The study that we mentioned before agreed as Sinister is still one of the scariest films according to science as they looked at the average heart rates of those watching the film. Sinister won their award back in 2020 and has since been a consistent second on the charts.  

On the 7th we have the film series that began it all. Halloween gave us not only Jamie Lee Curtis but helped make the world aware of John Carpenter’s talent. Despite the ongoing drama with the latest installment Halloween Ends (2022) this classic film helped make the slasher franchise into what it is today. So, after 44 years there is a reason, it’s credited as one of the best horror franchises. Michael Myers's use of silence of deadly puts fears into those watching because he truly could be around any corner. You also have to consider the psychosocial aspect of the franchise as Myers, even stops to admire each kill. Truly horrifying. 

The Ring came to us as a recreation of a Japanese horror film, so it is certainly a tough job to take something take works well in one completely different culture and make it work in a different one. However, director Gore Verbinski, was up to the task and made it work, by keeping the source material's creepy imagery and it showed that no matter where you're from. A killer ghost girl dressed in white will have you sleeping with one eye open. So, I feel placing it just before the top five is a fair and accurate judgment. 

Halfway through our list and here is another cult classic that is right up there with Michael Myers, but adds a major difference in both artistic style and horror elements. Where Halloween I would call more sophisticated horror. TCM is bloody and grim to watch, just look at the difference in killers Myers is silent and calculated, whereas Leatherface is loud and abrasive. What made the film more frightening as stated in the list is that this could actually happen. It’s not too often you see masked men like Michael Myers walking around taking all kinds of injuries and being okay, but with TSM they’re just a bunch of crazy cannibals. That adds to the realism which scared audiences. With a new game releasing sometime new year. It’s no wonder that TCM is ranked in the top five. 

Talk about a classic. Unlike anything so far on this list, The Shining is a cult classic in the phycological horror department and was a great film adaptation to King’s work, despite him admittedly not liking the movie very much Jack Nicholson alongside Shelly Duvall and Danny Lloyd played their parts perfectly. Some may look at director Stanly Kubrick's methods as harsh as they were, but as a film, it will forever be cemented as an anytime classic and its follow-up Dr. Sleep (2019) is a must-watch. 

Here we are in the big three according to Rotten Tomato’s list the Conjuring takes the spot at third for their effective use of jump scare horror and telling the story of real-life paranormal investigators Edward and Lorane Warren. Their names are legendary within the spirit and horror community as their experiences have been the bases of a large-scale franchise that again has an aspect of possible realism to it. Ghost hunting has since become a staple in the entertainment world Television series like Ghost Adventures and over on YouTube Ghost Files are booming. 

A more modern film has taken second place and honestly, it’s well deserved. Hereditary is a unique concept that blends classic horror tropes with new material. You also have to realize that this was director Ari Aster's debut film with masterful use of CGI and practical effects. As well as downright award-winning performances. It’s clear why it is one of our favorites in the modern era. 

Finally, we have reached the end of our list, with the 1973 Exorcist reigning as Rotten Tomato’s all-time scariest film. I can certainly understand why they would choose this film as it was the highest-grossing rated R film for 17 years and the ones that did beat it from that century weren’t even horror films. Speaking much more to its legacy. The Exorcist has reports of causing civil unrest over its content and causing nausea and panic as well. So, while I may not personally put it at the top, you cannot deny it is a great film. But what movies would you consider the scariest films of all time?